Procurement Specialist at UNDP.

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The overall objective of Goksu Taşeli Watershed Development Project (GTWDP) is to reduce rural poverty by supporting economic diversification through value chain development and sustainable natural resource management.  The Project targets to increase farmers’ income from improved agricultural production and marketing activities in the targeted area with strengthened resilience to climate shocks. The Project would also contribute to improving the standards of living of the nomadic Yörük tribes in the highlands of the Taurus Mountains, through capacity building that would assist them to organize for improved management of the common natural resources. The project outcomes include:

i)          sustainably increased farm productivity,

ii)         higher product prices received by smallholder producers.

The GTWDP is being implemented in selected villages of 11 districts of Konya and Karaman provinces of Central Anatolia. These districts are located in the Göksu sub-catchment, one of the four in the East Mediterranean Watershed. The Project area includes 238 villages that are situated in the mountainous parts of the 11 districts where the elevation varies between 600 m and 1 800 m. Each component would focus on elements of the identified value chains (VCs).

The GTWDP includes three components namely:

i)          Agricultural Productivity and Natural Resource Management,

ii)         Market Access Enhancement and

iii)        Project Management.

The overall objective of the Upland Rural Development Project (URDP), on the other hand, is to enhance the welfare and socio-economic resilience of small farmers in highlands. This objective can be attained by making the use of natural resources sustainable and improving the resilience and economic opportunities of poor people in rural areas based on farms and agribusinesses linked to more profitable economic clusters. The key strategy of the Project includes developing rural production, encouraging sustainable use of soil and water, and enhancing the adaptation capacity of smallholding farmers to climate change. This strategy depends on two basic complementary outcomes (outputs): (i) Development of critical agribusinesses through better natural resource management and high added value for rural transformation by using an economic clustering approach, (ii) Enhancing access of small farmers to financial services by strengthening special financial resources.

At the first stage, the Project will be implemented in the Eastern Mediterranean (Adana, Mersin, Osmaniye) and the Western Black Sea (Bartın, Kastamonu, Sinop) regions targeting 45 districts and 30,000 households. At the second stage of the programme, the inclusion of additional provinces will be evaluated by IFAD depending on the successful implementation of first phase. Quantitatively URDP’s two phases are expected to benefit about 60,000 households, or 294,000 beneficiaries. URDP beneficiaries are divided into three main categories: (i) economically active poor households, (ii) economically active households with upsides, and (iii) contributors to rural development and clustering investments. URDP has three components: (i) Clustering for Flexible Rural Transformation, (ii) Inclusive Rural Finance, (iii) Project Management).

Under the supervision of IFAD Projects Coordinator and MoAF Survey and Projects Department of General Directorate of Agricultural Reform and UNDP Procurement Unit, the Procurement Specialist, will be responsible for the planning and management of procurement activities as part of Project Implementation arrangements, in accordance with relevant UNDP, National and IFAD Procurement Guidelines, building capacities of other Project Implementing Partners or entities and all related documents and reports as requested:

• Preparing yearly procurement plans, weekly, monthly, quarterly and yearly procurement evaluation reports,
• Undertaking procurement activities as per the Annual Work Plan and Budgets (AWPB) and Procurement Plan, which provides the estimated costs and the basis for the procurement methods for each procurement item under the project,
• Reviewing in interaction with the project team, technical specifications for procurement of goods, works and services,
• Preparing in collaboration with UNDP, bidding documents, tender notices, and invitations for bids, evaluation of bids, issuance of contracts,
• Maintaining all the records relating to procurement,
• Maintaining a separate record relating to complaints and their redressal,
• Administering contracts to ensure compliance with the contracts’ conditions, payment terms,
• Ensuring implementation of agreed procurement arrangements,
• Following up on IFAD “no-objections” and communicate them to UNDP on due time,
• Updating and upgrade periodically the Procurement Plan in agreement with the Project team to reflect the needs and submit to IFAD for appropriate No-Objection,
• Preparing procurement implementation reports in accordance with the reporting requirements of IFAD and the government,
• Ensuring that the procurement capacity of the Department, beneficiaries, and service providers is developed.

Institutional Arrangement

The Procurement Specialist is responsible for implementing project activities in a timely manner according to the project plans, relevant project documents/mission reports and UNDP´s programme procedures and delivering high-quality outputs in a variety of project implementation processes.

The Procurement Specialist works in close collaboration with MoAF Survey and Projects Department (SPD) of General Directorate of Agricultural Reform and the IFAD Projects Coordinator and Procurement Unit to ensure smooth and timely management of inputs as well as other Project staff and Portfolio Manager to coordinate activities and seek synergies.

Travel

Place of work for the assignment is office-based and Ankara (MoAF). All travel, accommodation and living costs in duty station (Office-based & Ankara) will be covered by the NPSA. It may be required that the NPSA travels out of the duty station within the scope of this Terms of Reference. In case, travel out of the duty station is needed, the travel and accommodation costs of these missions will be borne by UNDP. It is required that the terms of such travels are approved by the IFAD Projects Coordinator prior to each travel. The costs of these missions may either be

• Arranged and covered by UNDP CO from the respective project budget without making any reimbursements to the NPSA holder (any assignment-related travel (economy class), accommodation (bed & breakfast) or
• Reimbursed to the NPSA holder upon the submission of the receipts/invoices of the expenses by the NPSA holder and approval of the UNDP.  The reimbursement of each cost item is subject to following constraints/conditions provided in below table,
• Covered by the combination of both options.

The following guidance on travel compensation is provided per UNDP practice.

As per UNDSS rules, the NPSA holder is responsible for completing necessary online security trainings and submitting certificates and travel clearance prior to assignment-related travels.

Corporate Competencies

• Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UN’s values and ethical standards,
• Promotes vision, mission and strategic goals of UNDP,
• Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability,
• Treats all people without favoritism,
• Avoids any kind of discriminatory behavior including gender discrimination and ensure that

– Human rights and gender equality are prioritized as an ethical principle within all actions

– Activities are designed and implemented in accordance with “Social and Environmental Standards of UNDP”

– Any kind of diversities based on ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, disability, religion, class, gender is respected within all implementations including data production

– Differentiated needs of women and men are considered

– Inclusive approach is reflected within all actions and implementations, in that sense an enabling and accessible setup in various senses such as disability gender language barrier is created

– Necessary arrangements to provide gender parity within all committees, meetings, trainings etc. introduced.

Functional Competencies

• Focuses on impact and result for the client and responds positively to feedback,

• Excellent interpersonal skills: encouraging colleagues to work within and respect an enabling gender equality environment on non–hierarchical bases,
• Promotes gender sensitive environment in the office through leadership and personal example,
• Ability to manage gender barriers and gender-blind behaviors within the project team and with our partners,
• Ability to work in a multi-cultural environment with sound understanding and capability to empower and develop the capacity of national counterparts,
• Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude,
• Builds strong relationships with clients and external actors,
• Remains calm, in control and good humored even under pressure,
• Demonstrates openness to change and ability to manage complexities,
• Team player, self-motivated and initiative taking, dedicated, creative, resourceful, flexible, energetic with sound judgment,
• Capacity to work under pressure, manage stress and adapt to rapidly evolving situations,
• Excellent analytical, communication, writing and presentation skills,
• Ability to function at both policy advisory and project implementation levels,
• Ability to consider that men and women are affected differently from different interventions and needs to be approached differently.

Minimum Qualifications of the Successful NPSA

How to apply

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