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Deadline: 05 February 2023
The World Food Programme (WFP) is currently seeking applications from the eligible applicants for the post of Procurement Officer in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.
World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide.
Key Job Responsibilities
The Procurement Officer will perform the following functions:
- Design a procurement strategy for buying food commodities from traders and smallholder farmers (SHF) and goods & services to ensure smooth operations in Tanzania and neighboring countries.
- Consolidate and analyze data from which to inform Country sourcing strategies or plan specialist procurement initiatives that support effective and cost-optimizing purchase decisions.
- Provide oversight, guidance, and support to the Country Offices procurement team to implement best practice procurement policies and procedures, ensuring a strategic and proactive approach to procurement in compliance with wider WFP policies, standards, and regulations.
- Support the head of supply chain in the implementation of the supply chain strategy, lead and participate in actions of national capacity strengthening in line with the Country Strategic Plan and manage operational activities for a Country Office (e.g. issue tenders, evaluate offers and negotiate/award contracts), to ensure successful procurement of food and non-food commodities or services.
- Consolidate and analyze data to inform Country Office sourcing strategies or plan specialist procurement initiatives that support effective and cost-optimizing purchase decisions, whether from traditional suppliers or off-takers.
- Maintain a pool of reliable suppliers for all procurement items; identify, develop and maintain strong relationships with all relevant suppliers and vendors to enable WFP to maximize the value of the service delivered.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicant must have:
- Advanced University degree in Supply Chain, Procurement and Logistics, Economics, Commerce, Business Administration, Engineering, Legal or Accounting or other relevant field, or First University degree with an additional relevant work experience and/or training/courses.
- 5 years or more of postgraduate professional experience in a relevant field of work, specifically in procurement and supply chain management, with a background and interest in humanitarian development.
- Fluency (level C) in English language. Intermediate knowledge (level B) of a second official UN language: Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish, and/or Portuguese (a WFP working language).
How to Apply
Applicants must submit applications through online process.
For more information, visit WFP.
