Senior Expert, Humanitarian Supply Chains Consultant, UNICEF Supply Division, Copenhagen. Remote with frequent visits to Copenhagen Supply Division, 12 months.

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UNICEF’s mission is to promote the rights of every child, everywhere, in every aspect of its operations, with a strong emphasis on equity. Access to basic services, such as health, education, and nutrition, relies heavily on well-functioning supply chains, which are essential to achieving children's rights. However, recent global disruptions, such as those caused by climate change and conflicts, have highlighted the fragility of supply chains. Given the impact of these disruptions on vulnerable populations in particular through the disrupted access to essential supplies, UNICEF is prioritizing efforts to strengthen the resilience of supply chains for children through strategic public-private partnerships and innovative tools.

The purpose of this consultancy is to advance strategic initiatives aimed at enhancing the resilience of global humanitarian supply chains, with particular focus on the Global Supply Resilience Initiative (GSRI). Working in collaboration with key teams in UNICEF’s Supply Division, and under the close guidance of the Partnership Manager, the consultant will lead UNICEF’s contributions to a feasibility study on a data-sharing platform (The Global Supply Chain Dashboard - GSSD) under the GSRI. The consultant will also contribute to the development of Supply Division’s multi-stakeholder partnership engagements to address supply chain challenges, aiming at strengthening and building more resilient supply chains.

How can you make a difference? 

Working in collaboration with key teams in Supply Division, and under the close guidance of the Partnership Manager.

1. Lead UNICEF’s efforts on the Global Supply Resilience Initiative, including the feasibility study of the Global
Supply Chain Dashboard (approximately 50% of the time)

The Consultant will dedicate 50% of his/her time driving UNICEF’s contributions to the feasibility study for the Global Supply Chain Dashboard (GSSD). This initiative, in collaboration with the World Economic Forum, the Kühne Foundation, and various public and private sector partners, aims to enhance the resilience of the global supply system through a shared intelligence platform. The platform is envisioned to improve visibility of supply chain risks, disruptions, and capacities, drawing on the work already done under the GSRI and referenced in the 2023 Insight Report (WEF_Shared_Intelligence_for_Resilient_Supply_Systems_2023.pdf (weforum.org). The feasibility study will explore potential solutions for the challenges outlined in the report, identifying ways to address supply chain vulnerabilities, improve decision-making, and enable collective action to mitigate disruptions and bottlenecks in supply chains.

Specific responsibilities:
a. In close collaboration with the project leads from the World Economic Forum and the Kühne Foundation, lead the efforts from UNICEF side on the development of a comprehensive feasibility assessment for the GSSD. The study will outline key elements including costs, technological requirements, immediate humanitarian use cases, and data needs. It will also propose hosting options and define the conditions necessary for effective data-sharing among stakeholders. The focus will be on identifying high-impact, low-effort “quick wins” that can accelerate platform development and deliver immediate value. UNICEF, through the consultant, will be responsible for representing the humanitarian perspective, articulating the value for the sector, supporting industry engagement, and contributing to the drafting of the feasibility study report.

b. Join the World Economic Forum - Kühne Foundation project group, participate in project meetings and partner meetings to drive forward the feasibility assessment.

c. Compile Supply Division’s contribution to the joint report (led by WEF with key inputs from KF and UNICEF), detailing the feasibility study's findings and offering recommendations for the next phase of the GSSD, including a high-level roadmap with actionable steps for platform development.

d. Support the definition of the subsequent phase after the feasibility study, including outlining UNICEF’s role and strategic involvement.

2. Provide strategic support to multi-stakeholder engagement for key initiatives related to collaboration between the humanitarian and the private sector – in particular