Procurement and Contracting Officer

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• Provides guidance and advice to the Director/Head of WHO Country Office HWCO or Responsible Officer in managing procurement and logistics services.
• Advises and guides staff at all level on procurement and promotes collaboration on operational issues.
• Coordinates all procurement, logistics, and contractual services for the department/office on diverse services and commodities such as IT equipment, instruments, vehicles, medicines, building maintenance, office suppose, furniture, and etc.
• Manages the Procurement budget of the office and develops innovative approaches to procurement best practices within the Department/Office.
• Oversees, controls, and certifies the overall compliance of procurement operating procedures through the use of the GSM oracle system and other tools; providing procurement reports, data and statistics in accordance with procurement procedures.
• Coordinates the implementation of procurement work plan activities ensuring objectives and priorities are met and on track.
• Coordinates and provides strategic advice on the administration of Procurement activities.
• Manages the procurement and logistics support and overall procurement services including procurement of goods and services, travel, communications, and information technology needs of the office, and local service vendor requirements.
• Builds a network of external procurement related service providers and vendors to ensure the execution of services for the Department/Office.
• Perform all other related duties as assigned.

• A master’s degree (or higher) in Business Administration, Public Administration Management, or related field.
• WHO only considers higher educational qualifications obtained from an institution accredited/recognized in the World  Higher Education Database (WHED), a list updated by the International Association of Universities (IAU)/United  Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

• At least seven years of relevant work experience, with proven international exposure, in managing procurement services and logistic services for a programme. Experience managing teams. Experience using Enterprise Resource Planning Oracle systems or similar packages.

• Concrete knowledge and expertise in procurement, budget, and finance.
• Concrete skills in the managing and implementing procurement services and processes
• Strong skills and understanding in the area Administration
• Strong managerial skills.
• Strong skills in utilizing Enterprise Resource Planning Oracle systems or similar packages.
• Strong computer skills in office applications including excel, PowerP
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• Expert knowledge of written and spoken English.

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