Procurement Officer (Shipping & Logistics)

PN 421199

Duty Station Kabul

OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME

To ensure that effective WHO country presence is established to implement WHO country cooperation strategies that are aligned with Member State's health development agendas and emergency/resilience programmes and harmonized with the United Nations country teams.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

1. Provides input to the Director/Head of WHO country office AFG or Responsible.

2. Conducts the implementation of procurement services for the department/office on a wide range of services and commodities.

3. Administers procurement resources and ensures compliant and efficient use of standard operating procedures of procurement.

4. Monitors the overall activities of procurement, logistics, contracting services for the office through the use of the GSM oracle system and other procurement tool; providing reports, data and statistics.

5. Provides guidance on procurements, logistics, contracting services to managers and staff.

6. Prepares and monitors the implementation of procurement work plan activities ensuring objectives and priorities are met and on track.

7. Ensures smooth running of operations of procurement services including goods and service, travel, communications, and information technology needs of the office, and local services vendor requirements.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education

Essential: First university degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, Management, or related field.
Desirable: An advanced university degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, Management, or related field.

Experience

Essential: A minimum of five years' experience, including international exposure in the area of procurement services, and logistics services for a programme.
Desirable: Prior working experience with WHO, other UN agencies and/or international organization.

Skills

- Sound knowledge and skills in procurement and budget.

-Concrete skills in implementing operations of procurement services and processes.

- Ability to lead and manage a team effectively.

- Ability to develop innovative approaches and solutions.

- Ability to demonstrate effective interpersonal skills by working harmoniously as a member of a team, adapting to diverse educational, socio-political and cultural backgrounds and maintaining a high standard of personal conduct.

WHO Competencies

WHO global Competencies model at http://www.who.int/employment/WHO_competencies_EN.pdf?ua=1

Teamwork
Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences
Communication
Ensuring the effective use of resources
Moving forward in a changing environment
Creating an empowering and motivating environment

Use of Language Skills

Essential: Expert knowledge of English.
Desirable: Beginners knowledge of French.

REMUNERATION

WHO salaries for staff in the Professional category are calculated in US dollars. The remuneration for the above position comprises an annual base salary starting at USD 62,120 (subject to mandatory deductions for pension contributions and health insurance, as applicable), a variable post adjustment, which reflects the cost of living in a particular duty station, and currently amounts to USD 2210 per month for the duty station indicated above. Other benefits include 30 days of annual leave, allowances for dependent family members, home leave, and an education grant for dependent children.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• This vacancy notice may be used to fill other similar positions at the same grade level

• Only candidates under serious consideration will be contacted.

• A written test may be used as a form of screening.

• In the event that your candidature is retained for an interview, you will be required to provide, in advance, a scanned copy of the degree(s)/diploma(s)/certificate(s) required for this position. WHO only considers higher educational qualifications obtained from an institution accredited/recognized in the World Higher Education Database (WHED), a list updated by the International Association of Universities (IAU)/United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The list can be accessed through the link: http://www.whed.net/. Some professional certificates may not appear in the WHED and will require individual review.

• Any appointment/extension of appointment is subject to WHO Staff Regulations, Staff Rules and Manual.

• Staff members in other duty stations are encouraged to apply.

• For information on WHO's operations please visit: http://www.who.int.

• WHO is committed to workforce diversity.

• WHO's workforce adheres to the WHO Values Charter and is committed to put the WHO Values into practice.

• WHO has a smoke-free environment and does not recruit smokers or users of any form of tobacco.

• WHO has a mobility policy which can be found at the following link: http://www.who.int/employment/en/. Candidates appointed to an international post with WHO are subject to mobility and may be assigned to any activity or duty station of the Organization throughout the world.

• Applications from women and from nationals of non and underrepresented Member States are particularly encouraged.

• For WHO General Service staff who do not meet the minimum educational qualifications, please see e-Manual III.4.1, para 220.
• Interested candidates are strongly encouraged to apply on-line. For assessment of your application, please ensure that your profile on Stellis is updated; all experience records are entered with elaboration on tasks performed at the time. Kindly note that CV/PHFs inserted via LinkedIn are not accessible.