Rhizome Consulting Fresh Job Opportunity in Abuja

Rhizome Consulting – The Global Fund is a public-private partnership and international financing institution dedicated to attracting and disbursing additional resources to prevent and treat HIV and AIDS, TB and malaria.

One of The Global Fund Programmes in Nigeria, is seeking for qualified candidates to fill the vacant position below:

Job Title: Local Procurement Specialist

Location: Abuja

Job Description

• The position holder will be responsible for strategic procurement activities and order management.
• S/he will be responsible for overseeing and managing of the programmes procurement activities and provide guidance on procurement procedures and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Review planned orders, create requisitions for items to be purchased, and manage approval process
• Support the management of all high valued procurements; national/international tenders, to ensure a timely turn-a-round time
• Monitor progress of all orders, particularly following up on orders awaiting approvals to avoid any delay in the system
• Ensure that all suppliers related information file is complete, up-to-date, and renewed annually
• Organize regular local market surveys and ensure the Vendor Roster and other supplier information is kept up-to-date and referenced during the procurement process
• Maintain costing data to enable budget holders have easy access to prices for budget formulation;
• Improve systems and procedures for procurement as directed by the Procurement Coordinator
• Ensure that all comments on delay’s in procurement, special procurement requirements, or other relevant information are updated daily
• Correspond with relevant staff on orders awaiting approvals to avoid any delay’ in delivery of supplies or completion of services
• Ensure payment paperwork attached to procurement files are complete, correct and have the relevant signatures before being submitted to the finance department for payment
• Liaise with the finance staff to ensure relevant payment request forms are raised promptly after delivery of supplies or completion of services

Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

• Strong knowledge of the procurement practice in Nigeria
• Proven ability t develop staff and provide training on systems and procedures
• Committed team player and ability to work within a multi-cultural team.
• Strong computer skills in Microsoft packages, including Excel, rd, and Outlook
• Ability to manage and prioritise a varied workload in a in a dynamic work environment
• Previous work experience in the health sector

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their applications and CV’s with the job title clearly indicated as the subject of the mail to:procurement@rhizomeng.com

Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.


Deadline: 19th February, 2016.