Procurement Officer NGO Career Jobs – War Child Holland (WCH)
Job Title: Procurement Officer
Organisation: War Child Holland (WCH)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Logistics Coordinator
About US:
War Child Holland (WCH) is an International non-profit organization that has been working in Uganda since 2004, mainly in the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) affected areas. As the situation in Uganda has stabilized, WCH has closed its programs related to the LRA conflict and started a refugee response program in early 2016 in the West Nile region, offering psychosocial support to children, young people and families in the refugee and host communities. In addition to psychosocial support, the country office is in the process of establishing education projects with partners.
Job Summary: The Procurement Officer mainly ensures that WCH’s, procurement and assets are conducted effectively and efficiently.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Ensures that WCH’s, procurement and assets are conducted effectively and efficiently.
- Responsible for local/international procurement of goods/services following WCH and donor procedures.
- Ensures all procurement is initiated on time and complies with each donor requirements.
- Makes monthly reports on procurement.
- Responsible for bidding processes as per WCH guidelines and endure bidder/supplier is a member of the procurement committee.
- Collects, analyzes, evaluates and gives objective recommendations of quotations.
- Sources and liaises with suppliers to ensure effective and timely availability of supplies.
- Responsible for acquiring preferred suppliers, managing them and ensuring periodic review/renewal of relationships with supplier.
- Ensures a proper administration of procurement documents.
- Proper recording of transport of goods using the way bill.
- In collaboration with other departments, ensures stock controls are in place and effectively used.
Assets
- Ensures proper distribution of assets to the respective persons/field offices.
- Responsible for soft/hard copy registration of all assets and stocks according to WCH and donor requirements.
- Ensure all assets are labeled in a correct manner.
- Identify all faulty assets and propose disposal methods according to WCH and donor requirements.
- Ensures an accurate and updated asset list that is shared with the different stakeholders monthly.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The War Child Holland (WCH) Procurement Officer job should hold a Bachelor’s degree in Procurement and Logistics Management is preferred
- Three years of working experience procurement and asset management is required.
- Fluent in English (spoken and written word)
- Experience with iNGO and working with institutional donors is preferred.
- Good communication skills, service oriented and a pro-active attitude
- Logical thinking skills, multitasking and a practical, hands-on mentality
- Result focused and persistent to reach goals
- Basic IT knowledge is preferred.
- Planning and organization skills, efficient and conscious of time
- Ability to work with a high degree of professionalism
- Accurate, consistent and transparent
- Team player.
- Show commitment to the vision and goals of War Child Holland in Uganda, including adherence to the Child Safeguarding Policy, is essential
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates are invited to apply by uploading an English CV consisting of maximum two pages, and answer our questionnaire (please note that a cover letter is not requested) through the following hyperlink:
: List of Current Job Vacancies / Opportunities in Uganda