Procurement Officer - Idleb Syria

 

General Description of the Programme:

Established in 1977, GOAL is an international humanitarian and development agency, committed to working with communities to achieve sustainable and innovative early response in crises, and lasting solutions to poverty and vulnerability. GOAL has worked in over 60 countries and has responded to almost every major humanitarian disaster. We are currently operational in 18 countries.

GOAL began operations in Syria in 2013 responding to the acute needs of conflict-affected communities. GOAL's areas of operations include but not limited to Aleppo, Idleb and Lattakia Governorates, and is expanding to new governorates in Syria. Programmes focus on Food and Nutrition Security, WASH, Shelter, Livelihoods/ERMS and Emergency Response with an emphasis on cash and voucher modalities. GOAL Syria implements its programmes directly, with over 500 staff based in Syria, and through Syrian NGO partners. GOAL's programme works at the household and community levels to improve community resilience and household coping strategies.

Job purpose:

The purpose of this position is to ensure the efficient and compliant operation of GOAL Syria’s Procurement Department by conducting high-value tenders, actively monitoring all framework agreements, long-term contracts, and pre-qualified supplier lists, and producing accurate, timely procurement and contract-management reports, while guaranteeing that all procurement is conducted in accordance with GOAL’s Procurement policies and procedures, relevant donor regulations, and the overarching principle of achieving the best possible Value for Money (VFM).

Duties, objectives and competencies

• Ensure that all procurement procedures in the Syria offices are effectively followed in compliance with the GOAL Procurement Manual and relevant donor requirements.
• Prepare electronic and hardcopy procurement files for each PR (Purchase Request) and ensure that all relevant paperwork is filed, original and scanned copies, as per GOAL Procurement Manual and internal audit requirements.
• Process the assigned PR’s according to the GOAL Procurement Manual/Procurement Chart procedures.
• Assists analyse the specification of the supplies, works or services required and source potential, reliable suppliers who can meet these specifications.
• Prepare RFO/RFQ/IRC to obtain quotations/bids as per required process (single /sealed/Restricted Competition/tender).
• Ensure that all suppliers have (ATSC) completed, according to the procurement process and up to date.
• Assists prepare Bid Analyses (BA) for review by the SPO, Procurement Manager or Procurement Coordinator, and arrange the necessary signatures for approval from budget-holders and finance department.
• Assist raise Purchase Orders (PO)to place the order with the chosen supplier and follow up the status of the goods, to delivery to the required location, as per the PR.
• Ensure that all chosen suppliers are registered on the GOAL Syria Supplier list, and update where necessary.
• Complete all financial paperwork, obtain the necessary signatures for approval and ensure payment to the supplier is affected.
• Track the status of all PRs in an Order Tracking System (Digital OTS).
• Assist regularly conduct critical analysis of all assigned GOAL suppliers based on criteria of reliability, quality and prices of goods offered, terms & conditions, after sales services offered, and warranty guaranteed.
• Assist other departments to find out all the information about the materials to be purchased and the available specifications and conduct a market assessment.
• Assist conduct market assessment and searching for new suppliers.
• Follow up rental all offices, warehouses and building with logistic department.
• Conduct the payments to Premises/Vehicles owners and Electricity provider.

Other Duties:

• Contribute procurement updates to the biweekly procurement Report.
• General work in assisting in the overall process and day-to-day duties of the procurement Department.

Requirements (essential)

• Holds a university degree (engineering, economy, business administration, management and human sciences or relevant).
• At least 3 years of relevant work experience in procurement and logistics fields.
• At least 2-years’ experience in procurement field with NGOs.
• Enrolment in procurement/supply chain or logs training (preferable).
• At least 1 year experience in supervising staff (preferable).
• Ability to understand and implement organisational and donor policies.
• Strong computer skills in Microsoft packages, including Excel, Word, and Outlook (particular emphasis on Excel).
• Ability to manage and prioritise a varied workload in a in a dynamic work environment.
• A flexible approach to work and willingness to take on extra duties, work additional hours or on weekends as required.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to write, speak and work in English and Arabic.

Requirements (desired)

• Ability to manage and prioritise a varied workload in a in a dynamic work environment.
• Diplomacy and negotiation skills.
• Basic technical knowledge in an area of Humanitarian Logistics; (e.g. ICT; mechanics; construction; electricity; Water, Sanitation and Hygiene; or other).

Interested? Then apply for this position via clicking on the "apply now" button and fill out the application form. All applicants must send a Cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages). Both must be in English.

Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

GOAL has the right to select one or more candidates from this vacancy announcement. We may also retain applications and consider candidates applying to this post for other similar positions with GOAL at the same grade level and with similar job descriptions, experience, and educational requirements.

Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

The application deadline is 13 May 2026 however, you are encouraged to apply immediately as we will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis, therefore we may withdraw the position before the advertisement’s closing date if a suitable candidate/s is identified.

Please note that GOAL does not charge a fee of any kind or any other financial obligation at any stage of its recruitment process (application, interview, processing, training, induction) or other fees, or request information on applicants’ bank accounts. GOAL does not work with intermediary institutions and individuals or employment agencies during the recruitment process. If any fee or payment is requested from you at the application or any stage of the recruitment process, please do not respond.  

GOAL does not accept any responsibility for the accuracy, errors or omissions of any of the information contained in translated advertisements by an independent party on other sites or through other channels.

General terms and conditions

Safeguarding

Children and vulnerable adults a must be safeguarded to the maximum possible extent from deliberate or inadvertent actions and failings that place them at risk of abuse, sexual exploitation, injury and any other harm. One of the ways that GOAL shows this on-going commitment to safeguarding is to include rigorous background and reference checks in the selection process for all candidates.

Accountability within GOAL

Alongside our safeguarding policy, GOAL is an equal opportunities employer and has a set of integrity policies. Any candidate offered a job with GOAL will be expected to adhere to the following key areas of accountability:

• Comply with GOAL’s policies and procedures with respect to safeguarding, Code of Conduct, health and safety, data protection and confidentiality, do no harm principles and unacceptable behavior protocols.
• Report any concerns about the welfare of a child or vulnerable adult or any wrongdoings within our programming area.
• Report any concerns about inappropriate behavior of a GOAL staff or partner.

This Job Description only serves as a guide for the position available. GOAL reserves the right to change this document. Any published closing dates are estimated.  Due to the nature of GOAL’s work we aim to fill vacancies as quickly as possible.  This means that we will close adverts as soon as we have found the right candidate and this may be before the published closing date.  We would therefore advise interested applicants to submit an application as early as possible.

Thank you.