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