Technical Specialist, P-3, Temporary Position, 364 days, Supply Division, Copenhagen, Denmark, #00138799
Organizational Context
UNICEF operates in over 190 countries, dedicated to saving children's lives, defending their rights, and helping them reach their full potential. We are committed to our mission, offering staff diverse opportunities for professional and personal growth in a passionate and inclusive culture, with an attractive compensation and benefits package.
Job Purpose
The Technical Specialist, P-3, will be based in the Medicines Technical Unit within the Child Survival Centre, Supply Division, Copenhagen. This role is crucial for ensuring the timely access of governments, partners, and UNICEF programs to safe, effective, and quality-assured medicines, nutrition products, and other health commodities. The position supports global health and nutrition interventions for children, women, and families by providing dedicated pharmaceutical and health-commodity technical expertise. The specialist will focus on maintaining supply continuity, safeguarding product quality and compliance, and managing transition responsibilities in a controlled, auditable, and risk-managed manner, thereby contributing to UNICEF's mission for every child.
Responsibilities
The Technical Specialist will provide expert technical guidance on pharmaceutical products and health commodities within the project scope, including Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health (MCHN) commodities. This includes supporting transition planning, conducting technical due diligence, and overseeing the implementation of procurement administration or new procurement actions in accordance with UNICEF procedures. A key responsibility is coordinating technical preparations for quality assurance reviews, which involves managing product, supplier, manufacturer, Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), Good Distribution Practice (GDP/GSDP), and shipment documentation in collaboration with the Quality Assurance and Procurement Compliance (QAPC) unit. The specialist will maintain comprehensive technical documentation, decision records, and risk logs to ensure auditability, donor accountability, and timely issue escalation. Furthermore, the role involves providing technical assistance to UNICEF country offices, regional offices, United States Government (USG) counterparts, implementing partners like Chemonics (GHSC-PSM), and internal Supply Division teams, ensuring adherence to agreed policy and procedural frameworks.
Work Experience
A minimum of five years of progressively responsible professional work experience in pharmaceutical products, health commodities, procurement and supply management, regulatory affairs, quality assurance, or product technical assessment. This includes hands-on experience reviewing technical documentation, supporting procurement processes, and coordinating with various teams in complex supply chain operations.
Skills
Technical assessment of medicines and health commodities, Technical risk management, Project coordination, Market research, Supplier mapping, Portfolio analysis, Documentation and reporting, Procurement process support, Quality assurance coordination, Supply chain management