Chief, Procurement, P4 Job at IRMCT

• Chief, Procurement, P4

Responsibilities;

• Serves as a senior procurement and contracting expert with responsibility for the supervision of a geographically separated team (located in Arusha, Tanzania and The Hague, Netherlands) carrying out international procurement of a wide variety of supplies and services associated with complex (technically and legally) contracts and procurement activities, in accordance with the UN established procurement procedures and the UN Financial Rules and Regulations.
• Plans develops and manages the procurement activities for the Mechanism (Arusha and Hague Branches, Kigali and Sarajevo Field Offices).
• Provides policy procurement guidance and technical advice on procurement strategic activities to all levels of officials during all phases of the procurement cycle.
• Analyzes evaluates and assigns procurement requests and ensures that technical specifications are thorough in terms of completeness; also ensures the use of appropriate evaluation criteria in accordance with the best value for money policies.
• Develops and prepares complex contracts for the procurement of non-routine and complex commodities services; issues international tender invitations; makes recommendations for finalization of purchases and award of contracts; signs procurement orders up to the delegated threshold, and, in cases where the amount exceeds the threshold, prepares submissions to the Contracts Committee for review and subsequent approval by the authorized official.
• Where required develop new strategic and tactical approaches to contracts, as well as new methods for their application, based on market research.
• Works in tandem with requisitioning entities for procurement planning, to develop effective procurement strategies and prioritizes/coordinates contending procurement projects.
• Contributes to the development of institutional procurement policies and procedures; develops standards and criteria for the evaluation of goods, services, supplier capacity, etc.
• Supervises the identification of potential suppliers. Approves Source Selection Plan for formal procurement cases.
• Establishes approaches for negotiations and conducts or coordinates all phases of negotiations with all concerned parties, including the negotiation of disputes arising from contracts.
• May carry out consultancy missions to the field.
• Contributes to the reporting to intergovernmental bodies on budget/programme performance or on programmatic/substantive issues, as appropriate.
• Carries out administrative tasks necessary for the functioning of the Unit, including preparation of budgets, assigning and monitoring the performance parameters and critical indicators, evaluation of staff performance, interviews of candidates for job openings and evaluation of candidates; recruits staff taking due account of geographical and gender balance and other institutional directives.
• Participates in international, regional, or national meetings on procurement and provides programmatic/substantive expertise on issues; holds organizational discussions with representatives of other institutions.
• Perform other related work, as required.

Qualifications;

• Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent degree) in business administration, public administration, commerce, audit, procurement, law, or related field.
• A first-level university degree in any of these fields, in combination with two additional years of qualifying work experience, may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree. Procurement certification, such as UK CIPS (at least level 3), US ISM CPM, CPSM or equivalent is mandatory.
• A minimum of seven (7) years of progressively responsible experience in procurement, contract management, or related area is required, with a proven record of handling complex procurement evaluation and tendering processes is required.

How to Apply

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Application Deadline:29th April 2021.