The Procurement
Group (PG) at UNOPS leads the organization’s procurement p...
The Procurement
Group (PG) at UNOPS leads the organization’s procurement practice and is
responsible for: articulating strategy, policy positions and innovative
solutions for procurement at UNOPS; enabling the operationalization and
managerial oversight of UNOPS procurement activities through appropriate
systems and reports; strengthening the knowledge, skills and career development
of procurement practitioners; and leading the implementation of Sustainable
Procurement across the organization.
As a central
procurement resource for the United Nations system and its partners, UNOPS
emphasizes efficient, transparent, cost-effective and sustainable delivery of
goods, services and works, in line with public procurement best practices. On a yearly basis, UNOPS procures USD 750-900 Million worth of goods,
services and works on behalf of our partners. These include a broad base of
categories, including life-saving pharmaceuticals, mine action equipment,
vehicles or road construction services. Procurement is decentralized, with
approx. 90% done outside HQ in Copenhagen through a global supplier base from
+90 countries.
In recent years, UNOPS has
implemented a series of procurement and supply risk mitigation initiatives,
including conducting enhanced supplier vendor background checks prior to award,
and procedures for independent internal investigation of fraud and other proscribed
practices by vendors and a mechanism to determine sanctions.
In this context, and in parallel to other risk mitigation sustainable procurement initiatives,
UNOPS is interested in developing and implementing a framework for carrying out
supplier site inspections. The overall purpose is to verify that UNOPS
suppliers in higher risk situations operate with high standards of integrity
and competency and comply with essential contract provisions, in terms of
quality; performance; and social,
economic and environmental considerations.
The Supply Chain
Risk Officer will be part of the Knowledge Management team at PG which is
mainly responsible for:
- Developing UNOPS procurement policy, guidelines and templates and
other knowledge products, assuring alignment with best practices and business
needs;
- Establishing UNOPS Procurement Training Strategy and developing and
delivering training courses for UNOPS personnel;
- Coordinating eProcurement initiatives, including the development and
roll out of the UNOPS eSourcing system;
- Hosting the secretariat of the Vendor Review Committee (VRC);
- Addressing and implementing procurement
recommendations internal/external
audits, as well as for procurement assessments and certifications.