UN World Food Programme Procurement Intern - Kenya Country Office Jobs in Kenya

UN World Food Programme Procurement Intern - Kenya Country Office Jobs in Kenya

About WFP

The United Nations World Food Programme is the world's largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide. The mission of WFP is to help the world achieve Zero Hunger in our lifetimes. Every day, WFP works worldwide to ensure that no child goes to bed hungry and that the poorest and most vulnerable, particularly women and children, can access the nutritious food they need.

The Internship Programme is a learning opportunity aimed at attracting young and talented candidates. The programme will provide the successful candidates with the opportunity to put into practice and implement their learned and academic knowledge in a field related to the work of WFP.

This will promote better understanding of WFP Kenya mandate and programmes. Similarly, the programme will provide WFP with qualified individuals specializing in relevant fields in line with WFP’s Strategic Objectives and the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

WFP’s activities include food assistance for relief, school feeding, safety nets, nutrition, and food assistance for assets creation through provision of in-kind and cash-based transfers. You will be part of an efficient and dynamic team that effectively support in the implementation of WFP’s country strategic plan for Kenya.

Job Purpose

The Procurement unit would like to harness the business-oriented analysis skills to better achieve its strategic goals of being agile, being reliable & cost efficient, supporting quality & safety, and strengthening national capacities & markets. With the intern on board we look forward to promote end-to-end visibility on procurement function, and leverage advanced analytics and optimization tools.

Under the direct supervision of the Procurement Officer, the incumbent will be provided with close mentoring, guidance and technical supervision. Performance planning and reviews as well as learning and development discussions will be elemental part of the supervision.

Key Accountabilities(not all-inclusive)

The tasks to be assigned to the intern include but are not limited to:

Support on purchase requisitions and data analysis on prices and other key data points

Ensure that data pipelines are robust and remain healthy to sustain automated analyses

Support on collation and design of traceability template for deployment in local/regional procurement data collection

Support progress against project milestones to ensure timely completion of project deliverables

Leverage optimisation to enhance Procurement unit performance by way of system and process improvements

Be proactive in liaising with the different FOs to collate analyse and present, in a timely manner, data for various reporting requirements
Produce dashboards to support the work of

Procurement unit

Any other tasks required to support Procurement operations

Be a proactive listener to Procurement unit challenges and propose relevant analytical support.

Standard Minimum Qualifications

Currently enrolled in university with at least two years undergraduate studies completed, or recently graduated (within the last 6 months) pursuing a graduate programme in Procurement, or a related field

Currently enrolled or recent graduate of an advanced university degree (Masters or equivalent) highly regarded

Fluent in English (both oral and written) is a must

Good knowledge of Database; Good knowledge of Office 365

Additional Skills/ Requirements

Effective organizational, interpersonal and communication skills

Ability to work with minimum supervision

Highly numerate with an innate ability to analyze & interpret data quickly, & recommend improvements,

Knowledge on Procurement management

Flexibility and ability to work with deadlines under — sometimes — stressful conditions,

Ability to work both individually and in a team as appropriate,

Problem solving skills

Training Components

The intern will receive training on the below;

In depth global market intelligence reporting in pre-agreed format, on a monthly (or otherwise advised basis) covering concern goods & services with commentary on observed trends.

Timely collation, analysis and presentation of requisite country data on a monthly or otherwise advised periodic basis.

Continuous review of traceability template with recommendations for review to make it more suitable for purpose.

Success Criteria

How will we define success?

Demonstrates competency in business-oriented systems, data analysis and tools in order to support the Kenya Office Procurement unit in interpretation of data for use in decision making and strategy development.

Deliverables/ Outputs

In depth global market intelligence reporting in pre-agreed format, on a monthly (or otherwise advised basis) covering concern goods & services with commentary on observed trends.

Timely collation, analysis and presentation of requisite country data on a monthly or otherwise advised periodic basis.

Continuous review of traceability template with recommendations for review to make it more suitable for purpose.

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; UN World Food Programme Procurement Intern - Kenya Country Office Jobs in Kenya

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