Founded in 1961, Project Concern International (PCI) is a non-profit health and humanitarian aid organization dedicated to preventing disease, improving community health, and promoting sustainable development (in Malawi since 2007). PCI, with funding from USAID, is implementing a new five year holistic food security program “NjiraProject – Pathways to Sustainable Food Security” (Njira) in the Balaka and Machinga Districts of Malawi.
PCI Malawi invites motivated and experienced professionals to apply for the following positions.
Key Areas of Responsibility:
- Ensure procurement and contract objectives are achieved and deliver value for money outcomes.
- Ensure procurement activities are managed, developed and implemented in accordance with specified parameters meeting timeframes, budgets and objectives.
- Provide expert procurement advice to other sections within the organization
- Contribute to the development, implementation and continuous improvement of best practice processes, procedures and systems relating to procurement, contract management.
- Effectively liaise with stakeholders and suppliers to establish and maintain sound business relationships.
- Ensure a high level of customer service is provided to internal customers.
- Exercise high levels of strategic procurement knowledge, expertise and experience and apply high-level risk management techniques to effectively manage and minimise procurement and contractual risk
- Verifies quantification of orders
Competencies:
- Bachelors degree in Business Administration, procurement and logistics management,. Those with advanced CIPS diploma will be considered
- Minimum 4 years experience in a busy organization.
- Proven knowledge and experience in the end-to-end procurement and contract management processes
- Experience in liaising effectively and working collaboratively with a range of stakeholders
- Proven high level communication skills (verbal and written) including well developed interpersonal and conflict resolution skills.
- Ability to analyse business processes and systems to identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
- Knowledge of government legislation, audit regulations and legal obligations.
- .Evoke creative and innovative thinking, meet deadlines and maintain a safe and fair working environment
All interested candidates must submit their applications online by Friday, December 5th at 17:00.
NOTE: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Please DO NOT submit your application by mail or email. Only candidates who submit their application online will be considered.
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