Overview
Provides day-to-day operational and advisory support for managing consultancy contracts, ensuring high-quality service delivery, performance excellence, and full compliance across pre- and post-contracting phases.
Tasks Summary
- Oversees the end-to-end lifecycle of individual consultancy contracts, including reviewing Terms of Reference (TORs), supporting sourcing and selection, preparing offers, issuing contracts, and managing closure processes.
- Manages all escalations from offices and contracting managers.
- People management
- Service delivery - Consultancy lifecycle management
- Stakeholder Coordination and Partnership
- Projects and Innovation
- Knowledge management and capacity building
Experience Requirements
- A minimum of two (2) years of relevant experience at the national and international level in contracting, procurement, administration, human resource or other directly related technical fields is required, preferably with the UN/UNICEF or another international organization is required.
- Previous experience in planning, organizing and delivering consultancy administrative support services is highly desirable.
- Work experience in team leadership in a shared services center context is an asset.
- Knowledge of UN/UNICEF's rules, regulations and procedures is considered an asset.
Qualification Requirements
A completed university degree in Business Administration, Management, Human resources, Procurement, International Development, or related field is required.
