United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Career Jobs – Supply Assistant

Job Title: Supply Assistant
Organisation: United
Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Position No.: 10020841
Reports to: Field Associate
Vacancy Notice: 003/2014
Duty Station: UNHCR Field Unit Rwamwanja, Uganda
Post Grade: GL5
About UNHCR:
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees was
established on December 14, 1950 by the United Nations General Assembly. The
agency is mandated to lead and co-ordinate international action to protect
refugees and resolve refugee problems worldwide. Its primary purpose is to
safeguard the rights and well-being of refugees. It strives to ensure that
everyone can exercise the right to seek asylum and find safe refuge in another
State, with the option to return home voluntarily, integrate locally or to
resettle in a third country. It also has a mandate to help stateless people.
Key Duties &
Responsibilities:
1. Operational Support:
  • Initiate custom clearance of consignments,
    draft exemption requests, liaise with local agent, support warehouse
    management, assist with planning and goods deliveries and provide
    information on the status of requests and the availability of items in the
    supply chain.
  • Maintain accurate and comprehensive
    records on logistical activities and provide reports and updates periodically,
    and on request.
2. Infrastructure Support:
  • Examine Purchase Requests to ensure
    conformity and liaise with requesters.
  • Prepare quotation requests and tenders,
    produce bid-tabulations from tenders, and prepare Purchase orders for
    approval.
  • Dispatch approved Purchase Orders, and
    follow-up with the delivery of ordered commodities and services.
  • Provide information on all procurement
    activities within area of responsibility.
  • Assist in managing Property, Plant and
    Equipment (PPE) effectively according to UNHCR rules and regulations
    including registration and marking of new PPE, physical verification of
    PPE, preparation of agreements, preparation of disposal forms, and
    assistance with disposal of PPE.
  • Produce standard asset management reports
    and other asset information, periodically and when requested.
3. Business Support:
  • Identify and assess vendors based on their
    capability for delivering commodities and services. Maintain vendor and
    item master databases.
  • Maintain accurate data in all relevant
    business systems. Compile statistical information on supply chain related
    matters that will assist in decision making.
  • Any other responsibility deemed necessary
    or as delegated by the Supervisor in order to meet the level of service
    requires by the organisation
  • Authority (decisions made in executing
    responsibilities and to achieve results)
  • Identify vendors based on their capability
    for delivering commodities and services. Maintain vendor and item master
    databases.
  • Decide on the content of information and
    reports submitted to the Supervisor.
  • Perform
    any other duty, as requested by the Field Associate.
Qualifications,
Skills & Experience:
  • The
    applicants seeking to fill the position of Supply Assistant must have
    completed their secondary education.
  • At least four years of previous relevant
    professional job experience;
  • Language
    proficiency i.e. Fluency in English and working knowledge of another
    relevant UN language or local language.
How to Apply: 
All Interested candidates who meet the above criteria should submit their
applications, under confidential cover, quoting the Post No addressed to:
The Senior Administrative/ Finance Officer,
UNHCR Representation in Uganda,
P.O. Box, 3813, Kampala, Uganda

Deadline: 22nd January 2014

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