Procurement and Logistics Senior Assistant at UNOPS, Khartoum, Sudan

Deadline: 26 January 2023

The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) is currently seeking applications from the eligible applicants for the post of Procurement and Logistics Senior Assistant in Khartoum, Sudan.

UNOPS mission is to serve people in need by expanding the ability of the United Nations, governments and other partners to manage projects, infrastructure, and procurement in a sustainable and efficient manner.

Key Job Responsibilities

The Procurement and Logistics Senior Assistant will the following functions:

• Procurement Support Services
  • Assist in procurement activities, purchasing of equipment, goods and services, including planning and drafting clear requirements, raising requisitions, issuing Purchase Orders and Call-off Orders against LTAs, raising Requests for Payment and vendor registrations, and other tasks;
  • Assist in procurement processes, e.g. drafting bidding documents and launching sourcing and solicitation events in eSourcing, managing bid submissions, communicating with bidders, participating in evaluations, preparing evaluation reports, supporting preparation of Contracts, Long Term Agreements and amendments thereof;
  • Process procurement transactions in UNOPS’ corporate system, OneUNOPS;
• Logistical Support Services
  • Support in asset management, ensuring all items are recorded against the correct project number and the correct documentation is supported for each item;
  • Manage asset and inventory of all expendable and non-expendable items under each project in order to maintain accurate records for accountability, as well as handover of equipment when appropriate;
  • Support in asset registration processes of expendable and non-expendable property and equipment for the office, ensuring they are well established and maintained/updated on a monthly basis;

Eligibility Criteria

Applicants must have:

• First level University degree (bachelor or equivalent) with one (1) year of relevant experience years of experience;
• Secondary School diploma (high school or equivalent) with five (5) years of relevant experience.
• Relevant experience is defined as experience in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, procurement, Logistics, Assets Management, or related field at the national or international level.
• Fluency in English (speaking, writing and reading) is required;
• Fluency in Arabic (speaking, writing and reading) is required;
• Knowledge of another UN official language is desired.

How to Apply

Applicants must submit their applications through online process.

For more information, visit UNOPS.