Procurement Officer

About UN-WFP Afghanistan

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is the world's largest humanitarian Agency, fighting hunger worldwide. WFP has been working in Afghanistan since 1963. In 2014, WFP fed over 3.6 million vulnerable Afghans and our operations include: capacity building, Purchase of Progress (P4P), Food Voucher, Food for Assets, Food for Work, Food for Training, Food for Education, Mother-and-Child Health and Nutrition and Emergency Relief. WFP food assistance aims to help the most vulnerable, food insecure Afghans, including women and children, as well as families affected by conflict and natural disasters.

Job Summary

Procurement is one of the functions managed by the CO’s Supply Chain Unit. The incumbent of this position will coordinate the work of the 4-5 staff members of the procurement sub-unit reporting to the international Deputy of Supply Chain. The position holder will operate with a high degree of independence, guide more junior staff to ensure effective procurement services for Afghanistan Country Office. 

Duties & Responsibilities

1. Contribute towards the development of procurement plans and processes ensuring compliance with wider procurement policies and WFP standards.

2. Support or manage procurement programs and operational activities, (e.g. issue tenders, evaluate offers and negotiate/award contracts), following standard processes to contributing to successful procurement of food and non-food commodities or services.

3. Track and analyse data to provide recommendations for process improvement.

4. Collate data and contribute to preparation of accurate and timely reports of procurement activities, to contribute to a WFP wide view that enables informed decision making and consistency of information presented to stakeholders, leading to performance optimization.

5. Collate information and draft appropriate responses to recommendations to support auditing of procurement activities and ensure conformity with compliance rules.

6. Work in close collaboration with internal counterparts and external partners including suppliers, superintendents, companies, etc to align procurement activities with wider programmes and ensure a coherent approach to meeting food assistance needs.

7. 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.

8. Guide and supervise more junior staff, acting as a point of referral and supporting them with more complex analysis and queries.

9. Follow standard emergency preparedness practices to ensure WFP is able to quickly respond and deploy food and needed goods and services to affected areas at the onset of the crisis.

10. Act in an assigned emergency response capacity as required to meet emergency food assistance needs.

11. Other as required.

Job Requirements

Education: Advanced University degree in Procurement, Logistics, Economics, Commerce, Business Administration, Engineering, Legal or Accounting or other relevant field, or First University degree with an additional relevant work experience and/or training/courses.

Language: Fluency (level C) in English language, and Pashto and/or Dari, preferably both.

Submission Guideline

Afghan Nationals meeting the essential qualifications of the position are invited to apply by submitting a letter of interest and updated CV or P11 form, please click on link provided below in order to submit your online application through the WFP E-recruitment portal. Please note that application submitted via email or hardcopy will not be given any consideration.

https://career5.successfactors.eu/sfcareer/jobreqcareer?jobId=151256&company=C0000168410P

Functional Area

Procurement and logistics

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