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It is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all its employees and encourages qualified candidates to apply irrespective of race, colour, national origin, ethnic or social background, genetic information, gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, HIV status or disability.\n ABOUT WFP\nThe World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian organization saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace, stability and prosperity, for people recovering from conflict, disasters and the impact of extreme weather shocks.\nAt WFP, people are at the heart of everything we do and the vision of the future WFP workforce is one of diverse, committed, skilled, and high performing teams, selected on merit, operating in a healthy and inclusive work environment, living WFP's values (Integrity, Collaboration, Commitment, Humanity, and Inclusion) and working with partners to save and change the lives of those WFP serves.\nTo learn more about WFP, visit our website: https://www.wfp.org and follow us on social media to keep up with our latest news: YouTube, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, TikTok.\nWHY JOIN WFP?\nWFP is a 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.\nWFP offers a highly inclusive, diverse, and multicultural working environment. \nWFP invests in the personal & professional development of its employees through a range of training, accreditation, coaching, mentorship, and other programs as well as through internal mobility opportunities.\nA career path in WFP provides an exciting opportunity to work across the various country, regional and global offices around the world, and with passionate colleagues who work tirelessly to ensure that effective humanitarian assistance reaches millions of people across the globe.\nWe offer an attractive compensation package (please refer to the Terms and Conditions section of this vacancy announcement).\nORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT:\nThe Pacific region comprises 14 Small Island Developing States covered by the WFP Pacific Multi-Country Office, many of which face some of the highest levels of disaster risk globally due to recurrent natural hazards, geographic dispersion, logistical constraints, and the increasing impacts of climate change. These factors create a complex operating environment for emergency preparedness and response, where timely, accurate and well-structured operational information is essential to support evidence-based decision-making, coordination and service delivery.\nWFP’s engagement in the Pacific focuses on strengthening national and regional capacities for emergency preparedness and response, including through logistics, emergency telecommunications, disaster risk management, adaptive social protection, anticipatory action and food security. This work places strong emphasis on supporting government-led systems and improving the ability of humanitarian partners to reach and support the most at-risk populations before, during and after emergencies.\nWithin this context, WFP provides leadership and coordination support to both the Logistics Cluster and the Emergency Telecommunications Cluster. In the Pacific, these clusters operate in a preparedness configuration under the Pacific Humanitarian Team, enabling sustained readiness, partner coordination, capacity strengthening and rapid scale-up of common logistics and telecommunications services when emergencies occur. While the two clusters maintain distinct mandates, technical responsibilities and reporting requirements, their work often intersects in relation to operational planning, field monitoring, service mapping, partner engagement and inter-cluster coordination.\nThe Procurement Associate will provide coordination, administrative services and research to support the efficient and effective procurement services.\nPosition Title: Procurement Associate\nContract Type: Service Contract\nLevel: SC6\nDuration: 6-12 Months\nDuty Station: Suva, Fiji\nACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:\nUnder the leadership of the Head of Supply Chain and direct supervision of the Procurement Officer, the Procurement Associate will undertake the following duties:\nKEY RESPONSIBILITIES\n1. Provide operational coordination and administrative services, to support procurement\nprojects and activities, following standard processes and contributing to the effective\nprocurement of goods and services.\n2. Identify and recommend potential suppliers, and compile data/documents to support the\nselection of suppliers, ensuring standard processes are followed.\n3. Review, record and prioritise purchasing requests, and provide support to requisitioners, in order to support the procurement of appropriate goods and services, at lowest cost to WFP.\n4. Contribute to negotiations with new suppliers on terms and conditions of orders, alongside a senior officer, in order to obtain the best terms and lowest costs for WFP.\n5. Prepare Purchase Orders, contracts and any supporting documentation for approval by the appropriate stakeholder, and approve purchases within delegated authority, to enable the swift purchase of goods and services.\n6. Resolve issues related to delivered goods, using initiative, liaising with all parties and following standard processes, to ensure timely and accurate resolution of problems.\n7. Research, collect and analyze data in order to produce reports to enable informed decision-making by Procurement Officer, and consistency of information presented to stakeholders.\n8. Manage updates and further develop databases and records, to ensure information is accurate, organized, and available for others to access, and supports reporting requirements.\n9. Maintain relationships with internal counterparts, to support the alignment of procurement activities with wider programmes and ensure a coherent approach to meeting food assistance needs.\n10. Supervise the work of support staff, providing practical advice and guidance, to ensure individual and team objectives are delivered to agreed standards and deadlines.\n11. Follow standard emergency preparedness practices to support WFP to quickly respond and deploy food and needed resources to affected areas at the onset of the crisis.\nQUALIFICATION\nCompletion of secondary school education is required. A post-secondary certificate or diploma in Procurement, Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Finance, Logistics, or a related field is desirable. Professional certification in procurement and supply chain management would be an advantage.\nEXPERIENCE\nA minimum of six (6) years of progressively responsible professional experience in procurement, supply chain management, finance, logistics, contract management, business administration, or a related field.\nDemonstrated experience in procurement operations, sourcing, evaluation, contract administration, and supply chain processes.\nExperience working with Coupa systems and procurement platforms, including data analysis, reporting, and monitoring of procurement activities.\nProven ability to engage and collaborate effectively with internal and external stakeholders, including suppliers, government counterparts, and partner organizations.\nExperience working in international, development, humanitarian, or complex operational environments is desirable.\nStrong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.\nSKILLS AND ABILITIES:\nStrong knowledge of procurement, sourcing, contract management, and supply chain processes, with the ability to independently manage end-to-end procurement activities.\nSound understanding of procurement policies, compliance requirements, and risk management principles, ensuring adherence to organizational procedures and standards.\nStrong analytical, planning, and problem-solving skills, with proficiency in ERP systems and Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel, for procurement reporting and data analysis.\nExcellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build effective relationships with suppliers, partners, and cross-functional teams in multicultural environments.\nLANGUAGES\nFluency in English (oral and written) is required. Knowledge of another UN language or a relevant local language is an advantage.\nWFP LEADERSHIP FRAMEWORK\nWFP Leadership Framework guides to the common standards of behavior that guide HOW we work together to accomplish our mission.\nClick here to access WFP Leadership Framework\nREASONABLE ACCOMMODATION\nWFP is committed to supporting individuals with disabilities by providing reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process. If you require a reasonable accommodation, please contact: \nNO FEE DISCLAIMER\nThe United Nations does not charge any application, processing, training, interviewing, testing or other fee in connection with the application or recruitment process. Should you receive a solicitation for the payment of a fee, please disregard it. Furthermore, please note that emblems, logos, names and addresses are easily copied and reproduced. Therefore, you are advised to apply particular care when submitting personal information on the web.\nREMINDERS BEFORE YOU SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION\nAll applications must be submitted exclusively through our online recruiting system. We do not consider CVs or applications sent by email, LinkedIn, or any other channel.\n\nWe strongly recommend that your Workday profile is accurate and complete, and that all sections are filled in, including your employment history, academic qualifications, language skills, and UN grade (if applicable). Once your profile is completed, please apply, and submit your application.\n\nIf you experience technical issues while submitting your application, you may contact us at . Please note that this email is only for technical issues with an application - unsolicited applications or documents sent to this inbox will not receive a reply.\n\nAt the application stage, the only required documents are your CV and Cover Letter. Additional documents (passport, certificates, recommendation letters, etc.) may be requested later in the process.\n\nOnly shortlisted candidates will be contacted and invited to proceed to the next stage of the recruitment process.\n\nAll employment decisions are made on the basis of organizational needs, job requirements, merit, and individual qualifications. WFP is committed to providing an inclusive work environment free of sexual exploitation and abuse, all forms of discrimination, any kind of harassment, sexual harassment, and abuse of authority. 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