Responsibilities

• Plans, develops and manages all procurement and contractual aspects of requests from the United Nations Environment Programme, taking into account service provision arrangements and other conditions.
• Advises requisitioning units and recipient entities in various locations on the full range of procurement issues, providing support and guidance at all stages of the procurement cycle.
• Oversees adherence to contractual agreements, recommends amendments and extensions of contracts, and advises concerned parties on contractual rights and obligations.
• Prepares a variety of procurement-related documents, contracts, communications, guidelines, instructions, training material, etc.
• Provides guidance to, and may supervise, new/junior staff.
• Conducts risk assessments and due diligence reviews and prepares assessment reports on the selection of implementing partners.
• Supports the implementing partner assessment and monitoring framework activities on procurement in coordination with the Head of Unit.
• Collects and analyzes data to identify trends or patterns and provide insights through graphs, charts, tables and reports using data visualization methods to enable data-driven planning, decision-making, presentation and reporting.

Education

• Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in business administration, public administration, commerce, engineering, law or a related field. A first-level university degree in combination with two years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• Successful completion of both degree and non-degree programs in data analytics, business analytics or data science programs is desirable.

Work Experience

• A minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in procurement, contract management, procurement related to the implementing partners, contract administration or logistics and supply chain management or related area is required.
• A minimum of two (2) consecutive years of experience in conducting international tender exercises to award contracts, during the last five years is required.
• Experience in reviewing procurement plans and conducting due diligence for implementing partners is required. Experience in sourcing, cleaning and preparing data, selection and developing visualization/metrics procurement, and/or supply chain management that enable easy communication/interpretation by the users is desirable. A minimum of two (2) years or more of experience in data analytics or related area is desirable.