Procurement Senior Analyst (Internal Candidates Only)

Reporting to the Head of Procurement Assurance, the incumbent will contribute to the assurance of UNOPS procurement operations, undertake procurement analytics projects, and further develop procurement data literacy within the organization. The incumbent will also be supporting procurement transformation initiatives as part of the PID through data analysis and process improvement initiatives.

Tasks include, but are not limited to:

1. Procurement improvement 2. Procurement data analytics
3. Procurement data literacy and capacity development

1. Procurement improvement

• Helping find the root causes of underperformance and non-compliance, as well as opportunities for improvement of policies, processes, systems and tools, in collaboration with various HQ and field stakeholders
• Supporting oversight through the close monitoring, analysis, and enhancement of procurement key performance indicators (KPIs) in close collaboration with regions.
• Contributing insights to initiatives aimed at enhancing compliance, minimizing risks, and promoting sustainability in procurement operations.
• Contributing statistics and insights to assist the development of policies, guidelines, reports, audits and presentations on procurement operations within UNOPS, including sustainable procurement
• Assisting initiatives aimed at better articulating value addition generated by UNOPS procurement processes.
• Enhancing procurement planning and strategy development processes within UNOPS, including further systematization of the Corporate Procurement Plan process, in collaboration with field stakeholders.

2. Procurement data analytics

• Analyzing complex and connected data, testing hypotheses, identifying patterns and trends, proposing recommendations and deriving statistics and insights related to procurement. This includes procurement plans, spend information, vendor data, sustainability indicators (including emissions), contract compliance data and benchmarking
• Proposing designs, developing, testing, implementing, maintaining and documenting procurement data tools, including dashboards and reports, including conducting rigorous data quality checks
• Producing regular, periodic and ad hoc data reports to support procurement assurance, including in the context of internal and external audits and in collaborative initiatives with other UN agencies
• Coordinating the production of key procurement publications, for example the UNOPS Procurement Report, Annual Statistical Report on UN Procurement (www.ungm.org/asr) or the report on Joint Procurement Activities and others as required, including through project coordination, data analysis and content writing
• Other related technical and analysis support as required

3. Procurement data literacy and capacity development

• Supporting the development and delivery of capability development programs and documentation for internal users on data tools, including in their use and ongoing maintenance – including group and 1-to-1 training, tutorials, guidance materials etc
• Organizing, facilitating and/or delivering training and presentations for UNOPS personnel and occasionally external stakeholders (e.g. UN colleagues, suppliers)
• Implementing knowledge management, communications and training campaigns in various formats, including in-person, remotely/online or via missions in UNOPS country offices
• Fostering collaborative dialogue across key focal points in the regions/ country offices to facilitate continuous improvements

• Advanced degree (Master’s Degree or equivalent) is required, preferably in either the subject matter area (i.e. procurement, supply chain) and/or data analysis component (e.g. in the field of Statistics, Mathematics, Data Science, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business Analytics, Business Administration, Economics or related).
• A first-level University degree or Bachelor’s in the above-mentioned areas or related field of study with two additional years of relevant work experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced degree.
• Additional industry certifications (e.g. CIPS certification) will be considered as an advantage.

Experience 

Required:

• A minimum of two years of professional experience analyzing, evaluating and reporting data and/or statistics related to procurement and/or project management

• Experience developing data communication and visualization through a variety of media – such as presentations, training, reports, dashboards

• Advanced expertise in spreadsheet tools (e.g. Google Sheets, Microsoft Excel) 

Highly desirable experience:

• A combination of subject-matter knowledge (procurement, supply chain management etc) and relevant technical expertise (i.e. data analysis, dashboard development)

• Knowledge of public procurement and reporting practices, particularly those related to UNOPS and the UN

Desired experience:

• Procurement operations experience, including planning, implementation or evaluation of procurement processes

• Knowledge of procurement of goods and services relevant to UNOPS activities

• Experience applying data analytics to measure and improve procurement and supply chain sustainability (such as greenhouse gas emissions) 

• Building dashboards in Looker Studio or an equivalent dashboard platform (e.g. Tableau, PowerBI)

• SQL coding (our team uses Google Cloud Platform (GCP) including Big Query)

Languages

• Fluency in written and oral English is a requirement
• Knowledge of French and/or Spanish is an advantage