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Procurement Associate G6

Uganda

  • Organization: WFP - World Food Programme
  • Location: Uganda
  • Grade: Administrative support - GS-6, General Service - No need for Higher Education - Locally recruited position
  • Occupational Groups:
    • Administrative support
    • Procurement
  • Closing Date: Closed

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WFP seeks candidates of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our humanitarian principles.

WFP is looking for talented people who are committed to joining our efforts to eradicate hunger. It offers unlimited opportunities to grow your professionalism, talent and expertise. Start your journey to be a member of the world-wide effort to eradicate hunger.

WFP has a policy of affirmative action for women.

Selection of staff is made on a competitive basis, and we are committed to promoting diversity and gender balance.

NOTE: WFP DOES NOT SOLICIT FOR FEES OR ANY FORM OF PAYMENT FROM JOB APPLICANTS

ABOUT WFP

United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is the world’s largest humanitarian agency, fighting hunger worldwide. The mission of WFP is to help the world achieve Zero Hunger in our lifetimes. Every day, WFP works worldwide to ensure that no child goes to bed hungry and that the poorest and most vulnerable, particularly women and children, can access the nutritious food they need. In emergencies, WFP gets food to where it is needed, saving the lives of victims of war, civil conflict and natural disasters. After an emergency, WFP uses food to help communities rebuild their lives. On average, WFP reaches more than 80 million people with food assistance in 80 countries each year. The organization has the global footprint, deep field presence and local knowledge and relationships necessary to provide access to food and contribute to lasting solutions, especially in many of the world’s most remote and fragile areas.

Brief description of WFP in Uganda

WFP delivers food assistance in emergencies and work with communities to improve nutrition and build resilience. WFP provides life-saving food assistance and livelihood opportunities to refugees in Uganda. In addition, WFP assists the most vulnerable people in Karamoja with food and nutrition assistance. Finally, WFP works with smallholder farmers and links them to markets.

As Uganda strives to achieve Zero Hunger by 2030 and become a middle-income country by 2040, WFP is also assessing its relevance and repositioning its role in Uganda.

ARE YOU UP TO THE CHALLENGE?

We are seeking qualified individuals for the position of Procurement Associate, G6 to be based in Kampala . Selected candidates will be employed on Fixed Term Appointment.

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT

These jobs are found in Headquarters (HQ), Regional Bureaux (RBs) and Country Offices (COs), and report to a Head of Unit, Chief, or Procurement Officer.
Job holders at this level demonstrate responsibility and initiative to respond independently to queries and problems with only general guidance. There is a requirement to use judgment in dealing with unforeseen problems on a daily basis. Job holders have a level of expertise and knowledge to adapt and contribute to the development of systems and processes in order to continually improve the level of support provided. Job holders supervise, provide technical advice, coach and coordinate a team of support staff.

JOB PURPOSE

To provide coordination, administrative services and research to support the efficient and effective procurement services.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

Provide  operational  coordination  and  administrative  services,  to  support  procurement  projects  and  activities,  following standard processes and contributing to the effective procurement of food, goods and services. 

 Identify  and  recommend  potential  suppliers,  and  compile  data/documents  to  support  the  selection  of  suppliers,  ensuring standard processes are followed. 

 Review,  record  and  prioritize  purchasing  requests,  and  provide support  to  requisitioners,  in  order  to  support  the  procurement of appropriate food, goods and services, at lowest cost to WFP. 

 Contribute to negotiations with new suppliers on terms and conditions of orders, alongside a senior officer, in order  to obtain the best terms and lowest costs for WFP. 

 Prepare Purchase Orders, contracts and any supporting documentation for approval by the appropriate stakeholder,  and approve purchases within delegated authority, to enable the swift purchase of food, goods and services. 

 Resolve  issues  related  to  delivered  food,  goods  or  services,  using  initiative,  liaising  with  all  parties  and  following  standard processes, to ensure timely and accurate resolution of problems. 

 Research, collect and analyse data in order to produce reports to enable informed decision‐making by Procurement  Officers, and consistency of information presented to stakeholders. 

 Manage  updates  and  further  develop  databases  and  records,  to  ensure  information  is  accurate,  organised,  and  available for others to access, and supports reporting requirements. 

 Maintain  relationships  with  internal  counterparts,  to  support  the  alignment  of  procurement  activities  with  wider  programmes and ensure a coherent approach to meeting food assistance needs. 

 Supervise  the  work  of  support  staff,  providing  practical  advice  and  guidance,  to  ensure  individual  and  team  objectives are delivered to agreed standards and deadlines. 

 Follow standard emergency preparedness practices to support WFP to quickly respond and deploy food and needed  resources to affected areas at the onset of the crisis. 

 Perform any other duties as required

4Ps CORE ORGANISATIONAL CAPABILITIES

Purpose

  • Understand and communicate the Strategic Objectives: Coaches team in the most effective ways to communicate WFP’s Strategic Objectives to WFP team and partners in the field.
  •  Be a force for positive change: Implements new methods or tools to improve team’s work processes and productivity.
  •  Make the mission inspiring to our team: Maps team’s activities and tasks to specific successes in beneficiary communities to showcase positive impact.
  •  Make our mission visible in everyday actions: Explains to teammates how each unit contributes to the overall WFP mission.

People

  • Look for ways to strengthen people's skills: Identifies skill development opportunities such as training modules or on-the-job experiences for self, colleagues and direct reports.
  •  Create an inclusive culture: Facilitates team building activities to build rapport in own unit.
  •  Be a coach & provide constructive feedback: Facilitates the pairing of junior colleagues with coaches within own team.
  •  Create an “I will”/”We will” spirit: Proactively anticipates potential challenges and develops mitigation plans to ensure that team meets goals and targets.

Performance

  • Encourage innovation & creative solutions: Identifies opportunities to be creative in own work and to help team be more innovative and accurate in their respective tasks and areas of work.
  •  Focus on getting results: Monitors team’s deliverables and provides feedback to ensure outcomes are delivered consistently and accurately.
  •  Make commitments and make good on commitments: Provides accurate guidance to team on expected responsibilities and tasks, whilst also upholding own commitment to the team.
  •  Be Decisive: Sets an example and provides guidance to junior team members on when to escalate issues when faced with challenging issues in the workplace or in the field.

Partnership

  • Connect and share across WFP units: Facilitates partnerships with other WFP units to accomplish missions in the field.
  •  Build strong external partnerships: Sets an example and provides guidance to team on how to build relationships with external partners.
  •  Be politically agile & adaptable: Articulates to colleagues or direct reports the value of contributing to other WFP teams and agency partnerships in fulfilling WFP’s goals and objectives.
  •  Be clear about the value WFP brings to partnerships: Organizes, monitors, and prioritizes own and team’s efforts to ensure that they will fulfill the needs of internal and external partners.

FUNCTIONAL CAPABILITIES

Capability Name Description of the behaviour expected for the proficiency level
Tendering and Contracting Displays basic understanding of processes to support the contracting/tendering implementation at WFP by collecting necessary information.
Vendor Management Leverages basic understanding of business needs to define vendor requirements and selection criteria.
Commodity and Product/Service Intelligence Appropriately handles products/services based on an understanding of sources, technologies, properties, and public procurement principles/practices.
Systems & Reporting Demonstrates strong understanding of procurement systems, Corporate operating System and tools to conduct range of analyses and generate reports to drive decision making.
Ethics and Compliance Maintains accurate records of activities in line with compliance standards to increase ease of response to basic audit queries.

 

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Qualification requirement

Advanced University degree in Food Science and Technology, Agriculture, Procurement, Economics, Commerce, Business  Administration  or  other  relevant  filed,  or  First  University  degree  with  additional  relevant  work  experience  and/or  training/courses. 

Experience:  

 At least six (6) years of progressively work experience in food, goods & services procurement in large operations  gained from reputable organizations; 

 Experience managing the physical purchase of commodities/products/services in complex situations; 

 Experience handling routine transactions/ purchase of commodities/goods/services; 

 Experience developing timelines and cost reports for suppliers (e.g. retailers, wholesalers and traders);  

 Demonstrated experience coordinating procurement processes with other units/ teams.  Languages:  Fluency (level C). in English language.  Others:  

 Good working knowledge and experience in MS Office applications is a requirement; 

 General knowledge of UN system policies, rules, regulations and procurement procedures is desirable.

Expectations:  A  mature  person  with  good  reporting  and  writing  skills,  proactive,  with  initiative  and  negotiation  skills,  good  communication skills, ability to work in a team and establish effective working relations multicultural team environment

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

Thursday 5th August 2021

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Female applicants and qualified applicants from developing countries are especially encouraged to apply

WFP has zero tolerance for discrimination and does not discriminate on the basis of HIV/AIDS status.

No appointment under any kind of contract will be offered to members of the UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ), International Civil Service Commission (ICSC), FAO Finance Committee, WFP External Auditor, WFP Audit Committee, Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) and other similar bodies within the United Nations system with oversight responsibilities over WFP, both during their service and within three years of ceasing that service.

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