Internship Opportunity 

Job Description

Internship Opportunity 

Jhpiego is an international, non-profit health organization affiliated with The Johns Hopkins University. For 40 years and in over 155  countries, Jhpiego Corporation has been providing technical support to the Ministries of Health in partner countries across the globe  for the past 40 years in a variety of technical areas including cervical cancer treatment and prevention, community health, HIV and  AIDS, maternal and newborn health, health workforce capacity development (both Pre-service and in-service), family planning, malaria,  and IPC/WASH. 

The following is available for immediate filling: 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES 

1. Support to Jhpiego Procurement

The Procurement Intern will work closely with the Procurement Manager, Admin & Logistics Officer, and internal and external stakeholders to ensure effective support is provided on all required aspects. This includes – 

• Assist in the registration of new vendors.
• Vendor pre-qualification reviews and evaluation.
• Reach out to potential vendors.
• Scan and upload prequalified vendor details.
• Collecting, organizing, and analyzing data.
• Archive of procurement files online.
• Assist in asset verification.
• Physical inventory count and verification.
• Any other task assigned by the supervisor.

2. Compliance and Ethics

Assist in implementing rules & regulations for all procurements including identifying and analyzing compliance risk in the  prequalification processes through: -Implementing due diligence for suppliers including conducting: 

• Physical business address Check
• reference checks,
• supplier visits etc.
• business documents check.
• compliance with regulations check (NRA, NASSIT & City Council).
• Check product origin for imported supplies.

3. Reporting 

The Procurement Assistant (Intern) will prepare and submit an accurate weekly report of activities. 

Required Qualifications 

Recent graduate with a BSc in Accounting and Finance, Business Administration, Procurement, Supply Chain Management, or Logistics.

Qualified persons are required to send their Curriculum Vitae (CV) and application letter to: SL-Recruitment@jhpiego.org Kindly state in the subject area the position and location you are applying for. CVs without proper labeling will not be considered. 

Deadline for the submission of applications: 17th May 2024. Please note that given the likely high volume of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.