New Vacancies at Lifewater

Procurement and Logistics Officer​

Lifewater

Position Location: Shinyanga Program Office, Tanzania

Lifewater International is a non-profit Christian water development organization serving the world’s rural poor through integrated water, sanitation, and hygiene programs

Manager’s Position: Accountant

About Lifewater:

Lifewater is an established Faith based non-profit and community development organization, working to transform lives through sustainable access to safe water, improved Sanitation and Hygiene in places that need it most. For over 45 years, we have served more than 2.5 million people in 40+ countries with life-saving clean water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) practices. Lifewater currently serves in Cambodia, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Central African Republic (CAR) and Uganda.

Job Summary:

The Procurement and Logistics Officer is responsible for ensuring that all LI programs in Tanzania align to the procurement systems and processes for local and international procurement of goods and services. The position holder shall promote and help ensure compliance with national and LI policies, proactively identify and report risk issues to ensure integrity, transparency, and accountability for all procurement related activities.

Key Responsibilities.

Procurement operations

• Draft and implement the annual procurement plan.
• Ensure that procurement is completed, documented, and delivered to the end-user in a timely manner, ensuring that items procured meet the specifications of the end-user while adhering to LI procurement guidelines.
• Record and promptly submit requests for purchase of goods and services, taking ownership of the supply process by following up on orders for items to ensure timely delivery, checking the quality and accuracy of deliveries and ensuring feedback from suppliers on delays are promptly and clearly communicated to the end-user.
• Send out requests for quotations and purchase orders to suppliers and service providers.
• Compile all relevant supporting documentation and attach them to request to ensure procurement procedures have been applied.
• Establish and maintain a pipeline of recommended suppliers, overseeing the logistical aspects of the operation; oversee goods/commodity storage and movements as needed.
• Periodically update the pre-qualification list of suppliers and seek approval to update the list of suppliers and service providers annually. This will entail the following;
• Developing adverts for tenders, bids etc.
• Participate in the pre-qualification of suppliers/services
• Liaise with finance to ensure compliance with monthly payment schedules.
• Work with LI management team to detect and mitigate fraud, conflict of interest and legal ramifications of LI activities.

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