Background

UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security.

UN Women’s China Office in Beijing supports and carries out work on (i) enhancing women's economic empowerment; (ii) ending violence against women; and (iii) innovative work to address gender issues in China. In addition to the above, UN Women also actively participates and contributes to various UN inter-agency processes and collaborates with UN organizations around specific programme areas.

UN Women China Office is seeking a exprienced consultant to carry out administrative and procurement functions to ensure high quality, accuracy and consistency of work. The Consultant promotes a client-oriented approach consistent with UN Women rules and regulations.

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the direct supervision of the Operations Manager, the Consultant is responsible for the following tasks:

1. Provide efficient administrative support

• Maintenance of log, files, records and documentations (electronic and hard copies) related to finance, procurement, travel and administration ensuring safekeeping of confidential materials.
• Provide logistic support to organize official UN Women meetings, workshops, and retreats, ensuring all requirements are catered for as required;
• Provide administrative support to maintenance of premises and common services, as needed.
• Monitor and maintain office stationery supplies including purchase of stationery, distribution of stationery.
• Provide administrative support to partnership and communication teams on traveling, official events etc.
• Help with the preparation of supporting documents for finance and procurement process.
• Perform other administrative tasks as assigned by the supervisor.

2. Provide procurement support

• Provide inputs to the preparation of office procurement plans; monitor the progress and implementation of the procurement plan.
• Review procurement requests and initiate procurement procedures for office and projects equipment, supplies and services, as necessary.
• Prepare Request for Quotations (RFQ), Invitation to Bids (ITBs) or Request for Proposals (RFPs) documents, receipt of quotations, bids or proposals, as necessary.
• Provide administrative support to contract management processes; maintain and monitor databasesof office contract/Pos.
• Monitor contract implementation and deliverable schedule; timely complies, submit and follow up payment.
• Support the Asset Management Focal Point in maintaining records of assets management and preparing reports.
• Provide procurement support to partnership and communication teams.
• Perform other procurement tasks assigned by the supervisor.

Competencies

Core Values:

• Respect for Diversity
• Integrity
• Professionalism

Core Competencies:

• Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues
• Accountability
• Effective Communication
• Inclusive Collaboration

Please visit this link for more information on UN Women’s Core Values and Competencies:

https://www.unwomen.org/-/media/headquarters/attachments/sections/about%20us/employment/un-women-values-and-competencies-framework-en.pdf?la=en&vs=637

Functional Competencies:

• Proficiency in computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.);
• Ability to work independently under tight deadline

Required Skills and Experience

Experience and required qualifications

• Minimum educational requirement: Bachelor’s degree in Business, Public Administration or related field;
• At least 5 years of progressively responsible experience in administration, procurement, HR, or logistic support service;
• Experience in Enterprise Resource Management System (ERP) is an asset.
• Previous working experience in the UN System is an advantage;
• Fluency in English and Chinese are required

Selection and evaluation criteria  

The total number of point for the technical evaluation is 100 and allocated as follows. The passing score for the technical evaluation is 70.

How to apply

Interested candidates are encouraged to submit electronic application (consolidated as ONE attachment) online, no later than 25 October 2021. Kindly note the system will only allow one attachment, please combine below listed submission package into one.

The Submission package includes:

• CV
• Motivation letter
• Education certificate
• Personal History Form (P11 which can be downloaded from
• https://www.unwomen.org/-/media/headquarters/attachments/sections/about%20us/employment/un-women-p11-personal-history-form.doc?la=en&vs=3539

Payments

Payments for this consultancy will be based on the achievement of each deliverable and certification that each has been satisfactorily completed. Payments will not be based on the number of days worked but on the completion of each stated deliverable within the indicated timeframes on satisfactory completion of task.

At UN Women, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment of mutual respect. UN Women recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, ability, national origin, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, competence, integrity and organizational need.

If you need any reasonable accommodation to support your participation in the recruitment and selection process, please include this information in your application.

UN Women has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UN Women, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination.  All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to UN Women’s policies and procedures and the standards of conduct expected of UN Women personnel and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. (Background checks will include the verification of academic. credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.)