Procurement Associate - Port Moresby

About the role

UN Women is recruiting a Procurement Associate for a fixed-term appointment in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. Reporting to the Operations Manager under the Chief of Procurement and Travel Services, the Associate supports procurement services in the Business Unit with a focus on quality, accuracy and client-centred outcomes. The role works closely with Operations, Programme and Project teams and with UN Women Procurement and Travel Services.

Key responsibilities

• Support the implementation of fair, transparent and value-for-money procurement strategies and ensure compliance with UN Women rules and policies
• Help draft internal procurement SOPs and map BU procurement processes
• Organize procurement processes for the Business Unit and projects, and prepare procurement plans
• Prepare and run RFQ, ITB or RFP documents and help evaluate quotations, bids and proposals
• Prepare purchase orders and contracts, and submit submissions to procurement review committees
• Maintain supplier rosters and stay informed on UN agencies' procurement developments, including LTAs and UNGM
• Support procurement training for operations and project staff and for suppliers on e-procurement modules
• Compile lessons learned and best practices, and contribute to knowledge networks

Required profile

• Secondary education; a first-level university degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, Finance or Economics is considered but not required
• Minimum of 6 years of relevant progressive procurement experience with a high school diploma, or 4 years with a bachelor's degree
• Fluency in the language of the duty station; English fluency is required or desirable; knowledge of another official UN language is desirable
• Experience in public sector procurement at international level or in UN agencies is an asset

Required skills

• Use of computers and office software (MS Word, Excel) and spreadsheets and databases
• Web-based management systems; experience with a modern web-based ERP system, preferably Oracle Cloud, is desirable
• Sourcing, financial analysis, data management, procurement management, risk management and stakeholder/client management competencies