Procurement Officer

 

1.   Position Information

 

Office/Unit/Project UNDP Türkiye CO / Procurement Unit Title Procurement Officer  Level  NPSA-9 Duty station  Ankara, Türkiye Type Regular Office- or Home-based Office  Expected starting date 1 June 2026  Expected Duration 1 year (extendable based on performance and availability of funding) Position Number 00160278

 

2.  Office/Unit/Project Description  

UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality, and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence. 

UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks. 

UNDP is the leading United Nations organization in fighting to end the injustice of poverty, inequality, and climate change. Working with our broad network of experts and partners in 170 countries, we help nations to build integrated, lasting solutions for people and planet. Learn more at undp.org or follow at @UNDP

Within the Türkiye Country Office, the Preparedness, Response and Resilience (PRR) Programme incorporates UNDP Türkiye’s work on crisis prevention, response, and recovery. Building on UNDP Türkiye’s extensive experience in crisis response—including the Syrian crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the February 2023 Earthquakes—the programme promotes integrated, adaptive, and community-led approaches. These interventions span support for public institutions, socio-economic recovery, infrastructure rehabilitation, and long-term resilience investments. The projects under the programme are;

 Social Cohesion and Inclusion Support for Refugees in Türkiye: The project supports the implementation of Türkiye’s national harmonization strategy by strengthening social cohesion and expanding meaningful social, economic, and civic participation—particularly for women. It improves access to language and literacy programmes while addressing social and cultural barriers, discrimination, and misinformation affecting SuTP, IPSHA, and Turkish citizens. To expand access to decent work, the project reinforces institutional coordination, labour governance, and regulatory frameworks, while facilitating work permits, labour mobility, and voluntary relocation mechanisms. It provides market-oriented vocational training, counselling, and job matching—especially in green and digital sectors—and introduces targeted measures to enhance women’s employability, including addressing care-related constraints. Implementation involves PMM, MoNE, relevant line ministries, local authorities, the private sector, UNDP and TRC, with local NGOs and mukhtars informed through structured engagement. The project is planned to start on 1 May 2026. 

 Skills Development for Improved Employability: This component of the INSURE Programme strengthens sustainable livelihoods and formal employment opportunities for Syrians under Temporary Protection (SuTP), International Protection Status Holders and Applicants (IPSHA), and host communities in Türkiye. It focuses on increasing employability in non-agricultural sectors through market-oriented skills development and improved access to formal jobs. 

 Strengthening Seasonal Agricultural Capacities in Rural Areas:The second component enhances employment status, employability, and working conditions of agricultural workers—particularly seasonal migrant workers—in selected rural areas. It promotes sustainable livelihoods while improving labour standards and productivity in agriculture. 

3. Scope of Work 

Under the supervision of the Head of Procurement Unit, the Procurement Officer will be responsible for timely planning and management of procurement activities of the projects s/he is assigned to, in line with Project Implementation arrangements, in accordance with relevant UNDP Procurement Guidelines, with due consideration of the relevant national procurement context as well as the Financiers’ procurement rules. 

The Procurement Officer will work closely with the relevant Project personnel for provision of inputs to Projects’ Annual Work Plan and Budgets (AWP and B) and provision of support to stakeholders,  as needed.

Implementation of operational strategies ensured

• Ensure timely and effective conduct of procurement activities in full compliance with UNDP
• Programme and Operations Policies and Procedures(POPP).
• Ensure issuance of procurement contract modalities in line with UNDP rules &regulations.

Management of procurement processes of the concerned projects

• In line with the projects’ Annual Work Plan and Budgets, ensure  development/update of procurement plans by the relevant project personnel, record and follow those plans in UNDP’s corporate online systems and identify relevant solicitation methods for each procurement plan.
• Provide support to project team(s) in identification of needs, conduct of market research, development of the terms of references, technical specifications and/or scope of work for the goods/services and/or works to be procured, as needed
• Prepare full fledged solicitation documents of any kind, including but not limited to canvass, RFQ, ITB, RFP,etc., with the required input from the project team(s),
• Conduct procurement related tasks including but not limited to pre-qualification and short-listing of bidders, issuance of bids, pre-bid conference, receipt and opening of bids, establishment of evaluation committees, bid evaluation, submissions to local, regional, HQ procurement review committees, ie. CAP, RACP, ACP, contract negotiations, contract issuance
• Document the procurement processes in a transparent manner.
• Issue procurement contract amendments with technical input to be received from Projects’ personnel
• Provide support to Projects’ personnel on contract management as needed

4.      Institutional Arrangement

The Procurement Officer  will report to the Head of Procurement Unit (UNDP). NPSA will be directly responsible to, reporting to, seeking approval/acceptance of output from the Head of Procurement Unit. The Procurement Analyst works in close collaboration with the relevant Project Manager/Coordinator and other relevant project personnel. 

 

5.   Competencies

Core Achieve Results: LEVEL 2: Scale up solutions and simplifies processes, balances speed and accuracy in doing work Think Innovatively: LEVEL 2: Offer new ideas/open to new approaches, demonstrate systemic/integrated thinking Learn Continuously: LEVEL 2: Go outside comfort zone, learn from others and support their learning Adapt with Agility: LEVEL 2: Adapt processes/approaches to new situations, involve others in change process Act with Determination:  LEVEL 2: Able to persevere and deal with multiple sources of pressure simultaneously Engage and Partner: LEVEL 2: Is facilitator/integrator, bring people together, build/maintain coalitions/partnerships Enable Diversity and Inclusion: LEVEL 2: Facilitate conversations to bridge differences, considers in decision making 

Cross-Functional & Technical competencies 

Thematic Area Name Definition Business Direction & Strategy System Thinking Ability to use objective problem analysis and judgement to understand how interrelated elements coexist within an overall process or system, and to consider how altering one element can impact on other parts of the system Business Development Knowledge Facilitation Ability to animate individuals and communities of contributors to participate and share, particularly externally Business Management ProjectManagement Ability to plan, organize, prioritize and control resources, procedures and protocols to achieve specific goals Business Management Partnerships Management

Ability to build and maintain partnerships with wide networks of stakeholders, Governments, civil society and private sector partners, experts and others in line with UNDP strategy and policies

 

Business Management Communication

Ability to communicate in a clear, concise and unambiguous manner both through written and verbal communication; to tailor messages and choose communication methods depending on the audience 

 

Ability to manage communications internally and externally, through media, social media and other appropriate channels

Business Management Monitoring Ability to provide managers and key stakeholders with regular feedback on the consistency or discrepancy between planned and actual activities and programme performance and results Thematic Competency Procurement Management  The ability to acquire goods, services or works from an outside external source  Thematic Competency Strategic Sourcing  Knowledge of strategic sourcing concepts, principles and methods, and ability to apply this to strategic and/or practical situations  Thematic Competency Supplier/relationship management  Knowledge of supplier management concepts, principles and methods, and ability to apply this to strategic and/or practical situations  Thematic Competency

Contract 

Management 

Knowledge of contract management concepts, principles and methods, and ability to apply this to strategic and/or practical situations 

 

 

 

6.  Minimum Qualifications of the Successful NPSA

 

Min. Education requirements and relevant work experience

• Master’s degree in Business Administration, Economics, Engineering, Finance, Public Administration, or
• Bachelor’s Degree in the related fields with additional 2 years of experience will be given due consideration in lieu of the Master’s degree.

Professionalism

• Minimum 2 years with a Master’s degree or 4 years with a Bachelor’s degree of experience in preparing to analyze, elaborate and present reports is required.
• At least 2 years of hands-on working experience in management and conduct of procurement processes as a Procurement Practitioner.

Required  skills and competencies

• Literacy in Microsoft Office Programmes, Windows-based applications integrated web-based management systems, spreadsheets and databases is required

Desired additional skills and competencies

Asset: Master’s degree in related social sciences 

Asset: CIPS Certification

Asset: Procurement experience in projects financed by an International Financial Institution (Such as UN, IFAD, World Bank, ADB, EDB, etc.) or European Union 

Asset: Good knowledge of international organizations and national procurement regulations and procedures

Required Language(s) 

• Excellent knowledge of English and Turkish (reading, writing and speaking)

Professional Certificates Asset: Attendance to internationally funded projects procurement trainings and previous procurement expert certificate