The aim of this course is to provide participants with:

• A clear understanding of main supplier relations management methods, taking account of legal, ethical and relational issues
• Essential contracting capabilities, including approval and contractual relationship management methods
• Methods to manage risks, disputes and potential conflicts in the procurement and contracting processes
• Effective contract performance and quality monitoring schemes

The aim of this course is to provide participants with:

• Strategic Development Skills. To develop strategies for significant procurement, including involvement in organizatonal strategic and financial planning and to organize and manage strategic procurement activities.
• Strategic Negotiation Skills. To improve the strategic communication and negotiation skills, including the management of commercial and legal considerations in negotiations, bargaining and conflict and resolution processes.
• Advanced Contract Management. To develop the capacity to manage strategic supply, services and conflict resolution processes.

The aim of this course is to provide participants with:

• A clear understanding of the principles of effective UN and public procurement, the generic procurement process and the role of corporate and transactional procurement
• The capability to plan, implement and evaluate a sourcing process appropriate to the value/risk of the goods/service being procured
• Knowledge of what rules and procedures govern UN and public procurement – and why they exist

The aim of this course is to enable participants to develop and implement category based procurement strategies, hereby:
• Clearly understand corporate procurement strategy options
• Manage tools and methods to implement strategies in business units
• Align procurement systems, processes and functions with the procurement spend and risk profile of the organisation
• Focus on significant high risk/high spending accounts
 

The aim of this course is to provide participants with:

• A clear understanding of the principles of effective UN and public procurement, the generic procurement process and the role of corporate and transactional procurement
• The capability to plan, implement and evaluate a sourcing process appropriate to the value/risk of the goods/service being procured
• Knowledge of what rules and procedures govern UN and public procurement – and why they exist

The aim of this course is to provide participants with:

• A clear understanding of the principles of effective UN and public procurement, the generic procurement process and the role of corporate and transactional procurement
• The capability to plan, implement and evaluate a sourcing process appropriate to the value/risk of the goods/service being procured
• Knowledge of what rules and procedures govern UN and public procurement – and why they exist

The aim of this course is to provide participants with a thorough understanding of the procurement policies, principles and procedures that govern the hiring/recruitment and management of Individual Consultants/Contracts (ICs) and Consultancy Firms in UNDP.

The aim of this course is to provide participants with a clear understanding of:

• Advanced Procurement Planning. To develop the capacity to manage supply markets, risks, systems and procurement planning processes
• Advanced Contract Management. To develop the capacity to manage bid evaluation, contract development and contract administration processes
• Advanced Communication and Negotiation Skills. To identify and improve the communication, negotiation and personal professional development skills required by those involved in advanced level procurement.

The aim of this course is to provide participants with:

• A clear understanding of the principles of effective UN and public procurement, the generic procurement process and the role of corporate and transactional procurement
• The capability to plan, implement and evaluate a sourcing process appropriate to the value/risk of the goods/service being procured
• Knowledge of what rules and procedures govern UN and public procurement – and why they exist

The Public Procurement Reform Implementation Programme introduces participants to a toolkit for supporting evidence based public procurement policy development and practice transformation. Participants are enabled to work effectively with stakeholders who identify both problems and opportunities, and to frame cost effective interventions that promote constructive reform in public procurement systems, practices, policies and procedures.