Clearly delineated authority and responsibility is essential to foster efficient use of resources and facilitate the emergence of more agile and responsive UN organizations, thus enhancing their overall performance.

In this module we will read about the authority and responsibility structure of the United Nations Procurement Services.

At the end of this module, you will be able to:
			Identify the officials responsible for delegation of procurement authority to other officials at HQ, OAHs and Field Missions
			Describe the organisational structure of the United Nations Procurement Services
			List the functions of the Director of the Procurement Division
			Describe the procurement authority and responsibilities of officials at different levels, at HQ, OAHs and Field Missions
			List the functions of a Calling Officer as an exceptional procurement authority
			Describe the situations in which individual procurement authority may be modified