Job ID: 318603

Procurement Officer

World Food Programme (WFP) - Caribbean Multi-Country Office

Location: Bridgetown, Barbados

Apply by: 11 Nov 2026

Relevant Sectors

Administration, Management, Finance/Accounting, Procurement

Location: Bridgetown, Barbados

JOB PURPOSE: To provide technical and operational procurement support to ensure efficient, transparent, cost-effective and compliant procurement processes for food and non-food commodities, services and works required by WFP. The incumbent will also collect, analyse and report on information to maximise efficiency of procurement operations and activities.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive, within delegated authority):
- Contribute to the development of procurement plans and processes, ensuring compliance with wider procurement policies and WFP standards.
- Support or manage procurement programmes and operational activities (e.g. issue tenders, evaluate offers and negotiate/award contracts), following standard processes to contribute to successful procurement of food and non-food commodities or services.
- Track and analyse data to provide recommendations for process improvement.
- Collate data and contribute to the preparation of accurate and timely reports of procurement activities, contributing to a WFP-wide view that enables informed decision making and consistency of information presented to stakeholders.
- Collate information and draft appropriate responses to recommendations to support auditing of procurement activities and ensure conformity with compliance rules.
- Work in close collaboration with internal counterparts and external partners, including suppliers, superintendents and companies, to align procurement activities with wider programmes and ensure a coherent approach to meeting food assistance needs.
- Support training of WFP staff to take a strategic and proactive approach to the procurement of food and non-food commodities and services, for example by designing and reviewing training materials.
- Guide and supervise more junior staff, acting as a point of referral and supporting them with more complex analysis and queries.
- Follow standard emergency preparedness practices to ensure WFP is able to quickly respond and deploy food and needed goods and services to affected areas at the onset of a crisis.
- Act in an assigned emergency response capacity as required to meet emergency food assistance needs.
- Other duties as required.

Closing Date: November 11, 2026

HOW TO APPLY:
Apply online via the WFP Workday recruitment portal: https://wd3.myworkdaysite.com/en-GB/recruiting/wfp/job_openings/job/Bridgetown-Barbados/Procurement-Officer-NOB_JR119456. Notice expires at 11:59pm on Wednesday, November 11th, 2026.