Senior Procurement Assistant (364 days) at United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON)

Specific Qualification

The Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supplies (CIPS) Level 4 or equivalent certification is required.
Please attach a copy of your CIPS Level 4 certificate or a copy of your equivalent professional certification.

Work Experience

• A minimum of ten (10) years of progressively responsible work experience in procurement or related area with at least three (3) years of direct firsthand procurement experience on acquisition of strategic, high-value and of complex scope of goods and services from worldwide sources and for diversified clients in multiple countries is required.
• Direct experience in procuring design and construction related services such as Renovations, New Build or Road Construction/Maintenance is desirable.
• Experience in managing procurement in support of a development programme with multiple thematic areas is desirable.
• Experience in managing procurement in support of public, private or non-governmental entities that have national, regional or international operations is desirable.
• Working knowledge and experience in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system is desirable.
• One (1 ) year or more of experience in data analytics or related area is desirable.

Languages

• English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this position advertised, fluency in oral and written English is required. Working knowledge of another UN language is desirable.

NOTE: "fluency equals a rating of "fluent" in all four areas (read, write, speak, understand) and " Knowledge of" equals a rating of " confident" in two of the four areas.