Procurement Intern at World Food Programme (WFP)

The Procurement unit would like to harness the business-oriented technology and data analysis skills to better achieve its strategic goals of being agile, being reliable & cost efficient, supporting quality & safety, and strengthening national capacities & markets. With the intern on board we look forward to promote end-to-end visibility on procurement function, and leverage advanced analytics and optimization tools.

Under the direct supervision of the Procurement Officer, the incumbent will be provided with close mentoring, guidance and technical supervision. Performance planning and reviews as well as learning and development discussions will be elemental part of the supervision.

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Candidate must be a recent graduate (within the last 6 months) or actively pursuing an undergraduate degree of which he/she has competed 2 years of undergraduate study OR pursuing a graduate programme in Business Information Technology, Engineering or related field. Specialization in Supply Chain is desirable.
• Fluent in English (both oral and written) is a must; knowledge of a second UN language would be an asset.
• Proficiency in computer skills and MS Office is required; advance use of Excel and PowerPoint is desirable.
• Ability to design applications is desirable.
• Familiarity with other systems like DOTS, SAP is desirable.

ADDITIONAL SKILLS/REQUIREMENTS

• Effective organizational, interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to work with minimum supervision.
• Highly numerate with an innate ability to analyse & interpret data quickly, & recommend improvements.
• Intermediate level in either Python or SQL.
• Knowledge on Supply Chain and industrial management.
• Flexibility and ability to work with strict deadlines.
• Ability to work both individually and in a team as appropriate.
• Problem solving skills.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

The tasks to be assigned to the intern include but are not limited to:

• Support on Market Intelligence and data analysis on regional food prices, farmer locations and other key data points.
• Ensure that data pipelines are robust and remain healthy to sustain automated analyses.
• Support on collation and design of traceability template for deployment in local/regional food procurement data collection.
• Possible design or input in development of an App to be used in traceability data collection.
• Support progress against project milestones to ensure timely completion of project deliverables.
• Leverage optimisation to enhance RBN Procurement unit performance by way of system and process improvements.
• Be proactive in liaising with the different COs within RBN to collate analyse and present, in a timely manner, data for various reporting requirements.
• Produce dashboards to support the work of Procurement unit.
• Any other tasks required to support RBN Procurement operations.
• Be a proactive listener to Procurement unit challenges and propose relevant analytical support.