Procurement Specialist, (maternity leave replacement)

In order to support the growth of the Office, especially for the procurement of major infrastructure projects, the UNOPS Multi country Office in Central Africa is looking for a Procurement Specialist, to be based  in Kinshasa/Democratic Republic of Congo, for a first duration of 4 months (renewal subject to funding and satisfactory performance), for maternity leave replacement.

Located in Kinshasa, DRC, the UNOPS Multi country Office in Central Africa covers eleven countries, including DRC. The office has developed strong working relations with the international partners, UN agencies including UN Missions and Governments across Central Africa over the years. It provides technical support and capacity building in strategic development areas including infrastructure rehabilitation and development across health, education, public works, governance/public administration sectors; procurement, project management, amongst others.

He/she analyzes and interprets the respective rules and regulations and provides advice and solutions to a wide spectrum of complex issues related to procurement. The role requires deep understanding of procurement policy and processes and the Procurement Specialist should be able to apply them to the appropriate situations.

In addition to responsibility for the deliverables of the work team, the incumbent’s work is focused on strategic relationship building and demand management, mainly referred to aggregation and dealing

• Advanced University degree (Master's or equivalent) preferably in Procurement and/or Supply Chain Management, Law, Commerce, Business Administration, Public Administration, Finance, Economics or related field is required.

• First level University degree ( Bachelor ’s or equivalent ) preferably in Procurement and/or Supply Chain Management, Law, Commerce, Business Administration, Public Administration, Finance, Economics or related field in combination with 2 additional years of relevant professional experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

• A minimum of five (5) years professional experience  in advising on, implementing policies and procedures to deliver a range of complex procurement programmes and services is required.

• At least three (3) years  of experience with UNOPS or UN system organizations
  in Procurement is required

• Experience in working in developing countries is an asset

• Experience in Infrastructures procurement is a strong advantage

• Personnel supervisory experience in procurement is an asset

• Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (Gsuite) is highly desirable

• Ability to work remotly is an asset

• Full working knowledge of French is required.

• Full working knowledge of English is required.

Contract type: International Individual  Contractor

• Please note that the closing date is midnight Copenhagen time
• Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.
• Only those candidates that are short-listed for interviews will be notified.
• Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
• UNOPS seeks to reasonably accommodate candidates with special needs, upon request.
• Work life harmonization - UNOPS values its people and recognizes the importance of balancing professional and personal demands. We have a progressive policy on work-life harmonization and offer several flexible working options. This policy applies to UNOPS personnel on all contract types
• This position is based  in Kinshasa DRC (Family Duty Station), for maternity leave replacement.
  
• For staff positions only, UNOPS reserves the right to appoint a candidate at a lower level than the advertised level of the post
• The incumbent is responsible to abide by security policies, administrative instructions, plans and procedures of the UN Security Management System and that of UNOPS.  

It is the policy of UNOPS to conduct background checks on all potential recruits/interns. 
Recruitment/internship in UNOPS is contingent on the results of such checks.

UNOPS is an operational arm of the United Nations, supporting the successful implementation of its partners’ peacebuilding, humanitarian and development projects around the world. Our mission is to help people build better lives and countries achieve sustainable development.

UNOPS areas of expertise cover infrastructure, procurement, project management, financial management and human resources.

Working with us

UNOPS offers short- and long-term work opportunities in diverse and challenging environments across the globe. We are looking for creative, results-focused professionals with skills in a range of disciplines.

Diversity

With over 4,000 UNOPS personnel and approximately 7,000 personnel recruited on behalf of UNOPS partners spread across 80 countries, our workforce represents a wide range of nationalities and cultures. We promote a balanced, diverse workforce — a strength that helps us better understand and address our partners’ needs, and continually strive to improve our gender balance through initiatives and policies that encourage recruitment of qualified female candidates.

Work life harmonization

UNOPS values its people and recognizes the importance of balancing professional and personal demands.