UNDP is committed to support the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to ensure that the quality of life for Afghans is substantially improved, as measured by tangible improvements in global indicators of social and economic wellbeing (such as the SDGs, Human Development Index scores). UNDP’s role is to help fortify development outcomes among local communities, government partners, and the private sector, using the SDGs as both a destination and a guide. Through the SDGs, a transformative shift from a war economy to a peace economy is possible, helping the Afghan government to meet its global commitments, its internal targets (such as those set by the Afghanistan National Peace and Development Framework-ANPDF), and, most importantly, the expectations and ambitions of the Afghan people. While this bold vision demands investments from UNDP, among all development actors, UNDP Afghanistan Country Office as a valued partner to the Government of Afghanistan by providing insights on understanding and overcoming multi-dimensional poverty. UNDP’s perspective is that meaningful poverty alleviation requires a different development approach – one that monitors and attempts to affect the systemic interplay of socio-economic factors, regional differences, and shifts in the political economy. To deliver this value proposition, the CO needs to ‘raise the bar’ on its development policy expertise and engage national and local policy makers on disrupting the complex systems contributing to intractable poverty.
This Job Description is part of a new office structure, which is designed to support a more integrated and collaborative way in supporting Afghanistan achieve sustainable development and sustainable peace. The Country Office has aligned the new office structure with the thematic vision of the emerging Country Programme and designed new ways of working that will facilitate more collaboration across the office, create the foundations for more sub-national level work and higher delivery and emphasize learning and support to national staff capacity development.
In this context the Procurement Unit is entrusted with:
· Advisory support and oversight of programme / project procurement planning
· Facilitation of local procurement processes
· Coordination of procurement oversight mechanism
Under the guidance and direct supervision of the Procurement Specialist, and the supervision of Procurement Analyst, the Procurement Associate provides support to the Procurement Unit working in close collaboration with unit colleagues and with the Operations, Programme and project teams, UNDP HQs staff and Procurement Support Office in Copenhagen to successfully deliver procurement services.
The Procurement Associate will be part of a team also providing technical support to programmes and projects in the CO, or as otherwise directed.
Summary of Key Functions:
1. Ensures implementation of operational strategies focusing on achievement of the following results:
2. Support to procurement processes programmes and projects project focusing on achievement of the following results:
3. Ensures organization of procurement-related logistical services focusing on achievement of the following results:
4. Contributes to implementation of sourcing strategy focusing on achievement of the following result:
5. Supports knowledge building and knowledge sharing in the CO focusing on achievement of the following results:
Core
Innovation
Ability to make new and useful ideas work
Level 3: Adapts deliverables to meet client needs
Leadership
Ability to persuade others to follow
Level 3: Proactively seeks and recognizes contributions of others
People Management
Ability to improve performance and satisfaction
Level 3: Appropriately involves team in different stages of work and decision-making
Communication
Ability to listen, adapt, persuade and transform
Level 3: Expresses information and views with adaptive reasoning and appreciation for complexity and variation
Delivery
Ability to get things done while exercising good judgement
Level 3: Takes responsibility for addressing critical situations and delivering core value
Technical/Functional
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Procurement
The ability to acquire goods, services or works from an outside external source
Level 3: Implement & Manage: Exercises skills and knowledge independently, demonstrating ability to manage self and team responsibilities, in area of work
Supplier Management Knowledge of supplier management concepts, principles and methods, and ability to apply to strategic and/or practical situations
Level 3: Implement & Manage: Exercises skills and knowledge independently, demonstrating ability to manage self and team responsibilities, in area of work
Sourcing
Ability to find, evaluate and engage suppliers of goods and services
Level 3: Implement & Manage: Exercises skills and knowledge independently, demonstrating ability to manage self and team responsibilities, in area of work
Contract Management
Knowledge of contract management concepts, principles and methods, and ability to apply to strategic and/or practical situations
Level 3: Implement & Manage: Exercises skills and knowledge independently, demonstrating ability to manage self and team responsibilities, in area of work
Operational Efficiency
Ability to identify and execute opportunities to improve operational efficiency
Level 3: Implement & Manage: Exercises skills and knowledge independently, demonstrating ability to manage self and team responsibilities, in area of work
Communication
Ability to effectively communicate intensions and requirements to internal and external stakeholders
Level 3: Implement & Manage: Exercises skills and knowledge independently, demonstrating ability to manage self and team responsibilities, in area of work
Facilitation and Knowledge exchange
Ability to harvest country voices for global policy dialogues on policy and financing frameworks
Level 3: Implement & Manage: Exercises skills and knowledge independently, demonstrating ability to manage self and team responsibilities, in area of work
Education:
Experience:
Language Requirements:
Good written and spoken English. Dari/Pashtu language will be an advantage.
Important applicant information
All posts in the GS categories are subject to local recruitment.
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Contract Duration: 1 Year with possibility for extension
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