Procurement Intern - ARE Activity

Project Name:                                                Lebanon Agricultural Rural Empowerment Activity

Internship Title:                                   Procurement Intern       

Reporting to:                                      Procurement Specialist  

Period of internship:                                     3 months  

Number of current internships:                  Two – One intern to be hired immediately and second intern to be hired based on needs by end of 2021

Project Background

The Lebanon Agriculture and Rural Empowerment (ARE) program is a multi-year project funded by USAID to develop rural economies in Lebanon through support to the agro-food sector and other industries to unlock local and export sales potential while also creating jobs and increasing farmers’ and worker’s incomes. ARE will increase jobs; improve incomes; improve female participation and employment opportunities; increase domestic and export sales; increase private sector investment; improve access to finance; link value chain actors to domestic and international markets; and improve farm production through improved practices, technology, increased volume, and/or decreased cost, sales potential while also creating jobs and increasing farmers’ and workers’ incomes.

Summary of Internship

Through its network with local universities, champion firms and other related private sector stakeholders, the ARE internship program aims to provide young students and fresh Business/Economics/Management/Law/International Affairs or relevant field graduates the opportunity to gain a better understanding of Chemonics and USAID mandates and programs and to supplement their academic knowledge with a practical work experience in the procurement sector in Lebanon.

Responsibilities and tasks

• Updating supplier data base
• Updating payment tracking sheet
• Sourcing new suppliers through Online Research
• Assist on photocopying, scanning & archiving procurement files
• Follow-up internally between departments on procurement related transactions
• On behalf of the procurement department, follow up with the suppliers upon the actual delivery of the items or any related documents needed (Contracts, Invoices, etc…)
• Oher tasks as assigned by the line manager

Place of Assignment

The intern can work remotely, however is welcome to work from ARE’s program office space in Beirut and will be expected to travel to areas of operation throughout the country as needed and in line with Chemonics’ COVID-19 prevention guidelines.

Reporting

The intern will report directly to the ARE Procurement Specialist.

Eligibility criteria

Under this Internship Program, applicants will be considered based on the criteria below.

All Interns must:

• Nationality: Lebanese
• Age: candidates should be between the ages of 18 and 25 years of age
• Education: 

Student enrolled in Business/Economics/Management/Law/International Affairs  or a related field (2nd and 3rd year)

Have completed one year of full-time study;

Student enrolled in Master’s Business/Economics/Management/Law/International Affairs or a related field

University graduate Business/Economics/Management/Law/International Affairs  or related field (up to 3 years)

• Language: Arabic (native language), English is a must, French is a plus
• Skills: candidates should be able to adapt to an international multicultural environment, have good communication and writing skills, ability to work independently and under pressure, open to learning, environment team player with demonstrable self-initiative and drive
• Computer literacy: Microsoft Windows, proficient use of processing tools such as Microsoft Office package (Word, Excel and PowerPoint) is required.
• Apply to an internship in the field in which they are enrolled

How will ARE internship program boost the students/fresh graduates career?

ARE internship program provides to interns, an opportunity to gain valuable experience in procurement basics, USAID rules and regulations for procurement, and to

• Explore a career path
• Experience in a multicultural professional environment
• Develop and refine skills, gain confidence and self-understanding
• Network with professional in the field
• Gain international development experience
• Be exposed to work for USAID funded project

How to apply?

Candidates interested in applying to the internship program should

• Fill in the application on Microsoft Forms;
  • fill each question on the internship form;
  • state the reason(s) they are applying to the internship program,
  • state the skills and experience they expect to gain or develop during the period of internship;
  • state the contribution they will make to the work of ARE program
  • state how they align with Chemonics values and principles
  • provide the contact details of their university advisor/teacher, indicate their education level and work experience (if available);
• Submit their resume to the recruitment mailbox. Title of the email should be “”Internship – Procurement””. Emails that do not follow this naming will not be considered.

Any candidate who does not fill the application template as indicated above will not selected be by the internship selection panel that will shortlist and select suitable interns. The selected interns will sign an internship agreement.

Application deadline is May 21, 2021. Chemonics will shortlist and interview on a rolling basis and might select interns before the deadline date.