Procurement Officer at the Danish Refugee Council (DRC)

The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is a private, independent, humanitarian organization working on all aspects of the refugee cause in more than 30 countries throughout the world. The aim of DRC is to protect refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) against persecution and to promote durable solutions to the problems of forced migration, on the basis of humanitarian principles and human rights. DRC works in accordance with the UN Conventions on Refugees and the Code of Conduct for the ICRC and NGOs in Disaster Relief.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Procurement Officer (National Contract)

Location: Maiduguri, Borno

The Position
The Procurement Officer reports directly to the Procurement Specialist. She/He must be able to ensure rapid procurement of all program supplies, services and equipment, whilst ensuring best practices and maintaining audit-compliant records. Your main duties and responsibilities will be:

• Maintain standard DRC procurement policies and procedures and ensure that procurement (from single quote to Request for Quotation threshold) is conducted in a fair and transparent manner, is fully documented and is in full compliance with DRC policies and any relevant donor policies
• Do the local procurement ensuring accountable and efficient procurement service provision to program and support departments.
• Ensure that the lead-time for ordering and delivery of goods is followed up and achieved.
• Ensure that the procurement tracking is regularly shared with the different requestors
• Respect and maintain the filing system from the receiving of the purchase request to the payment
• To be successful in this role we expect you to be honest, strongly motivated by humanitarian work, disciplined and team-oriented.

Key Requirements
Essentials:

• 2-3 years’ work experience in progressively responsible experience in Procurement
• Knowledge & experience of dealing with service providers and contractors’ management.
• Excellent computer skills, including Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Excel).

Desirables:

• Flexible & willing to work in a remote setting & to travel to other field locations.
• Ability to multitask and work comfortably under pressure
• Experience from working in an (I)NGO
• Knowledge in Haussa

Conditions

• Availability: 02/01/2018
• Salary and conditions: In accordance with Danish Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment;
• The income will be subject to statutory deductions as per applicable Nigeria laws. The employee is responsible for the tax returns.

Application Closing Date
22nd December, 2017.
 
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Note

• CV and Cover Letter indicating and explaining the suitability to the position applied.
• Provide contact details (name, position, email address and tel. no.) of 3 professional non-related references, whereas 1 must be for the latest employer. Please do not attach any written recommendations.
• Applications should be addressed to: “the Recruitment Manager” 
• The position title must be written in the subject line of the email otherwise not considered.
• Only motivated applications that address the stipulated duties and meet the required qualifications, sent together with a CV, will be considered. CV-only applications will not be considered.