The Organisation
Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances childrenโs rights and equality for girls.
We believe in the power and potential of every child. But this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And itโs girls who are most affected.
Working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children.
We support childrenโs rights from birth until they reach adulthood. And we enable children to prepare for โ and respond to โ crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.
We have been building powerful partnerships for children for over 85 years, and are now active in more than 80 countries.
Summary of the position
The Procurement Specialist shall act on behalf of Plan International Sierra Leone to provide a broad range of procurement management services that are requested by the Country Office to facilitate the smooth implementation of projects. The Procurement Specialist will ensure all procurement activities are conducted in strict compliance with the principles, rules, and procedures set out in the Plan Procurement Guidelines. S/he will need to coordinate with Plan International staff, especially logistics, procurement, finance, and project managers, to ensure rapid and timely delivery of project inputs. S/he will need to ensure supervision, monitoring, and management of the procurement function of the Country Office.
Dimensions of the Role
The Procurement Specialist reports to the Supply Chain Manager and is responsible for all procurement functions for the country's operations. This position is responsible for ensuring timely procurements of goods, services, and works for operations, programme delivery, and project-specific need in Plan International Sierra Leone. The position would liaise with Plan International Global and Regional Hub to source goods and services that are not available locally.
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Location: Country office 90% & 10% Operational locations
Type of Role: Procurement Specialist
Reports to: Supply Chain Manager
Grade: Level 16
Closing Date: 29th February 2024
Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the very heart of everything that Plan International stands for.
We want Plan International to reflect the diversity of the communities we work with, offering equal opportunities to everyone regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.
Plan International is based on a culture of inclusivity and we strive to create a workplace environment that ensures every team, in every office, in every country, is rich in diverse people, thoughts, and ideas.
We foster an organisational culture that embraces our commitment to racial justice, gender equality, girlsโ rights and inclusion.
Plan International believes that in a world where children face so many threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as an organisation, do everything we can to keep children safe. This means that we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with and we must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.
A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International's Safeguarding Children and Young People policy. Plan International also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this scheme we will request information from applicants previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.
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