Background Information – Senegal

Background SNMC

Located in Dakar, the UNOPS Multi-Country Office for Francophone and Portuguese-speaking West Africa and the Maghreb based in Senegal (SNMC) has established over the years a solid professional relationship with governments and international partners. It provides them with technical support for strategic development activities in 19 countries in different areas such as elections, procurement and capacity building in procurement, environmental protection as well as construction and rehabilitation of Infrastructure.

The Partnerships Unit (PU) was set up to support the development of new engagement opportunities in the countries covered by SNMC and to increase SNMC’s portfolio of projects and programs.

The Partnerships Unit coordinates, supports and monitors the development of SNMC’s portfolio. The unit reports directly to the Director of the UNOPS Hub in Senegal and serves as an interface between the project centers and the UNOPS Multi-Country Office in Senegal for all partnership issues.

Education/Experience/Language requirements

EDUCATION
Completion of secondary school is required.
First University Degree in Procurement and/or Supply Chain Management, Law, Commerce, Business Administration, or related areas is desirable but not required.
Relevant certification in procurement and supply chain management (CIPS or similar) is a distinct advantage.

EXPERIENCE

A minimum of seven (7) years of relevant experience in providing procurement support services in national and/or international public or corporate organizations.

Supervisory experience of personnel in procurement support services.

Experience in working with a range of stakeholders in developing countries.

Some experience in UN system organizations is desirable.

Proficiency in computers and office software packages (MS Office) and experience in handling of web-based management systems is required.

Experience in use of Enterprise systems including OneUNOPS is desirable

LANGUAGE

Full working knowledge of French is required.

Knowledge of English at intermediate level is required.

Contract type, level and duration

Contract type: Individual Contrat Agreement
Contract level: LICA 7
Contract duration: Ongoing ICA – ‘Open-ended, subject to organizational requirements, availability of funds and satisfactory performance.’
For more details about the ICA contractual modality, please follow this link:
https://www.unops.org/english/Opportunities/job-opportunities/what-we-offer/Pages/Individual-Contractor-Agreements.aspx

Additional Considerations

• Please note that the closing date is midnight Copenhagen time
• Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.
• Only those candidates that are short-listed for interviews will be notified.
• Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
• UNOPS seeks to reasonably accommodate candidates with special needs, upon request.
• Work life harmonization – UNOPS values its people and recognizes the importance of balancing professional and personal demands. We have a progressive policy on work-life harmonization and offer several flexible working options. This policy applies to UNOPS personnel on all contract types
• For staff positions only, UNOPS reserves the right to appoint a candidate at a lower level than the advertised level of the post
• For retainer contracts, you must complete a few Mandatory Courses (around 4 hours) in your own time, before providing services to UNOPS.
• The incumbent is responsible to abide by security policies, administrative instructions, plans and procedures of the UN Security Management System and that of UNOPS.

It is the policy of UNOPS to conduct background checks on all potential recruits/interns.
Recruitment/internship in UNOPS is contingent on the results of such checks.