Procurement Officer (Risk and Compliance)

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Procurement Officer (Risk and Compliance) Organization: World Food Programme Job requisition: JR127542 Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh, The People's R Country: BD Time type: Full time Remote type: Fully Present Posted: 2026-10-13 Application deadline: 2026-10-19 DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS 19 October 2026-23:59-GMT+06:00 Bangladesh Standard Time (Dhaka) WFP celebrates and embraces diversity. It is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all its employees and encourages qualified candidates to apply irrespective of race, colour, national origin, ethnic or social background, genetic information, gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, HIV status or disability. ABOUT WFP The World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian organization saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace, stability and prosperity, for people recovering from conflict, disasters and the impact of extreme weather shocks. At WFP, people are at the heart of everything we do and the vision of the future WFP workforce is one of diverse, committed, skilled, and high performing teams, selected on merit, operating in a healthy and inclusive work environment, living WFP's values (Integrity, Collaboration, Commitment, Humanity, and Inclusion) and working with partners to save and change the lives of those WFP serves. To learn more about WFP, visit our website: https://www.wfp.org and follow us on social media to keep up with our latest news: YouTube, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, TikTok. WHY JOIN WFP? - WFP is a 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate. - WFP offers a highly inclusive, diverse, and multicultural working environment. - WFP invests in the personal & professional development of its employees through a range of training, accreditation, coaching, mentorship, and other programs as well as through internal mobility opportunities. - A career path in WFP provides an exciting opportunity to work across the various country, regional and global offices around the world, and with passionate colleagues who work tirelessly to ensure that effective humanitarian assistance reaches millions of people across the globe. - We offer an attractive compensation package (please refer to the Terms and Conditions section of this vacancy announcement). BACKGROUND The World Food Programme (WFP) Bangladesh Country Office manages a large procurement portfolio supporting humanitarian, development, and emergency operations across the Country Office, Cox’s Bazar Area Office, and six Field Offices. As Logistics Cluster lead, WFP also provides procurement support to government counterparts, UN agencies, and humanitarian partners. To strengthen procurement governance, compliance, and operational effectiveness, WFP seeks a Procurement Officer to enhance oversight, risk management, emergency preparedness, vendor management, procurement analytics, and collaboration across country and field operations. The role will provide oversight of food production contracts, quality assurance processes, engineering procurements, inspection services, and supply chain compliance, while strengthening internal controls, fraud prevention, and capacity-building initiatives. In line with Bangladesh’s disaster preparedness and response mandate, the incumbent will play a key role in managing and expediting procurement and contracting processes to support rapid emergency response operations. Reporting to the Head of Supply Chain, the Procurement Officer will work closely with cross-functional teams to strengthen procurement performance, accountability, compliance, and operational readiness across WFP Bangladesh. KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive, within delegated authority): Compliance & Risk Management: 1. Strengthen compliance with WFP procurement policies, procedures and delegated authorities through reviews, monitoring and corrective actions. 2. Address any potential control weaknesses related to waivers, post-factum, operational advances and MPOs through proactive planning, oversight and risk management. 3. Maintain procurement risk registers, monitor key risk indicators, and support implementation of mitigation measures; prepare risk reports highlighting key issues, and recommendations. 4. Strengthen governance and oversight of barter procurement arrangements, ensuring compliance, accountability and value for money. 5. Review procurement governance mechanisms, including evaluation and oversight committees, and recommend improvements. 6. Promote AFAC compliance through fraud risk assessments, data analysis, awareness activities and support to fact-finding reviews. 7. Coordinate with Procurement, Food Safety & Quality and Programme teams to strengthen oversight of HEB, bread and bun production contracts. 8. Review management & monitoring of inspection companies to ensure compliance, quality controls and effective verification of production processes & procedures. 9. Deliver p

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Source: wfp.org