Procurement & Logistics Officer
Website Jhpiego
Overview
Jhpiego is an international, non-profit health organization affiliated with The Johns Hopkins University. For more than 50 years and in over 155 countries, Jhpiego has worked to prevent the needless deaths of women and their families. Jhpiego provides technical support to Ministries of Health across the globe in areas including HIV/AIDS, maternal and newborn health, family planning, health workforce development, cervical cancer prevention, malaria, and IPC/WASH. In Eswatini, Jhpiego is implementing the Reaching Impact Saturation and Epidemic Control (RISE) project. RISE is a multi-country project funded by the U.S. Government to save lives and improve health through integrated, evidence-based approaches to address urgent gaps in lifesaving services. RISE works across all levels of the health system to strengthen the HIV/TB epidemic response, to limit the spread of deadly disease outbreaks through Global Health Security (GHS) programming, and to reduce preventable morbidity and mortality through integrated maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH), nutrition, tuberculosis (TB), and malaria services. Since 2019, RISE has supported programs in more than 25 countries across Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
Responsibilities
The Procurement & Logistics Officer will ensure implementation of an efficient and effective procurement and logistics function providing timely support through logistics, procurement management including coordinating with project team on the movement of medical supplies to ensure accountability for any goods dispatched to the implementing partners, leading and facilitating the disposal of assets, redundant stocks and excess supplies.
Key Responsibilities:
- To provide procurement and logistics assistance to the program to enhance effective coordination of processes.
- Provide technical expertise in procurement and logistics planning, implementing sourcing strategies, launching tendering and contract management for local or international supplies.
- Initiate market research and find suppliers who can deliver quality goods/ services, and which could possibly sign contracts and maintain a contracts registry. Work with HQ team to Initiate and manage standardized contracts/framework agreements with suppliers
- Maintain and update a database for pre-qualified suppliers on an annual basis.
- Work with project teams to prepare annual procurement plan by consolidating project requirements for bulk purchases, maintaining goods and services, price, catalogue and updating all procurements on a monthly basis.
- Orient, train newly hired staff in general procurement and logistics requirements and ensuring they understand Jhpiego procurement processes.
- Work with Finance on processing and reviewing timely payments to suppliers’ invoices for goods and services provided.
- Support the Administrative Assistant to ensure all received goods are recorded in the Intellitrack system. Support with physical stock take ensuring the records tally with what is Intellitrack system.
- Ensure timely processing of procurement and logistics requests within acceptable lead times and in line with partnership guidelines and policies.
- Conduct effective quotation and bid analysis to ensure a transparent and competitive selection process. Coordinate technical evaluation or advice before orders are placed or presented to the vendor.
- Maintain good level of public relations with outside suppliers as well as a strong partnership with internal customers.
- Ensure compliance and adherence to procurement procedures.
- Support continuous improvement by developing creative approaches to facilitate support of procurement and logistics ensuring proper integration with other departments in the office.
- Assist the Finance & Operations Director with closeout processes.
- Perform other related duties as required.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor Degree or Associate Degree in Supply Chain/Stores Management/Logistics Management.
- Registration with CIPS an added advantage.
- At least 3 years’ experience in warehousing/stores management working with INGO especially USG funded projects. Experience working in health intervention projects at a similar level will be considered.
- Excellent quantitative and analytical and report compilation skills
- Computer literacy essential. Working knowledge of inventory systems is an added advantage.
- Good understanding of Jhpiego Procurement standards is an added advantage.
- Cross-cultural sensitivity, emotional maturity and physical stamina.
- Ability to build strong relationships with colleagues, partners and government authorities.
- Good English and SiSwati languages (oral and written).
- Experience working with procurement and background checking systems an added advantage
- Demonstrated ability to effectively manage several major activities simultaneously
- Ability to work independently in an unstructured environment, as well as with a team
- Ability to travel domestically as needed.
Preferred Qualifications
Jhpiego offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive employee benefits package.
Please apply at www.jhpiego.org/careers
Applicants must submit a single document for upload to include: cover letter, resume, and references.
Deadline for applications is 9th July 2026. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
For further information about Jhpiego, visit our website at www.jhpiego.org
Note: The successful candidate selected for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background investigation.
Jhpiego is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer
Jhpiego, a Johns Hopkins University affiliate, is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of gender, marital status, pregnancy, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, other legally protected characteristics or any other occupationally irrelevant criteria. Jhpiego promotes Affirmative Action for minorities, women, individuals who are disabled, and veterans.
To apply for this job please visit jobs-jhpiego.icims.com.
