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DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS
22 April 202523:59GMT01:00 Central European Time (Rome)WFP celebrates and embraces diversity. It is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all its employees and encourages qualified candidates to apply irrespective of race colour national origin ethnic or social background genetic information gender gender identity and/or expression sexual orientation religion or belief HIV status or disability.
ABOUT WFP
The World Food Programme is the worlds largest humanitarian organization saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace stability and prosperity for people recovering from conflict disasters and the impact of climate change.
At WFP people are at the heart of everything we do and the vision of the future WFP workforce is one of diverse committed skilled and high performing teams selected on merit operating in a healthy and inclusive work environment living WFPs values (Integrity Collaboration Commitment Humanity and Inclusion) and working with partners to save and change the lives of those WFP serves.
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WHY JOIN WFP
WFP is a 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.
WFP offers a highly inclusive diverse and multicultural working environment.
WFP invests in the personal & professional development of its employees through a range of training accreditation coaching mentorship and other programs as well as through internal mobility opportunities.
A career path in WFP provides an exciting opportunity to work across the various country regional and global offices around the world and with passionate colleagues who work tirelessly to ensure that effective humanitarian assistance reaches millions of people across the globe.
We offer an attractive compensation package (please refer to the Terms and Conditions section of this vacancy announcement).
JOB TITLE: Procurement Consultant
TYPE OF CONTRACT: INT REG CST
UNIT/DIVISION: SCDP
DUTY STATION (City Country): Rome HQ
DURATION: 11 months BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT: The primary goal of WFP Procurement is to procure food for delivery to affected communities and secure the goods and services required to support our operations in a timely and costeffective manner while maintaining fair and transparent processes. WFP procures the food and goods and services from a combination of sources; local regional and international based on the best option to achieve delivery in a timely efficient and effective manner In 2021 an internal review of Goods and Services Procurement unit highlighted six areas of improvement for procurement: 1 Operating model 2 Staff resourcing 3 Oversight mechanism 4 Vendor management 5 Procurement processes and 6 Use of Technology. To address these gaps and other priorities Procurement initiated a Procurement Business Process Review aimed at achieving 6 main objectives to optimize the current state and setup more performant and efficient procurement processes & organization 1 Professionalize procurement Analytics capabilities 2 Setup the right operating model 3 Establish the right organization structure 4 Streamline processes 5 Leverage technology for end to end procurement support and 6 Assess the appropriate staffing and resourcing requirement and adapt upskilling paths accordingly. As part of the target procurement operating model Procurement requires an experience procurement professional to lead the establishment of business partnering role in procurement. Under the supervision of the Procurement Business Process Review Senior Project Manager the Business Partnering implementation team lead will support the process of change management required to establish and successfully implement Business partnering for Procurement. ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Lead the development of the procurement business partnering model including definition of scope working methods processes procedures and performance expectation. Incorporate inputs from business to ensure role effectiveness.
2. Define when the role is required staff capability required and the coordination role between the client and procurement documenting the roles and handoffs.
3. Lead the development of training and onboarding resources (text video Images use cases graphs etc) for category teams (Business clients & Procurement)
4. Develop methodologies for establishment monitoring and measurement of category performance goals with relevant support governance structures
5. Deliver training provide support to implementation of the procurement business partnering and document learning including performance gaps analyse root causes and recommend iterations required to improve the effectiveness of the role.
6. Analyse and identify staff capacity and capability gaps around procurement business partnering and establish and lead implementation of capacity and capability development.
7. Others as required. DELIVERABLES AT THE END OF THE CONTRACT: Baseline for client satisfactions established Client satisfaction survey based on actual touch poiunt with procurement updated and implemented quarterly Client objectives and needs for next 2 years established Client spend structure established Client feedback mechanism established Procedures for client engagement established QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
Education: Advanced university degree in operations management procurement supply chain management or equivalent or else first University degree supplemented by additional years of experience and specialized training.
Experience: Minimum of six 6 years of relevant postgraduate experience related to Business Partnering
Knowledge
& Skills: 1. General Skills (Analytical skills Organizational awareness IT Skills Teamwork & Intercultural management) 2. Project Management (Project management & Planning Effective Communication & stakeholder management) 3. People Management (Decision making leadership and people development) 4. Category Management (Category Knowledge Market & Supplier analysis Technical Aptitude Strategy & Category Planning and Innovations) 5. Procurement Skills (Demand Management Sourcing method Negotiation skills Contracts management Supplier & risk management Finance Acumen & Sustainable Procurement.
Languages: Fluency in both oral and written communication in English and a second UN language. Solid working knowledge of French and Spanish are highly desired.
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REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION
WFP is committed to supporting individuals with disabilities by providing reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process. If you require a reasonable accommodation please contact:
NO FEE DISCLAIMER
The United Nations does not charge any application processing training interviewing testing or other fee in connection with the application or recruitment process. Should you receive a solicitation for the payment of a fee please disregard it. Furthermore please note that emblems logos names and addresses are easily copied and reproduced. Therefore you are advised to apply particular care when submitting personal information on the web.
REMINDERS BEFORE YOU SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION
We strongly recommend that your profile is accurate complete and includes your employment records academic qualifications language skills and UN Grade (if applicable).
Once your profile is completed please apply and submit your application.
Please make sure you upload your professional CV in the English language
Kindly note the only documents you will need to submit at this time are your CV and Cover Letter
Additional documents such as passport recommendation letters academic certificates etc. may potentially be requested at a future time
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Only shortlisted candidates will be notified
All employment decisions are made on the basis of organizational needs job requirements merit and individual qualifications. WFP is committed to providing an inclusive work environment free of sexual exploitation and abuse all forms of discrimination any kind of harassment sexual harassment and abuse of authority. Therefore all selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks.
No appointment under any kind of contract will be offered to members of the UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ) International Civil Service Commission (ICSC) FAO Finance Committee WFP External Auditor WFP Audit Committee Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) and other similar bodies within the United Nations system with oversight responsibilities over WFP both during their service and within three years of ceasing that service.
Required Experience:
Contract
Employment Type
Full-Time
