Operations and Quality Assurance

Leads operations and quality assurance for UNDP’s SDG Local Action project and Mayors Challenge. The role provides strategic procurement, contract, finance, human-resources and administrative oversight; guides participant cities on public procurement and partnerships; manages project controls and reporting; and builds operational knowledge to support effective local public-service delivery.

• Lead operational delivery, procurement advice and quality assurance for the SDG Local Action project
• Review contract terms, procurement risks, vendor selection and compliance with UNDP policies
• Develop procurement plans, bid documents, evaluation criteria and committee submissions for participating cities
• Provide strategic oversight of finance, human resources and administrative operations
• Advise cities on sustainable procurement, procurement methodologies and public-private partnership arrangements
• Develop training, procedures, tools and knowledge products for local public procurement

• Advanced university degree in Business Administration, Procurement or Supply Chain Management, Law, Finance or a related field, or a bachelor’s degree in those fields with two additional years of qualifying experience
• At least seven years of progressive procurement-management experience with a master’s degree, or nine years with a bachelor’s degree
• Experience with purchasing methods, procedures and technical specifications
• Experience sourcing goods, works and services
• Experience analysing procurement needs
• Experience working on projects led by local and regional governments
• Experience in finance, human resources or administration
• Fluency in English and Spanish

• CIPS Level 4 certification
• Experience managing teams
• Experience working in a country office and central level

• Procurement Management
• Contract Management
• Quality Assurance
• Operations Management
• Supply Market Analysis
• Project Management
• Public-Private Partnerships
• Team Leadership

• MS Word
• Teams
• PowerPoint
• Excel

• Supervises three NPSA-9 buyer-profile staff and other project personnel
• Reports to the Advisor on Cities and Local Governments
• Fixed-term appointments of more than one year require successful completion of a 12-month probationary period
• Eligible under UNDP’s Tier 0, 1 or 2 application process