Consultancy, Data Associate, Supply Chain Management Unit (SCMU), Copenhagen, Denmark

The Position:

The purpose of this consultancy is to provide time-bound surge capacity to the Supply Chain Orchestration and Analytics (SCOA) function, located in Pillar 3 of the UNFPA Supply Chain Management Unit (SCMU), by supporting the day-to-day operation and continuous improvement of the SCOA Control Tower, including data preparation, KPI monitoring, analytical reporting, dashboard maintenance, and coordination of routine data inputs.

Under the guidance and supervision of the SCOA Analyst, the Individual Consultant will provide operational, analytical, and coordination support to the SCOA team and relevant stakeholders (HQ, ITSO, Regional and Country Offices, and partners) in support of Control Tower and related reporting activities.

How you can make a difference:

UNFPA is the lead UN agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled.  UNFPA’s strategic plan (2026-2029), reaffirms the relevance of the current strategic direction of UNFPA and focuses on three transformative results: to end preventable maternal deaths; end unmet need for family planning; and end gender-based violence and harmful practices. These results capture our strategic commitments on accelerating progress towards realizing the ICPD and SDGs in the Decade of Action leading up to 2030. Our strategic plan calls upon UN Member States, organizations and individuals to “build forward better”, while addressing the negative impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on women’s and girls’ access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, recover lost gains and realize our goals.

In a world where fundamental human rights are at risk, we need principled and ethical staff, who embody these international norms and standards, and who will defend them courageously and with full conviction.

The UNFPA Supply Chain Management Unit (SCMU) is self-funded and was made operational in January 2022. It is tasked with ensuring that UNFPA is able to effectively and efficiently support the delivery of life-saving reproductive health products and other programme supplies to the end user when and where they are needed. To achieve this, it is important to strengthen the capacity of governments and implementing partners to ensure coordination, end-to-end visibility and accountability on all supply chain and logistics management related activities, in particular for programme supplies, across all UNFPA programmes.

UNFPA is seeking candidates that transform, inspire and deliver high impact and sustained results; we need staff who are transparent, exceptional in how they manage the resources entrusted to them and who commit to deliver excellence in programme results.

You would be responsible for:

A. Control Tower data operations and analytics support

• Support collection, consolidation, validation, and preparation of supply chain data from multiple sources (e.g., ERP systems, country reporting tools, logistics platforms, partner datasets) for use within the SCOA Control Tower. 
• Perform routine data validation and quality checks (completeness, consistency, timeliness) and support reconciliation across systems and reporting periods. 
• Support/monitor ETL processes feeding the Control Tower analytical layer, including coordination with ITSO (or other teams) to resolve data issues and ensure timely refreshes. 
• Support preparation of analytical datasets and monitoring of early-warning/alert indicators, ensuring thresholds and inputs are correctly populated. 
• Contribute to identification of trends, variances, and exceptions, including use of Power BI features (e.g., automated insights, anomaly detection, smart narratives), as applicable. 

B. Reporting, presentations and analytical communication

• Support routine and ad-hoc reports, briefing notes, and presentation materials derived from Control Tower outputs. 
• Develop charts, tables, and visual summaries for coordination meetings, management reviews, and technical briefings. 
• Support testing/validation of reporting outputs prior to release to ensure accuracy and alignment with agreed KPI definitions. 

C. GFPVAN support (as applicable)

• Support GFPVAN-related data processes (ingestion, validation, and preparation for integration). 
• Assist in maintaining GFPVAN analytical datasets/extracts and related reporting outputs used for global visibility and coordination. 

D. Coordination, change management and continuous improvement

• Coordinate routine data submissions from Regional and Country Offices (track deadlines, follow up on missing/incomplete inputs, maintain logs of issues and resolutions). 
• Support communication between SCOA, ITSO, Regional Offices and Country teams on data-related matters; participate in meetings and document actions. 
• Support onboarding/user support, documentation updates, and continuous improvement of data quality, reporting efficiency, dashboard usability, and analytics processes. 

Qualifications and Experience: 

Education:  

• Completed secondary level education (high school or equivalent) is required.
• A first-level or advanced degree in Information Technology, Data Analytics, Supply Chain Management, Statistics, Computer Science, or related field is desirable.

Knowledge and Experience: 

• A minimum of 6 years of progressively responsible experience in data analysis, business intelligence, analytical reporting, systems/data support functions, or related areas is required. The minimum years of relevant experience is reduced to 3 years for candidates who possess a relevant first-level or advanced university degree.
• Demonstrated experience supporting data preparation, validation, and quality assurance across multiple sources (ERP, country reporting tools, logistics platforms, partner datasets). 
• Hands-on experience with structured datasets and databases, including use of SQL for extraction, transformation, validation, reconciliation. 
• Experience supporting/monitoring ETL processes and coordinating with IT/data teams on refreshes and issue resolution. 
• Practical experience with BI/data visualization tools, preferably Microsoft Power BI (dashboard maintenance, KPI monitoring, data models/relationships). 
• Strong Excel skills (formulas, PivotTables, conditional formatting). 
• Experience with supply chain, procurement, logistics, inventory, or shipment data in an international or public-sector context is an asset. 

Languages: 

• Fluency in English is required. Working knowledge of another official UN language is an asset. 

Required Competencies: 

Values:

• Exemplifying integrity, 
• Demonstrating commitment to UNFPA and the UN system, 
• Embracing cultural diversity, 
• Embracing change

Core Competencies: 

• Achieving results,
• Being accountable,
• Developing and applying professional expertise/business acumen,
• Thinking analytically and strategically,
• Working in teams/managing ourselves and our relationships,

UNFPA Work Environment:

UNFPA provides a work environment that reflects the values of gender equality, diversity, integrity and healthy work-life balance. We are committed to ensuring gender parity in the organization and therefore encourage women to apply. Individuals from the LGBTQIA+ community, minority ethnic groups, indigenous populations, persons with disabilities, and other underrepresented groups are highly encouraged to apply. Reasonable accommodation may be provided to applicants with disabilities upon request, to support their participation in the recruitment process. UNFPA promotes equal opportunities in terms of appointment, training, compensation and selection for all regardless of personal characteristics and dimensions of diversity. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is at the heart of UNFPA's workforce - click here to learn more.

Disclaimer:

Selection and appointment may be subject to background and reference checks, medical clearance, visa issuance and other administrative requirements. 

UNFPA does not charge any application, processing, training, interviewing, testing or other fee in connection with the application or recruitment process and does not concern itself with information on applicants' bank accounts. 

Applicants for positions in the international Professional and higher categories, who hold permanent resident status in a country other than their country of nationality, may be required to renounce such status upon their appointment.