Senior Procurement Assistant (Internal Candidates)

2. Purpose and scope of the assignment 

Under the supervision and direction of the Head of Support Services / Support Services Manager, the Senior Procurement Assistant is responsible for providing administrative support in the management of a variety of processes and/transactions of procurement and contracting of goods, services and works for the Business Unit.

3. Specific activities and responsibilities

Feature Summary:

I. Support services for administrative procurement

II. Service and customer relations / Stakeholder management

III. Facilitation of knowledge construction and sharing.

o Completion of secondary (high school) studies is required.

o A college degree (bachelor’s or master’s degree) is desirable and may replace some of the required years of experience. Degrees in business administration, public administration, human resource management or equivalent disciplines are desirable.

o Similarly, a technical level diploma in a relevant area may substitute some of the required years of experience.

***Please upload your academic diplomas or academic certificates to your application***
B. Experience

o Minimum of five (5) years of relevant experience (or less, depending on academic credentials) in procurement support services in national or international public or corporate organizations.

o Experience working with a variety of stakeholders in developing countries is an advantage.

o Experience in organizations of the United Nations system is desirable.

o Proficiency with computers and office software packages is required. Experience in Google Suite desktop work tools is an advantage.

o Experience using business information systems, including Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) or similar, is desirable.

C. Language

o Fluency in the Spanish language is required (oral and written level).

o Fluency in English is desirable. Intermediate level of writing and reading is required.