Supply Chain Orchestration and Analytics Analyst, Supply Chain Management Unit

The Position:

The Supply Chain Orchestration and Analytics (SCOA) Analyst position is located in the Pillar 3 – Quality Management, in the UNFPA Supply Chain Management Unit (SCMU). The position reports directly to SCOA Specialist. The SCOA Analyst will work closely with other SCMU colleagues, the Information Technology Solutions Office, other HQ Business Units, the Regional Offices and the Country Offices and with a number of external partners.

All positions in SCMU are subject to funding availability and renewable on an annual basis.

How you can make a difference:

UNFPA occupies a unique position in the sexual and reproductive health commodity ecosystem as a critical player in supply chain management, a leading public procurer of sexual and reproductive health commodities, a trusted partner to national governments, and one of the few organizations with the scale and partnerships necessary to build accountability for last mile delivery. The UNFPA Supply Chain Management Unit (SCMU) is self-funded and was made operational in January 2022. It is tasked with ensuring that UNFPA is able to effectively and efficiently support the delivery of life-saving reproductive health products and other programme supplies to the end user when and where they are needed. To achieve this, it is important to strengthen the capacity of governments and implementing partners to ensure coordination, end-to-end visibility and accountability on all supply chain and logistics management related activities, in particular for programme supplies, across all UNFPA programmes.

Job Purpose:

The SCOA Analyst provides foundational support and ensures smooth operation of the supply chain orchestration and data analytics hub, ensuring that data-driven decisions and innovative analytics support the effective delivery of reproductive health commodities. This role also supports the development of key supply chain solutions, fostering collaboration across the organization to drive continuous improvement and enhance operational performance.

You would be responsible for:

1. A. Development of the Orchestration Hub
   - Project management support to the various supply chain orchestration initiatives defined via the Quantum SC+ project board, develop analytical models for the various supply chain activities to facilitate dynamic decision-making, at the HQ, regional and country levels.
   - Support the development of early warning systems to identify and manage the emerging operational challenges across the supply chain.
   - Develop a suite of data visualization products for the various teams within SCMU.
   - Support the creation of the supply chain orchestration hub with ongoing business intelligence feeding into the other pillars of SCMU.
   - Support the effective measurement, monitoring and reporting of Key Performance Indicators linked to supply chain management.
2. B. Capacity Strengthening
   - Implementing UNFPA's capacity-strengthening initiatives under the guidance of the Manager.
   - Support the training of supply chain professionals in orchestration and data analytics.
   - Support UNFPA personnel to strengthen their capacity to provide informed technical guidance in the supply chain management function.
3. C. Thought Leadership, Knowledge Sharing and Advisory
   - Research and development of supply chain scenarios for anticipatory guidance and decision making.
   - Support knowledge management and creation of a community of practice for supply chain.
4. D. Partnerships and Resource Mobilization
   - Contribute to the development of UNFPA’s value proposition and relationships with donors and partners in the area of reporting and analytics.
   - Support SCMU’s oversight of resource mobilisation proposals for quality management purposes.
5. E. Collaboration and Representation
   - Establish effective collaboration with relevant stakeholders within SCMU (HQ and regions) to ensure coordinated and effective tailored solutions for each area of intervention.
   - Lead the fostering of relationships with key supply chain partners with the purpose of increasing the efficiency of UNFPA’s supply chain function.
   - Represent SCMU and UNFPA in meetings related to ICT, data analytics and supply chain management functions.
6. F. Team Management
   - Facilitate a conducive working environment aligned with UNFPA's 2030 People Strategy.
   - Supervise the SCOA country team resources as applicable.
7. G. Carry out any other duties as may be required by the Chief, SCMU

Qualifications and Experience:

Education:

• An advanced university degree at Masters Level in Supply Chain, Information Technology, Analytics, Statistics or related field is required.
• A professional certification such as Certified Business Intelligence Professional (CBIP), Microsoft Certified: Data Analyst Associate, Tableau Desktop Certified Professional, Certified Analytics Professional (CAP), Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate, AWS Certified Big Data – Specialty would be an additional asset.

Knowledge and Experience:

• A minimum of two (2) years of relevant, progressively responsible experience in developing, enhancing, and managing data marts and analytics is required. Candidates with demonstrated experience in the below key areas, with the understanding that these experiences may overlap will be an asset:
• At least one (1) years of experience in working with international procurement and logistics data sets.
• At least one (1) years of experience in data analytics projects and or teams.
• Experience developing data visualization tools such as Microsoft Power BI, Salesforce Tableau, Qlik Sense etc.
• Strong interpersonal skills and capability to develop and maintain broad diversified partnerships is required.
• Professional written and spoken presentation skills, including for the development of reports, presentations, and the ability to synthesize complex supply chain documents for both technical and non-technical audiences is required.
• Demonstrated expertise in integrating and leveraging data from Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems to enable extraction, transformation, and orchestration of supply chain analytics and decision-making solutions.

Languages:

Fluency in English is required. Working knowledge of another official UN language is an asset.

Required Competencies:

Values:

• Exemplifying integrity
• Demonstrating commitment to UNFPA and the UN system
• Embracing cultural diversity
• Embracing change

Core Competencies:

• Achieving Results
• Being Accountable
• Developing and Applying Professional Expertise/Business Acumen
• Thinking analytically and Strategically
• Working in Teams/Managing Ourselves and our Relationships
• Communicating for Impact

Functional Competencies:

• Ability to monitor supply chain compliance with supply chain policies and regulations, manage audit coordination, and implement corrective measures.
• Ability to propose and maintain SCM policies, and guidelines, ensuring alignment with UNFPA’s Strategic Plan.
• Ensure operational effectiveness and accountability for results.
• Manage the organization's financial resources.

Managerial Competencies:

• Engaging staff and partners.
• Leading, developing and empowering people/creating a culture of performance.
• Making decisions and exercising judgement.

Compensation and Benefits:

This position offers an attractive remuneration package including a competitive net salary plus health insurance and other benefits as applicable.

UNFPA Work Environment:

UNFPA provides a work environment that reflects the values of gender equality, diversity, integrity and healthy work-life balance. We are committed to ensuring gender parity in the organization and therefore encourage women to apply. Individuals from the LGBTQIA+ community, minority ethnic groups, indigenous populations, persons with disabilities, and other underrepresented groups are highly encouraged to apply. UNFPA promotes equal opportunities in terms of appointment, training, compensation and selection for all regardless of personal characteristics and dimensions of diversity. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is at the heart of UNFPA's workforce - click here to learn more.

Disclaimer:

Selection and appointment may be subject to background and reference checks, medical clearance, visa issuance and other administrative requirements.

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Applicants for positions in the international Professional and higher categories, who hold permanent resident status in a country other than their country of nationality, may be required to renounce such status upon their appointment.