Save the Children Procurement Officer Jobs in Nigeria
Save the Children Procurement Officer Jobs in Nigeria
Child SafeguardingLevel 3 - the responsibilities of the post may require the post holder to have regular contact with or access to children or young people
The Procurement Officer is responsible for managing procurement processes to ensure effective, transparent and accountable support to Save the Children’s programmes in Yobe State.
Under the supervision of the Supply Chain Coordinator to ensure adequate consideration for coordination of supplies deliveries and planning of program implementation.
Provide technical advice and guidance to program/support teams on procurement of goods and services and on best procurement practices.
Anticipate procurement bottlenecks and resolve them ahead of issues
Scope of Role:
Reports to: Supply Chain Coordinator
Staff directly reporting to this post: Supply Chain Assistant and Intern
Key Areas of Accountability
Key Accountabilities;
Procurement and Supply
Implement procurement as per approved Save the Children International guidelines, procedures and form.
Check the availability and prices of requested items in the local market; liaise with the Country Office if procurement must be conducted there.
Maintain and regularly update the price list.
Maintain and regularly update current suppliers’ database.
Maintain, keep up to date and share a weekly procurement tracker, showing the current status of the requested items and the date which they are expected to be supplied to the projects.
Organize the collection of the required number of quotes for all relevant procurement.
Advise the budget holder on contract allocation if relevant. Call for procurement committee meetings, take notes and document the decision-making process.
Draft POs according to the procurement committee’s proceedings for review of the relevant manager and submit for budget holder approval.
Collate all payment files and submit them to HSCM for check before submission to budget holder and finance for payment.
Prepare a monthly summary report on the payment, identifying problems in operations and solution proposed.
Oversee all arrangement for meetings and conferences as required, ensuring these are delivered to a high quality and cost-effectively.
Line manage all Procurement Assistants under supervision of the position by managing performance on an ongoing basis.
Manage supplier relationship up to the delivery of goods/completion of service.
Follow up with the finance office on outstanding payment files. In liaison with the Supply chain Manager, troubleshoot files incompleteness and/or inconsistencies.
Maintain and keep up to date a hard documentation filing system for procurement files allowing easy reference for audit purpose.
Comply with all relevant Save the Children policies and procedures with respect to child protection, code of conduct, fraud, health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant policies.
Carry out any other tasks required by the line manager in line with the job description and capacity development plan.
Reports:
Maintain all procurement files in an organized, accurate and up to date manner.
Produce weekly procurement tracker and send to programs and management team at field level.
Generate any other procurement-related reports upon request (item category/donor/time/budget/base etc
Qualifications and Experience
Level of education – BSc / HND in Procurement
/ Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Accounting or related field
Professional international qualification in Procurement or Logistics (e,g CIPS, CILT) an added advantage
Communication and interpersonal skill level – Excellent
Language requirement – English and Hausa
Level of IT literacy required – Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Email System, Internet browsing- Excellent
Highly organised with good administration skills for order and information management, able to develop filing systems and databases to ensure an auditable trail.
Ability and willingness to change work practices and hours in the event of major emergencies including travelling at short notice and for extended periods of time
Experience Expectation
Desire number of years in a similar position – minimum 4 years post NYSC
Experience in procurement and logistics in INGO – minimum 2 years
Experience in a relatively insecure field-based environment
Commitment to Save the Children values
Skills and Behaviours (our Values in Practice)
Accountability:
Accuracy and timeliness in all areas of responsibility
High level of accuracy in work and the ability to analyse complex sets of relationships and situations.
Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
Holds suppliers accountable to deliver on their responsibilities
Ambition:
Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and takes responsibility for their own personal development.
Creating best-in-class function
Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
Future-orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale
Collaboration:
Work effectively with stakeholders to achieve common goals
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to; builds and maintains effective relationships with colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters
Values diversity and different people’s perspectives, able to work cross-culturally.
Creativity:
Designs more effective administrative system
Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
Cuts away bureaucracy and encourages an entrepreneurial approach
Willing to take disciplined risk
Integrity:
Honest, encourages openness and transparency, builds trust and confidence
Displays consistent excellent judgement
Integrity:
Honest, encourages openness and transparency
Displays consistent excellent judgement
How to Apply
For more information and job application details, see; Save the Children Procurement Officer Jobs in Nigeria
Find Latest Jobs in Nigeria Today - Recruitment in Nigeria Job - Nigerian Jobs - in Nigeria - Job Vacancies in Nigeria
Search our career portal & find the latest Nigerian job positions, career opportunities & jobs in Nigeria.
Jobs in Nigeria - banking jobs in Nigeria, IT jobs in Nigeria, accounting jobs in Nigeria, NGO jobs in Nigeria, business administration in Nigeria, ICT jobs in Nigeria, UN jobs in Nigeria, procurement jobs in Nigeria, education jobs in Nigeria, hospital jobs in Nigeria, human resources jobs in Nigeria, engineering jobs in Nigeria, teaching jobs in Nigeria, and other careers in Nigeria.
Oil and Gas job vacancies in Nigeria, MTN jobs in Nigeria, job vacancies in Nigeria for fresh graduates.
Federal government jobs in Nigeria, job vacancies in Nigeria Federal Civil Service.
Find your dream job from 1000s of vacancies in Nigeria posted and updated daily - click here!
Click here to post comments
Join in and write your own page! It's easy to do. How? Simply click here to return to 2 Best Africa Jobs.
