Supply and Procurement Associate

UNICEF in Turkey works to protect the rights of children and adolescents in Turkey since 1951. UNICEF's programme in Turkey focuses on the needs of the most vulnerable children in the areas of education, child protection, health care, social policy, adolescents and youth, in line with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

The assignment will cover the contribution of the UN Volunteer to the effectiveness and efficiency of the Supply and Procurement Section, the implementation of the supply chain management, by providing support and assistance to all staff in the assigned areas of responsibility.

Under the direct supervision of Supply and Logistics Officer, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:
• Supports the Supply and Procurement (S&P) Unit in carrying out market research analysis,
• Supports the S&P Section to carry out an analysis and establish a range of appropriate costs for the commonly budgeted items,
• Supports the S&P Unit to adopt a series of cost-saving measures as per the initiatives proposed by the UNICEF Greening Group in TCO,
• Supports the S&P Unit in carrying out research on market shaping and different engagement modalities: how it is done in the UN and specifically in UNICEF,
• Support S&P Unit to leveraging the power of business and markets by creating shared value through commercial engagement, influencing markets, product innovation and other engagement modalities,
• Prepare Solicitation documents,
• Bid tabulation and adjudication,
• All kinds of filings both electronic and manual,
• Administrative and logistical support to S&P Unit,
• Identify and update vendor database,
• Prepare reference letters requested by the vendors,
• Tasks assigned by the supply team.

Furthermore, UN Volunteers are encouraged to integrate the UN Volunteers programme mandate within their assignment and promote voluntary action through engagement with communities in the course of their work. As such, UN Volunteers should dedicate a part of their working time to some of the following suggested activities:
• Strengthen their knowledge and understanding of the concept of volunteerism by reading relevant UNV and external publications and take active part in UNV activities (for instance in events that mark International Volunteer Day);
• Be acquainted with and build on traditional and/or local forms of volunteerism in the host country;
• Provide annual and end of assignment self- reports on UN Volunteer actions, results and opportunities;
• Contribute articles/write-ups on field experiences and submit them for UNV publications/websites, newsletters, press releases, etc.;
• Assist with the UNV Buddy Programme for newly-arrived UN Volunteers;
• Promote or advise local groups in the use of online volunteering, or encourage relevant local individuals and organizations to use the UNV Online Volunteering service whenever technically possible.