Supply & Logistics Officer

United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential. Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Supply & Logistics Officer

Job No: 596776

Job Location: Abuja

Employment Type: Full Time

Categories: Supply Management

Job Summary

• We provide and advocate for education, health and nutrition services.
• Protect children from violence and abuse. Bring clean water and sanitation to those in need. And keep them safe from climate change and disease.
• The world’s largest provider of vaccines, UNICEF also runs the world’s largest humanitarian warehouse.
• Before, during and after emergencies, we’re on the ground with life-saving help and hope.

How can you make a difference?

UNICEF conducted two independent nutrition supply chain assessments in 2024 and 2025. Recent assessments have identified:

• Fragmented data ecosystems with limited interoperability between existing systems
• Visibility gaps from UNICEF warehouse handover through distribution chains to point-of-use (health facilities, community health workers, beneficiaries)
• Weak accountability mechanisms and limited capacity of government and implementing partners to track and monitor supply utilization
• Insufficient last-mile monitoring, making it difficult to detect diversion, misuse, stockouts, or under-utilization at the point of delivery.

The Supply & Logistics Officer will provide technical support to the country office on two interconnected strategic pillars:

• Pillar 1: Implementation of a Digital Solution for Supply Visibility & Accountability Design and implement an integrated digital solution that extends UNICEF visibility from warehouse handover through government and implementing partner distribution chains to health facilities and beneficiary level, with real-time accountability mechanisms to detect supply diversion, misuse, or underutilization using the Last Mile Supply Monitoring (LMSM) tool.
• Pillar 2: Government System Strengthening for Logistics Information Management Strengthen government and implementing partner capacity in supply chain data management, transparency, and decision-making by establishing sustainable digital systems that integrate existing data ecosystems and support coherent logistics information management.

Key Functions And Responsibilities

• Digital Solution Design, System Analysis and Implementation of Last Mile Supply Monitoring
• Strengthen capacity and multi-Stakeholder Coordination for the rollout of the logistics management information system
• Programme management, monitoring and delivery of results
• Technical and operational support to programme implementation

Minimum Requirements

• Education: Bachelor or equivalent (First Level University Degree) in Business Administration, Management, Economics, Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Procurement, Contract/Commercial Law, International Development, Health or related social science field is a requirement.
• Work Experience: Minimum of two (2) years of relevant professional experience, at the national and international levels, in supply, logistics, procurement, contracting, administration and/or other directly-related technical fields is required. Proven experience in humanitarian logistics and supply chain management and experience in software and digital solutions for supply chain management and proven experience in leading multi-stakeholder engagement with the Government and partners is a requirement.
• Skills: Good analytical and negotiation skills are required, along with the ability to work effectively in a multicultural environment and build productive relationships both within and outside the organization. Adaptability, learning agility, and the ability to perform effectively in situations of change and ambiguity are required. Ability to effectively manage financial and material resources, good knowledge of latest developments and technology in supply chain management, good understanding of supply chain processes, from programme needs assessment, through planning, procurement and contracting, logistics and delivery, monitoring and evaluation are required.
• Language Requirements: Proficiency in English is a requirement.

Desirables:

• Language: Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.
• Experience in private sector humanitarian programming is an advantage.
• Experience in health/nutrition programme/ project development and management in a UN system agency or organization is an asset.
• Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts.