Procurement Assistant

Description

Position Summary: Provide support and conduct procurement of goods and services for the implementation of Plan International programs, ensuring efficient and transparent use of resources. Key Highlights: 1. Promotes children's rights and gender equality for girls 2. Ensures efficient and transparent use of resources 3. Sustainable procurement with a gender lens and child safeguarding **Plan International** is a non-profit development and humanitarian action organization that promotes children's rights and gender equality for girls. We believe in the power and potential of every girl and boy, even though this is often limited by poverty, violence, exclusion, and discrimination—with girls being most affected. Working alongside girls, boys, young people, supporters, and partners, we strive for a just world by tackling the root causes of challenges faced by children, especially those in vulnerable situations. We support children by building their capacity to prepare for and respond to crises and adversity. We drive change in practices and policies at local, national, and global levels through our reach, expertise, and knowledge. For over 85 years, we have united determined optimists to transform the lives of all girls and boys across more than 80 countries. **We will not stop until equality is achieved!** **THE OPPORTUNITY** Provide support and conduct procurement of goods and services for the implementation of Plan International’s programs, strategies, and operations. Ensure efficient and transparent use of resources through effective negotiations, in compliance with corporate, country-level, and donor policies, strategies, standards, and procedures. Ensure procurement is environmentally sustainable, promotes gender equality, and guarantees safeguarding of girls, boys, and young people. **ROLE DIMENSIONS** * Provide administrative support for planning and procurement of goods, services, and works based on principles, procedures, and standards outlined in the Supply Chain Operations Manual and donor guidelines. * Conduct procurement of goods and services for assigned projects, functional areas, or program units, ensuring compliance with the Supply Chain Operations Manual and donor guidelines up to the established threshold. * Support efforts to expand the supplier base. * Support achievement of key performance indicators (KPIs) and management standards for the Procurement pillar. **THE PERSON:** **Essential Requirements** + Bachelor’s degree in Administration or related field. + Experience in non-profit organizations. + Honesty and integrity, verifiable due to the level of resources managed. **Knowledge:** * Knowledge of the goods and services market, its local laws, and environmental considerations. * Proficiency in technological tools such as Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), Teams, Zoom, among others. * Basic English language proficiency (desirable). * SAP system knowledge (desirable). **Skills:** * Self-management capability. * Negotiation techniques. * Customer orientation. * Attention to detail, ensuring data integrity and quality. * Communication skills. * Teamwork and proactivity. Location: **Cusco \-** **Peru** Reports to: **Procurement Officer \- CO** Hay Level: **10** Application Deadline: **April 16, 2026** Click the following link to access the full Position Descriptor: DP Procurement Assistant April 2026\.pdf Equality, diversity, and inclusion are at the core of everything **Plan International** stands for. We want Plan International to reflect the diversity of the communities we work with, offering equal opportunities to all regardless of age, sex, ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy status, or disability. **Plan International** is grounded in an inclusive culture, and we strive to create a workplace environment where every team, office, and country is rich in diverse people, thoughts, and ideas. We foster an organizational culture that embraces our commitment to racial justice, gender equality, girls’ rights, and inclusion. Plan International believes that in a world where children face numerous threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that, as an organization, we do everything possible to keep children safe. This means we hold specific responsibilities toward the children and girls we interact with, guaranteeing safe conditions to prevent harm and risks against them. A series of pre-employment checks will be conducted in accordance with Plan International’s Child and Young People Protection Policy. **Plan International** also participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. Under this scheme, we will request information from applicants’ current or former employers regarding findings or incidents related to their involvement in sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, and/or sexual harassment during their employment, as well as incidents under investigation at the time they left employment. By submitting a job application, the applicant confirms understanding of these recruitment procedures. **Please note that Plan International will never send emails requesting payments from applicants. Our job opportunities are posted on official websites or networks associated with development and humanitarian aid.**