Employment Vacancy for Operations Intern at Mercy
Corps in Abuja Nigeria 2015
Mercy Corps is an international development organization that
helps people around the world survive and thrive during crisis
and natural disaster. Mercy Corps seeks to engage interested
and qualified candidate for the position below in the
Operations Department:
Job Title: Operations Intern
Job Location: Abuja
Program/Department Summary
- The intern will provide support within the areas of
procurement and administration activities, in a timely and
accurate manner.
- The Operations Intern will be based in Abuja, you will be
providing day-to-day support to the program operations in
Abuja, under the direct supervision of Procurement &
Logistics Officer, and technical supervision of Country
Operations Manager based in Abuja.
- As part of the responsibilities the Operations Intern will
undertake the tasks under procurement, administration and
logistics, working in close collaboration with finance and
program teams.
- S/he will promptly and effectively provide all required
support to the programs, so to deliver the assistance to
beneficiaries in a timely, compliant and transparent manner.
Essential Responsibilities
- Support in the filing and documentation of all procurement
documents
- Conduct market survey, and assist with the collection of
bids and quotes from vendors.
- Act as receiving officer at Abuja office and maintain
relevant documents
- Support the Operations Department in other areas as
required.
- Qualifications & skills of an Ideal Candidate
- A relevant Diploma or Degree qualification is essential.
- A demonstrated ability to multi-task and process
information into action as to not delay program activities. An
interest in learning procurement ethics and donor compliance is
essential.
- Fluency in written and verbal English required.
- Learning Objectives:
- The intern will develop great interpersonal skills, as they
get to interact with our various vendors, and create a network
of vendors.
- The intern will learn how the support function works,
especially in an NGO context.
- Intern will improve skills and proficiency in filing and
documentation of documents.
- Terms & Conditions:
- Intern will be expected to support the project 40 hrs per
week.
- Intern will be expected to strictly adhere to Mercy Corps
rules, regulation and work ethic.
- Intern will be given support and mentoring from his/her
supervisor.
How To Apply:
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their CV’s
and cover letter with the position applied for as subject of
the email to:
recruitment.nigeria@ng.mercycorps.org
Note: Shortlisting will start as soon as we
start receiving applications and deadline might be changed
without prior notice. Only shortlisted candidates will be
contacted.
Deadline: 3rd April, 2015.