Supply Chain Officer (Integration), NOB, Liliongwe, Malawi #107692 (OPEN FOR MALAWIAN NATIONALS ONLY)

The Supply Chain Officer (Integration) provides technical, operational and administrative assistance in supporting the capacity building of within the Government of Malawi, with the objective of integration of nutrition and health supply chains within Malawi. This will include capacity building in the area of supply chain management of nutrition and health related supplies and support to the Government of Malawi in related supply chain management activities, such as forecasting, procurement, delivery, warehousing, processes, systems, and visibility throughout the supply chain.

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UNICEF Malawi Country Programme (2019-2023) is aligned with the Government of Malawi’s Growth and Development Strategy (MDGS III) and the United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF). The programme supports the Government of Malawi to meet its commitment to respect, protect and fulfil children’s rights in line with international conventions and standards. The country programme is guided by the principles of children’s rights, equity, gender equality, inclusion and resilience, and supports evidence-based, integrative and innovative programming. The vision is that ‘all girls and boys in Malawi, especially the most disadvantaged and deprived, realize their rights’.  The programme focuses on: early childhood (parenting, high-impact social services, early stimulation and learning), middle childhood and adolescence (learning, multi-sectoral services, active citizenship), communities (decentralized services and systems, community ownership, social norms), programme effectiveness (monitoring, evaluation, HACT, Innovation, Social Protection and Social Policy and External Communication.  The programme is based on ‘leaving no child behind’, realizing ‘rights for all children in Malawi’.

How can you make a difference?

UNICEF envisions health systems that reliably deliver integrated service packages for children, adolescents and reproductive age women, focusing on health, nutrition, WASH and HIV. A strong health system also facilitates child protection services, is linked to social protection and social welfare initiatives and the education sector, particularly for alleviating poverty, improving health literacy, screening and ensuring early child development (ECD).

The Supply Chain Officer (Integration) provides technical, operational and administrative assistance in supporting the capacity building of within the Government of Malawi, with the objective of integration of nutrition and health supply chains within Malawi. This will include capacity building in the area of supply chain management of nutrition and health related supplies and support to the Government of Malawi in related supply chain management activities, such as forecasting, procurement, delivery, warehousing, processes, systems, and visibility throughout the supply chain.

Summary of key functions/accountabilities:

1. PROCUREMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

• Participate in the Country Programme strategy planning reviews to advice on Supply Chain Strengthening activities within the Work Plans.

• Provide technical advice to Government counterparts on budgeting and procurement planning to ensure cost-effective efficient management of supplies.
• Contribute to Government budget management activities including monthly budget reviews, quarterly phased budgeting and procurement planning to ensure progress of program spend is tracked and remedial actions related to areas of work within the role followed up.
• Ensure preparation of the status reports as required by programs for donor reports, budget reviews, programme analysis, annual reports, appeals, etc.

• Support CMST in securing an enhanced ERP system which will result in enhanced visibility particularly stock management in CMST which will culminate into improved donor confidence in the inventory management processes of CMST, which has dwindled over the years due to extenuating circumstances.

   

2. SYSTEM STRENGTHENING – CAPACITY BUILDING

• At district level, improving health managers’ capacity for evidence-based planning, budgeting, supervision and monitoring of priority interventions for children and women; integration with community-based systems; coordination with other sectors (WASH, child protection, education etc.); and efforts to formalize contingency planning and emergency response capacity.
• Promote integrated service delivery across the continuum of care through the health system, particularly the integration of nutrition into the health system under the Nutrition Resilience programme.
• Strengthen collaboration and communication on Health Systems Strengthening work between the health and nutrition teams.
• Coordinate and maintain strong partnerships with other actors in health and nutrition at county, sub-county and community levels.
• Support MoH to establish national and district score cards for performance monitoring and the implementation of the MoH Social Accountability.
• Strengthening supply chain management information systems such as the electronic Logistics Management Information Systems for Malawi – working closely with partners such as Chemonics to set up the eLMIS system for Malawi and push for the inclusion of nutrition commodities in the national LMIS forms to ensure enhanced reporting.
• Organize trainings for project staff and MOH staff on nutrition and health system strengthening, including supporting training of health managers (District level) on use of DHIS and interpretation of M&E data for decision making.
• Provide advice and support to the Country Office and Government on proper delivery and utilization of UNICEF supplies and equipment.
• Develop and implement Health System Strengthening training needs, assist in defining training needs, develop strategies to achieve targets and coordinate training activities.

• Support training in supply chain logistics to key district health personnel at district level during field visits. Training on Supply Chain Management of medical commodities with special emphasis on handling nutrition commodities. We will use in-house support from the UNICEF Supply Division Supply Chain & Strengthening team to provide with the training with support from the MCO

   

3. NETWORKING AND PARTNERSHIP BUILDING

• Develop and maintain partnership and collaborative relations with Government, UN, and bilateral counterparts in system strengthening activities.

• Inform Programs of slow moving inventory, upcoming field distributions or deliveries, incoming materials and quality issues to ensure maximum use of available transportation.
• In consultation with supervisor attend and/or provide secretarial services to relevant Technical Working Groups.
• Participate in the Steering Committee of National Supply Chain Integration (including updating the roadmap for integration of supply chain and validate the implementation of the roadmap in support of the Ministry of Health).
• Research information on potential donors and prepare resource mobilization materials and briefs for fund raising and partnership development purposes.

4. INNOVATION, KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT AND CAPACITY BUILDING

• Identify, capture, synthesize, and share lessons learned for knowledge development and to build the capacity of stakeholders.
• Apply innovative approaches and promote good practices to support the implementation and delivery of concrete and sustainable programme results.
• Research, benchmark and report on best and cutting-edge practices for development planning of knowledge products and systems.

• Participate as a resource person in capacity building initiatives to enhance the competencies of clients and stakeholders.

   

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

• A university degree in one of the following fields is required: nutrition, supply chain management, public health, nutritional epidemiology, global/international health and nutrition, health/nutrition research, policy and/or management, health sciences, nutritional epidemiology, or another health-related science field.
• A minimum of two years of professional experience in a complex supply chain management, related to nutrition and health systems.
• Experience in capacity building to strengthen nutrition and health systems essential.

• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of the local language of the duty station is considered as an asset.

   

 For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s core values of Commitment, Diversity and Integrity and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.

The functional competencies required for this post are:

• Analyzing (I)
• Applying technical expertise (I)
• Planning and Organizing (II)
• Coping with set-back and pressure (I)
• Following Instructions and Procedures (II)

View our competency framework at:

http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/UNICEF_Competencies.pdf

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.

“UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on sexual exploitation and abuse, and on any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.”

Remarks:

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.