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.
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.