Senior Officer, Procurement & Operational Delivery Department

at  European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

Requisition ID

34624
Office Country

United Kingdom
Office City

London
Division

Operations & Service Management
Contract Type

Fixed Term
Contract Length

2 years
Posting End Date

17/05/2024

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in the areas of expertise.
• Skilled in organising, scheduling, planning and co-ordinating own work with a degree of initiative and judgement, reliability, resourcefulness and flexibility to perform a variety of tasks and set priorities, with a good sense of time management and the ability to re-organise workload when faced with changing priorities;
• Numeric and Concern for Accuracy – proven numeric ability with the capacity to ensure a high degree of accuracy and quality in work delivered is essential;
• Results Orientation – self-motivated individual able to set goals and priorities;
• Communication Skills – ability to communicate at all levels, both in written and verbal formats. Proven report writing and drafting skills as well as a pleasant and efficient telephone manner;
• Interpersonal Skills – able to understand, respect and respond appropriately, using tact, patience and diplomacy, to the behaviour, concerns and motives of counterparts (internal client and external suppliers);
• Ability to handle confidential and sensitive issues with discretion, and instill trust in counterparts;
• Team Player – committed to supporting the achievements of PODD’s mission and objectives and the willingness to put the goal of the Department before personal goals, and build effective, cooperative relationships with immediate team members to foster an efficient approach based on mutual knowledge sharing;
• Acting with fiduciary responsibility and integrity;

PURPOSE OF THE JOB

The Senior Officer, PODD (Procurement & Operational Delivery Department) is responsible for supporting procurement activities. The Senior Officer will contribute to the development and implementation of procurement processes that generate cost and operationally effective contracts for the EBRD.

ACCOUNTABILITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Under the guidance of PODD management the Senior Officer PODD is responsible for:

• Provide demand driven operational support across all categories of procurement that represent best practice procurement, respond to operational needs and comply with the Bank’s Policy, Directive and Procedures;
• Support direct and low value/low complexity sourcing requirements.
• Undertake low value/low complexity contracting both on the Bank’s standard terms or using supplier terms.
• Provide support on high value/high complexity procurement processes. e.g. analysis of bids received from suppliers under guidance of senior team members.
• Maintain effective and professional working relationships with internal stakeholders and where relevant participate in project teams established to manage specific procurement projects.
• Provide support to the analysis of spend data.
• Contribute to the collation and review of market data in relation to specific procurement projects
• Validation of data in SMART and analysis of data integrity checks (D&B, Worldcheck etc.)
• Provide documentation and logistics support during procurement events and to support PODD’s participation in internal governance processes (e.g. Grant Review, ITGC etc.)