Procurement Assistant (Fixed Term) - Procurement and Logistics Department, West Bank

About the role

UNRWA is recruiting a Procurement Assistant (Grade 10) for its Procurement and Logistics Department, Field Office West Bank, on a fixed-term appointment of 1 year including a 1-year probation period, with possible extension depending on funds, performance and need. The post reports to the Procurement Officer and is open to internal and external candidates living in the West Bank or Jerusalem within commuting distance of the duty station.

Key responsibilities

• Follow up the procurement and contracting process: receipt of requirements, checking the accuracy of requisition details, consolidating purchase requisitions and preparing data for bidding
• Maintain standard correspondence documents for purchase orders, acknowledgements, due dates and deliveries
• Update procurement requisition records, help prepare contract documentation and regularly contact contractors for up-to-date information
• Initiate quality control report requests and report discrepancies
• Help submit RFQ, tender and RFP documents to suppliers, distribute purchase orders, maintain a register of outstanding orders and follow up with suppliers and the field
• Distribute materials, photocopy offers for end users, receive and store samples, and prepare them for inspection by the Sample Technical Evaluation Committee
• Draft correspondence and keep accurate records; perform other duties assigned by the supervisor

Required profile

• Secondary education plus successful completion of a two-year business course recognised by the Agency
• At least four years of clerical experience in procurement and logistics
• English at UN Level II reading, writing, listening and speaking; French is not required
• Preference for registered Palestine refugees and candidates of the underrepresented gender; candidates with disabilities are encouraged to apply
• Eligible candidates must hold a valid work permit for the West Bank/Jerusalem

What we offer

• Monthly basic salary of USD 1,050.20, payable in Jordanian dinars at the UN exchange rate
• Monthly provident fund contribution (15.4% of basic salary), compulsory medical insurance, 30 days of annual leave and dependency allowance if applicable
• Jerusalem allowance of NIS 2,000 per month for eligible staff with a Jerusalem ID working in West Bank installations, or NIS 1,000 for those in East Jerusalem without a Jerusalem ID