Procurement Assistant

Location: Pall Mall, London SW1
Closing date: 3 April 2017

£27,980 pa gross + 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.

So, if you have at least two 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.

The Commonwealth is a voluntary association of 52 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 and have the rights to live and work in the UK.

Your application should be received no later than 3 April 2017 (17:00 BST). 

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