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Greater Rome Metropolitan Area

•Provide procurement guidance and support on all procurement levels•Coordinate the review of the procurement process by the Contracts Review Committee •Monitor compliance with procurement policies and procedures•Review and prepare tender documents in line with procurement standards•Ensure highest level of customer support throughout the whole procurement process •Support and guide clients in the full procurement process (RFQ/RFP/ITB), ie. reviewing, requisitioning, sourcing, analysing, awarding and communicating with vendors for the purchase of goods/services/works, including using the corporate e-tendering system (UNGM)•Provide training and coaching to HQ and Country Office staff on Procurement and Asset Management, ensuring compliance with the IFAD procurement guidelines •Contribute to the drafting of new templates and revision of existing policies and procedures•Prepare Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) of relevant procurement processes •Conduct research, produce statistics and reports and analyse findings on procurement activities •Systems and Procurement administration through active engagement with the ERP support team for implementation of system changes, spearheading any anomalies, incidents and queries

Rome, Italy

Budget *Lead the preparation, implementation, monitoring and reporting of the budget of USD13m (regular and supplementary funds) and the strategic workforce planning of the division (80 staff in HQ and field)*Support the delivery of programmes (COSOP, design, supervision and implementation of loan and grant programmes) through accurate budget allocation, divisional management plan (DMP), monitoring of consultants and travels *Produce analytical reports and make recommendations to the Director and teams, flagging risks, assessing future requirements and proposing adjustments and actions*Keep abreast, advise and provided guidance to the Director and colleagues at large on budget and administrative directives and guidelinesHR and KM*Cover the full spectrum of all HR-related actions, i.e. recruitment, induction, relocation, promotion, performance review, career development plans, separation, to ensure optimal use of human capital in line with the corporate strategy and programme needs, while maintaining the utmost confidentiality HR matters require*Expertise in strategic workforce planning, and ensuring adequate staffing requirements*Lead capacity development, knowledge management and awareness building activities of staff through training and coaching with the aim of ensuring a fully qualified and operational workforce, that is owner and accountable of all budget, administrative and operational processesAdministration of Hubs/ICOs *As a focal point for ICOs, oversaw the provision of the full spectrum of administration and management of Hubs/country offices, including supervision of national administrative staff, budget, logistics, procurement, space, staffing, security and IT*Audit focal point on the management of field offices

Rome, Latium, Italy

*Supported and advised AVP across daily operations through oversight, coordination of 90 staff, resource planning, preparing briefing packs, correspondences and client relations*Consolidated, reviewed and monitored departmental budget of USD700k *Pivotal role in recruitment, on boarding and training with contributions across orientations, monitoring of interns and junior hires, evaluating work performance and coaching new hires *Prepared AVP for IFAD governing bodies' meetings of up to 200 delegates by conducting extensive research, compiling documents, authoring briefs, talking points and presentations

Weybridge, England, United Kingdom

London, England Metropolitan Area

Diploma, Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions And Contracts Management

Activities and Societies:

Certificate, Understanding Sustainable Development

Certificate, Financial And Management Accounting

Ma, European Politics, Business And Law

Degree, Foreign Languages And Literature