We are looking for passionate candidates ready to contribute to our humanitarian mission.
Below, you will find the job details and the qualifications we are looking for.
Inclusivity and Diversity at MSF
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At MSF OCG, we are committed to an inclusive culture that supports and amplifies the diverse voices of our staff members. We strive to create workplaces where teams of people with diverse backgrounds, characteristics, perspectives, ideas and experiences work together to advance MSF's social mission and create better outcomes for our patients and the communities we work with.
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Context & mission
Médecins Sans Frontières is an independent, international medical and humanitarian organization that provides care to people in need, people affected by natural or man-made disasters, and victims of armed conflict, without discrimination and without regard to race, religion, creed or political affiliation (MSF Charter).
The MSF movement is built around 5 operational centers supported by 24 sections and offices worldwide. MSF Operational Center Geneva (MSF OCG) is one of these centres.
Procurement is part of the Supply Chain Unit of the Operational Centre of MSF in Geneva. It is responsible for providing support to the various departments of the Geneva / Zurich HQ in the realization of their purchases of goods and services, from the expression of their needs to the contract finalization with the selected suppliers. You will also provide support to the field missions during market assessments activities as well as for the supply of goods purchased from the HQ in Geneva for the field.
Tasks & Responsibilities
Continuously update the contracts negotiated at Headquarters level in the contracts management system.
As part of the purchasing volume / data analysis, you will:
Analyse expenses to determine purchasing stakes,
Identify spend analyses by department and supplier
Build a spend report for the procurement referent
Provide support to the different Stakeholders in preparing and managing some RFP/RFQ within the HQ. For each purchasing file, the procurement intern will provide some support by coordinating the procurement process with all stakeholders including:
Accompany the specifying departments in the need’s analysis: volumes, technical specifications and selection criteria,
Accompany specifying departments in the sourcing of potential suppliers,
Participate in selecting the most relevant supplier based on pre-established selection criteria.
Support the implementation of the HQ Procurement Procedure and prepare some materials (information, training, supports, templates….)
Your profile
Education
Master / Bachelor degree and specialization in Procurement obtained less than 12 months ago or in the process of obtaining
Expected Results
Understand the procurement role
Being able to share the rules of procurement policy with the key stakeholders
Contract management system is updated, and contracts are properly filed.
The analysis of the purchasing volume / data is available and allows to know the priorities of the year.
Supplier selection is done according to the HQ procurement procedure.
Languages
Proficiency in French and English
Skills/ Technical competencies
IT: Proficiency in the management of…