Supply Chain Intern at Save the Children: (Deadline 14 August 2023)

Supply Chain Intern at Save the Children: (Deadline 14 August 2023)

Advert – Supply Chain Intern

About the Role:

Save the Children (SC) is the world’s largest independent child rights organization, underpinned by a vision of a world in which every child attains the right to survival, protection, development and participation. Our mission to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children, and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.

The Supply chain intern supports the Supply Chain team in the daily coordination of procurement activities, including:

• Ensure all suppliers are paid on time in collaboration with Finance
• Manager and monitor beneficiaries’ warehouses physical and TIM system
• Ensuring that items procured match programmatic requests are of good quality, reliable, and deliver the best results for children.
• Supporting the Procurement team in preparation of the procurement (buying).
• processes in all steps and stages, especially when it comes to PRs, quotes, POs, and contracts
• Supporting and interfacing between field offices and the central supply chain team.
• Ensuring consolidation asset register is records and updated on quarterly basis and accurate.

Qualifications and experience

• A Diploma or Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain, Logistics or Procurement.
• 1-2 years of prior work experience in a similar role in an NGO or private commercial sector
• Experience of solving complex issues through analysis, definition of a clear way forward and ensuring buy in.
• Great interpersonal and communication skills including negotiation and relationship building
• High level of integrity/confidentiality and ability to work as part of a professional team
• Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in an international environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures.
• High level of computer literacy. Especially excellent MS Excel/Word skills.
• Good oral and written communication skills; Fluency in spoken and written English;
• Commitment to Save the Children’s values

The Organisation

We 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 workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued

CHILD SAFEGUARDING:

This position is on Child Safeguarding- Level 3:  The post holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work country programs. Or are visiting country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.

ANTI-HARASSMENT Policy

We are committed to ensuring a safe working environment for all those who work for us and for all those who come into contact with our staff and representatives, including children and members of the communities with whom we work.

SCI takes a zero tolerance approach to sexual harassment and any other conduct that is discriminatory or disrespectful to others.

Application Information: Click Here

Deadline for receiving applications is 14^th August 2023.

We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

*Note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. *

*Disclaimer: Save the Children International does not charge any kind of fee at whichever stage of the recruitment process*

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