Procurement Assistant (Medicines)- UN Cairo, EGYPT

Vacancy Notice No: EMRO/15/TA10 Title: Procurement Assistant (Medicines) - (position number 360821) Grade: G5 Contract type: Temporary appointment Duration of contract:  6 months (depending on availability of funding)	Date: 19 January 2015 Application Deadline: 2 February 2015 (3 day(s) until closing deadline) Currently accepting applications Duty Station:  Cairo, Egypt   Organization unit: EM Eastern Mediterranean (EM) / EMRO Eastern Mediterranian Regional Office (EM/RGO) Division of General Management (DAF)/ Logistical Support to country Programmes (LSP)
OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME : The procurement support services unit is responsible for procurement and delivery of goods and services essentially needed for the implementation of WHO collaborative programme activities.
Description of duties: Purpose of the Post: Provision of assistance for the processing of procurement requests for medicines, pharmaceuticals and medical supplies. Organizational Context: Work is performed within a normal office environment. Work is assigned by supervisor who gives instructions on non-routine matters. Routine work is performed independently within detailed guidelines. Summary of Assigned Duties: Under the guidance and direct supervision of the Technical Assistant, the incumbent shall perform the following duties and responsibilities: 1. Reviewing the submitted requests to ensure correctness of submitted medicines regarding complete and correct specifications. 2. Checking the offered specifications and verifying that they match requirements by WRO/MOH or Technical Unit. 3. Drafting comparative statements and analysis sheets. 4. Communicating with suppliers and Country Offices through drafting replies and follow-up. 5. Reviewing Requisitions below $ 50,000 received from the Country Offices to ensure that all documents are available and prices are reasonable. 6. Providing comparable prices from the local market as well from previous purchases, to ensure that the offered prices by local suppliers through Country Offices are reasonable. 7. Providing Country Offices with an estimate cost of needed medicines "upon request". 8. Drafting letters and memos related to the procurement of medicines including adjudication report, RCRC memo and notes for the records.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Education: Essential: Completion of secondary education. Desirable: University degree in Pharmacy.
Skills:  Competencies: WHO Global Competencies model at: http://www.who.int/employment/WHO_competencies_EN.pdf?ua=1 1. Communicating in a credible and effective way. 2. Producing results. 3. Fostering integration and teamwork. 4. Knowing and managing yourself. Functional Skills and Knowledge: - Broad technical knowledge of Medicine, Medical Supplies, and consumables. - Ability to cope with heavy workload and meet deadlines and ability to work under pressure. - Knowledge of WHO Manual rules and practices. - Analytical capacity and strong attention to details. Other Skills: - Ability to operate PC and good knowledge of Microsoft applications. - Knowledge of GSM/Oracle applications.
Experience: Essential: - At least five years' experience in the procurement of medicines and medical supplies. - Good experience in the practical application of price/costs analysis techniques. Desirable: Experience in WHO is an asset with good knowledge of procurement procedures of WHO.
Languages: Excellent knowledge of English and Arabic. French is an asset.
Additional Information: - This post is subject to local recruitment and will be filled by persons residing within the local comuting area. - Only candidates under serious consideration will be contacted for interviews and tests, if applicable. The written test might be used as an elimintory tool. - Applicants are kindly requested to pay attention to the screening questions as they will be used to screen out unqualified candidates. - Other similar positions at the same level may be filled from this vacancy notice (this could be the base for rosters).
Annual salary: (Net of tax) 89, 679 EGP at single rate
This vacancy notice may be used to fill other similar positions at the same grade level.
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Any appointment/extension of appointment is subject to WHO Staff Regulations, Staff Rules and Manual. Only candidates under serious consideration will be contacted.

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