Overview
Procurement Officer Jobs in Accra, Greater Accra Region, Ghana at GIZ Ghana
Title: Procurement Officer
Company: GIZ Ghana
Location: Accra, Greater Accra Region, Ghana
Project Brief
- GIZ is a public-benefit federal enterprise. We work on behalf of the German Government and support many public and private sector clients in a wide variety of areas, including economic development and employment, energy and the environment, and peace and security.
- Our activities cover three priority areas: Energy and Climate, which deals with renewable energy and energy efficiency; Training and Sustainable Growth for Decent Jobs; and Peaceful and Inclusive Societies, which focuses on good governance.
Scope of the Role
- The incumbent provides procurement services in accordance with GIZ policy and standards; administering logistics and contract management services; providing guidance, advice, and support to ensure procurement processes are effective, efficient, transparent and provide the best overall value to GIZ, all while ensuring excellent client service internally.
- The procurement Officer supports the Manager in the discharge of responsibilities, develops new tools and training sessions, applies procurement best practices.
Tasks
Purchasing, Procurement
- In accordance with GIZ regulations and in consultation with Head Office, executes local procurement of materials, equipment, and services, invitations to tender and order processing
- Maintains data relevant for procurement and tenders in ProSoft,
- checks invoices for goods, vouchers, payment instructions and complaints
- Organizes the safe transport of goods to destination Customs declarations:
- Processes customs declaration procedures (duty-free import of goods, entering information in customs declaration database, producing statistics)
- Monitors and processes clearing of goods Vehicle registration:
- Participates in the entire process of vehicle registration (initial registration and documentation of both private and official vehicles, tax and insurance issues with project vehicles), new registration and insurance.
- Assists with processing accident insurance claims against local and German insurance companies, in cooperation with GIZ Head Office
Qualification Required & Experience
The ideal candidate for this role should possess a high work ethic, excellent communication skills, knowledge of procurement regulations, and excellent interpersonal skills.
- MA/MBA/master’s degree
- At least 5 years’ professional experience in a comparable position
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Solution-driven mindset
- Ability to organize workload, and deliver under the pressure of deadline
- Detail oriented
- Knowledge of procurement laws and regulations
- Excellent knowledge of the English language; French and German are advantageous
Location: Accra
How To Apply For The Job
Interested and suitable applicants are to forward their detailed Curriculum Vitae (CV) and a one-page cover letter to:
[email protected] under the Job Code 2022/CO/28/07. If you do not hear from us two (2) weeks after the deadline, please consider your application unsuccessful.
Closing Date: 11 August, 2022
GIZ is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity. All qualified candidates regardless of age, sex, ethnicity, race, and religion
are encouraged to apply.