Website: Website http://www.gainhealth.org/

Deputy Country Director and Head of Programs

Key Responsibilities include

Working closely with the Country Director, supporting the implementation of the Business Plan and maximizing impact to transforming local food systems for better nutrition
Supporting the CD in the building of a strong sourcing network and long-term pipeline of programme investments and impact grants
Leading the program team to conceptualize and operationalize impactful interventions to improve nutrition outcomes in Kenya, including providing leadership in design and implementation
Leading and providing management support to the implementation of all projects and ensuring effective and successful delivery of the project milestones and results, ensuring an appropriate programme or project management framework in line with GAIN’s Project Management Process
Leading in the development of all project proposals within the framework of the country Business Plan and global initiatives
Supporting in establishing, maintaining, and improving active and regular working relationships with host government authorities, donors and partner agencies, the UN system, and local and international NGOs
Working with the Head of Policy and advocacy and the Head of Operations to coordinate the programmes portfolios’ financial execution and reporting
Coaching, guiding and mentoring leaders within programme team and the department so that they are effective as leaders and managers in managing their teams
Ensuring the recruitment, management and development of high performing team in line with the demands of the programmatic strategy

About You

The ideal candidate will have substantial management experience (some of which must have been in a senior leadership position) in leading international/economic development projects in multi-cultural environments working with and through governments, the private sector, civil society, and other partnerships.
You will have strong experience in donor reporting, designing, setting up and coordinating, monitoring, evaluation and impact assessment systems and processes.
The postholder will have experience in building effective personal networks at a senior level, showing track record on successful fundraising with statutory, private and corporate donors. Also, you will have strong people management and leadership experience within a multicultural environment.
The postholder will have demonstrated in‐depth understanding of program issues and policy work at organizational, national and international levels and understanding of key trends in international and humanitarian development.
Also, you will have broad understanding of the nutrition-food systems nexus, public health and community development.
The postholder should possess excellent management and leadership skills as well as excellent communication skills in presenting clear and structured argument and work under a multicultural team.
You will be fluent in written and spoken English and proficiency in Kiswahili is highly desirable.
In addition, you should be highly flexible and willing and able to travel in Country and overseas as and when required.
A Master’ degree preferably in Nutrition, Food Science/Technology, Agriculture, Public Health, Development or related field.
Candidates with a formal project management qualification is desirable.

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November 5, 2024
Compensation and Benefits (C&B) Partner

About the Role
The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) is seeking a Compensation and Benefits, Partner to serve as the subject matter expert in all aspects of Compensation and Benefits(C&B). This role will be offered on a 1.5-year fixed term contract, subject to availability of funding and will be based in Nairobi, Kenya.
The Compensation and Benefits Partner will play a critical role in the development, update and implementation of the compensation and benefits strategy, frameworks, and standards for all GAIN offices, to attract, motivate and retain top talent across the organisation. They will collaborate with key stakeholders, including HR staff, finance, and senior leadership, to design and administer competitive compensation and rewards programs that align with oragnisational goals and support our commitment to employee engagement and performance.
The role will also be responsible for ensuring all policies, processes and procedures relating to C&B and are reviewed and maintained regularly in addition to conducting the job evaluation process, salary reviews, benchmarking, and market surveys in various markets for all location offices where required.
Key Responsibilities include

Plan and execute work on the implementation of the annual and mid-year salary review processes which includes data coordination, modelling, and other analytical support as required in consultation with the Head of HR and the Director of Strategic Operations.
Lead on the renewal process of monetary and non-monetary benefits by conducting market research and analysis and provide recommendations to ensure salaries and benefits comply with the current legislation, pay equity and GAIN’s policies.
Lead on the development of all payroll initiatives including recommendations on process improvements in order to streamline and improve efficiency.
Analyse published and custom cut country salary surveys; review appropriateness of current surveys and research and recommend new opportunities for obtaining salary and benefit data.
Build Compensation & Benefits capacity in country offices by educating the various teams on GAIN’s Compensation and Benefits approach and framework as well as looking for opportunities and coordinating related trainings that can be provided.
Remain connected to external trends and regulatory developments around Reward and be part of networks and forums as needed.

About you

The ideal candidate should have experience developing compensation and benefits strategies and frameworks across countries. Experience in a similar role supporting multiple countries is highly preferred. You should be able to design and administer competitive compensation and rewards programs that align with oragnisational goals.
Expertise in conducting job evaluation processes, salary reviews, benchmarking, and market surveys is required to succeed in this role. The position holder will be required to engage with staff from various departments and senior leadership to design and administer competitive compensation and reward programs.
You should posses advanced MS excel skills and able to interpret complex data, conduct market research, and provide data-driven recommendations. You should be knowledgeable in compensation principles and concepts, (including job analysis, market pricing, and total rewards), market trends, regulatory requirements and best practices. An educational background with a degree or equivalent in business/economics, HR management or related field is required.

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November 5, 2024
Webmaster Specialist

About the Role

The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) is seeking a Webmaster Specialist to develop, maintain and manage the overall performance of GAIN and GAIN’s partner websites. This role will be on a fixed-term contract basis up to 3 years, subject to availability of funding. This position is open to GAIN’s country offices in Nairobi and New Delhi.
Reporting to the Digital Communications Manager, you will be responsible for strengthening and engaging GAIN’S online presence by ensuring our websites are functional, user-friendly, and aligned with the organisation’s goals and objectives.
You will support GAIN Communications team in website and digital campaign planning, coordination, and implementation, as well as general communications support for the team when needed. You will coordinate and work with other focal points in other countries and programmes and lead on website matters. The postholder will be responsible for facilitating communications with an external web agency and liaise with developers and multiple budgets to coordinate website creation and updating.

Key Responsibilities include:

Creating, upgrading, and maintaining website content, new interactive features and multimedia content, and ensuring web accessibility
Ensuring that the GAIN’s website design is visually and content-wise appealing, intuitive, reaches the targeted audiences, providing positive user experience and troubleshooting any issues that may arise
Organising, categorising, and managing website content using content management systems (CMS) or other relevant tools
Overseeing domain registration and renewal, as well as managing web hosting accounts and server configurations. This encompasses GAIN’s partner websites
Supporting UX design by assisting in creating wireframes and proposing new, streamlined designs in line with GAIN’s branding
Implementing SEO techniques and strategies to improve website visibility, organic search rankings, and website traffic
Tracking and analysing website performance through qualitative and quantitative metrics using tools such as Google Analytics and generate regular reports to identify areas for improvement to assess user needs and ensure the website meets those needs and measure success
Working with IT and developers to implement security measures to protect the website from potential threats, such as malware, hacking attempts, and data breaches. In addition to supporting decision-making for the overall web governance at GAIN
Working closely with stakeholders, including content creators, designers, developers to ensure the website aligns with business objectives
Coordinating global and country communications team to include graphic design and social media support, digital support, writing content etc.

About You

The ideal candidate will have proven experience in communication roles, preferably with links to website management, marketing, content creation, computer science, journalism, public relations or related area. You will have demonstrable experience working as a webmaster in a business environment using CMS tool such as Drupal (preferred), WordPress, Dreamweaver etc.
You will also have experience in SEO, UX design and improving online customer journeys and working with and managing third party/external agencies.
The ideal candidate will possess excellent communication and willing and able to work in a multicultural environment. Also, you will have excellent creativity, writing and editing skills. In addition to this, you will be fluent in written and spoken English. Candidates with working knowledge of French, Portuguese and additional languages relevant to GAIN offices will be an additional advantage.
A bachelor’s degree or equivalent in web development, digital marketing, information technology or computer science or related field. You will have solid understanding of SEO, technical backend and CMS and proficient in Adobe XD, Figma or similar wireframe design software. Also, you will be familiar with one or more coding languages, which is used to program websites, solve issues and improve server performance.

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November 5, 2024
Lead, Initiative on Climate Action and Nutrition (I-CAN)

About the Role

The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) is seeking a Lead, Initiative on Climate Action and Nutrition (I-CAN) to lead on our Initiative on Climate and Nutrition and carry work together with GAIN Environment Team and our I-CAN partners (incl. FAO, WHO, SUN, UN Nutrition and climate organisations). This role will be on a 12 months’ fixed-term contract basis, subject to availability of funding. This position is open to GAIN’s country offices in New Delhi, Nairobi, London and Geneva.
Reporting to the Senior Advisor, Policy and External Relations, you will lead on our I-CAN Initiative and to carry on the advancing work on the environment across our programmes, advocacy and operational work based on GAIN’s Environment Strategy. The GAIN strategy refresh 2022 – 2027 puts environment at the core of GAIN’s work and reiterates the commitment to make GAIN the ‘greenest nutrition organization both organizationally and programmatically’.
The Initiative on Climate Action and Nutrition (I-CAN) is a multistakeholder, multisectoral global flagship initiative developed by Egypt as COP27 Presidency in partnership with GAIN, WHO, FAO, and SUN, with the goal of fostering collaboration to accelerate transformative action at the critical nexus of climate change and nutrition.

Key Responsibilities include:

Overseeing activities under I-CAN including defining the overall direction and strategy of the initiative and identifying new opportunities to scale up impact at the nexus of climate and nutrition
Acting as the focal point for I-CAN, both internally (including to SMT and the Board) and externally, representing I-CAN at government and donor meetings, the I-CAN Working Group under the Alliance for Transformative Action on Climate and Health (ATACH), technical groups, seminars and conferences
Generating resource mobilization opportunities in collaboration with GAIN leadership and I-CAN partners and leading on proposal development for future I-CAN work
Driving knowledge management and learning sharing alongside I-CAN partners and GAIN’s Knowledge Leadership, Communications and Country Programmes teams
Co-leading with I-CAN partners, the development of annual budgets and detailed workplans for all I-CAN activities at both the global and national level
Providing guidance on project implementation to GAIN countries and providing technical know-how to design and deliver national level work including deep-dive analysis of nutrition and climate integration and technical advice on policy priorities
Overseeing tracking, monitoring and reporting on KPIs, ensuring to report progress to the Advisory Council for I-CAN and contribute to I-CAN donor reporting
Working through key food systems and sustainable development fora and mechanisms to influence strategic direction and good practice on integrated action on climate and nutrition
Leading planning for events and communications, in coordination with I-CAN partners across climate, health, food, agriculture, gender and wider development agendas
Developing and managing relationships with other organisations to establish I-CAN as a central hub for nutrition-climate action in the development community, and the go-to place for nutrition-environment action for external stakeholders

About You

The ideal candidate will have proven track record in leading multi-stakeholder initiatives, coalitions or campaigns on topics related to food systems, nutrition, climate change or other related environmental issues. You will possess demonstrable experience of multilateral global policy processes related to food systems, nutrition, climate change or other related environmental issues.
The postholder will also possess demonstrable experience of national-level policy processes and challenges and opportunities in LMIC settings and have strong network in relevant areas and experience in representation with key donors, government, and internal and external stakeholders.
You will have excellent communications skills, fluent in both written and verbal English and able to present clear and structured arguments with different stakeholders. The postholder should also be highly flexible and willing and able to travel to other GAIN offices regularly. Candidates with experience of visiting, living or working within low-income countries would be an advantage.
Preferably a Master’s degree in environmental science, international development, public policy, public health or related field. You will have strong understanding of global hunger and malnutrition issues, climate change and other environmental issues and the intersection of the two areas. The ideal candidate will also possess excellent project management and strategic leadership skills and comfortable in managing and engaging with colleagues and partners.

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November 5, 2024
Office Assistant Head of Procurement

About the Role

The Office Assistant will perform a variety of administrative and clerical tasks. Duties include providing support to managers and employees, assisting in daily office needs and managing the organization’s general administrative activities. This role will be offered on a two(2) year fixed term contract, subject to availability of funding and will be based in Nairobi, Kenya.

Key Responsibilities include

Organizes and manages the meeting rooms prior to any meetings being held.
Collaborate with the Office Administrator on all the hospitality and catering services in the office e.g. preparing office tea and snacks for the staff and the guests.
Assist the Senior Administrative Assistant in postage and shipment services.
Responsible for cleanliness of the office environment, including working hours, desks, washrooms, windows etc.
Collaborate with the Senior Administrative Assistant to ensure operation of office equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements; escalates issues for repairs; maintaining equipment inventories.

About you

The ideal candidate should have demonstrated office assistant work experience in other organisations in both the private and NGO sector. You should be able carry out various administrative tasks and possess a high sense of responsibility, courtesy, and the ability to work with people from different nationalities and cultural backgrounds.
The position holder should possess basic administrative skills and flexible to work outside the working hours.
You should have a minimum O-Level certificate

Closing Date
22 May 2024

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November 5, 2024
Head of Procurement

About the Role

The Head of Procurement will be responsible for the design and execution of GAIN’s procurement policy and practice.
The Post-holder will design, establish and manage the procurement function at GAIN. The post-holder will provide strategic leadership and oversight of GAINs procurement needs to ensure that we meet and exceed our commitment to building transparent, standardized, ethical and safe practices that provide value for money.
The Post-holder will identify opportunities for improvement especially if these enable procurement to be completed more rapidly with no loss of rigour.
The Post-holder will review our current arrangements and revise these where necessary; create and maintain KPIs initiating correcting action as appropriate; create new policies and practices; train staff and strengthen organizational capacity; and bring best practice and industry standards to GAIN.
The successful candidate will support value for money and effectiveness in GAIN’s procurement and related budgeting and expenditure; support effective planning for major procurements; ensure strong impact and effectiveness controls through a robust set of policies, relevant metrics and their management.
The Post-holder will live GAIN’s values at all times, supporting a culture of impact, collaboration and excellence.

Key Responsibilities include

Create and implement a procurement strategy, policy and plan aligned to global and country procurement priorities with the aim of delivering value for money to our donors, quality goods and services to our programmes and projects, while delivering our operational KPIs.
Oversee the review and implementation of GAINs Global Procurement policy and associated procurement procedures, ensuring that these comply with good practice and with the requirements of our donors. This will include identifying roles and responsibilities for sourcing categories of goods and services; updating these as necessary; ensuring they reflect best practice for the INGO sector; and ensuring compliance.
Oversee GAINs major procurements, supporting the staff directly involved and participating in tender panels as necessary.
Drive the process of improving, streamlining, and standardising procurement systems, tools and practices, in close collaboration with colleagues.

About You

The successful candidate will have an extensive background within the Procurement sector in a leadership position. The ability to influence and communicate with internal and external stakeholders will be a key part of this role.
You will have the ability to implement procurement strategies whilst ensuring that GAIN is using the most efficient and cost effective processes.
You will have up to date knowledge of specialist knowledge, legislation and best practice relevant to the Procurement industry.
The successful candidate will have excellent I.T. skills with the capability of using software packages such as Salesforce, SAP, and Oracle.

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November 5, 2024
CASCADE Programme Associate

About the Role
The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) is seeking a CASCADE Programme Associate to provide operational, administrative, and coordination support to the GAIN CASCADE programme across countries. This role will be offered on fixed-term contract for two (2) years, subject to availability of funding and will be based in Nairobi, Kenya.
GAIN in consortium with CARE implements the Catalyzing Policy Action for Healthy Diets and resilience (CASCADE) programme, to improve food security and contribute to the reduction of malnutrition of at least 5 million women of reproductive age and children in Benin, Nigeria, Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia, and Mozambique.
The CASCADE programme has two strategic objectives: 1: To increase access to and consumption of healthy diets among household members in the six programme countries, particularly women of reproductive age and children. Strategic objective 2: To increase resilience to price and climate change-related shocks and stresses of household members in the six programme countries, particularly women of reproductive age and children. CASCADE programme will operate in six countries until December 2026.
Supporting the Programme Lead you will keep track of the countries project status, challenges, opportunities, stories, and timely delivery of projects across the countries. The role will provide operational, administrative, and coordination support to the GAIN CASCADE programme.
Key Responsibilities include

Providing support to the planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting processes of CASCADE projects.
Supporting the quality and timely delivery of countries projects by ensuring project managers are well informed of processes, deadlines and requirements and connected with relevant resources from elsewhere in GAIN.
Contributing to the tracking of CASCADE project workplan activities on an ongoing basis and escalating any issues and challenges to Programme Lead to ensure resolution.
Assisting in drafting internal communications and ensuring good communication within programme team across countries.
Supporting coordination between country teams, technical teams and professional services to contribute to the effective management and delivery of the CASCADE programme.
Contributing to a culture of mutual accountable partnership with other teams within GAIN and CARE that supports CASCADE programme implementation.

About You

The ideal candidate should have proven experience with project operations and administration support functions. The candidate should be well organised with a keen attention to detail and ability to review documents for accuracy combined with strong written and verbal communication and presentation skills with the ability to effectively communicate information to a diverse audience.
The postholder should demonstrate experience working with a diverse range of stakeholders coordinating country, technical and professional services to contribute to effective management and delivery of a programme. Report writing skills are required in addition to experience managing programme data and information.

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November 5, 2024
Research Advisor, Market Research

About the Role
The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) is seeking a Research Advisor, Market Research to manage the design and implementation of research and learning initiatives in supporting GAIN programming. This role will be on a 2 years’ fixed-term contract basis, subject to availability of funding. This position is open to GAIN’s country offices in New Delhi, Nairobi and London.
Reporting to the Senior Technical Specialist, Knowledge Leadership, the Research Advisor will be a member of the Healthier Diets research unit under our Knowledge Leadership team. You will be responsible for ensuring high-quality design and implementation of research and learning initiatives to support GAIN programming. These programs are aimed at directly reaching individuals with the goal of enhancing nutrient adequacy and improving diet quality. In particular, the position will provide strategic and technical leadership through evidence to inform the design, implementation, and evaluation of projects.
Key Responsibilities include

Overseeing and delivering technical advice to country projects and supporting on the integration and development of research questions and methods
Conducting literature reviews or data searches relevant to food and nutrition issues, as relevant to the projects
Leading the selection, managing and engaging with key technical partners (e.g., local data collection firms, think tanks) for the high-quality design, implementation, and dissemination of the research
Leading the implementation of research activities throughout all stages, including design (protocol and questionnaire development), implementation (training, data collection and quality assurance), data analysis and reporting
Leading the development of a learning agenda to strengthen the methods, tools, and resources available for the design, implementation and evaluation of projects with demand creation component
Developing and reviewing reports, papers, briefs, blogs, and presentations related to the research methods and results that can enhance GAIN’s demand creation work
Ensuring the delivery of high-quality technical outputs from external partners and team members by conducting comprehensive technical reviews and collaborating with them to enhance quality as necessary
Collaborating closely with project teams to interpret these technical outputs and translating their implications for project design and/or revision
Representing GAIN at technical and non-technical events as appropriate. Presenting research findings to stakeholders in country workshops and at scientific or other relevant conferences to facilitate the uptake of results for decision making
Leading or supporting monitoring, evaluation, accountability, and learning (MEAL) activities, including working with monitoring specialists to advance the development of standard indicators that can be used for tracking progress on demand creation activities
Providing technical support to programs with a demand creation component, to ensure appropriate design and implementation of evidence-based activities
Collaborating with programmes colleagues (programme services and country programmes teams) and communications teams on development of manuscripts, publications, blogs, white papers, articles, factsheets, and briefs on relevant topics

About You

The ideal candidate will have substantial experience in research design and implementation using either quantitative or qualitative methodologies, in nutrition or a related field. Experience should encompass design of research methodologies, analysis of data and reporting of results. You will also possess hands-on experience of programmatically relevant research in a low- or middle-income country, in collaboration with local research counterparts.
The postholder will possess strong report writing and presentation skills, including on technical topics and demonstrated experience in critical analysis skills to support evidence generation and reporting. In addition, you will be proficiency in interpreting market research results and integrating key findings into the development of communication campaigns and strategies. Candidates with proven research project management experience in complex and diverse environments, including delivering projects on time and within budget and using project management processes and tools would be an asset.
In addition to this, you will have excellent communications skills and able to work with diverse groups/individuals and comfortable working in multicultural and multi-lingual environments. You will be fluent in both written and verbal English. Candidates with proficiency in French or Portuguese would be an additional advantage. The postholder should also be highly flexible and willing and able to travel internationally regularly
A Master’s degree in consumer research, marketing, nutrition, public health, sustainable development or related field. Candidates with PhD in marketing, nutrition, sustainable development, economics, development studies, policy or related field would be an advantage. You will be computer literate in Microsoft Office, with demonstrated skills in data analysis software, such as R, Stata, SAS, or SPSS; or nVivo or ATLAS.ti. would be an asset.

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November 5, 2024
Administrative Driver

About the Role
The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) is seeking an Administrative Driver to provide driving services for GAIN Kenya Country office. This role will be offered on a two(2) year fixed term contract, subject to availability of funding and will be based in Nairobi or Mombasa, Kenya.
The Driver will support to provide driving services for GAIN Country office, they shall oversee the vehicle to facilitate movement of staff and maintain vehicle in line with GAIN’s Vehicle Use Policy and according to other GAIN policies and procedures for effective project implementation.
Key Responsibilities include

Maintain and ensure availability of all required documents/supplies including vehicle papers, first aid kits, vehicle spare parts, etc. in line with Kenyan road and traffic laws.
Ensure that the office directory, relevant maps, emergency contact information and other required documents are maintained in the assigned vehicle and kept up to date.
Drive office vehicles for the transport of authorized personnel.
Deliver and collect mail, support banking transactions, and deliver other documents and items to Offices/Embassies/Commercial Establishments/etc.
Receive and transport official personnel and visitors to and from the airport.
Ensure all immediate actions required by local traffic and road safety laws and all legal requirements are taken in case of involvement in accidents.
Ensure vehicle and vehicle management comply with the GAIN Vehicle Use Policy.

About you

The ideal candidate should have demonstrated driving work experience in other organisations in both the private and NGO sector. You should be able carry out various administrative tasks and possess a high sense of responsibility, courtesy, and the ability to work with people from different nationalities and cultural backgrounds.
The position holder should possess basic mechanical skills for general vehicle maintenance, proven knowledge of Nairobi routes and counties of project Implementation.
You should have a minimum O-Level certificate or equivalent and hold a valid driving license PSV and Class B,C,E.

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November 5, 2024
Procurement Manager

About the Role
The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) is seeking a Procurement Manager to lead the procurement function of the GAIN Kenya country office to effectively support programme implementation and country office operations. This role will be offered on a two(2) year fixed term contract, subject to availability of funding and will be based in Nairobi, Kenya.
This role ensures effective compliance to the procurement guidelines. The Procurement Manager will serve as a primary contact and procurement lead of the GAIN Kenya country office.
The position holder will be expected to work closely with the operations team, Project Managers and Country Management team in the country office and provide the technical procurement support required for handling all procurement activities.
Key Responsibilities include

Lead the procurement function ensuring value for money, ethical procurement practices, and compliance to GAIN and international standards.
Develop, consolidate, and maintain procurement plans for the purchase of equipment, services, and supplies for the office and projects and monitoring the procurement process.
Develop procurement tracking system and support program and management team with up-to-date and reliable information on the procurement status.
Prepare and submit weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual procurement reports to the Head of Operations for approval by the Country Director.
Review and Respond in a timely way to all queries from the GAIN team on the status of outstanding procurements.
Examine and analyse country office purchase requisitions for completeness and accuracy of information.
Coordinate the country office teams in the preparation of specifications, bill of quantities, TORs for equipment, materials, and services to be purchased.
Preparation of standard bidding documents, with terms and conditions of the tender

About you

You should have experience in leading the procurement and logistical function of an organisation preferably within a nonprofit setup. Knowledge of USAID procurement rules and regulations, or other international donor agencies is required combined with familiarity of an inventory management software is necessary.
The position holder should demonstrate experience in procurement planning, market intelligence, vendors due diligence, competitive bidding processes, contract formulation, review of commitments, and logistics management.
A degree in procurement, purchasing & supply chain, business management, accounting, Economics, or other relevant field of study is necessary for this role.

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November 5, 2024