World Food Programme

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Intern - Procurement, Nairobi

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Description

The Procurement unit would like to harness the business-oriented analysis skills to better achieve its strategic goals of being agile, reliable & cost efficient. With the intern on board we look forward to promote end-to-end visibility on procurement function, quick procurement process turnaround time and leverage advanced analytics and optimization tools.

Under the direct supervision of the Procurement Officer / Associate, the incumbent will be provided with close mentoring, guidance and technical supervision. Performance planning and reviews as well as learning and development discussions will be elemental part of the supervision.


Qualifications Required:

  • Education : A recent graduate (within the last 6 months) with a Bachelors in Procurement or related field.
  • Language: Fluency in oral and written English.
  • Computer literacy: Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel).


Responsibilities

The tasks to be assigned to the intern include but are not limited to:

  • Support on purchase requisitions, tendering and data analysis on bids and awards
  • Ensure that data pipelines and filing are robust and remain updated.
  • Support progress against project milestones to ensure timely completion of project deliverables and timely delivery of goods/services
  • Leverage optimisation to enhance Procurement unit performance by way of and process improvements
  • Be proactive in liaising with the different FOs to collate analyse and present, in a timely manner, data for various reporting requirements
  • Produce dashboards to support the work of Procurement unit
  • Any other tasks required to support Procurement operations
  • Be a proactive listener to Procurement unit challenges and propose relevant analytical support.


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