Procurement Officer

Procurement Officer

Lisburn HQ

Temporary

The Client: NIFRS

The Role:

The post holder will support the Procurement and Contracts Manager in delivering an efficient and effective procurement & contract management service that ensures NIFRS has access to procure the goods and services required to support the needs of the communities we serve.

This is a wide and varied role and the post holder will be responsible for supporting the function through provision and advice and guidance as well as transactional processing and quality assurance of procurement and contract management activity.

The post holder will contribute as an integral member of the Finance team to the provision of modern, professional and responsive financial service to support the purpose, outcomes and values of NIFRS.

Hours of work: 36.25hrs per week

Essential Criteria:

• Hold an HNC (or equivalent)* or above examination qualification AND two years' demonstrable experience working in a procurement environment within a large** complex organisation

OR

• Have four year's demonstrable experience working in a procurement environment within a large** complex organisation

*Applicants must demonstrate how the qualifications they have provided are equivalent, in level, to those qualifications requested above and provide the original certificates to the agency

**A large organisation is defined as having more than 100 staff and a budget exceeding £10m

• Excellent planning and delivery of high quality work with excellent attention to detail
• Excellent management of working relationships skills and the ability to influence management
• Experience in the use of Information Technology systems including Microsoft Office Suite, and management information/Finance systems
• Knowledge in relation to procurement and the procurement lifecycle to include procurement legislation applicable to Public Sector
• Possess a full, current UK driving licence or have access to a form of transport which enables them to fulfil the full requirements of the job

In Return: £19.59 per hour

**Applicants must be authorised to work in the UK and Ireland. We are unable to sponsor or take over the sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.**

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