Procurement Manager

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced Procurement Manager to lead end-to-end procurement for the program ensuring the timely and compliant acquisition of goods and services in line with approved budgets workplans and donor requirements. The role will establish and manage procurement frameworks oversee competitive sourcing and vendor management and ensure strong compliance with ethical sourcing safeguarding and audit standards. Working closely with Finance and Legal teams the successful candidate will maintain robust procurement systems vendor performance oversight and audit-ready documentation to support efficient program delivery.

• Lead end-to-end procurement for the program ensuring timely acquisition of goods
  and services in line with approved budgets workplans and donor requirements.
• Develop and maintain a program-wide procurement framework SOPs templates
  trackers and reporting guides aligned with Tech4Dev policies.
• Translate program workplans and budgets into a consolidated procurement plan
  including sourcing strategies timelines thresholds and delivery verification
  processes.
• Manage competitive sourcing processes including RFQs and RFPs bidder briefings
  evaluations award recommendations and contracting.
• Coordinate vendor contracting and SLA management in collaboration with Finance
  and Legal teams ensuring inclusion of required compliance clauses.
• Lead vendor due diligence and onboarding processes including documentation
  verification and risk screening.
• Maintain and regularly update an approved vendor directory categorized by service
  type and performance status.
• Ensure procurement processes adhere to ethical sourcing standards conflict-of-
  interest controls anti-fraud and anti-corruption safeguards and safeguarding requirements.
• Maintain complete audit-ready procurement documentation including bids
  evaluations contracts delivery notes and approvals.
• Work closely with Finance teams to ensure strong purchase-to-pay discipline
  including requisitions approvals delivery verification and invoicing support.
• Produce monthly procurement performance updates covering pipeline status
  vendor performance compliance issues and corrective actions.
• Support asset and inventory procurement including documentation for acquisition
  tagging custody and verification of intended program use.

Skills & Requirements

Minimum Requirements

Bachelors degree in Business Administration Finance Law or a related field
(Masters degree is an added advantage).
Minimum of 57 years progressive experience in procurement and vendor
management preferably within large-scale or project-funded programs.
Demonstrated experience managing competitive tendering processes contract
negotiation and vendor performance management.

Proven experience ensuring procurement compliance and maintaining audit-ready
documentation.

Skills & Competencies

Strong knowledge of procurement best practices ethical sourcing and value-for-
money principles.

Excellent vendor due diligence and onboarding discipline including risk screening
and documentation management.
Strong contract and SLA management skills with proven negotiation capability.
High attention to detail and strong record-keeping and documentation discipline.
Effective stakeholder management across program teams implementing partners
and vendors.
Analytical skills for bid evaluation pricing analysis and procurement reporting.
Proficiency in Microsoft 365 tools and familiarity with shared document repositories
and work management systems.

Safeguarding & Equal Opportunity

• Tech4Dev maintains a zero-tolerance approach to sexual exploitation abuse and
  harassment and is committed to safe inclusive and ethical program delivery.
  Applications are encouraged from women people living with disabilities and
  candidates from underrepresented backgrounds.

location: Lagos Nigeria (Hybrid with travel to program delivery hubs and partner sites as required)

Role Start Date: January 2026

Contract Duration- 18Months

About the company

Technology for Social Change and Development Initiative (Tech4Dev) is a non-profit social enterprise that creates access to decent work and opportunities for Africans by providing digital skills empowerment and advocacy. Established in 2016 its vision is to bridge the digital divide and promote economic prosperity and social mobility for marginalized communities.

Key Initiatives and Programs

Tech4Dev implements several free programs and initiatives across Africa often in partnership with governments and organizations like Microsoft and GIZ to equip youth women and the underserved with necessary skills.

Women Techsters: This flagship initiative aims to train 5 million girls and women across Africa by 2030 in varying degrees of digital deep tech and soft skills to ensure equal access to opportunities and bridge the gender gap in technology.

Emerging Market Model Initiative (EMMI): Implemented in Nigeria in collaboration with several federal and state governments this program uses a blended learning approach to train 36000 youth in digital skills over a year.

Digital for All Challenge: This is a free large-scale digital skilling competition designed to drive digital literacy among youth (ages 16-45) across Nigeria with participants able to win prizes.

Basic Digital Education Initiative (BDEI): This program aims to train 500000 public school students (ages 8-18) and 5000 teachers in foundational digital literacy and STEM concepts.

Digital Skills for the Workplace (DSFW): This initiative focuses on equipping young Africans with top employable skills in areas like software development UI/UX design and cybersecurity through onsite/online learning and internship placements.