Procurement Assistant

Location: Central London
Closing date: 13 November 2015

£27,980 gross pa + benefits        

We have a great opportunity for a Procurement Assistant to work within our Facilities Management Section, which, as part of the Corporate Services Division, is responsible for the Secretariat’s office buildings, and provides the full range of non-IT related building, property, procurement and facilities services to the Secretariat.

The successful candidate will be responsible for providing effective, high quality procurement assistance and administration services to the procurement function, directly contributing to the effective running of the Secretariat.

Part of your duties will involve being required to assist with contract and tender documentation, monitor and update the contracts register, and establish and embed clear, robust procurement administrative processes and procedures.

The Commonwealth is a voluntary association of 53 member governments and provides guidance on policy making, technical assistance and advisory services to Commonwealth member countries.  We support governments to help achieve sustainable, inclusive and equitable development.

To join us, you must be a citizen of a Commonwealth country.

So, if you have at least three years’ experience of procurement (or equivalent) assistant/administration duties within a medium sized organisation, experience of corporate software systems with strong IT skills, particularly Excel, and student membership of the CIPS, we would like to hear from you. Please apply using the buttons below.

Deadline for applications is 17:00 GMT on 13 November 2015.                                                       

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