Coordinator, Supply Chain Procedures, Learning and Sustainability

**Vacancy No.**

S14324

**Contract Type**

International

**Application Deadline**

30-May-2025

**Job Posted on**

16-May-2025

**Country**

SWITZERLAND

**Duty Station**

Geneva

**Duty Station Status**

Family Duty Station

**Duration**

24 months

**Accompanied Status**

Accompanied

**Grade**

D1

**Organizational Context**:

- The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is the world’s largest humanitarian organization, with a network of 191-member National Societies (NSs). The overall aim of IFRC is “to inspire, encourage, facilitate, and
- promote at all times all forms of humanitarian activities by NSs with a view to preventing and alleviating human suffering and thereby contributing to the maintenance and promotion of human dignity and peace in the world.” IFRC works to meet the needs and improve the lives of vulnerable people before, during and after disasters, health emergencies and other crises.
- IFRC is part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (Movement), together with its member National Societies and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). The work of IFRC is guided by the following fundamental principles: humanity, impartiality, neutrality, independence, voluntary service, unity, and universality.
- IFRC is led by its Secretary General, and has its Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. The Headquarters are organized into three main Divisions: (i) National Society Development and Coordination; (ii) Humanitarian Diplomacy and Digitalization; (iii) Legal, Governance and Accountability; and (iv) People and Strategy.
- IFRC has five regional offices in Africa, Asia Pacific, Middle East and North Africa, Europe, and the Americas. IFRC also has country cluster delegations and country delegations throughout the world. Together, the Headquarters in Geneva and the
- field structure (regional, cluster and country) comprise the IFRC Secretariat.
- IFRC has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment and other forms of harassment, abuse of authority, discrimination, and lack of integrity (including but not limited to financial misconduct). IFRC also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles.
- The Global Humanitarian Services and Supply Chain Management (GHS&SCM) department is part of the Humanitarian Diplomacy and Digitalization Division. This role is part of the Global Humanitarian Services & Supply Chain Management (GHS
- &SCM) department and reports to the Global Lead, Supply Chain Digital and Innovation.

**Job Purpose**:
The Coordinator, Supply Chain Procedures, Learning & Sustainability will play a key role in implementing the IFRC’s global supply chain strategy, with a strong focus on procedures, training, and champion for sustainability.

The role will drive the development and rollout of a comprehensive Supply Chain Learning Strategy. This includes defining learning pathways aligned with the Logistics Competency Framework, creating centralized training materials, and collaborating with regional teams to deliver engaging and effective training using modern adult learning techniques.

Additionally, the role will serve as a champion for supply chain sustainability, overseeing the implementation of the Sustainable Procurement Roadmap and any other sustainable actions defined in the global roadmap for supply chain.

**Job Duties and Responsibilities**:
**Supply Chain Operations Manual**
- Lead and coordinate the finalisation (including consultations), approval and launch/deployment of the new supply chain procedures for IFRC.
- Develop, roll-out, maintain and continuously improve the Supply Chain Operations procedures, policies, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
- Integrate the ERP functionalities in the procedure trainings.
- Develop NS minimum standards for supply chain related to our procedures.

**Compliance**
- Be the focal point for supply chain procedure and ensure global compliance with donors, statutory, and regulatory donor requirements, providing technical expertise to regional and country offices on supply chain procedures for the regions when required.
- Respond or coordinate audit requirement for supply chain.
- Work in partnership on assessment tools (i.e. CRRA)

**Learning and Capacity Building**
- Create IFRC Supply Chain Learning Strategy in line with the SC Competency Framework, defining learning paths for all tiers and competencies.
- Review, update and develop SCM content of all IFRC trainings, developing adaptive learning tools, incorporating ERP modules where relevant.
- Develop an IFRC logistics training catalogue including all logistics training programs, training curricula, qualification processes, detailing concepts, duration, target audiences, and learning objectives for each course.
- Identify potential partners to provide identified training needs and l