Assisting almost 100 million people in around 83 countries each year, the World Food Programme (WFP) is the leading humanitarian organization saving lives and changing lives, delivering food assistance in emergencies and working with communities to improve nutrition and build resilience.

Our mission 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.

Organisational context

In Cameroon, the WFP Cameroon Country Strategic Plan [CSP] (2018 – 2021) endeavours to ensure that targeted food-insecure and vulnerable populations benefit from more sustainable and inclusive food systems and increased resilience to shocks to meet their food and nutrition needs. Under this CSP, WFP will design and implement interventions to address food and nutrition security challenges, from production through to consumption.

WFP will work with its partners to establish long-term interventions to improve the resilience of vulnerable communities in North/South West, North, Adamaoua and East regions. The situation in the North West and South West regions continues to be marked by armed clashes, with 2.3 million people in need of humanitarian assistance in early 2020 in comparison to 1.3 million in early 2019. The security trends continue to affect humanitarian access and creating regular new population displacements.

Why work with us?

WFP provides food assistance to more than 86 million people in 83 countries, including Cameroon. Your work will have a positive impact on lives of the world’s most vulnerable people.
You will join a diverse team of professionals and will have an opportunity to exchange your experiences with your colleagues and continuously learning from each other.
WFP invests in the training and development of its employees through a range of training, accreditation, mentorship and other programs as well as through international mobility opportunities.
Our team is growing nationally and internationally and the timing to join us cannot be better!

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Key Responsibilities (not all-inclusive, nor exhaustive):

Under the direct supervision of a Country office Procurement Officer:

Perform administrative procurement activities in a timely and efficient manner, to support Professional staff in the acquisition of goods and services for efficient field operations.
Compile data, prepare and distribute documents, to support successful procurement programs and operational activities, (e.g. issue tenders, evaluate offers and negotiate/award contracts), ensuring standard processes are followed.
Review, record and prioritise purchasing requests, ensuring all supporting documentation is received, and funding is available, in order to enable the procurement of goods and services.
Coordinate and monitor the delivery of procurement requisitions, verifying receipt and inspection of deliverables, and performing follow up actions to ensure supplies reach HQ and field operations.
Research collate and present information in standard formats, to enable informed decision making and consistency of information presented to the stakeholders.
Update, manage and maintain relevant databases and records, to ensure the information is accurate, organised, and available for others to access, and supports reporting requirements.
Liaise with internal counterparts to support the alignment of procurement activities with wider programmes and ensure a coherent approach to meeting food assistance needs.
Provide technical support and/or allocate work to other support staff, in order to assist them in completing standard tasks 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.

What are the expected results/outputs?

You will:

Deliver timely and quality food, goods, and services to persons of concern in compliance with procurement rules and procedures.
Satisfy units clients by the services rendered by the Procurement Unit.
Perform and apply appropriate processes, procedures and policies that support the efficient and effective procurement services.

Qualifications and Key Requirements

Qualifications, skills, experience:

Experience with procurement activities (purchasing, vendor research, etc.).
Experience conducting cost analyses and developing reports.
Experience working with suppliers or other third party on day to day basis

Degree level: Completion of secondary school education. A post-secondary certificate in the related functional area is desirable.

Type of Degree: Procurement, Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Management, Law, Economics, or another related field.

Years of work experience: At least 3 years of progressively responsible, practical and support experience in procurement, including administration services, program or another related field.

Language: Fluent in French with working knowledge of English is required.

Other desirable skills:

Computer knowledge in word processing, spreadsheet, Outlook, etc is required.
General knowledge of UN procurement policies, rules, regulations and procedures, administrative policies, good team spirit.
Ability to identify and resolve operational problems with substantial independence.
Ability to handle a large volume of work systematically, effectively and accurately.
Ability to train other staff regarding relevant work responsibilities.
Ability to work in a team environment and coordinate assignments to achieve common goals.
Ability to deal patiently and tactfully with people of different national and cultural backgrounds.
Ability to work with accuracy under time constraints and pressure.

Deadline for application

Date: 29th March 2021 at 11:59 PM

This position open to Cameroonian nationals only.

Terms and Conditions

WFP seeks candidates of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our humanitarian principles. Selection of staff is made on a competitive basis, and we are committed to promoting an inclusive work environment in which diversity is valued and where no form of discrimination is tolerated. We aim to achieve parity in our teams in West and Central Africa.

Qualified female applicants are especially encouraged to apply.

WFP has zero tolerance for discrimination and does not discriminate based on 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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Added 3 years ago - Updated 3 years ago - Source: wfp.org