Procurement Officer (Fixed-Term NOA), WFP Regional Office in Cairo

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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 diversity and gender balance.

ABOUT WFP

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JOB PURPOSE

RB (Regional Bureaus) Cairo Supply Chain is responsible for purchasing a variety of foodstuffs for delivery to the countries in the region. As a Procurement Officer for Food, the candidate will be responsible for tendering and contracting within a public-procurement framework in support of both emergencies and ongoing operations. The officer is expected to manage relationships with vendors, request units at the country level, provide reports for management, and perform these duties in a professional and ethical manner.

We are looking for an enthusiastic Procurement Officer to collect, analyze and report on information to maximize the efficiency of supply chain operations and activities and help in developing different procurement strategies. this post requires a willingness to travel, including travel to emergency locations.

If you're interested to be part of a fast-moving deadline-driven team and you are interested to bring your leadership skills and logical thinking to save lives, please do not hesitate to apply.

DELIVERABLES

1. Delivering requested food within the contractual period and per WFP specifications. 2. Maintain and update short lists of suppliers to ensure WFP is able competitively source various commodities from different countries 3. Evaluate and recommend procurement actions based upon costs, timelines, and market considerations to management while advocating the best interests of WFP

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

1. Support procurement programs and operational activities, (e.g., issue tenders, evaluate offers and negotiate/award contracts), following standard processes and contributing to successful procurement of food and non-food commodities or services. 2. Contribute to the analysis of data to provide recommendations for process improvement. 3. Collate data and contribute to the preparation of accurate and timely reports of procurement activities, to contribute to a WFP (World Food Programme) wide view that enables informed decision making and consistency of information presented to stakeholders, leading to performance optimization. 4. Support auditing of procurement activities by collating the necessary information for recommendations to be responded to appropriately to ensure conformity with compliance rules. 5. Work in close collaboration with internal counterparts to align procurement activities with wider programmes and ensure a coherent approach to meeting food assistance needs. 6. Support training of WFP staff to take a strategic and proactive approach to the procurement of food and non-food commodities and services, for example designing and reviewing training materials. 7. Guide and supervise a limited number of more junior staff, acting as a point of referral and supporting them with simple analysis and queries. 8. Follow standard emergency preparedness practices to ensure WFP can quickly respond and deploy food and needed resources to affected areas at the onset of the crisis. 9. Act in an assigned emergency response capacity as required to meet emergency food assistance needs. 10. Other as required.

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education:

• Advanced University Degree in Economics, Commerce, Business Administration, Engineering, Legal or Accounting, or another relevant field with an additional 5 years of relevant work experience • First University Degree with an additional 8 years of relevant work experience

Experience:

• Handle Routine Transactions/Purchase of Commodities/Goods/Services
• Developing timelines and cost reports for suppliers
• Experience coordinating procurement process with other units/teams

Knowledge & Skills:

• Seeks information from requesting units, suppliers, and other stakeholders to perform duties in a transparent and correct way
• Maintains an informed and professional demeanor with internal as well as external partners and stakeholders
• Familiar with food quality standards and requirements for international delivery by ship and truck, through ports and cross border
• Familiar with performing public-procurement actions and the necessary steps and methods to maintain ethical standards
• Supervisory and Leadership skills are preferred

Language:

• Fluency Level C in English Language and Arabic • Intermediate Knowledge of another second, official UN (United Nations) Language (desirable)

4Ps CORE ORGANISATIONAL CAPABILITIES

Purpose

• Understand and communicate the Strategic Objectives: Understands WFP’s Strategic Objectives and the link to own work objectives.
• Be a force for positive change: Flexibly adapts individual contributions to accommodate changes in direction from supervisors and internal/external changes (such as evolving needs of beneficiaries, new requirements of partners).
• Make the mission inspiring to our team: Recognizes and shares with team members the ways in which individual contributions relate to WFP’s mission.
• Make our mission visible in everyday actions: Sets own goals in alignment with WFP’s overall operations, and is able to communicate this link to others.

People

• Look for ways to strengthen people's skills: Assesses own strengths and weaknesses to increase self-awareness, and includes these in conversations on own developmental needs.
• Create an inclusive culture: Participates in open dialogue, and values the diverse opinion of others, regardless of background, culture, experience, or country assignment.
• Be a coach & provide constructive feedback: Proactively seeks feedback and coaching to build confidence, and develop and improve individual skills.
• Create an “I will”/”We will” spirit: Participates in accomplishing team activities and goals in the face of challenging circumstances.

Performance

• Encourage innovation & creative solutions: Shows willingness to explore and experiment with new ideas and approaches in own work.
• Focus on getting results: Consistently delivers results within individual scope of work on time, on budget and without errors.
• Make commitments and make good on commitments: Commits to upholding individual accountabilities and responsibilities in the face of ever-changing country or functional priorities.
• Be Decisive: Makes rational decisions about individual activities when faced with uncertain circumstances, including in times of ambiguity regarding information or manager direction.

Partnership

• Connect and share across WFP units: Seeks to understand and adapt to internal or cross-unit teams’ priorities and preferred working styles.
• Build strong external partnerships: Demonstrates ability to understand and appropriately respond to and/or escalate needs of external partners.
• Be politically agile & adaptable: Portrays an informed and professional demeanor toward internal and external partners and stakeholders.
• Be clear about the value WFP brings to partnerships: Provides operational support on analyses and assessments that quantifies and demonstrates WFP’s unique value as a partner.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

• JOB TITLE: PROCUREMENT OFFICER
• TYPE & LEVEL OF CONTRACT: FIXED TERM/NOA
• DURATION & START DATE: 1 YEAR RENEWABLE
• UNIT/DIVISION:SUPPLY CHAIN
• DUTY STATION (City, Country): REGIONAL BUREAU IN CAIRO (RBC), CAIRO, EGYPT
• REPORTS TO: REGIONAL PROCUREMENT OFFICER

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

Interested candidates are invited to submit their application no later than Saturday, 14 May 2022.

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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.