Internship – Procurement Unit at Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA)

Job Reference: OPS/PI/05/2022

The Position

AGRA is seeking to recruit a Procurement Intern. The internship will be based in Nairobi, Kenya and is only open to Kenyan Nationals.  

Key Duties and Responsibilities

As part of the internship program the intern will:

• File, maintain and archive of documents and procurement records.
• Log in new requests in the procurement tracker and keep updating it on a daily basis.
• Monitor the dedicated procurement mailbox on a daily basis, screens correspondence, draft and reply to requests for non-technical information, prepare acknowledgements and initial responses; compose correspondence for signature by the Head of Procurement, assemble and summarize information necessary for preparing a reply.
• Assist in the managing of day-to-day operational and administrative activities as directed by organizing the flow of work, prioritizing incoming requests and following-up to ensure timely responses. Assist in making necessary arrangements for meetings, workshops and conferences including booking rooms, preparing draft agenda and sharing background documentation.
• Carry out any other procurement activities as shall be assigned by the Head of Procurement or Senior Manager, Procurement.

Academic and Professional Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Procurement or Supply Chain Management.
• CIPS qualification will be an added advantage.
• No work experience required but a demonstration of experience in extra-curricular or nonacademic. activities of value will be an added advantage.
• Good verbal, written communication and IT skills.
• Able to demonstrate good planning and administrative skills.
• Intelligent, motivated self-starter with strong interpersonal skills and work ethic.

Terms of Employment

This is an internship position based in Nairobi, Kenya. The initial contract will be for a period of three (3) months and the successful candidate will receive a monthly stipend during this period.