Provides administrative support in procurement cycle and grants management at UNIDO's Vienna office. Requires high school education with extensive relevant experience and proficiency in Microsoft Office.
Responsibilities
Provides administrative support in processing the complete procurement cycle for the following areas: Support to operational procurement and grants management.
Assists in reviewing submitted shopping carts for completeness and accuracy.
Assists in preparing case documentation and related due diligence work in procurement and grant cases that require international competition, restricted or geographically limited competition, or exception to competition (waiver).
Assists in reviewing drafted technical specifications, terms of reference, and scope of work.
Assists in drafting bidding documents for procurement and grants and in creating the relevant RFx event in SAP SRM, for review and clearance by the relevant Procurement Officer.
Refers requests for clarification from potential bidders/grant beneficiaries to the relevant ATCMA Programme Manager/Allotment Holder for clarification, as necessary.
Assists in preparing clarification and amendment notes to the bidding documents for procurement and grants, uploads cleared notes in SAP SRM.
Assists in the preparation of bid opening protocols and in obtaining relevant signatures.
Assists in reviewing qualification requirements, technical evaluation documents and performing the commercial evaluation for procurement and grant cases.
Assists in the drafting of evaluation reports related to evaluation group proceedings.
Prepares draft procurement case submissions to the Procurement Committee for signature by the relevant Procurement Official and the Chief.
Drafts purchase order/contract/agreement document and creates PO/contract in SAP SRM.
Dispatches signed PO/contract/agreement documents to contractors/grant beneficiaries.
Assists in the management of all open POs/contracts/agreements, including but not limited to reviewing adherence to contract terms and conditions, processing invoices for payment, etc.
Requirements
Completed higher secondary education (high school diploma or equivalent) is required.
Formal administrative training/certification or equivalent on Procurement and Supply Chain is desirable.
A minimum of work experience in the relevant fields such as procurement, administration, accounting or finance, providing support to managerial or professional staff, is required, as follows:
Completed secondary education: at least 3 years of relevant experience.
First/second-level university degree (Bachelor’s/Master’s): at least 2 years of relevant experience.
Experience in office procedures and practices, preferably within the UN system or in a multicultural environment, is desirable.
Experience and proficiency in using Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint), internet, is required.
Experience with SAP or similar ERP software is desirable.
Fluency in written and spoken English is required.
Fluency and/or working knowledge of another official UN language(s) particularly French, is an asset.
Benefits
Reasonable accommodation will be provided to applicants and employees with disabilities to support full participation in the recruitment process and in the performance of their duties.
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