UN Women: Procurement Associate, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, G6, Fixed Term Appointment
Overview
The Procurement Associate supports procurement services in the Business Unit, ensuring high quality and accuracy. They assist in organizing procurement processes, implementing sourcing strategies, and contributing to procurement knowledge building.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the implementation of procurement strategies and policies.
- Assist in the elaboration of internal procurement Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
- Organize procurement processes for BU and projects.
- Prepare and conduct RFQ, ITB or RFP, and assist in evaluating quotations, bids or proposals.
- Prepare Purchase orders and contracts.
- Prepare submissions for procurement review committees.
- Prepare reports on procurements in BU.
- Support the implementation of sourcing strategies.
- Maintain and update rosters of suppliers.
- Support the organization and delivery of procurement training.
- Compile lessons learned and best practices in procurement.
Required Experience
A minimum of 6 years (with a high school diploma) or 4 years (with a bachelor’s degree) of relevant progressive experience in procurement is required. Experience in public sector procurement of goods and services at international level or in UN Agencies is an asset. Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.) and spreadsheet and database packages, experience in handling of web-based management systems is required. Experience in the use of a modern web-based ERP System, preferably Oracle Cloud, is desirable.
Qualifications
Secondary education is required. A first-level university degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, Finance, Economics or equivalent will be given due consideration, but it is not a requirement. Procurement Certification from an internationally recognized provider such as CIPS (level 3) is an asset.