Overview
Provide senior-level project management, coordination, and technical advisory support for the update of Global Procedures and Guidance Documents under the UNICEF Regulatory Framework.
Key Responsibilities
- Support end-to-end planning, coordination, and phased implementation of updates to approximately 33 existing GPGDs.
- Ensure continued compliance with the UNICEF Regulatory Framework.
- Ensure alignment between GPGDs and Divisional Procedures, particularly in the context of upcoming ISO 9001 accreditation preparations.
- Integrate requirements linked to new and evolving initiatives (e.g. Low Value Procurement, eProcurement, Policy AI tools).
- Improve clarity, consistency, usability, and accessibility of supply guidance across Headquarters, Regional Offices, and Country Offices.
- Ensure training material development and training roll-out strategy is in place.
Required Experience
- Minimum 12 years’ experience in procurement and supply chain management including both private and the public sector.
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in developing and implementing policy and guidance projects within the United Nations, with a preference for procurement policy.
- Experience in writing procurement policy, procedures and guidelines within the United Nations, citing examples of relevant prior works.
- Project management skillset, with proven ability of running complex projects related to policy implementation with multiple stakeholders in a complex regulatory framework environment.
- Experience in development and implementation of training materials and methodologies associated with policy implementation.
Qualifications
• Master’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Commerce, or Public Administration
