Surge Capacity Roster Workshop: Logistics and Supply Management At United Nations Population Fund

Job Description

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UNFPA is inviting talented Logistics Experts to apply for our upcoming Surge Workshop in Senegal in April 2024 . This transformative training and assessment experience is focused on honing skills in different areas of humanitarian response with special attention to infectious diseases.

Candidates who attend the workshop and pass the assessment will be added to the UNFPA Surge Response Roster used for rapid deployment of experts as part of our humanitarian response activities around the world.

Key Workshop Details :

• In-depth training and assessment sessions led by seasoned professionals
• Practical exercises to reinforce learning
• Networking opportunities with peers and technical experts
• Access to valuable resources and materials

If you are passionate about working in humanitarian response with UNFPA and eager to enhance your capabilities, we encourage you to submit your application by January 19, 2024 . All candidates that apply will be notified of results once we assess the applications. More details will be provided to shortlisted candidates.

Experts selected for the roster will be considered for deployments to emergencies to:

• assist the Country Office in the planning, coordination and implementation of UNFPA’s humanitarian interventions.
• coordinate logistics support for UNFPA operations and in particular ensure effective management of emergency Reproductive Health commodities and supplies at the central and peripheral levels
• Liaise with humanitarian stakeholders working in relevant sectors/Clusters, such as Health, WASH, Protection, Logistics, Camp Management, etc. to ensure inclusion of commodities specific to UNFPA’s mandate in the overall national humanitarian response plan.

Qualifications and Skills Required:

• Advanced university degree in logistics management or equivalent relevant professional certification in areas such as transport, distribution and supply chain management.
• 5+ years of field experience in humanitarian/emergency settings
• Managing medical supplies in emergency settings is an advantage
• Experience and knowledge with INGO and UN systems, especially UNFPA is an advantage.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work in stressful environments, strong leadership skills also highly desired.
• Proficiency in French is required and working knowledge of English is strongly preferred.

FRENCH VERSION

UNFPA is looking for new logistics experts and invites them to send their applications for our next Training Workshop on Humanitarian Emergency Deployment which will be held in Senegal in April 2024 . This training and assessment experience focuses on developing skills in the different areas of humanitarian response, with particular attention to infectious diseases.

Candidates who participate in the workshop and pass the assessment will be integrated into the UNFPA expert pool used for the rapid deployment of emergency response specialists, as part of the UNFPA’s humanitarian response activities. ‘UNFPA, worldwide.

Key workshop details :

• In-depth training and assessment sessions led by experienced professionals
• Practical exercises to reinforce learning
• Networking opportunities with peers and technical experts
• Access to dedicated resources and equipment

If you are passionate about humanitarian work and UNFPA’s mandate but also eager to improve your capabilities, we encourage you to submit your application before January 19, 2024 . All applicants who apply will be informed of the results once the applications have been evaluated. More details will be provided to shortlisted candidates.

The experts selected to join the pool will be pre-selected for deployment in emergency situations in order to:

• assist the country office in the planning, coordination and implementation of UNFPA humanitarian interventions
• work closely with implementing partners, other agencies and field staff to coordinate logistical support to UNFPA operations and, in particular, ensure effective management of Reproductive Health (RH) commodities and supplies ) emergency at central and peripheral levels
• liaise with relevant humanitarian actors working in relevant sectors/Clusters, such as health, water, hygiene and sanitation (WASH), protection, logistics, camp management, etc. to ensure the inclusion of products specific to the UNFPA mandate in the overall national humanitarian response plan.

Qualifications and skills required

• Advanced diploma in logistics management or equivalent professional certification in areas such as transportation, distribution and supply chain management.
• More than 5 years of field experience in humanitarian or emergency situations.
• Management of medical supplies in emergency situations is an asset.
• Experience and knowledge of NGO and UN systems, particularly UNFPA, is an asset.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work in stressful environments; strong leadership skills are also strongly desired.
• Fluent French and fluency in English required