Senior Procurement Officer

The incumbent reports to the Head Field Procurement and Logistics Office (HFPLO)-P4.

Responsibilities

The incumbent:

• Plans, develops and manages implementation and compliance of the procurement functions and procedures; is responsible for immediate supervision of Procurement and Contracting teams; plans and allocates work assignments; coaches, mentors and evaluates staff; participates in recruitment and selection of new staff and in the development of training programmes.
• Performs quality assurance functions in relation to all fields Procurement functions and Procurement Cycle Management; analyzes and evaluates procurement requisitions and supervises the procurement team in task prioritization; approves work plans and ensures workflow and achievement of results; oversees List of Requirement/List of Requirement Consolidated (LOR/LRC) submissions and coordinates with the HQ (Amman) on Local Procurement Authority (LPA) matters.
• Oversees development and preparation of highly complex contracts and is responsible with the Head Field Procurement and Logistics Office (HFPLO) to post tenders on the United Nations Global Marketplace (UNGM) and UNRWA web sites; identifies priority activities and assignments and adjusts priorities as required; plans time and coordinates resources to achieve targeted goals.
• Oversees preparations and ensures quality requirements of submissions to the Local Committee for Procurement (LCP)/Agency Committee for Procurement (ACP) reviews and subsequent approval by the awarding authorities; presents the cases to advisory committees and awarding authorities in the absence of the FPO.
• Contributes to development of procurement policies and procedures; develops standards and criteria for the evaluation of goods, services, supplier capacity in line with the UNRWA Procurement Manual and rules and regulations.
• Performs other duties as may be assigned by the supervisor.

Education

• Advanced university degree (master’s degree or equivalent) from an accredited educational institution in supply chain management, business administration, public administration, commerce or related field.

Work Experience

• At least seven years’ of progressively responsible and professional related work experience in procurement related function of which at least three years have been in a supervisory position is required. Experience or training in the use of personal computers and in operating of standard software applications such as MS-Word, Excel, Access is required. -Please confirm if you live/ reside in West Bank or Jerusalem? And if you have West Bank or Jerusalem ID. please to mention its number down, as it is desirable.

Languages

• Excellent command of spoken and written English and Arabic.

Source: https://careers.un.org/jobSearchDescription/235441?language=en