Operations Associate, Procurement at Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations (FAO-UN) 161 views0 applications


The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO-UN) – An intergovernmental organization, FAO has 194 Member Nations, two associate members and one member organization, the European Union. Its employees come from various cultural backgrounds and are experts in the multiple fields of activity FAO engages in. FAO’s staff capacity allows it to support improved governance inter alia, generate, develop and adapt existing tools and guidelines and provide targeted governance support as a resource to country and regional level FAO offices. Headquartered in Rome, Italy, FAO is present in over 130 countries.

Operations Associate, Procurement 

Locations: Abuja, and Maiduguri with frequent travels in-country especially within the North-East States of Bomb, Yobe and Adamawa
Job Type: Service Contract – NPP
Duration: 6 Months, renewable

General Description of Task(s) and Objectives to Be Achieved

  • The Procurement Associate provides and coordinates day-to-day procurement operations, including specialized complex processes and functions, ensuring consistency, timeliness and conformity with relevant rules, procedures and practices.
  • He / she provides procedural guidance to clients and staff across the Organization regarding procurement rules and procedures.

Supervision Received/Exercised:

  • The Procurement Associate reports to the Assistant FAO Representative (Admin). Work is performed largely autonomous, expressing initiative and independent judgement.
  • Supervision received is focused on the quality of work outputs, to facilitate service delivery.
  • The incumbent provides guidance and training to procurement support staff and advice to clients who work with the Organization.

Working Relationships:

  • The Procurement Associate maintains a wide range of contacts with managers, staff and suppliers inside and outside the Organization, ensuring the quality and consistency of procurement support services and compliance with relevant policies and procedures.

Key Function / Results

  • Perform operational functions relating to procurement process, including the preparation of documents related to assigned procurement actions, issuance of tenders and purchase orders, evaluation of bids, follow-up with suppliers, attendance at Tender Opening Panel meetings, draft simple amendments and! or renewals to contracts and service orders under the guidance of the supervisor(s), applying in-depth knowledge of Procurement applications and regulations etc.;
  • Review purchase requisitions, orders, contracts and tenders to ensure that they are technically complete and in conformity with established FAO rules and procedures;
  • Ensure that procurement actions are completed in a timely manner in accordance with the relevant rules and procedures; ensure timely information on the status of procurement activities and all related issues;
  • Maintain and monitor database records related to procurement actions undertaken, assigned tenders, and contracts; coordinate collection of statistical information on procurement actions and ensure that information maintained in the relevant systems is accurate and updated;
  • Prepare, review and analyze periodic monitoring reports making recommendations and taking action as instructed;
  • Participate in meetings with suppliers;
  • Support knowledge building and knowledge sharing across the Service through training of staff and briefing of colleagues on the use of the Oracle Procurement Module and other IT applications utilized in the Procurement Service;
  • Act as the Contracts Unit focal point for GRMS, UNGM and Intend;
  • Review current processes and make recommendations to improve purchasing systems and procedures;
  • Perform other duties as required.

Impact of work:

  • The incumbents work impacts on the quality, timeliness and efficiency of FAO’s procurement operations.
  • He/she plays a lead role in the coordination and provision of the procurement support services for the successful achievement of the Office’s mandate.

Minimum Requirements
Technical Competencies and Experience Requirements:

  • Thorough knowledge of the procurement regulations and procedures of any public or international entity or organization.
  • Good knowledge of the International Commercial Terms (INCOTERMS) and their application.
  • Thorough knowledge of the ERP Procurement Module and ability to guide, direct and advise colleagues on its use and applications.
  • Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills in English.

Core Competencies:

  • Results Focus
  • Teamwork
  • Communication
  • Building Effective Relationships
  • Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement

Desirable Qualifications And Skills -Optional:

  • Thorough knowledge of UN system procurement regulations, policies and procedures
  • Certification on procurement delivered from an internationally recognized institution is an asset.
  • Extensive knowledge and experience in MIS reporting and monitoring tools
  • Thorough knowledge of FAO’s administrative policies and procedures

IT Skills:

  • Ability to effectively use standard MS Office software, especially experience with Excel, MS Access and database.
  • Very good knowledge of the MS Office package, Internet and office technology equipment

Languages:

  • Working knowledge of English, Fluency in Kanuri and Hausa – both verbal and written highly desirable.

Academic Qualifications:

  • Education; Secondary School Education with University Degree in Procurement, Business Administration or any other related field.
  • Work Experience and Knowledge; Five years of experience in procurement support work
  • Languages; Working knowledge (Level C) of English and level B of French or Spanish

Work Relationship:

  • Frequent contact with internal and external officials of whom many are at the senior level.

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  • Job City Abuja, Borno
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The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO; French: Organisation des Nations unies pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture, Italian: Organizzazione delle Nazioni Unite per l'Alimentazione e l'Agricoltura) is an agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger. Serving both developed and developing countries, FAO acts as a neutral forum where all nations meet as equals to negotiate agreements and debate policy.

FAO is also a source of knowledge and information, and helps developing countries and countries in transition modernize and improve agriculture, forestry and fisheries practices, ensuring good nutrition and food security for all. Its Latin motto, fiat panis, translates as "let there be bread". As of 6 January 2017, FAO has 194 member states, along with the European Union (a "member organization"), and the Faroe Islands and Tokelau, which are associate members

History

The idea of an international organization for food and agriculture emerged in the late 19th and early 20th century, advanced primarily by the US agriculturalist and activist David Lubin. In May–June 1905, an international conference was held in Rome, Italy, which led to the creation of the International Institute of Agriculture.

Later in 1943, the United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt called a United Nations Conference on Food and Agriculture. Representatives from forty four governments gathered at The Homestead Resort in Hot Springs, Virginia from 18 May to 3 June. They committed themselves to founding a permanent organization for food and agriculture, which happened in Quebec City, Canada on 16 October 1945 with the conclusion of the Constitution of the Food and Agriculture Organization. The First Session of the FAO Conference was held in the Chateau frontenac at Quebec, Canada, from 16 October to 1 November 1945.

The Second World War effectively ended the International Agricultural Institute, though it was only officially dissolved by resolution of its Permanent Committee on 27 February 1948. Its functions were then transferred to the recently established FAO

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0 USD Abuja, Borno CF 3201 Abc road Full Time , 40 hours per week Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO-UN) - An intergovernmental organization, FAO has 194 Member Nations, two associate members and one member organization, the European Union. Its employees come from various cultural backgrounds and are experts in the multiple fields of activity FAO engages in. FAO’s staff capacity allows it to support improved governance inter alia, generate, develop and adapt existing tools and guidelines and provide targeted governance support as a resource to country and regional level FAO offices. Headquartered in Rome, Italy, FAO is present in over 130 countries.

Operations Associate, Procurement 

Locations: Abuja, and Maiduguri with frequent travels in-country especially within the North-East States of Bomb, Yobe and Adamawa Job Type: Service Contract - NPP Duration: 6 Months, renewableGeneral Description of Task(s) and Objectives to Be Achieved

  • The Procurement Associate provides and coordinates day-to-day procurement operations, including specialized complex processes and functions, ensuring consistency, timeliness and conformity with relevant rules, procedures and practices.
  • He / she provides procedural guidance to clients and staff across the Organization regarding procurement rules and procedures.

Supervision Received/Exercised:

  • The Procurement Associate reports to the Assistant FAO Representative (Admin). Work is performed largely autonomous, expressing initiative and independent judgement.
  • Supervision received is focused on the quality of work outputs, to facilitate service delivery.
  • The incumbent provides guidance and training to procurement support staff and advice to clients who work with the Organization.

Working Relationships:

  • The Procurement Associate maintains a wide range of contacts with managers, staff and suppliers inside and outside the Organization, ensuring the quality and consistency of procurement support services and compliance with relevant policies and procedures.

Key Function / Results

  • Perform operational functions relating to procurement process, including the preparation of documents related to assigned procurement actions, issuance of tenders and purchase orders, evaluation of bids, follow-up with suppliers, attendance at Tender Opening Panel meetings, draft simple amendments and! or renewals to contracts and service orders under the guidance of the supervisor(s), applying in-depth knowledge of Procurement applications and regulations etc.;
  • Review purchase requisitions, orders, contracts and tenders to ensure that they are technically complete and in conformity with established FAO rules and procedures;
  • Ensure that procurement actions are completed in a timely manner in accordance with the relevant rules and procedures; ensure timely information on the status of procurement activities and all related issues;
  • Maintain and monitor database records related to procurement actions undertaken, assigned tenders, and contracts; coordinate collection of statistical information on procurement actions and ensure that information maintained in the relevant systems is accurate and updated;
  • Prepare, review and analyze periodic monitoring reports making recommendations and taking action as instructed;
  • Participate in meetings with suppliers;
  • Support knowledge building and knowledge sharing across the Service through training of staff and briefing of colleagues on the use of the Oracle Procurement Module and other IT applications utilized in the Procurement Service;
  • Act as the Contracts Unit focal point for GRMS, UNGM and Intend;
  • Review current processes and make recommendations to improve purchasing systems and procedures;
  • Perform other duties as required.

Impact of work:

  • The incumbents work impacts on the quality, timeliness and efficiency of FAO’s procurement operations.
  • He/she plays a lead role in the coordination and provision of the procurement support services for the successful achievement of the Office’s mandate.

Minimum Requirements Technical Competencies and Experience Requirements:

  • Thorough knowledge of the procurement regulations and procedures of any public or international entity or organization.
  • Good knowledge of the International Commercial Terms (INCOTERMS) and their application.
  • Thorough knowledge of the ERP Procurement Module and ability to guide, direct and advise colleagues on its use and applications.
  • Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills in English.

Core Competencies:

  • Results Focus
  • Teamwork
  • Communication
  • Building Effective Relationships
  • Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement

Desirable Qualifications And Skills -Optional:

  • Thorough knowledge of UN system procurement regulations, policies and procedures
  • Certification on procurement delivered from an internationally recognized institution is an asset.
  • Extensive knowledge and experience in MIS reporting and monitoring tools
  • Thorough knowledge of FAO’s administrative policies and procedures

IT Skills:

  • Ability to effectively use standard MS Office software, especially experience with Excel, MS Access and database.
  • Very good knowledge of the MS Office package, Internet and office technology equipment

Languages:

  • Working knowledge of English, Fluency in Kanuri and Hausa - both verbal and written highly desirable.

Academic Qualifications:

  • Education; Secondary School Education with University Degree in Procurement, Business Administration or any other related field.
  • Work Experience and Knowledge; Five years of experience in procurement support work
  • Languages; Working knowledge (Level C) of English and level B of French or Spanish

Work Relationship:

  • Frequent contact with internal and external officials of whom many are at the senior level.
2017-09-01

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