Logistics Associate, G-6

The United Nations Children’s Fund works globally to protect children’s rights and ensure that children have access to health, nutrition, education, protection and emergency assistance.

UNICEF is recruiting a Logistics Associate to support the continuous availability and movement of affordable, high-quality supplies and services through its Lagos Field Office.

JOB DETAILS

• Job Title: Logistics Associate
• Position Level: G-6
• Job Number: 594697
• Post Number: 00138198
• Duty Station: Lagos, Nigeria
• Contract Type: Temporary Appointment
• Contract Duration: 364 days
• Functional Area: Supply Management
• Reports To: Supply and Logistics Specialist
• Application Deadline: 30 July 2026 at 11:55 PM

JOB SUMMARY

The Logistics Associate will support the planning, coordination and monitoring of UNICEF’s supply-chain and logistics activities.

The officer will coordinate import clearance, transportation, delivery, warehouse operations, inventory management and logistics reporting while ensuring compliance with UNICEF procedures and ethical standards.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Liaise with programme teams and procurement personnel to prepare import-regulatory submissions.
• Ensure that supply plans contain appropriate distribution plans and funding arrangements.
• Prepare estimates for logistics commitments and vendor allocations.
• Monitor logistics expenditure and review outstanding commitments.
• Verify that shipment documents comply with import and export regulations.
• Prepare letters of authority for government ministries, clearing agents, customs and regulatory agencies.
• Monitor the import-clearance process and respond to regulatory queries.
• Ensure compliance with customs procedures, tariffs and relevant regulations.
• Update logistics-monitoring tools to provide visibility of shipments and vendor commitments.
• Initiate requests for freight forwarders or transportation companies from approved vendors.
• Coordinate the timely collection and delivery of supplies.
• Track shipments and address delays, losses or other delivery challenges.
• Confirm that supplies arrive safely at their approved destinations.
• Coordinate the receipt and dispatch of consignments.
• Ensure that all movements of goods are recorded in UNICEF’s systems.
• Promote good warehouse-management practices.
• Support the training and monitoring of third-party warehouse providers.
• Prepare regular inventory and stock reports.
• Track inventory from the source to the final beneficiary.
• Conduct regular physical stock counts.
• Reconcile physical inventory against organisational records.
• Prepare documentation for the disposal of damaged, expired or obsolete commodities.
• Monitor commodities approaching expiration.
• Apply First In, First Out and First Expired, First Out stock-management principles.
• Monitor the performance of logistics contractors and service providers.
• Track key performance indicators and identify logistics bottlenecks.
• Maintain real-time shipment and inventory monitoring tools.
• Prepare regular logistics reports for management and programme teams.
• Coordinate with vendors, government agencies, warehouse personnel and internal departments.
• Perform other logistics and supply-chain duties assigned by the supervisor.

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Completion of secondary education is required.
• Technical or university courses related to supply chain, business administration, contract law, commercial law or another relevant field are desirable.

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• Minimum of six years of relevant administrative experience in supply-chain management or a commercial environment.
• Experience in transportation, logistics, import clearance or warehouse operations.
• Experience managing inventory, deliveries and supply documentation.
• International development experience is an advantage.
• Familiarity with humanitarian and development operations is desirable.
• Relevant experience working in fragile or humanitarian contexts is an advantage.

REQUIRED TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Knowledge of supply-chain and logistics processes.
• Knowledge of import and export requirements.
• Understanding of public-sector procurement rules and procedures.
• Ability to interpret and apply specialised regulations.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Knowledge of SAP or another enterprise-resource-planning system.
• Ability to use supply-related modules in organisational systems.
• Knowledge of warehouse and inventory-management practices.
• Ability to prepare clear logistics reports and supply-related justifications.
• Ability to plan, coordinate and monitor logistics activities.

REQUIRED COMPETENCIES

• Strong planning and organisational skills.
• Ability to prioritise several logistics assignments.
• Strong vendor and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to coordinate and monitor the work of service providers.
• Strong communication and report-writing skills.
• Ability to identify supply-chain risks and recommend solutions.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Ability to work collaboratively with programme and operations teams.
• Fluency in English is required.
• Knowledge of a Nigerian language or another official United Nations language is an advantage.

HOW TO APPLY

Interested and qualified candidates should apply through the official UNICEF Careers Portal using the application link provided above.

Applicants should ensure that their CV clearly highlights relevant experience in:

• Supply-chain management
• Import clearance and forwarding
• Transportation and delivery coordination
• Warehouse operations
• Inventory and stock management
• Vendor and contractor management
• Logistics reporting
• Microsoft Excel and SAP
• Humanitarian or development logistics

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Application Deadline: 30 July 2026 at 11:55 PM.