Procurement Officer (National Contract) at Danish Refugee Council (DRC)

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.