Last Mile Assurance Analyst, Supply Chain Management Unit (SCMU), Copenhagen, P-2

The Position: 

The Last Mile Assurance Coordinator is responsible for coordinating and supporting the implementation of the Last Mile Assurance (LMA) process, established to provide assurance on whether programme supplies: (i) are adequately managed and safeguarded by the implementing partners to which they are entrusted, minimizing waste and fraud; (ii) timely and effectively reach the “last mile”, i.e., the service delivery points where beneficiaries can access them.

Job Purpose:

As the Last Mile Assurance Coordinator you will have the opportunity to work as part of a multidisciplinary team dedicated to ensuring that UNFPA can play its role as action leader and global champion of reproductive health and rights aiming to end unmet need for family planning, maternal death, and violence and harmful practices against women and girls.

The LMA Coordinator is responsible for:

1. Developing, maintaining and enhancing the LMA process and tools.
2. Coordinating and monitoring the implementation of LMA process activities.
3. Providing support and guidance to country and regional offices and implementing partners as regards LMA activities.
4. Overseeing country and regional office LMA activities.
5. Aggregating, assessing and communicating the status and results of LMA activities.

This position reports to the Head, Country Office Support and Monitoring Team of the Supply-Chain Management Unit (SCMU).

Qualifications and Experience

Education

Advanced university degree in business administration, public health, supply chain management, international development, economics, or equivalent is required.

Experience

• Solid understanding of the UNFPA mandate, commodity security programmes and supply-chain operations.
• At least 2 years of relevant experience designing, implementing and executing SCM assurance activities.
• Sound understanding of health supply chains in low and middle income countries.
• Experience providing training, support and guidance to business units as regards inventory controls and SCM assurance activities.
• Experience developing policies and procedures and standard operating procedures and delivering in-person and remote training.
• Experience managing teams of people to accomplish shared goals. 
• Advanced knowledge of spreadsheets and data analysis and visualization tools.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and spoken communication and presentation skills.
• Fluency, in verbal and written communication, in English and French required.