UNWFP - Beirut - Procurement Officer NOB

- This position is open to qualified Lebanese candidates only.

-  Women and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

- Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

This Vacancy Announcement will close on 25 October 2022 at 11:59 PM Rome Time.

Contract Duration: 12 Months (Renewable based on business need and performance)

Organizational background

Assisting more than 90 million people in 123 countries and territories each year, the World Food Program (WFP) is the leading humanitarian organization saving lives and changing lives, delivering food assistance in emergencies partnering with governments, and providing common services that allow the entire humanitarian community to save lives in emergencies and build the resilience of food insecure people and communities. 
As the international community has committed to end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition by 2030, one in nine people worldwide still do not have enough to eat. Food and food-related assistance lie at the heart of the struggle to break the cycle of hunger and poverty.

WFP Lebanon provides humanitarian assistance to nearly 1.1 million vulnerable persons, in the form of unrestricted assistance in-kind and cash-based transfers. WFP Lebanon also provides food assistance in the form of snack and fresh food to school aged students and their families. This support is designed to improve the students’ health and make them and their families more motivated to pursue the children’s right to education.
The United Nations World Food Programme is the world's largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide.  The mission of WFP is to help the world achieve Zero Hunger in our lifetimes.  Every day, WFP works worldwide to ensure that no child goes to bed hungry and that the poorest and most vulnerable, particularly women and children, can access the nutritious food they need.

To know more about WFP’s mission, please check the below video:https://www.facebook.com/WorldFoodProgramme/videos/10154930622760178/

Organizational Context: The incumbent will report to Head of Supply Chain Unit in WFP Lebanon Country Office

Job Purpose: To plan, execute and analyze procurement activities to maximize the efficiency of procurement operations.

Key Responsibilities (not all-inclusive, nor exhaustive):

Within delegated authority and under the direct supervision of Head of Supply Chain the incumbent will be responsible for the following duties:

• Contribute towards the development of procurement plans and processes ensuring compliance with wider procurement policies and WFP standards.
• Support or manage procurement programs and operational activities, (e.g. issue tenders, evaluate offers and negotiate/award contracts), following standard processes to contributing to successful procurement of food and non-food commodities or services.
• Track and analyse data to provide recommendations for process improvement.
• Collate data and contribute to preparation of accurate and timely reports of procurement activities, to contribute to a WFP wide view that enables informed decision making and consistency of information presented to stakeholders, leading to performance optimization.
• Collate information and draft appropriate responses to recommendations to support auditing of procurement activities and ensure conformity with compliance rules.
• Work in close collaboration with internal counterparts and external partners including suppliers, superintendents, companies, etc to align procurement activities with wider programmes and ensure a coherent approach to meeting food assistance needs.
• Support training of WFP staff to take a strategic and proactive approach to the procurement of food and non-food commodities and services, for example designing and reviewing training materials.
• Guide and supervise more junior staff, acting as a point of referral and supporting them with more complex analysis and queries.
• Follow standard emergency preparedness practices to ensure WFP is able to quickly respond and deploy food and needed goods and services to affected areas at the onset of the crisis.
• Act in an assigned emergency response capacity as required to meet emergency food assistance needs.
• Other as required

Standard Minimum Qualifications:    

Education: Advanced University degree (i.e. Master's degree or higher) in business administration, Sciences, Political Science, Development Economics or other relevant field, or First University degree in a relevant field (i.e. Bachelor’s degree) with additional years of related work experience or training/courses.

Experience: Three (3) or more years of postgraduate professional experience (after completion of Advanced University degree) in supply chain or equivalent, or, five (5) years or more after completion of First University degree.

Language:  Fluency in both oral and written communication in English and Arabic. Knowledge of French language is an added advantage.

Desirable Knowledge and Skills:

• Experience with procurement activities (purchasing, vendor research, etc.).
• Experience conducting cost analyses.
• Experience working with vendors or other partners.
• Experience in supervising technical teams.