Overview
Support procurement programs and operational activities, including issuing tenders, evaluating offers, and negotiating/awarding contracts, to ensure successful procurement of commodities or services.
Key Responsibilities
- Support procurement programs and operational activities.
- Contribute to analysis of data for process improvement.
- Collate data and prepare reports of procurement activities.
- Support auditing of procurement activities.
- Work in collaboration with internal counterparts to align procurement activities.
- Support training of WFP staff on procurement.
- Guide and supervise junior staff.
- Follow standard emergency preparedness practices.
- Act in an assigned emergency response capacity as required.
Required Experience
Experience handling routine transactions/ purchase of commodities/goods/service. Experience developing timelines and cost reports for suppliers. Demonstrated experience coordinating procurement processes with other units/ teams.
Qualifications
Advance University Degree in Economics, Commerce, Business Administration, Engineering, Legal or Accounting or other relevant field, or First University degree with additional years of related work experience and/or training/courses.
Other Details
Languages Required
Fluency (level C) in English language. Intermediate knowledge (level B) of a second official UN language: Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish, and/or Portuguese (a WFP working language). Fluency (level C) in English language and the duty station’s language, if different.
Languages Preferred
Not specified
Contract Duration
One Year
Work Modality
Not specified
Remuneration
attractive compensation package