Procurement Specialist - Re advertise

UNOPS mission is to serve people in need by expanding the ability of the United Nations, governments and other partners to manage projects, infrastructure and procurement in a sustainable and efficient manner.

Within these three core areas of expertise, UNOPS provides its partners with advisory, implementation and transactional services, with projects ranging from building schools and hospitals, to procuring goods and services and training local personnel. UNOPS works closely with governments and communities to ensure increased economic, social and environmental sustainability for the projects we support, with a focus on developing national capacity.

Working in some of the world’s most challenging environments, our vision is to advance sustainable implementation practices in development, humanitarian and peacebuilding contexts, always satisfying or surpassing partner expectations.

With over 7,000 personnel spread across 80 countries, UNOPS offers its partners the logistical, technical and management knowledge they need, wherever they need it. A flexible structure and global reach means we can quickly respond to our partners' needs, while offering the benefits of economies of scale.

Located in Dakar, the UNOPS office in Senegal has developed a strong working relation with the Governments of West Africa and international partners over the years. It provides technical support in strategic development areas including elections; procurement and related capacity building; environmental protection, as well as infrastructure rehabilitation and development.

Under the overall guidance of the Project Manager and direct supervision of the Operations Manager. The selected candidate shall apply all UNOPS’ policies, rules and regulations, related to Procurement. He/she is responsible for the timely procurement of goods and services for the project and ensures high quality and accuracy of work. He/she ensures implementation of procurement strategies, focusing on full compliance of procurement activities within UNOPS rules and regulations and contributes to the timely and accurate delivery of the project. 

The Procurement Specialist is a key player in the project’s collaborative, client-oriented approach and contributes to delivery of the satisfactory and timely delivery of all project activities. It is understood that the Procurement Specialist will be working in a dynamic and changing environment with limited resources.

Summary of Key Functions

1. Procurement Management and Implementation
2. Planning and Evaluation
3. Contract monitoring and management

Duties and Responsibilities:

- Facilitate the application of UNOPS Procurement rules and regulations in the implementation of the project including liaison with all existing units and field operations

- Implementation of effective internal controls, proper design and functioning of a client-oriented procurement management process

- Implementation of proper needs assessment and requirement definition mechanisms for identification of projects’ actual procurement needs

- Facilitate the implementation of procurement plans for the project

- Implementation of proper monitoring and control of procurement processes including receipt of requisitions, organization of RFQ, ITB and RFP, receipt of quotations, bids and proposals, their evaluation, negotiation of certain conditions of contracts in full compliance with UNOPS Procurement Manual and FRR

Other tasks that may be deemed necessary for the project.

•  Master’s Degree or equivalent in Business Administration, Public Administration, Finance, Economics or related field
• A first-level university degree in combination with two (2) years additional relevant working experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree
• Industry certification will be an advantage

• Minimum of five (5) years of experience at the national or international level in Procurement is required
• Experience in post conflict and/or humanitarian environments is highly desirable
• Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Office 2003 and/or newer versions)

• Fluency in written and oral French and working knowledge of English is required
• Knowledge of third UN working language desirable

• Please note that the closing date is midnight Copenhagen time (CET)
• 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.
• 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.