Emplois au PNUD - 101005- Pricing Agent (Individual)

Pricing Agent (Individual)

Lieu :

Beijing, CHINE

Type de contrat :

Individual Contract

Date de commencement :

01-Sep-2021

Date limite de candidature :

13-Aug-21 (Minuit New York, États-Unis)

Niveau du poste :

International Consultant

Durée du contrat initial

1 month

Langues requises :

Anglais

Durée prévue de la mission :

1 month

Le PNUD s’engage à recruter un personnel divers en termes de genre, de nationalité et de culture. Nous encourageons de même les personnes issues des minorités ethniques, des communautés autochtones ou handicapées à postuler. Toutes les candidatures seront traitées dans la plus stricte confidentialité. Le PNUD ne tolère pas l’exploitation et / ou les atteintes sexuelles, ni aucune forme de harcèlement, y compris le harcèlement sexuel, et / ou toutes formes de discrimination. Tous/tes les candidats/tes selectectionnes /ées devront ainsi se soumettre à de rigoureuses vérifications relatives aux références fournies ainsi qu’à leurs antécédents.

Historique

The International Civil Servant Commission (ICSC) of UNITED NATIONS conducts Cost-of-Living Surveys at all UN duty stations on a periodic basis. It has scheduled to conduct the survey for China in September 2021. Therefore, ICSC is seeking to hire a pricing agent to collect prices for a given list of commodities and services from the local market.

Devoirs et responsabilités

The pricing agent will be responsible for collecting and recording price data from retail outlets in Beijing as per ICSC guideline.
Prices to collect of given list of 232 specific items of different brand and descriptions from selected outlets will provide by the survey coordinator.
Completion of pricing agent questionnaire on price collection and general market conditions of goods and services.

Compétences

Qualifications et expériences requises

The following are the qualifications of a “good” Pricing Agent. He or she:

Is an independent person with no past or present work experience with any of the organizations of the United Nations Common System and is not an immediate relative of a UN staff member (child, parent, spouse, etc.).
Has international shopping experience with knowledge of the local market.
Is preferably an expatriate who has lived at the duty station for at least one year.
Has the ability to get around the duty station to visit the outlets by either public transportation or his/her own means of transport if necessary.
Is conversant with English, French or Spanish to ensure proper interpretation of item specifications as provided on the pricing forms.
Is able to communicate effectively (preferably in the official language of the duty station) because the job requires interaction with outlet owners and workers.
Possesses a High School Diploma or equivalent.
Having experience in the field of statistics, economics, project management, auditing, accounting and/or finance is an additional asset
Is available to complete the job within the given time frame.

Remuneration:

USD 2,960 will be paid upon the completion of the task.