Procurement Officer at Save the Children Nigeria Full Time

Job Title: Procurement Officer

Job ID: 2200067G
Location: Ogoja, Cross River
Team/Programme: Procurement Officer
Grade: 4
Contract Length: 1 year
Employee Status: Fixed Term

Child Safeguarding

• Level 3:  the post holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work on country programs; or are visiting country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.

Role Purpose

• The Procurement Officer (Buying) is responsible for purchasing of goods and services in Ogoja based on needs of Save the Children’s programmes, managing orders and relations for a complex portfolio of programmes.

The Procurement Officer will also support the Supply chain Coordinator in:

• Ensuring that the right supplies and services are procured and that there is timely procurement and delivery of goods and services to programmes to deliver outstanding results for children
• Ensuring best value for money is achieved through competitive and transparent procurement processes.

Scope of Role:

• Reports to: Supply Chain Coordinator
• Staff directly reporting to this post:
• Budget responsibility:

Behaviours (Values in Practice)
Accountability:

• Accuracy and timeliness in all areas of responsibility
• High level of accuracy in work, and ability to analyse complex sets of relationships and situations
• Holds self and others accountable.

Ambition:

• Creating best-in-class EA function
• Future-orientated, thinks pro-actively.

Collaboration:

• Working effectively with stakeholders to achieve common goals
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, members and external partners
• Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.

Creativity:

• Designing more effective admin systems
• Willing to take disciplined risks.

Integrity:

• Honest, encourages openness and transparency, demonstrates highest levels of integrity.

Qualifications   

• BA / B.Sc in Management; Procurement, Logistics, Supply Chain Management or related field
• Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS UK) or equivalent Experience
• Master’s Degree in above fields is an added advantage

Experience and Skills:

• Minimum of 4 years of relevant experience working in procurement, preferably in an NGO/and/or development program, with in depth experience in managing procurement processes
• Strong knowledge and experience of implementing procurement processes, driving contract compliance and embedding buying best practice
• Excellent supplier management skills and a strong ability to hold suppliers accountable to deliver on their responsibilities
• Knowledge of NGO/Donor policies and their compliance requirements in respect of Procurement and wider supply chain activity
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation and coaching.
• Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to juggle multiple tasks with competing priorities and simultaneously stick to deadlines, whilst maintaining relationships with suppliers and customers
• Excellent reporting skills, particularly the ability to quickly develop clear and concise delivery tracking, scheduling or pricing, donor, monthly KPI reports
• Willingness to undertake field travel as required and work in difficult environments according to travel environments.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills; fluency in spoken and written English;
• Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children’s aims, values and principles

Desirable:

• Procurement system experience

Working Conditions:

• Ability and willingness to travel to projects and stay in basic conditions when necessary.

Application Closing Date
23rd February, 2023.