The Opportunity

Save the Children International Kenya Wajir Office, has an exciting opportunity for you to join our team as Supply Chain Officer, Humanitarian. The role holder will work with the Head of Supply Chain and the Supply chain team to build the programme's supply chain and operational capacity to plan and manage programmes resources and assets efficiently and effectively, assist the programmes meet their commitments and deliverables to their beneficiaries and donors. S/he will be able to help programmes to: Identify significant reduction in their operational running costs through the utilization and allocation of resources and helping programme implement effective recharge mechanisms, Improve accountability to donors and beneficiaries through implementation of regular reporting and strong control mechanisms, Assist in the improvement of the quality and timeliness of projects delivery. In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly.

Contract Duration: 12 Months (Humanitarian)

No of Vacancies: One

Location: Wajir

Nationality: Kenya National only

Qualification and Experience

• Undergraduate Degree in Procurement, Business Management or equivalent.


• Minimum of 3 years of relevant experience working in procurement, preferably in an NGO/and/or development program, with in depth experience in managing procurement processes


• Professional qualification- CIPS Level 4 an added advantage.


• Knowledge of working with ERP system- Ariba platform


• Strong knowledge and experience of implementing procurement processes, driving contract compliance and embedding buying best practice


• Excellent supplier management skills and a strong ability to hold suppliers accountable to deliver on their responsibilities


• Knowledge of NGO/ Donor policies and their compliance requirements in respect of Procurement and wider supply chain activity


• Strong interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation and coaching.


• Excellent organizational skills, with the ability to juggle multiple tasks with competing priorities and simultaneously stick to deadlines, whilst maintaining relationships with suppliers and customers


• Excellent reporting skills, particularly the ability to quickly develop clear and concise delivery tracking, scheduling or pricing, donor, monthly KPI reports


• Willingness to undertake field travel as required and work in difficult environments according to travel environments


• Excellent oral and written communication skills; Fluency in spoken and written English


• Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children's aims, values and principle


• Experience of working with Microsoft's office word, excel, and PowerPoints

The Organisation

Save the children international employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.

We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

• No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday


• All children learn from a quality basic education and that,


• Violence against children is no longer tolerated

We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive environment where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

Application Information:

Please attach a copy of your CV and cover letter with your application, and include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations. A copy of the full role profile can be found at https://kenya.savethechildren.net/careers.

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse. All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our global anti-harassment policy.

Save the Children is an equal opportunity employer and seeks to employ and assign the best-qualified talent.

Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply

Disclaimer: Save the Children International does not charge any kind of fee at whichever stage of the recruitment process, nor request for medical examination or records and does not act through recruitment agents whatsoever.

How to apply

Please follow this link to apply: https://www.aplitrak.com/?adid=a2FiZGltdWhzaW4uMTk3NzAuMTIxODVAc2F2ZXRoZWNoaWxkcmVuYW8uYXBsaXRyYWsuY29t