Strategic Vendor & Procurement Consultant

United Nations; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund – Office of Investment Management seeks a consultant to lead current-state assessments and design a future operating model for vendor financial management and procurement. The role emphasizes governance, process documentation, and cross‑functional coordination.

The assignment covers implementation support, technology assessment, and knowledge transfer, with a focus on delivering centralized documentation and a sustainable procurement framework.

Responsibilities

• Completed vendor invoicing and payment verification.
• Completed requisition / shopping cart / purchase order.
• Successful coordination between Procurement and stakeholders.
• Maintained dashboard and KPI reports.
• Any other duties as required
• Current-state assessment of vendor invoicing, accounts payable coordination, contract administration, and procurement coordination processes, including inventory of current SOPs
• Documentation of existing workflows, stakeholder roles and responsibilities, systems, controls, and reporting mechanisms.
• Gap analysis identifying process inefficiencies, control weaknesses, bottlenecks, and automation opportunities
• Future-state Vendor Financial Management and Procurement Operating Model.
• Governance framework, including roles and responsibilities (RACI), decision‑making authorities, and performance measures.
• Updated Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), templates, trackers, and process documentation.
• Implementation roadmap with prioritized improvement initiatives.
• Successful rollout of the new improved processes and governance enhancements.
• Requirements assessment and evaluation of technology solutions supporting vendor management, contract management, procurement, and invoice processing, including research paper, draft RFI and RFP.
• Operational vendor invoicing and procurement support services delivered throughout the consultancy.
• Centralized repository for procurement, contract, and vendor management documentation.
• Staff training, knowledge transfer sessions, and transition support.
• Final report summarizing achievements, recommendations, lessons learned, and next steps for continuous improvement.

Job description

United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund – Office of Investment Management seeks a consultant to lead current-state assessments and design a future operating model for vendor financial management and procurement. The role emphasizes governance, process documentation, and cross‑functional coordination.

The assignment covers implementation support, technology assessment, and knowledge transfer, with a focus on delivering centralized documentation and a sustainable procurement framework.