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Organizational Context

UNOPS in Honduras supports development objectives across various sectors, including sustainable infrastructure in health, education, social services, violence prevention, climate change adaptation, and IT. They also procure medical supplies, equipment, and software, and assist in public-private partnerships for infrastructure projects. Honduras faces a complex humanitarian crisis with widespread needs, particularly in healthcare, exacerbated by climate events, violence, and disease outbreaks, straining the health system and highlighting critical gaps in the medicine supply chain.

Job Purpose

This role supports the strengthening of Honduras's health supply chain amidst a declared health emergency. The objective is to ensure timely access to essential medicines and improve the supply chain's capacity to respond to urgent population needs. The position will contribute to preventing avoidable deaths and ensuring the continuity of medical care in affected territories by supporting critical interventions in procurement, availability, and distribution of medical supplies. The role is crucial for bolstering the health system's resilience and effectiveness in a challenging humanitarian context.

Responsibilities

The Supply Chain Assistant will support the tracking and registration of supplier performance guarantees and contracts for medical supplies and devices. This includes managing contract amendments, monitoring delivery status, calculating penalties, and processing payments, while proactively flagging issues. The role involves coordinating deliveries between UNOPS and suppliers, reviewing vendor documentation for payment processing, and ensuring compliance with contract terms. Additionally, the assistant will share supplier performance data for future award considerations, support supplier capacity building in supply chain processes, and assist with training logistics. Responsibilities also include maintaining physical and digital records, updating information in One UNOPS for due diligence, and supporting general unit activities and communication.

Work Experience

A minimum of 1 month of required experience and 4 years of relevant experience is needed with a secondary education. Alternatively, 1 year of relevant experience is sufficient with a university degree. Experience should be in administrative support, financial support, or supply chain support, preferably within international organizations or UN agencies. Experience in document management, contract administration (administrative and financial), or data management is also valuable.

Skills

Key competencies include self-leadership, results orientation, solution-focused approach, agility, effective communication, partnership development, integrity, and inclusion. Technical expertise in Health, Logistics and Inventory, and Crisis and emergency response is required. Fluency in Spanish is essential, with working knowledge of English being desirable.

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