Contracting and Procurement Officer Africa Region (Re-Advertising)

The Procurement & Contracting Officer, Africa will be reporting to the Manager Contracting and Procurement, Africa. The Procurement & Contracting Officer works in the region to ensure all procurement and contracting complies with the organizational policies and procedures. This position works in close collaboration with the countries, regional, and HQ teams to ensure all contracts adhere to contracting standards and are the best value for money.

About you

• You will have a minimum of Bachelor’s degree in Procurement or Supply Chain Management, or Business Administration, Law, Commerce or related field.
• A professional qualification in Supply Chain/Procurement Management is an added advantage. You should have knowledge of procurement and contracting principles and best practices in an NGO or international development setting.

About the role

In this role you will:

• Reviews and provides comments for changes to grants/consulting agreements conditions (budget supplements, time extensions) as well as any ensuing amendments
• Verify that the budgets are available in CDB before processing the contracts
• Provide program and organizational procurement needs in coordination with internal stakeholders and business units in accordance with established policies and procedures and adherence to donor contractual terms and conditions.
• Drafts and/or review various contractual modalities (master agreements, grants, consulting and service contracts, leases, purchase orders, MoU, and other types of agreements) prior to managerial or executive sign-off.
• Participates in the development or enhancement, testing and evaluation of corporate systems and procedures to improve their effectiveness and relevance to service needs.