Creative Associates International is a dynamic, fast-growing global development firm that specializes in education, economic growth, democratic institutions and stabilization. Based in Washington, D.C., Creative has a field presence in more than 25 countries with a strong client portfolio that includes the U.S. Agency for International Development and the State Department, among others. Since its founding in 1977, Creative has earned a solid reputation among its clients and is well-regarded by competitors and partners alike.<\/p>\n
Job Description<\/strong><\/p>\n Job Title:\u00a0Procurement Assistant<\/strong><\/p>\n PROGRAM DESCRIPTION<\/strong><\/p>\n Creative Associates International (Creative Associates) is implementing the USAID\/West Africa\u2019s program Partnerships for Peace (P4P). The five-year program will partner and consult with stakeholders at the regional, national, and sub-national level across several West African countries, to develop a shared foundational understanding of counter violent extremism (CVE) in the region. The findings will improve institutional capacity of organizations and governments to implement more effective and coordinated CVE approaches.<\/p>\n To lead and support the implementation of Partnerships for Peace, Creative Associates seeks to engage a highly qualified and motivated team.<\/p>\n Position Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n The Procurement Assistant will assist the Procurement & Logistics officer in scanning and uploading documents onto the Western Africa P4P Field Office Site on SharePoint. He\/she will assist in preparing appropriate documentation considering the procurement thresholds.<\/p>\n Reporting & Supervision:<\/strong><\/p>\n The Procurement Assistant will report to the Procurement and Logistics Officer.<\/p>\n Primary Responsibilities<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 Provide procurement and logistical support to the office Qualification Required & Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n Education:<\/p>\n \u2022 Post-Secondary professional or technical diploma required; BA\/BS degree highly desired<\/p>\n Experience, knowledge and skills:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 Minimum of one year of administrative experience in an international development project Location:<\/strong>\u00a0Accra<\/p>\n How To Apply<\/strong><\/p>\n Please send a cover letter and a CV\/Resume to:<\/p>\n jobs@crea-p4p.com<\/strong>\u00a0and indicate the position you are applying for in the subject header.<\/p>\n Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interview. \u2022 All positions are full time and require a willingness to travel. \u2022 Creative Associates is especially interested in receiving submissions from women applicants. \u2022 Only qualified candidates who follow the application instructions will be contacted.<\/p>\n Creative Associates International Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Disability\/Veteran.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Creative Associates International is a dynamic, fast-growing global development firm that specializes in education, economic growth, democratic institutions and stabilization. Based in Washington, D.C., Creative has a field presence in…..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6721,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[85],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2nO32-dcR","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50769"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6721"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50769"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50769\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50769"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50769"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50769"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\u2022 Assist with translation (French to English) of Procurement documents from the Field Offices
\n\u2022 Scan and upload procurement documents onto SharePoint
\n\u2022 Create procurement files and follow appropriate nomenclature in accordance with procurement checklists
\n\u2022 Support to office assets management and inventory
\n\u2022 Filing of documents
\n\u2022 Update and constantly maintain Excel procurement tracker with up-to-date information on all procurement actions and upload new tracker onto SharePoint on a weekly basis
\n\u2022 Update and constantly maintain a comprehensive database of vendors and service providers
\n\u2022 Coordinate weekly Operations Calls with Field Teams
\n\u2022 Perform other related duties as required<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Speak, write and read English and French fluently
\n\u2022 Proficient at using Microsoft Office software: MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.
\n\u2022 Prior experience with USAID or US government funded projects is highly desirable.
\n\u2022 Excellent analytical skills are required.
\n\u2022 Ability to foster and maintain teamwork, cooperation and learning.
\n\u2022 Excellent organizational and time management skills, the ability to think critically and work independently are required.
\n\u2022 Constant attitude and ability to help others solve any problem that arise<\/p>\n