Procurement Officer Job at World Food Programme

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Procurement Officer Job at World Food Programme… See details on how to apply for the opportunities available at World Food Programme.

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Responsibilities:

  • Contribute towards the development of procurement plans and processes ensuring compliance with wider procurement policies and WFP standards.
  • Track and analyze data to provide recommendations for process improvement.
  • Collate information and draft appropriate responses to recommendations to support auditing of procurement activities and ensure conformity with compliance rules.
  • Support training of WFP staff to take a strategic and proactive approach to the procurement of food and non-food commodities and services, for example designing and reviewing training materials.
  • Guide and supervise more junior staff, acting as a point of referral and supporting them with more complex analyses and queries.
  • Follow standard emergency preparedness practices to ensure WFP is able to quickly respond and deploy food and needed goods and services to affected areas at the onset of the crisis.
  • Act in an assigned emergency response capacity as required to meet emergency food assistance needs.
  • Other responsibilities as required.

Qualifications:

  • Advanced University degree in Economics, Commerce, Business Administration, Engineering, Legal or Accounting or other relevant fields.
  • Applicants with a first University degree in the Procurement related field with two (2) additional years of related work experience or training/courses will be considered.
  • Five years or more postgraduate progressive professional (managerial) experience in procurement or related field with a minimum of 2 years in a leadership role.
  • Fluency (level C) in the English language and the duty station’s language.
  • Experience with procurement activities (Vendor Management, Commodity/Product/Service Intelligence, Systems & Reporting, Tendering and Contracting and Ethics and Compliance, etc.).

How to Apply

Interested and suitable applicants should CLICK HERE to apply.

Application Deadline: 6th December 2021.

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