National Procurement Clerk

Contract

This is a UNV National Specialist contract. This kind of contract is known as National UN Volunteer. It is normally only for nationals. More about UNV National Specialist contracts.

Eligibility criteria

Minimum age: 22 years old. Applicants must be nationals of or legal residents in the country of assignment.

Description of task

This is a home-based position. Within the delegated authority and under the supervision of RPP Field Operations Manager or his/her designated mandated representative(s), the UNV Procurement Clerk will:

• Provide technical support to procurement and operational activities:

• Support the procurement processes including preparation of the draft versions of Terms of References, technical specifications, memos, other supporting documentation for Request For Quotations (RFQ) /Invitation To Bids (ITB)/Request For Proposals (RFP)/Individual Consultants (IC) engagements after comments of RPP Procurement Unit specialists, consolidate received quotations, bids or proposals and supporting documents for evaluation;

• Participate in the analysis of tender documents for procurement of goods and services connected with Programme needs, draft evaluation minutes/reports and contracts;

• Contribute to the procurement process to ensure that it is fair, competitive, transparent, ethical and provides best value for money as well as the procurement action is in accordance with UN rules and regulations, procedures and instructions.

• Support RPP Operations in verification and validation of the accuracy of invoices & payment requests for local purchases. Provide help in the review and obtaining additional documents (if necessary) and ensure that all the paperwork is completed, and acknowledgment of receipt is signed by the authorized person;

• To assist with managing urgent procurement documentation with respect to the administrative work, communications, workflow, and filing of all documents related to procurement;
• To be able to provide written unofficial translations of documents related to procurement process from/into English/Ukrainian/Russian.
• Any other related tasks as may be required or assigned by the supervisor.

Qualifications/Requirements

Required degree level:

Bachelor degree or equivalent

Education - Additional Comments:

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Supply Chain, Logistics, Management, Economics, Law, Business Administration, Engineering or another relevant field.

Required experience:

24 Months

Experience remark:

• At least 2 year of professional work experience in procurement / finance / administration. Relevant international experience in the mentioned professional fields will be considered as advantage;

Language skills:

• English(Mandatory), Level - Fluent
• Ukrainian(Mandatory), Level - Fluent

Area of expertise:

Procurement and contracting, Logistics and supply management, Other engineering and construction related experience

Area of expertise details:

• Procurement processes including preparation of draft versions of Terms of References, technical specifications, memos, other supporting documentation for Request For Quotations (RFQ) /Invitation To Bids (ITB)/ Request For Proposals (RFP)/ Individual Consultants (IC);
• Analysis of tender documents for procurement of goods and services; drafting of evaluation minutes/reports and contracts.

Driving license:

No

Competencies values:

Accountability, Adaptability and Flexibility, Building Trust, Client Orientation, Commitment and Motivation, Ethics and Values, Integrity, Planning and Organizing, Professionalism, Respect for Diversity, Self-Management, Working in Teams

Application procedure:

EN

* Not yet registered in the UNV Talent Pool?

Please first register your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/signup. Important: After creating your account, complete all sections of your profile and submit it. Then go to ‘My Page’ at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink. Lastly, select the special call to which you would like to apply.

* Already registered in the UNV Talent Pool?

Please first update your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/profile. Then go to ‘My Page’ at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink to select the special call to which you would like to apply.

This is a national UN Volunteer assignment, therefore only nationals of Ukraine and legal residents in Ukraine with the status of refugee or with the status of being stateless are eligible to apply.

Application deadline: 30-01-2021