PROCUREMENT OFFICER at World Food Programme

بورتسودان, Red Sea State, Sudan -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

01 Aug, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

03 May, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Procurement, CBT operations, Retailer management, Data analysis, Strategic sourcing, Contract management, Tender management, Supplier relationship management, Compliance, Reporting, Risk management, Emergency response, Financial service providers, Negotiation, Stakeholder management

Industry

Non-profit Organizations

Description

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS 14 May 2026-23:59-GMT+02:00 Central Africa Time (Khartoum) WFP celebrates and embraces diversity. 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. ABOUT WFP The 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 climate change. At 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. To 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. WHY JOIN WFP? WFP is a 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate. WFP offers a highly inclusive, diverse, and multicultural working environment. WFP 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. A 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. We offer an attractive compensation package (please refer to the Terms and Conditions section of this vacancy announcement). BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT: With CBT/Retailers operations scale up, Procurement Unit has submitted request to recruit additional staff to increase staff capacity and effectively handle CBT/Retailers’ requests. The staff member will be in charge of CBT/Retailers portofolio ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES: 1. Consolidate and analyze data from which to inform Country sourcing strategies or plan specialist procurement initiatives that support effective and cost optimizing purchase decisions. 2. Provide oversight, guidance and support with / to Country Offices with relatively straight forward procurement needs (moderate value commodities, delivering programmes of a similar nature) on implementing best practice procurement policies and procedures, ensuring a strategic, forward purchasing approach to procurement in compliance with wider WFP policies, standards and regulations. 3. Lead the implementation of procurement projects of moderate complexity or 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. 4. Collate information and draft appropriate responses to recommendations to support auditing of procurement activities and ensure conformity with compliance rules. 5. Identify, develop and maintain strong relationships with all relevant suppliers and vendors to enable WFP to maximize the value of the service delivered. 6. Coordinate and prepare accurate and timely reports of procurement activities to contribute to a WFP wide view that enables informed decision making and consistency of information presented to stakeholders, leading to performance optimization. 7. Manage individual procurement officers or small procurement teams ensuring appropriate development and enable high performance. 8. Contribute to preparedness actions, providing technical recommendations and guidance and monitor the management of procurement specific risks. 9. Act in an assigned emergency response capacity as required to meet emergency food assistance needs. 10. Cash Based Transfer/CBT (B2B & Retail, and Financial Service Providers/FSPs). 11. Establishment of Long-Term Agreements/LTAs and contracts related to CBT (B2B & retail, and FSPs). Ensure that agreements/contracts are signed on time and through the required proper procurement processes. 12. Working with Logistics, Programme, TEC and Finance teams, to determine the scope of service for retail selection, participate in the evaluation and contracting of retailers. 13. Together with Logistics unit, arrange on boarding meetings with contracted retailers ensuring the required understanding of CO operations including contracting management and programmatic objectives and retailers’ responsibilities during the contractual period. 14. Managing suppliers’ queries, address specific topics, resolve emerging and urgent operational issues and ensure that the required channels for decision making are followed. 15. Discuss and report strategic aspects to the internal WFP Working Group (Cash and Voucher. 16. Providing Procurement inputs on the transfer modality selection process and operational planning for selected modalities. 17. Creation of Purchase Orders. Monitoring and closure of open items/POs. 18. Procurement Reports related to CBT activities. 19. Assist in reviewing requests related to Goods and Services, and Food procurement, whenever required DELIVERABLES AT THE END OF THE CONTRACT: All Financial Service Providers contracts signed by both parties All Retailers contracts signed by both parties FSPs database created and updated Retailers database created and updated Oversight reports on CBT/Retailers operations. QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: Education: University Degree Experience: Strong experience in Procurement, specifically in CBT/Retailers operations management Knowledge & Skills: Strong skills in Procurement field Languages: English WFP LEADERSHIP FRAMEWORK WFP Leadership Framework guides to the common standards of behavior that guide HOW we work together to accomplish our mission. Click here to access WFP Leadership Framework REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION WFP is committed to supporting individuals with disabilities by providing reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process. 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Therefore, all selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks. No appointment under any kind of contract will be offered to members of the UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ), International Civil Service Commission (ICSC), FAO Finance Committee, WFP External Auditor, WFP Audit Committee, Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) and other similar bodies within the United Nations system with oversight responsibilities over WFP, both during their service and within three years of ceasing that service. If you used to have an account on our previous platform, please note that you will need to create a new account for future applications. However, this change will not affect any ongoing recruitment processes. To ensure that WFP is able to deliver on its mandate, a range of contract types exist depending on the duration and nature of work. Find out more here. These guidelines are here to help you use AI tools responsibly throughout WFP’s recruitment process. We also want to be transparent about how we use AI on our side. Curious? Find out more here. Our greatest strength is the people working around the world providing access to nutritious food and promoting lasting solutions to those we serve. WFP provides its staff with meaningful and impactful careers, continuous learning and training, and a multicultural and stimulating work environment. WFP celebrates and embraces diversity. 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, physical or mental disability. The United Nations World Food Programme is the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate. We are 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 climate change. Read more about WFP’s history here, and WFP’s mission here Want to hear what it’s like working for WFP? Check out our newsletter highlighting the career stories of our passionate staff here: Pathway to WFP | LinkedIn Integrity, collaboration, commitment, humanity, inclusion. These values inspire everything we do every day, allowing us to work towards a world with zero hunger. You can read more about the values here. Our behaviour guides us in how we accomplish our mission. All WFP employees are expected to demonstrate the standards of behaviour described in the WFP Leadership Framework. Learn more about the WFP Leadership Framework here. 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Responsibilities

The Procurement Officer will manage CBT and retailer portfolios, including sourcing strategies, tender management, and contract negotiations. They will also provide oversight to country offices, ensure compliance with WFP policies, and coordinate procurement reporting.