Procurement & Supply Management (PSM) Consultant
UN Children’s Fund
Job Type
Full Time
Location
Somalia
Description :
Organization: UN Children’s Fund
Country: Somalia
Closing date: 10 Apr 2017
If you are a committed, creative professional and are passionate about making a lasting difference for children, the world’s leading children’s rights organization would like to hear from you.
For 70 years, UNICEF has been working on the ground in 190 countries and territories to promote children’s survival, protection and development. The world’s largest provider of vaccines for developing countries, UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS. UNICEF is funded entirely by the voluntary contributions of individuals, businesses, foundations and governments.
Purpose of the Assignment:
While activities have been initiated with the PSM units/MOHs, there is a need to provide ongoing support to the MOH and partners to be able to coordinate and implement and the SOPs, forecasting and quantification and other processes started on PSM. Ongoing capacity building is necessary to ensure that the MOH takes ownership and takes the lead in PSM.
Assignment Tasks:
- Providing on-the job mentoring and training to the MOH PSM unit personnel (spending at least 50% time in Somalia)
- Following up on Logistics Management Information Systems (LMIS) and Forecasting & Quantification (F&Q) consultancy outcomes. Ensuring implementation of tools (excel sheets and software e.g. Quantimed and PIPELINE– this will require populating with relevant information and regularly updating with consumption data)
- Assisting MOH with F&Q excels/Quantimed as well as PIPELINE software for supply planning in different forecasting and supply plan review exercises
- Ensuring SOPs developed are reviewed and endorsed by the MOH, and implemented
- Working on the forecasting and quantification and PSM components for new funding concept notes/funding requests for HIV and Malaria (the new three year proposal to be submitted in 2017)
- Working with WHO and UNFPA and other implementing partners on rolling out LMIS tools and SOPs and other areas, as required
- Developing and conducting training for program partners and counterparts at the MOH in PSM, with particular focus on supply utilization and forecasting, distribution and inventory management of HIV/AIDS and Malaria drugs and related equipment in order to maximize supply delivery
- Working with newly established MRAs in Somalia and Somaliland
Expected Deliverables:
Tasks
End product/deliverables
Time frame
Payment instalment
Review of relevant documentation and development of work plan
Inception report/ work plan
By the end of April 2017
10%
Finalization and endorsement of the SOPs for PSM units
Endorsed SOPs
By end April 2017
10%
Input into the funding requests/ concept notes for HIV and Malaria
Concept note submitted with PSM components included
By end May 2017
10%
Refresher training/ workshops for Somalia/ Somaliland
Training report from the workshop
By end June 2017
10%
Software installed, populated and training provided to PSM units
Software installed and populated; updated with consumption data every month
By July 2017
20%
Update on PSM progress, trainings, capacity building, mentoring, and recommendations on way forward
Report of PSM progress, review of achievements and discussions on way forward
By August 2017
10%
Engaging in concept note finalization – grant making for HIV and malaria
PSM components for grant making finalized
By September 2017
10%
Engaging in one F&Q exercise with PSM units
F&Q undertaken with PSM Units of MOH
By October 2017
10%
Final report of consultancy with recommendations on the way forward
Final report with recommendations and lessons learned submitted
By December 2017
10%
Qualifications of Successful Candidate:
- An advanced degree in Procurement and Supply Management or similar degree
- Minimum five years experience working in PSM
- Certified in PSM tools and computerized systems
- Past Experience in facilitating assessments, design and trainings in PSM
- Previous similar experience in Somalia/Somaliland or similar context an asset
- Very good command of English language as well as excellent facilitation skills
- Knowledge and understanding of the UN system and capacity to promote consensus and establish positive working relationship.
- Experience in liaising with public officials and capable of responding rapidly to ad hoc requests for meetings under tight deadlines
- Willingness to work in difficult circumstances and travel to Somalia/Somaliland.
General Conditions: Procedures and Logistics:
The assignment will not exceed 10 months. The consultant will be expected to commit him/herself to undertake the assignment on agreed dates. This is a task-based assignment and the consultant shall be expected to confirm availability within the agreed time frame.
Under the consultancy agreement, a month is defined as 21 working days, and fees are prorated accordingly. Consultants are not paid for weekends or public holidays.
No contract may commence unless the contract is signed by both UNICEF and the consultant. For international consultants outside the duty station, signed contracts must be sent by fax or e-mail. Signed contract copy or written agreement must be received by the office before Travel Authorization is issued. No consultant may travel without a signed travel authorization prior to the commencement of the journey to the duty station. UNICEF will buy the tickets of the consultant.
The consultant will be spend some time in Nairobi, and travel to Somalia FGS, Puntland and Somaliland for field work according to agreed work plan to be developed at the beginning of the consultancy.
The consultant is expected to provide his/her own working tools (e g laptop) to complete this assignment.
Please indicate your ability, availability and daily/monthly rate (in US$) to undertake the terms of reference above (including travel and daily subsistence allowance, if applicable). Applications submitted without a daily/monthly rate will not be considered.
UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organisation.
How to apply :
UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organization. To apply, click on the following link http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/?job=503869