Procurement Assistant

Supports UNODC regional-office procurement and operational services by planning acquisitions, preparing tender and contract documentation, coordinating supplier and purchase-order processes, and maintaining records. The role also contributes to asset, logistics and fleet administration, reporting and data-informed office operations across regional programmes.

• Prepare inputs for office acquisition plans
• Review and prioritize purchasing requests and supporting documentation
• Produce tender documents for goods and services
• Support evaluation of quotations, bids and proposals
• Finalize purchase orders and contracts for approval
• Maintain procurement databases and contractual records
• Coordinate asset, inventory and customs-clearance support
• Coordinate driver-pool and vehicle-fleet administration

• High school diploma or equivalent
• CIPS Level 4 Diploma or equivalent
• At least seven years of progressively responsible procurement experience, reduced to five with a first-level university degree
• At least three years of experience with an Enterprise Resource Planning system
• At least three years using office software and web-based management systems
• English is required
• Uzbek is required
• Authorization to work for the United Nations in Tashkent

• Asset and inventory management experience
• Logistics operations experience
• Customs-clearance experience
• Fleet-management experience
• Data-analytics experience
• SAP-based application experience

• Procurement planning
• Tender documentation
• Vendor management
• Contract administration
• Sourcing
• Purchase orders
• Asset management
• Fleet management

• Enterprise Resource Planning systems
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• SAP
• Umoja

• Appointment is limited to UNODC and initially lasts one year
• Renewal depends on the continued mandate and availability of funding
• The position is subject to local recruitment