IUNV Associate - Supply

The primary purpose of UNCR is to safeguard the rights and well-being of people who have been forced to flee. Together with partners and communities, UNHCR works to ensure that everybody has the right to seek asylum and find safe refuge in another country. UNHCR also strives to secure lasting solutions.

For over half a century, UNHCR has helped millions of people to restart their lives. They include refugees, returnees, stateless people, the internally displaced and asylum-seekers. Our protection, shelter, health and education has been crucial, healing broken pasts and building brighter futures .

The Office of the UNHCR was established on 14 December 1950 by the UN General Assembly. The agency is mandated to lead and co-ordinate international action to protect refugees and resolve refugee problems worldwide. Its primary purpose is to safeguard the rights and well-being of refugees. It strives to ensure that everyone can exercise the right to seek asylum and find safe refuge in another State, with the option to return home voluntarily, integrate locally or to resettle in a third country.
The United Nations is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment of mutual respect. The United Nations recruits and employs staff regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation, race, religious, cultural and ethnic backgrounds or disabilities. Reasonable accommodation for applicants with disabilities may be provided to support participation in the recruitment process when requested and indicated in the application.

The incumbent will be based in Panama City, City and work for UNHCR MCO Panama. The UNHCR Multi-Country Office (MCO) in Panama oversees operations in Panama, Nicaragua, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Belize, and the Eastern and Southern Caribbean. The selected candidate maintains impartial, ethical and customer-oriented relations with suppliers and Partner organizations; exchanges information with counterparts in other UN agencies, and International Organisations within the limits established by UN /UNHCR Procurements Rules and assists with joint procurement actions if, as and whenever necessary.

Under the direct supervision of the Associate Finance Officer, the incumbent supports all activities pertaining to the fleet management and supply chain function including planning, sourcing, transport, shipping, customs clearance and warehousing management within the Area of Responsibility (AoR) of the MCO Panama Office.

The UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:
• In compliance with supply chain rules and procedures, support the related supply activ-ities to facilitate end to end processes resulting in a timely and quality delivery of goods and services.
• Assist in preparation of plans for delivery of relief and other non-food items and regu-larly update the information in IT systems
• Assist in preparation of purchase requests. Dispatch approved Purchase Orders, and follow-up with the delivery of ordered commodities and services.
• Assist in monitoring the asset/fleet pools, in close coordination with Global Fleet Man-agement and other MCO Panama offices.
• Assist in preparation of order and disposal forms for fleet and asset-related cases.
• Produce standard asset management reports and other asset information.
• Identify and assess vendors based on their capability for delivering commodities and services. Maintain vendor and item master databases.
• Maintain accurate data in all relevant business systems. Compile statistical information on supply chain related matters that will assist in decision making.
• Assist country operations achieving full compliance with rules & regulations in all sup-ply activities.
• Perform other related duties as required by the Senior Management Team or direct su-pervisor.