EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE 

• A University First Degree in Business Management, Accounting or a related field, or certification in Procurement.
• A minimum of three (3) years’ proven experience and knowledge of procurement procedures and policies of international lending institutions (such as the World Bank, Inter-American Development Bank, European Union)
• Strong project management skills
• Experience in researching and analyzing trends and prices for services and goods.
• Demonstrated experience and skills in delivering training would be an asset.
• Demonstrated competence and knowledge of principles, practices and procedures governing procurement
• Analytical mindset, and innovative thinker who is capable of utilising non-traditional approaches to procurement, while being in compliance with procurement guidelines.
• Ability to promote procurement’s value and to run procurement as a service business within the organization
• Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment with tight, sometimes conflicting deadlines
• Detailed-oriented team player at all levels able to collaborate with units and other functional partner,
• Excellent negotiation skills
• Strong interpersonal skills as duties will entail working with a diverse number of people including executives, suppliers and vendors.
• Fully conversant with Microsoft Suite of products (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.), collaborative tools and other related procurement software.