External VA: Supply & Procurement Associate, GS-6, Ankara, Turkey

Contract

This is a G-6 contract. This kind of contract is known as General Service and related categories. It is normally only for nationals. It usually requires 6 years of experience, depending on education.

Salary

The salary for this job should be more than 1,705 USD.

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UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

For every child, Education

How can you make a difference?

Under the general supervision of the Supply and Logistics Specialist, the Supply and Procurement Associate prepares requests for proposals and purchase orders for all kinds of goods and services, obtains quotations from local vendors, monitors status of financing and maintains financial records of purchase allotment accounts.

Key Expected Results

Contributes to the effectiveness and efficiency of the Supply and Procurement Unit, and the implementation of the Supply and Logistics work, by providing support and specialized assistance to all staff in the assigned areas of responsibility.

Key Accountabilities and Duties & Tasks

• Receives and reviews requisitions in SAP / VISION for clarity, adequacy of specifications and completeness, confirms availability of funds, and obtains additional information considered necessary.
• Compiles lists of local and offshore sources of procurement, draft solicitation documents and contacts local and offshore vendors for price quotations, prepares summary of bids, CRC submissions and Award adjudications. Drafts procurement and logistics operations related correspondence.
• Coordinates meetings of Local committees related to supply and logistics operations, by arranging for suitable dates and time and platforms -sharing files containing the cases to be presented and preparing minutes of the meetings and obtain approvals.
• Once decision on supplier is taken, prepare purchase order documents and LTAs for supervisor and other authorizing officers and vendors signatures; ensures distribution of signed purchase document to all required sections and file the document , Update supply-contracts plan with the purchasing documents information. Provides procedural training to different stake holders. Reviews allotment account codes of funding sources to ensure funds availability; records expenditures, and -inform procurement officer status of allotments, on a regular basis. Follow up with sections on PO/contract status and close contracts after payment and obtaining the vendor evaluation form.
• Extracts procurement information from SAP/VISION, other sources of information and records and summarize for budget presentation, Maintains manual and automated procurement files and records; provides purchase information to receiving and inventory staff; maintains procurement supply and vendor reference library.
• Any other tasks as and when assigned by the Supervisor/OIC or S&P Officers.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

• Completion of secondary education. Training in Supply and Procurement field is desirable.
• A minimum of 6 years of progressively responsible clerical or administrative work, with specialized experience in purchasing a variety of materials and services.
• Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency is considered an asset.
• Fluency in English and Turkish is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.
• Experience with SAP is considered an asset

For every Child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA) and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.

The UNICEF competencies required for this post are...

• Planning and Organizing
• Analyzing
• Following Instructions and Procedures
• Applying Technical Expertise

To view our competency framework, please visit here.

Click here to learn more about UNICEF’s values and competencies.

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.

Remarks:

Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.