Procurement & Logistics Officer - Solomon Islands

Position: Procurement & Logistics Officer Reports to: Sr. Operations Specialist Location: Auki, Malaita, Solomon Islands Background: Winrock International (WI) is currently recruiting for the position of a Procurement & Logistics Officer in its Auki project office to support the five-year, USAID-funded Solomon Islands Strengthening Competitiveness, Agriculture, Livelihoods, and Environment – Natural Resource Management (SCALE-NRM) Program. The SCALE-NRM Program will foster conservation economies at a community scale that provide opportunities for income generation from NRM and drive provincial and national government commitment to natural resource governance. As USAID’s flagship NRM initiative in the Solomon Islands, SCALE-NRM will pave the way for future USAID investments in promoting competitive, sustainable, and inclusive economic development. SCALE-NRM has three objectives: Promote a people-centered approach to resource governance, which will leverage the traditional connection among Solomon Islanders and a track record of communities organizing themselves around specific opportunities Strengthen markets for conservation through provincial and community-driven schemes that ensure communities have options to pursue alternative livelihoods and participate in diversified economic opportunities from environmental conservation Build the capacity of government in implementing a holistic, ecosystem-wide approach to NRM, which includes ecosystem health, land-use, climate change adaption, and economic development Purpose of Assignment: In support of USAID’s SCALE project, the Procurement & Logistics Officer will manage all the aspects of the procurement lifecycle. Key Duties / Responsibilities: Manage the procurement activities for the Auki and Honiara project offices. This will include assisting staff in raising purchase requisitions, developing requests for quotes (RFQ), requests for proposals (RFP), soliciting vendor quotations, analyzing vendor submissions, creating purchase orders/vendor agreements and finalizing procurement packages; Develop procurement packages and ensure compliance with Winrock International and USAID procurement requirements; Prepare, maintain, and review purchasing files, reports and price lists for the office; Manages and as needed engages in implementing successful sourcing strategies and market research; Manages the whole component of procurement and delivers results following existing rules and regulations; Maintains a strict calendar for completing procurements and manages workflow to ensure on-time delivery. Provide logistical support for program activities in coordination with technical staff in the Solomon Islands and Winrock’s Home Office Maintain logistics tracking reports to provide managers and other technical staff with up-to-date information on activity status Supervise program drivers and skippers and coordinate office cars and travel for program staff, consultants, and volunteers Requirements: Higher education in the field of management, economics, finance, business administration, law or other related fields; Able to produce high quality work under pressure and deadlines Flexibility to assume a workload which frequently necessitates an adjustment of priorities. Good internal and external customer and vendor relations skills while ensuring procedure compliance. Strong management skills, including supervisory experience At least four years of experience in procurement including at least three years in procurement in donor funded projects (USG preferred) Proven experience negotiating with vendors to secure advantageous terms; Strong knowledge of compliance; Fluency in English Strong software skills and advanced knowledge of spreadsheets and word processing. Microsoft SharePoint is a plus. As a condition of employment at Winrock, all US-based Winrock staff, regardless of location must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Winrock offers competitive pay and an excellent benefits package. Winrock is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all people and value diversity and inclusiveness. Winrock recruits, employs, trains, promotes and compensates regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, family care status, or any other basis protected by law. At Winrock we have a clear mission: Empower the disadvantaged, increase economic opportunity and sustain natural resources through unwavering dedication to accountability, equity, innovation, integrity and transformation. Winrock knows that its success comes from the hard work and steadfast dedication of its diverse workforce. Winrock remains committed to maintaining diversity, inclusion and equity across the entire organization