Procurement Officer at Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund (AECF)

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure every procurement of goods, services, and travel complies with AECF policies and procedures, and donor regulations.
• Support the end-to-end procurement process from review of the purchase requisitions, bids request and analysis, facilitating evaluation committees, and documenting the procurement decisions.
• Negotiate with suppliers and consultants to ensure AECF achieves value for money with each procurement.
• Prepare contracts for review by end users, vendors, and the legal team.
• Carry out compliance checks and due diligence for consultants and potential suppliers.
• Plan for vendor inception meetings.
• Review procurement documents for completeness, accuracy, reasonableness, and validity.
• Ensure timely processing of supplier payments, goods, services, and travel.
• Ensure the conflict-of-interest policy is upheld throughout the procurement process.

The suitable candidate should:

• Possess a bachelor’s degree in procurement or any other relevant field.
• Have a minimum of five (5) years of experience in procurement of travel, goods, and services.
• Be a member of a professional body (KISM or CIPS) in good standing.
• Possess knowledge of ERP and MS Excel.
• Possess experience in procurement in an international donor-funded organization.
• Be fluent in English for effective communication is required, and French is desired.
• Possess exceptional organizational and negotiation skills.
• Demonstrate ability to multi-task in a fast-paced work environment.