Save the Children International is
looking to recruit for the following positions:
Job Title: Regional Procurement Officer
Team / Programme: Logistics & Supply Chain / Operations - RPU
Location: Nairobi
Grade: 4
Contract Length: 12
Months
About us: For over 90 years, Save the Children has been
making a difference in children's lives in more than 120 countries.
We are the world's largest
independent child rights organization, underpinned by a vision in a world in
which every child attains the right to survival, protection, development and
participation.
Our mission to inspire breakthroughs
in the way the world treats children, and to achieve immediate and lasting
change in their lives.
Save the Children is an organization for talented people with different backgrounds and perspectives. We are proud that our people are representative of the children we work with and we thrive on our diversity.
Save the Children is an organization for talented people with different backgrounds and perspectives. We are proud that our people are representative of the children we work with and we thrive on our diversity.
We are an equal opportunity
organization dedicated to our core values of Accountability, Ambition,
Collaboration, Creativity and Integrity.
Our culture is embedded in these
values, along with a strong commitment to our Child Safeguarding Protocol,
ensuring that all representatives of Save the Children demonstrate the highest
standards of behaviour towards children both in their private and professional
lives.
Role Purpose: The Regional Procurement Officer will be responsible for Procurement, managing and developing the supplier base, and ensuring the efficient delivery of high quality goods and services to our country programmes.
Role Purpose: The Regional Procurement Officer will be responsible for Procurement, managing and developing the supplier base, and ensuring the efficient delivery of high quality goods and services to our country programmes.
The role holder will be expected to respond to Procurement requirements, implement the regional procurement strategy which will effectively deliver business needs.
The role holder will also be expected
to support the specification and selection of Procurement tools, and to build
and development of a high performing team.
The role holder will be required to
work with countries in East and Southern Africa Region (ESARO) to support their
procurement strategies and to support in developing the sourcing strategy i.e. local,
national and international procurement under the supervision of Regional
Procurement Manager.
Scope of Role:
Reports to: Regional Procurement Manager
Staff reporting to this post: None
Role Dimensions: Regional remit, supporting region and country
offices with procurement needs
Key Areas of Accountability:
- Carry out Procurement, ensure FWAs are in
place, procurement is done in line with SCI procedures and compliant with
all donor rules.
- Support the RPM to conduct a review of the
regional Procurement requirements and agree a procurement strategy in line
with business needs through proactive stakeholder engagement.
- Carry out Procurement for the RPU, delivering
excellence through best practice, defined roles and responsibilities and
performance management.
- Build on and develop the supply base to ensure
the capacity and flexibility to meet all of the regional requirements -
both in “steady state” and “emergency response” situations.
- Ensure good supplier relationship and
proactively to ensure a high level of supplier performance.
Contribute as a member of the team:
- Create a culture of continuous learning where
staff are encouraged and supported to grow and develop and are willing to
be held accountable for their commitments.
- Role model and support the development of a
dual mandate organisational culture that reflects our values, promotes
accountability and high performance and frees up our people to deliver
outstanding results for children and excellent customer service for our
members and donors.
- Identify and support the creation of learning
and development programmes for building capacity of procurement staff
involved in supply chain management at all levels.
- Work with country offices to develop strategic
relationships and partnerships with companies and organisations which can
support the improvement and enhancement of Save the Children procurement.
Skills and Behaviours (SCI Values in
Practice)
Accountability:
- holds self-accountable for making decisions,
managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the
Children values
- holds the team and partners accountable to
deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in
the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve
performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not
achieved.
Ambition:
- sets ambitious and challenging goals for
themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal
development and encourages their team to do the same
- widely shares their personal vision for Save
the Children, engages and motivates others
- future orientated, thinks strategically and on
a global scale.
Collaboration:
- builds and maintains effective relationships,
with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters
- values diversity, sees it as a source of
competitive strength
- approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.
Creativity:
- develops and encourages new and innovative
solutions
- willing to take disciplined risks.
Integrity:
- honest, encourages openness and transparency;
demonstrates highest levels of integrity
Qualifications: Degree level in Business, Procurement or Logistics
and Supply Chain Management or similar level qualification from a recognised
institution, CIPS qualifications and member or equivalent membership.
Experience and Skills:
- 3 years’ buyer experience in international
procurement, with cross boarder logistics experience and
contract/Framework management in complex situations.
- Experience of implementing / significant
knowledge of Procurement processes.
- Proven ability to review demands and trends;
to develop strategies to fill identified gaps.
- Highly developed interpersonal and
communication skills including influencing and negotiation.
- Experience of solving complex issues through
analysis, definition of a clear way forward and ensuring buy in.
- Commitment to Save the Children values.
- Ability and willingness to change work
practices and hours in the event of major emergencies including travelling
at short notice and for extended periods of time.
Desirable
- Knowledge of key institutional donors and
their compliance requirements in respect of Logistics and Procurement.
- Medical Procurement knowledge / experience
- Working knowledge of French is an advantage
Additional job responsibilities: The job duties and responsibilities as set out
above are not exhaustive and the post holder may be required to carry out
additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and
experience.
Equal Opportunities: The post holder is required to carry out the duties
in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and
procedures.
Health and Safety: The post holder is required to carry out the duties
in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.
Application information
If you are interested in this position, please email a cover letter and up-to-date CV as a single document to EA.recruitment@savethechildren.org with clear Subject heading for the position.
Application information
If you are interested in this position, please email a cover letter and up-to-date CV as a single document to EA.recruitment@savethechildren.org with clear Subject heading for the position.
We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Application closes 2nd August 2016
We work with children, communities and governments all over the world and we believe in the right person for the job regardless of where you come from and how you identify yourself. We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to ensuring that only those who are suitable to work with children are considered for these posts. All successful applicants will therefore be required to complete a Police Check and must sign onto our Child Safeguarding Policy and organizational Code of Conduct.
Disclaimer: Save the Children International does not charge any kind of fee at whichever stage of the recruitment process and does not act through recruitment agents
