INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
👉 Vacancy Announcement n°: 178126
📢 Job Title: Procurement Officer
📌Type of Contract: Fixed term
⭐ Grade: NOB
✅ Unit / Division: Supply Chain
⚡ Duty Station: Dakar, Senegal (Regional Bureau for Western Africa)
✨ Duration: One year (Renewable subject to satisfactory probation and/or availability of funds).
⏰ Closing date: 10th December 2022 at 11:59 PM Dakar time
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.
WFP seeks candidates of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our humanitarian principles. Selection of staff is made on a competitive basis, and we are committed to promoting diversity and gender balance.
Qualified women are strongly encouraged to apply.
ABOUT WFP
The United Nations World Food Programme is the world's largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide. The mission of WFP is to end global hunger. 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 learn more about WFP, visit our website and follow us on social media to keep up with our latest news: LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT:
WFP’s Regional Bureau for the West and Central Africa (RBD), based in Dakar, Senegal, provides strategic guidance, policy/technical support, and direction to WFP operations and activities in 19 countries. The WFP West Africa region extends from Mauritania to Chad and along the coast from Cameroon to Senegal. It consists of Benin Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Cote d'Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo. The West Africa Regional Bureau (RBD) is based in Dakar and provides strategic guidance, technical support, and direction to country operations in these countries.
The Procurement Officer directly reports to the Regional Procurement Officer in the sourcing/retail team of the Supply Chain unit. The incumbent will be responsible for collecting, analyzing, and reporting on information to maximize the efficiency of procurement operations and activities.
HOW WILL YOU CONTRIBUTE?
WHICH QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE DO WE NEED:
Education: Advanced University degree in Economics, Commerce, Business Administration, Engineering, Legal or Accounting or other relevant fields, or First University degree with additional relevant work experience and/or training/courses.
Experience: Three (3) or more years of progressively responsible professional work experience in the field of Procurement Management for holders of an advanced university degree or five years of relevant postgraduate professional experience in the field of Procurement Management for holders of a first university degree.
Languages: Fluency in oral and written English and French
DESIRED EXPERIENCES FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROLE:
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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, color, national origin, ethnic or social background, genetic information, gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, HIV status, physical or mental disability.
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