Property Management Officer (Consultant)

About the role

The United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS) in Mogadishu is recruiting an International Individual Contractor, Property Management Officer, to report to the Chief of Supply Chain Management or their designated official. The role provides technical and coordination support for property management and asset disposal linked to the AUSSOM transition and drawdowns, with a focus on supporting the Chief of Pillar/Chair of ADTF in reviewing, facilitating, approving and implementing the Preliminary Asset Disposal Plan (PADP) and the Asset Disposal Plan in line with UN regulations, rules, policies and internal control requirements. The expected duration is 9 months.

Key responsibilities

• Support the Chief of SCM/Chair of ADTF in coordinating the Asset Disposal Task Force and following up on decisions, action points, reporting and stakeholder communication.
• Coordinate the review of the PADP, consolidating inputs from technical sections and verifying asset categorization, data integrity, completeness and supporting documentation.
• Facilitate review and approval of the Asset Disposal Plan and monitor implementation milestones.
• Advise technically on property management, inventory control and disposal procedures in line with UN Financial Regulations and Rules and the UN property management framework.
• Liaise with mission components, UNGSC, UNHQ, procurement, finance, movement control, engineering, transport, ICT, aviation and others on redeployment, transfer, sale, donation, write-off and commercial disposal.
• Track asset disposal cases, identify bottlenecks, escalate issues and propose corrective actions.
• Review and validate property and inventory records in enterprise systems, prepare reconciliations and monitor data quality.
• Prepare briefs, dashboards, progress updates, meeting materials, minutes, action trackers and analytical reports for senior management and ADTF governance forums.
• Monitor compliance with internal controls, segregation of duties and review body requirements.
• Coordinate inspections, board submissions, disposal recommendations, handover documentation and administrative actions.
• Support planning of disposal modalities (redeployment, transfer, sale, commercial disposal, host-government disposal).
• Contribute to SOPs, workflows, templates and knowledge products, and carry out trend and root cause analysis to improve efficiency, control and compliance.

Required profile

• First-level university degree.
• At least 5 years of relevant experience in supply chain management, logistics, business administration, public administration, engineering, property management or a related field.
• At least 5 years of progressively responsible experience in property management, asset management, inventory control, logistics, supply chain management, mission support or a related field.
• Technical certificate on fixed assets, property management and supply chain, and training on fixed assets, property management and supply chain.
• Experience in UN field operations, mission drawdown, transition or liquidation is highly desirable.
• Experience supporting asset disposal planning or implementation, including review of cases, data analysis, stakeholder coordination and reporting to senior management, is desirable.
• Fluent oral and written English; English and French are the working languages of the UN Secretariat.

Required skills

• Strong skills in data analysis, reporting and process coordination.
• Experience with ERP systems such as SAP/Umoja.