Admin and Procurement Manager - Operations at Search for Common Ground (SFCG)

Search for Common Ground (SFCG) is an international non-profit organization that promotes peaceful resolution of conflict. With headquarters in Washington, DC and a European office in Brussels, Belgium, SFCG’s mission is to transform how individuals, organizations, and governments deal with conflict - away from adversarial approaches and toward cooperative solutions. SFCG seeks to help conflicting parties understand their differences and act on their commonalities. With a total of approximately 600 staff worldwide, SFCG implements projects from 55 offices in 34 countries, including in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and the United States.

The organization is an exciting and rewarding place to work, with a dedicated and enthusiastic staff that is committed to its mission and values. You will be joining a highly motivated staff with a good team spirit and there will be opportunities to grow in the role.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Operations - Admin and Procurement Manager

Location: Abuja

Position Summary

• The Admin and Procurement Manager has the responsibility to implement, enforce and monitor Search standard operating procedures in administration, logistics, procurement, and security for Search operations in Nigeria.
• S/he contributes to the overall development and attainment of long term strategic objectives of the organization.
• This role works under the direct supervision of the Director of Finance and Administration.
• The role holder will serve as line manager for Security, procurement, logistics and administration staff, and assists to develop the capacity of the team in all these aspects
• The position will be based in Abuja with various visits to field offices.

Roles and Responsibilities
Administration and Logistics Management:

• Ensure that proper administration and logistics systems and procedures are followed in the every office administration and management.
• Strengthen administrative systems - Identify gaps in admin and operational policies, develop and revise the organization's administration and operations policy on an annual basis, as per leadership and management team (LMT)’s decisions;
• Provide oversight and supervision to admin and logistics staff to ensure smooth functioning of office administration, including office running and maintenance;
• Provide ongoing daily mentoring and guidance to staff in logistics and administration as they develop and implement their own work programs;
• Supervise the management of all insurance claims relating to Search assets, vehicles and legal matters.
• Establishes office management manual and guidelines and manages internal communications
• Supports staff travel including visas, advances, transport, and accommodations needs
• Draw up budgets for all projects and activities, manage spending within budgets, and provide justifications for variances to the Country Finance Manager.
• Liaise with regional teams, ensuring regional priorities and logistics policies and procedures are understood and applied effectively.
• Ensure timely and effective compliance with all government approvals and other accountability mechanisms, and provide a central point of liaison for government.

Procurement Management:

• Work closely with program team to develop quarterly/annually procurement plans (based on quarterly distribution plans and annual work plan) to ensure timely availability of the products for program activities.
• Supervise the current procurement system to ensure maximum transparency and accountability
• Update the monthly budget estimation and tracking to Finance Department.
• Track and evaluate vendor performance and improvements related to pricing, contractual terms, and/or scope of services.
• Develop and/or update relevant organizational policies, processes and tools to ensure full compliance with Search as well as donor regulations and procedures.
• Supervise the procurement products including IEC materials, promotional items etc.
• Review all contracts (for product and/or service procurements) to ensure quality standards are met, prior to submitting for review and approval as required by Search procedures.
• Supervise monthly stock reconciliation
• Set up/maintain a system for centralized management of all contracts including service contracts and production contracts.
• Review terms of reference to ensure the quality of inputs to be procured
• Work with suppliers/agencies in the selection of the most qualified and cost effective vendors.
• Coach, supervise and support the Procurement Staff on a daily basis

Security Administration:

• Work closely with security consultant and senior leadership teams to ensure security strategies for Search Nigeria and that response are appropriate and aligned with regional and global priorities.
• Provide technical advice and support to the Country Director and Head of Offices on security and crisis management issues and their likely impact on Search Nigeria operations.
• Deliver oversight of security prevention, preparation, response and recovery activities, particularly in the North East and to counter threats emerging from changing political, social and economic situations.
• Review minimum-security standards in Nigeria and promote alignment with Search’s Core Security Requirements. Support and advise all Nigerian offices in observing the appropriate security standards in accordance with the country risk rating.
• As job descriptions cannot be exhaustive, the position holder may be required to undertake other duties that are broadly in line with the above key duties.

Education

• Candidate should have a minimum of Bachelor's degree or its equivalent in Business administration, Finance, Procurement, Logistics or Supply Chain Management.
• Master's degree and Professional qualification in the relevant field is an added advantage.

Required Experience:

• At least 7-10 years of professional experience in similar role.
• A minimum of 4 years of managerial experience with a minimum of 5 direct reports.
• Experience on management of donor-funded development projects is required;
• Experience in working with international organizations at least for 5 years.

Other Relevant Requirements:

• Strong working relationship with the Government Institutions and have solid knowledge of the Nigerian Law
• Leadership, supervision, good interpersonal and decision making skills are required.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English
• Demonstrated high level organisational and time management skills, including the ability to plan and manage workflows and balance competing priorities to ensure timely processing to meet deadlines in a complex environment.
• Demonstrated ability to respond effectively to challenges, work effectively in a cross functional, diverse and busy team environment with minimal supervision
• Demonstrate integrity, alignment with Search’s values and ethical standards;
• Promote the vision, mission, and strategic objectives of Search;
• Capacity to adapt to a multi-cultural context, and tolerance and respect to issues related to gender, religion, race and nationality;

Application Closing Date
8th February, 2019.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Note

• Interested candidates will send the following items to our employment portal:
  • Current Resume
  • Cover Letter (which includes expectations of compensation and projected start date)
• Please compile your writing sample and resume into one document as the system only has the functionality to upload two documents per application.
• Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
• Only applicants invited for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls please. Please see our website: www.sfcg.org​for full details of our work.