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Title:              Business
Support Assistant (Procurement)

Organization: United
Nations World Food Programme (WFP)

Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda

Grade: SC4

About US:

The UN World Food
Programme (WFP) is the United Nations frontline agency against world hunger. It
is the largest and longest serving humanitarian agency in Uganda. Currently WFP
focuses on three priority areas: Saving lives in Emergencies; Building
Resilience through Predictable Safety Nets; Improving Nutrition &
Mother-and Child Health; and Supporting Small Holder Farmers to Access Markets.
WFP has operations in various parts of the Country.

Job Summary:  The Business Support Assistant (Procurement) will
be responsible for the completion of WFP procurement processes and activities
regarding some interpretation of standard guidelines/practices. This position
is a Support position for the Procurement unit. It provides support to the food
and non-food procurement processes.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Perform administrative procurement
  activities in a timely manner, support professional staff in the
  acquisition of goods and services for efficient field operations:
• Compile data, prepare and distribute
  documents to support sucessful procurement prgrammes and operational
  activities (e.g. issue tenders, evaluatre offers and negotiate/award
  contracts), ensuring standard processes are followed;
• Review, record and prioritise purcahse
  requests ensuring all supporting documentation is received, and funding is
  available, in order to enable the provurement of goods and services;
• Coordinate and monitor the delivery of
  procurement requisitions, verifying receipt and inspection of
  deliverables, and performing follow-up actions to ensure supplies reach
  the operational areas;
• Research, collate and present
  information in standard formats, to enable informed decision making and
  consistency of information presented to stakeholders;
• Update, manage and maintain relevant
  databases and records, to ensure the information is accurate, organised
  and available for others to access, and supports reporting requirements;
• Liaise with internal counterparts to
  support the alignments of procurement activities with wider programmes and
  ensure a coherent approach to meeting food assistance needs.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The ideal candidate for the United
  Nations UN World Food Programme (WFP) Business Support Assistant
  (Procurement) job placement should a Bachelor’s degree in any of the
  following areas: Procurement, Finance, Economics, Business Studies or any
  other related field, obtained from a recognized institution;
• Two years of progressively responsible
  experience in Supply Chain, Procurement or any related field;
• Proficient in both oral and written
  English;
• Working knowledge and experience using
  MS Office Applications;
• Possess good communication and record
  management skills

NB: Female
applicants and qualified applicants from Uganda with Ugandan Nationality are
especially encouraged to apply.

How to Apply:

All candidates who
desire to join the United Nations World Food Programme are encouraged to submit
their applications online at the link below.

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Here

Deadline: 22^nd August 2019

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