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Norwegian Refugee Council Vacancy For Procurement Officer

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 camp management, shelter, education, food security, legal assistance, 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.

NRC is looking for a Procurement Officer for our area office in Maiduguri in Northern Nigeria. The purpose of the Procurement Officer is to support the programme activities in Maiduguri and other field offices

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; and Information, Counselling and Legal Assistance (ICLA) in order to address identified humanitarian needs.
Job Title: Procurement Officer

Location: Maiduguri

Grade: Mid/Senior - level

The Procurement Officer reports to the Logistics Coordinator.

Job description
Prepare procurement documents in line with NRC procurement procedures and according to set procurement lead times.
Check procurement documents (Bid analysis, Purchase orders and Payment documents etc...) and submit to signatories for verifications and approvals.
Follow up with supplies and organize for delivery of materials.
Conduct regular market surveys to identify suitable and reliable suppliers and service providers
Maintain updated vendor data base at area level
Update and share the procurement tracker on weekly and monthly basis.
Contribute to capacity Building of Procurement and non procurement staff to understand procurement systems and policies.
Provide anti-corruption, transparency and cost-efficiency focus in all procurement processes

Qualifications
Experience from working as a Support Function Officer in a humanitarian/recovery context
Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
Fluent in English and Hausa

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.
We offer

Commencement: December 2017

Duration: 12 months


Salary/benefits: According to NRC’s general directions.
Duty station: Maiduguri, with frequent travels. Travel outside Maiduguri is dependent on changing security conditions, especially for certain roads in the area.
Approved health certificate will be requested before contract start.
Application procedures and CV registration: Please note that you are required to enter the geographical location for all your previous positions while registering your CV. 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.

How to Apply
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Application Deadline

8th of December, 2017

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