The 2024 Procurement Associate, under the Operations Manager’s supervision, leads procurement services in MCO for effectiveness, transparency, and integrity. They collaborate closely with Operations, Programme, and project teams, as well as vendors and Government officials. UNDP emphasizes a portfolio approach for strategic goals, encouraging personnel to work across units and projects for enhanced collaboration.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensure full compliance of procurement activities with UNDP rules, regulations, policies, and strategic priorities through implementation of effective internal controls and proper functioning of UNDP’s client–oriented procurement management system.
• Elaborate/establish internal procurement Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), map MCO procurement business processes, and assist in managing workflows in Procurement Unit in coordination with supervisor.

• Consolidate procurement plans for the office and projects, and monitor their implementation for the country office and projects.
• Conduct preliminary review of submissions to internal procurement review committees (CAP, RACP and ACP).
• Implement harmonized procurement services and analyze new opportunities for joint procurement for the UN agencies in line with the UN reform.

• Develop and update rosters of suppliers.
• Implement supplier selection and evaluation.
• Develop performance indicators to measure supplier performance.
• Maintain contact with suppliers in order to schedule or expedite deliveries and resolve shortages, missed or late deliveries, and other problems.
• Maintain contact with customers and suppliers on order status, changes or cancellations.

• Organize procurement training for operations and project staff.
• Organize procurement training for vendors on e-procurement modules.
• Synthesize lessons learned and best practices in procurement.