Procurement Coordinator

Background

The Women’s Programs Association (WPA) is a non-governmental organization registered in the Ministry of Interior and Municipalities in 2008 under license number 344. WPA targets Palestinian refugee women and youth in eight camps throughout Lebanon with a wide range of activities to build their capacity, skills, knowledge and assets to develop themselves and their families and widen their opportunity for employment and decent life.

WPA’s programs include skills training, support education to school drop-out children, adult literacy and numeracy and life skills, pre-school education, lending programs for micro-businesses and consumer loans, psycho-social support, awareness raising on wide range of topics of concerns to women and girls, social cohesion and recreational activities in addition to production units in food catering.

WPA is seeking to recruit a procurement coordinator for its project “Partners for Elements of WEE Humanitarian Assistance to Women by Women ” in Beirut, South and North Palestinian refugee’ camps.

Role & Responsibilities

The procurement coordinator will be responsible for the following tasks:

• Oversee and supervise procurement process and relevant staff under the project pertaining to provision of hot meals to vulnerable Palestinian refugee’ families 
• Provide guidance and support to the area teams in performing their tasks, and conducting regular field visits to the areas
• Prepare plans for the purchase of food commodities, in coordination with area teams, according to the set menu.
• Follow and enforce WPA procurement policies and procedures and ensure compliance with donor rules and regulations
• Responsible for coordinating tender and offer policy and technical advice on all tendering procedures
• Evaluate suppliers and products, negotiate contracts, and ensure that approved purchases are cost-efficient and of high quality.
• Review, compare, analyze, and approve on goods to be purchased.
• Manage and maintain accurate purchasing and pricing records.
• Maintain up to date  supplier's information such as qualifications, delivery times, product ranges, etc.
• Submit reports regularly to project coordinator on detailed purchases and expenditures