The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a non-governmental, humanitarian organization with 60 years of experience in helping to create a safer and more dignified life for refugees and internally displaced people. NRC advocates for the rights of displaced populations and offers assistance within the shelter, emergency food security, and water, sanitation and hygiene sectors.
The Norwegian Refugee Council has approximately 5000 committed and competent employees involved in projects across four continents. In addition, NRC runs one of the world’s largest standby rosters, NORCAP, with 650 professionals, ready to be deployed on 72 hours’ notice when a crisis occurs.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Procurement Technical Assistant
Ref. nr.: 4018544085
Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Job Type: Contract
Travel: Some travelling must be expected
Detailed Description
- NRC is looking for a Procurement Technical Assistant for our field office in Maiduguri, Borno State in Northern Nigeria. The purpose of the Procurement Technical Assistant is to support programme activities in Maiduguri, Brono State
- NRC initiated country operations in Nigeria in June 2015, in order to respond to the critical and increasing needs in the country. NRC currently has a full team based in Maiduguri and a coordination office in Abuja. NRC is currently providing services across various sectors namely; Shelter and Non-Food Items (NFI); Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion (WASH); Food Security; Information, Counselling and Legal Assistance (ICLA) and Education in order to address identified humanitarian needs.
- The Procurement Technical Assistant reports to Procurement Officer.
Responsibilities
- Collect cash advances and proceed with cash procurements
- Prepare requests for quotations and source bids & quotations in accordance with NRC procurement regulations.
- Liaise with receiving units and suppliers to collect invoices and Delivery documents.
- Prepare the payment request, ensure complete paper trail is attached and submit to the Procurement Officer for verification.
- Maintain proper files for procurement documents (as per local filling procedures)
- Assist the Procurement Officer in establishing and coordinating routine processes and procedures for the Procurement department.
- Any other task reasonably assigned by the supervisor.
Qualifications
- University degree in related field
- Knowledge of the local market
- Knowledge of local language (Hausa, Kanuri)
- Previous (1yr) experience working in a Logistics/Procurment department (preferably NGO)
- Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile
- Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
- High level competence in computer skills (Microsoft office Applications).
Education field:
Education level:
- College / University, Bachelor's degree
Personal qualities:
- Handling insecure environment
- Planning and delivering results
- Empowering and building trust
- Communicating with impact and respect
- A good sense of humour is an asset
- All employees of the Norwegian Refugee Council should be able to adhere to our Code of Conduct and the four organizational values: Dedicated, innovative, inclusive and accountable.
Language:
We Offer
- Commencement: March 2019
- Duration: 10 months
- Salary/benefits: According to NRC’s general directions. Grade 4 : Step 1.
- Duty station: Maiduguri, with frequent travels. Travel outside Mai is dependent on changing security conditions, especially for certain roads in the area.
- Approved health certificate will be requested before contract start.
Application Closing Date
3rd February, 2019.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
Application Procedures and CV Registration
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- There is no specific field for this information in our CV form, but you can use the "Company name" field for both company and location.