Procurement Intern at Innovations for Poverty Action

Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) is a research and policy nonprofit that discovers and promotes effective solutions to global poverty problems. IPA brings together researchers and decision-makers to design, rigorously evaluate, and refine these solutions and their applications, ensuring that the evidence created is used to improve the lives of the world’s poor. In recent decades, trillions of dollars have been spent on programs designed to reduce global poverty, but clear evidence on which programs succeed is rare, and when evidence does exist, decision-makers often do not know about it.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Procurement Intern

Location: Bauchi
Employment Type: Internship

Job Description

• Prepare technical specifications for a request for proposal, including terms, conditions, and evaluation criteria.
• Work with suppliers to obtain quotations, and direct other IPA staff in obtaining quotations.
• Review quotations and procurement forms with respect to quality, accuracy, suitability, delivery, and pricing.
• Prepare and maintain accurate records and documentation on all solicitations, responses, purchases, contracts, correspondence, and related follow-ups.
• Expedite outstanding purchase orders to ensure delivery requirements are met.
• Coordinate and resolve problems with suppliers.
• Ensure that all procurement follows IPA standard practices.
• Ensure that the vendor database is regularly updated and used in the selection of vendors.
• Prepare and develop bid documents, and supplier bid lists to obtain competitive quotations on goods and services; and to create and continuously improve Procurement systems.
• Ensure inventories are fully accounted for and maintained.
• Ensure the update of the asset register is maintained; manage the tracking system and ensure all assets are issued with unique IPA asset number tags.
• Ensure periodic (quarterly, bi-annual, and annual) asset checks are completed; report any damage and losses immediately.
• Support with daily project administrative tasks.
• Any other duties as assigned by the supervisor and project team.

Application Closing Date
30th May, 2024.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Application (Cover letter and CV) to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.

Note: Shortlisting of CVs is on a rolling basis.