Supply Chain and Communication Officer
Organizational Context
The United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS) in Mogadishu seeks a Supply Chain and Communication Officer. This role operates within the Office of the Chief of Supply Chain Management, focusing on implementing special projects and communication strategies across the Supply Chain Management (SCM) pillar to enhance end-to-end processes.
Job Purpose
The Supply Chain and Communication Officer will provide crucial technical, coordination, and communication support for special projects within UNSOS's Supply Chain Management (SCM) pillar. The role is instrumental in strengthening end-to-end supply chain processes, including procurement, property management, acquisition, and warehouse management. By coordinating with various SCM sections and stakeholders, the incumbent will ensure project milestones are met, bottlenecks are addressed, and timely follow-up actions are taken. A key function involves developing and disseminating communication materials to support SCM priorities, contributing to evidence-based decision-making through management reports and dashboards, and facilitating collaboration across the pillar to improve consistency and institutional memory.
Responsibilities
The Supply Chain and Communication Officer will support the planning, coordination, and implementation of special SCM projects and initiatives across procurement, property management, acquisition, and warehouse management. This includes coordinating with SCM sections and stakeholders to gather requirements, monitor progress, identify issues, and ensure timely actions. The role involves developing and disseminating communication materials such as briefs, presentations, newsletters, and dashboards to support SCM priorities. Additionally, the incumbent will assist in designing and maintaining management reports, BI dashboards, and performance indicators for informed decision-making. Responsibilities also include supporting business process mapping, documenting workflows and standard operating procedures, and facilitating meetings and coordination forums related to SCM projects. Liaising with stakeholders to ensure communication needs are met and supporting data collection, validation, and analysis for operational improvements are also key duties.
Work Experience
A minimum of five years of progressive experience in supply chain management, logistics, project coordination, communication, reporting, or data analytics is required. Experience supporting cross-functional operational projects in complex environments is necessary. Experience with UN field operations or international organizations, developing communication materials, dashboards, management reports, process documentation, and working with ERP systems or BI tools is desirable.
Skills
Supply chain management, project coordination, communication, reporting, data analytics, planning and organizing, teamwork, technical expertise in property, acquisition, and warehouse management, developing communication materials, dashboard creation, business process mapping, stakeholder liaison.