Deadline: 15 December, 2020

Location: Cairo, Egypt

The World Food Programme (WFP) is seeking applications from eligible applicants for the post of Procurement Officer.

WFP is the world’s largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the development and implementation of country sourcing strategies or specialist procurement initiatives that support effective and cost-optimising purchase decisions
• Provide oversight, guidance and support with/to country offices as regards procurement needs (such as involving high-value commodities, a wide range of programmes, combination of specialised nutritional foods) on implementing best practice procurement policies and procedures, ensuring a strategic, forward purchasing approach to procurement in compliance with wider WFP policies, standards and regulations
• Lead the implementation of highly complex procurement projects in country offices to ensure successful procurement of food and non-food commodities or services
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with all relevant suppliers in order to improve service delivery and resolve supplier-related issues
• Manage and coordinate effective relationships with inspection and superintendent firms to ensure quality control, specification conformity, volume assessment, monitoring and verification of deliveries
• Work in close collaboration with senior cross functional colleagues to align procurement activities and promote an integrated supply-chain approach to food assistance
• Oversee the preparation of accurate and timely reports of procurement activities to contribute to a WFP-wide view that enables informed decision making and consistency of information presented to stakeholders leading to performance optimisation
• Manage or oversee all auditing of procurement activities, ensuring recommendations are responded to appropriately to ensure conformity with compliance rules
• Lead and motivate a large or highly specialised procurement team providing coaching, training and guidance as required to ensure appropriate development and enable high performance
• Provide expert advice and guidance to WFP staff and external partners and governments, building capacity to take a strategic and proactive approach to the procurement of food and non-food commodities and services
• Take responsibility for incorporating gender perspectives in all areas of work, to ensure equal participation of women and men
• Contribute to preparedness actions, providing technical recommendations and guidance and monitoring the management of procurement specific risks
• Act in an assigned emergency response capacity as required to meet emergency food assistance needs

Requirements

• University degree in Economics, Commerce, Business Administration, Engineering, or a related field or first university degree with relevant work experience and/or training/courses
• Eight years, minimum, of relevant professional experience
• Experience in managing/coordinating supply chain operations (including procurement of food, goods and services)
• Experience in managing the physical purchase of commodities/goods/services in complex situations
• Experience in managing suppliers including, but not limited to, retailers, wholesalers and traders
• Familiarity with WFP or UN procurement normative frameworks and guidelines (highly desirable)
• Fluency (level C) in English language
• Knowledge (level B) of a second official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish, and/or Portuguese)

To apply and for more information, click here.

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