UN Jobs – Senior Supply Assistant – United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

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Job Title:  Senior Supply Assistant

Organisation: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

Duty Station: Yumbe, Uganda

 

About US:

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees was established on December 14, 1950 by the United Nations General Assembly. UNHCR’s mandate under the Statute of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is to lead and co-ordinate action for international protection to refugees; seek permanent solutions for the problems of refugees and safeguard refugee rights and well-being. UNHCR has an additional mandate concerning issues of statelessness, as it is given a designated role under Article 11 of the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.

 

Job Summary:  The Senior Supply Assistant provides supply support to all activities pertaining to the supply chain function including planning, sourcing & procurement, transport, shipping, customs clearance, warehousing, assets & fleet management and monitoring within the area of responsibility (AoR).

 

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

  • In compliance with supply chain rules and procedures, support the related supply activities to facilitate UNHCR end to end processes resulting in a timely and quality delivery of goods and services to persons of concern.
  • Apply UNHCR’s sourcing & procurement strategy when planning for purchase of important commodities and services.
  • Initiate custom clearance of consignments, draft exemption requests, and liaise with local agents.
  • Support warehouse management, and assist with planning of goods & services deliveries, and provide information on the status of requests and the availability of items in the supply chain.
  • Maintain accurate and comprehensive records on supply activities and provide reports and updates periodically, and on request.
  • Examine purchase requests to ensure conformity and liaise with requesters.
  • Prepare quotation requests and tenders, produce bid-tabulations from tenders and prepare Purchase Orders for approval.
  • Dispatch approved Purchase Orders, and follow-up with the delivery of ordered commodities and services.
  • Provide information on all procurement activities within the AoR.
  • Produce standard asset management reports and other asset information, periodically and when requested.
  • Maintain accurate data in all relevant business systems. Compile statistical information on supply chain related matters that will assist in decision making.

In the Regional Bureaux:

  • Track global Supply KPIs for the region and assist in preparation of regional ones, as required.
  • Monitor all periodic Supply exercises such as monthly reconciliations, quarterly physical inventory exercises, and year-end accounts closure procedures and provide relevant reports to senior managers.
  • Assist Country Operations in MSRP management.

In the Country Operations:

  • Ensure local liaison to effectively support the supply activities.
  • Assist in the management of the storage of goods according to “best practices” and UNHCR rules and regulations;
  • Assist in managing Property, Plant and Equipment (PPE) effectively according to UNHCR rules and regulation, including registration and marking of new PPE, physical verification of PPE, preparation of agreements and disposal forms (including submissions to LAMB/AMB), and assistance with disposal of PPE.
  • Perform other related duties as required.


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Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

  • The applicant for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Senior Supply Assistant must have two years of relevant experience with High School Diploma; or 1 year relevant work experience with Bachelor or equivalent or higher
  • IT-Computer literacy;
  • SC-PeopleSoft Supply Chain Management;
  • SC-Supply Planning;
  • SC-Procurement and sourcing;
  • SC-Logistics;
  • SC-Warehouse Management;
  • SC-Asset Management;
  • SC-Fleet Management;
  • Language Requirements: Knowledge of English and/or UN working language of the duty station if not English.

 

How to Apply:

All suitably qualified and interested candidates who wish to join the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) should apply online at the link below

 

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Deadline: 8th March 2023

 

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