Recruitment, apply for Chemonics recruitment 2022 below.
Gatekeepers News reports that Chemonics is a private international development firm based in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1975 by Thurston F. (Tony) Teele as a subsidiary of Erly Industries. The employee-owned company offers a variety of services globally and with more than $1.5 billion in USAID contracts in 2019 is the largest for-profit recipient of U.S. government foreign aid.
Chemonics is recruiting to fill the positions below:
Position Title: Donor Integration Procurement Advisor
Classification: ST Local
Level of Effort: 48 days
Location: Abuja, Nigeria
Principal Duties and Responsibilities (Essential Functions)
- Conduct the procurement process for technical and operational procurement – from solicitation to final delivery of goods and services, including submission of final payment request to Finance for payment processing.
- Track operational and programmatic procurement requests. Ensure all requests are logged, acknowledged and acted upon in a timely and compliant fashion and are consistently updated in the procurement tracker.
- Contribute to regular updates of the vendor database, with the objective of promoting a more transparent and competitive procurement process. The vendor database will contain a selection of vendors and service providers.
- Daily update of the procurement tracker to monitor status of procurement actions.
- Facilitate technical evaluation committees, where required, to inform final procurement decision on goods and services to obtain best value.
- Cultivate and manage relationships with local vendors and service providers to ensure they fully understand client (GF and USAID FAR/AIDAR) regulations and are compliant with procurement processes and systems, as well as requirements for working with Chemonics.
- Draft negotiation memoranda, selection memos and other procurement documentation where applicable, and ensure this is on file for all procurements.
- Prepare purchase orders and work closely with the Program and Operations teams to ensure all procurements adhere to the specifications in the procurement action request (PAR) forms prior to final purchasing.
- Investigate and provide resolution on post-order problems and of progress reports on procurement matters.
- Upon completion of procurements, prepare and process all necessary paperwork, and ensure copies are saved on the Shared Point prior to submission to Finance for payment.
- Production of weekly reports on procurement actions and status.
- Ensure the highest level of honesty, integrity, openness and transparency in administering the award processes and procedures.
- Report any concerns or issues, whether verified or not, to the Procurement and Donor Integration Directors.
- Other tasks as assigned by the Director of Donor Integration as well as the Procurement and Subcontracts Director.
Job Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in relevant technical area.
- Five years’ relevant experience in procurement of goods and services with International Non-Governmental Organization especially in the health sector preferred. Global Fund and USAID experience a plus.
- CIPS – Chartered Institute Procurement and Supply Certification and/or membership a plus.
- Demonstrated experience working with high performing team required.
- Experience engaging with local and international vendors on procurement of goods and services required
- Knowledge of procurement using ERP systems is required
- Knowledge of the Nigeria public health sector environment a plus.
- Astute knowledge of ethical procurement requirements, applications and implications.
- Proactive, with positive problem-solving approach and attention to detail.
- Good interpersonal and team-working skills.
- Fluency in English and effective communication skills are required.
Deliverable
Complete the awards of distribution service contracts to transport 3PLs for the 2022 ITN mass campaign in six (6) states (Delta, Kaduna, Kano, Niger, Taraba, and Yobe states).
Reporting Requirement
- Weekly progress update on tasks performed to be submitted to the Directors of procurement or Donor Integration or their designates.
- Monthly Activity Report detailing the tasks performed for the month in line with the ethical requirements of principal duties and responsibilities stated above, and as may be assigned within the month, progress made on tasks, achievements, and challenges. The report will be reviewed and signed as technically satisfactory by the Director of procurement and then forwarded to the Director of Donor Integration for final approval.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should click here to apply online
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