Contracts Officer

The Contracts Officer manages procurement and contracting for health technology products in UNICEF Supply Division. The role leads sourcing, tender evaluation, supplier and market analysis, long-term arrangements and purchase-order coordination, while ensuring compliant, timely supply of essential health commodities to country programmes and procurement-services partners.

• Ensure procurement activities comply with UNICEF rules and procedures
• Solicit, evaluate and negotiate bids, proposals and quotations
• Prepare procurement data and documents for long-term arrangements and purchase orders
• Coordinate purchase orders and timely consignment delivery
• Advise country and regional offices on contractual and procurement issues
• Monitor supplier performance, market trends and supply forecasts
• Collaborate with procurement, logistics, quality assurance and finance teams

• Bachelor's degree in a related field
• At least two years of relevant contracting, tendering and market-research experience
• Fluent English
• Strategic sourcing, market analysis, vendor negotiation and operational-contracting skills
• Strong computer applications and advanced Excel skills

• International experience
• Health technology procurement experience
• Experience with long-term agreements
• Experience using e-procurement systems
• UN or UNICEF-system experience
• Country-level experience in development, fragile or humanitarian contexts

• Strategic sourcing
• Market analysis
• Vendor negotiation
• Operational contracting
• Procurement
• Supply chain management

• Microsoft Excel
• Dynamic Market platform