Exciting opportunity alert! The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is seeking a Procurement and Logistics Assistant for 2025. This role is crucial for supporting global food security initiatives. If you’re passionate about procurement and logistics, apply now to contribute to impactful projects and enhance your career in an international setting!
Approved Vacancy At FAO For Procurement and Logistics Assistant-2025 Apply Now!
Organizational Setting
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) contributes to the achievement of the 2030 Agenda through the FAO Strategic Framework by supporting the transformation to MORE efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable agrifood systems, for better production, better nutrition, a better environment, and a better life, leaving no one behind.
FAO is a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger and malnutrition.
The main aim of the FAO country office in Zambia, which is headed by the FAO Representative, is to assist the Government to develop policies, programmes and projects to achieve food security and to reduce hunger and malnutrition, to help develop the agricultural, fisheries and forestry sectors, and to use their environmental and natural resources in a sustainable manner.
Technical Focus
FAO emergency and resilience building interventions contribute to the implementation of the Country Programming Framework (CFP) through two of the four priority areas: (1) Sustainable management of the natural resource base and Increasing Resilience and Uptake of Climate Smart Agriculture; (2) Enhance food security and nutrition status.
FAO’s work in emergencies and resilience building focuses on reducing people’s vulnerability to hazards before, during and after disasters through risk assessment, risk reduction, preparedness, coordination, emergency response and rehabilitation.
Reporting lines
The Procurement and Logistics Assistant will work under the overall supervision of FAO Representative and the direct supervision of the Assistant FAO Representative (Administration) and in close collaboration with the relevant staff in FAO Zambia and counterpart entities, the incumbent will carry out the following tasks:
Tasks and responsibilities
Procurement
• Perform operational functions relating to the procurement process, including the preparation of documents related to assigned procurement actions, issuance of tenders and purchase orders, evaluation of bids, follow-up with suppliers, attendance at tender opening panel, draft simple amendments and/or renewals to contracts and service orders under the guidance of the supervisor, applying in-depth knowledge of the procurement applications and regulations etc.
Minimum Requirements
• Bachelors’ degree in the field of Procurement, Supply Management, or related fields.
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in procurement and logistics or related disciplines with an international NGO, Development Agency, Government of the Republic of Zambia, or UN Organization in a multi-cultural office environment is required.
• Working knowledge of the English.
• National of Zambia.
FAO Core Competencies
• Results Focus
• Teamwork
• Communication
• Building Effective Relationships
• Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement
Technical/Functional Skills
• Experience in procurement and logistics management.
• Excellent interpersonal communication and coordination skills, and a proven ability to work constructively with a variety of stakeholders to achieve common goals.
• Excellent writing skills.
• Strong computer skills with extensive experience in word processing, spreadsheets, and other basic software applications.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Appointment will be subject to certification that the candidate is medically fit for appointment, accreditation, any residency or visa requirements, and security clearances.
FAO does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview meeting, processing).
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Applications received after the closing date will not be accepted
Please note that FAO only considers higher educational qualifications obtained from an institution accredited/recognized in the World Higher Education Database (WHED), a list updated by the International Association of Universities (IAU) / United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
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