Procurement Senior Officer(Pharmacetical) Retainer

Application period 24-Mar-2025 to 31-Mar-2025

Functional Responsibilities:

The Pharmaceutical Senior officer will be responsible for providing technical support throughout the procurement process of medical-related items. This includes a definition of specifications, a technical assessment of tender submissions against requirements, and procurement advice.

Duties and Responsibilities

Reporting to the Project Manager, who provides general guidance and allocates assignments, the incumbent shall be responsible for the following:

• Identify needs, review, advise on, and help consolidate the equipment/consumables/medical supplies and or medicines lists by type of service.
• Support in the revision of medical supplies and requirements presented by MOH and partners in terms of accuracy and suitability to overall requirements.
• Support in preparation of the technical specifications and bill of quantities are to be incorporated into the tender documents of the medical equipment, supplies, and works ensuring compliance with UNOPS tendering standards and policies
• Support in preparing estimates and prices for all medical supplies.
• Assist in preparation of schedule of requirements, conditions, evaluation criteria and exact submission needed from the bidders before the bid solicitation.
  
  

Quality Assurance:

• Review the technical specifications of the list of medications, consumables, medical supplies, vaccines, reagents and any other products and make recommendations.
• When required inspect the products delivered.
  
  

Procurement:

• Provide technical support on specifications, cost implications and logistics for safe delivery both internationally and nationally.
• Contribute to the evaluation and serve as a technical representative in the evaluation committees to ensure technical compliance with UNOPS needs and cost-effective purchase of goods and services.
  
  

Monitoring and Progress Controls:

• Attend coordination meetings with the stakeholders if required.
• Contribute to the development of project progress reports.
• Prepare and maintain an inventory list of all medical supplies to be procured.
• Develop and update tracking sheets for all medical supplies to be delivered.
  
  

Deliverables:

• Report the results of the review of the technical specifications on the list of medications .
• Timely completion of the evaluations.
• Report at the reception and the storage of the supplies.
• Any other technical reporting as required by the Project Manager
  
  

Those activities as well as the set of deliverables will be itemised in a calendar of activities to be shared with the expert.

Final Product

• Prepare an accurate inventory list of all medical equipment
  

• Complete operational and maintenance plans for all medical equipment
  
  

Education/Experience/Language requirements:

Education

• Minimum of an advanced university degree (Master’s Degree or equivalent) in any medical field, preferably with specialisation in pharmaceuticals.
• A first-level university degree in any medical field preerably with specialisation in pharmaceutiicals may be accepted with additional 2 years of relevant experience.
  
  

B. Work Experience

• At least 2 years of progressively responsible experience in medical supplies/equipment management, purchase and/or installation and maintenance of medical supplies/equipment.
• Working experience in Occupied Palestinian Territories is required.
• Prior UN experience would be an asset
• Experience in supporting procurement processes as a technical expert on medical aspects is an asset
  
  

Language:

• Excellent written and spoken English & Arabic is required
• Knowledge of Hebrew is an asset.
  
  

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Remarks: Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.