Procurement Officer at BRAC Tanzania

BRAC Maendeleo Tanzania is part of a leading development organization that started its operations in 2006 in Tanzania, focusing on thematic areas of Agriculture, Youth and Women Empowerment, Food Security and Livelihood.

About the Programme

The MasterCard Foundation in partnership with BRAC International (BI) is implementing an initiative that will create a positive and measurable impact for 1.2 million adolescent girls and young women in 9.5 million People across seven countries in East and West Africa, including Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, and Uganda.

There is mounting urgency to support adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) living in poverty, which has been further amplified by the global pandemic. Through this partnership, scalable economic development approaches will be delivered in communities to foster the agency and voice of AGYW. They will have the opportunity to fulfill their aspirations, achieve sustainable livelihoods, and engage in advocacy issues.

BRAC Maendeleo Tanzania is seeking applications from competent, dynamic and self-motivated individual to fill up the following position.

Procurement Officer

To provide efficient support and ensure success of the overall procurement & logistics activities in the MasterCard funded Project implemented by BRAC, while providing efficient utilization of resources in accordance with BRAC International Procurement Manual.

Key Responsibilities:

• To undertake procurement processes to acquire assets, goods, services and consultancies for the project.
• Manage all procurement aspects pertaining to quality control, specification compliance, monitoring and verification of deliveries, plus timely delivery to the end user.
• Ensure fairness in transparent bidding processes and effective competition, as well as best prices and best value for money in all procurement and logistics activities.
• Establish proper recording and monthly reporting systems of all procurement activities inclusive of updated inventory.
• Invoices submitted by suppliers, along with supporting documents, in respect of goods and services delivered or rendered are properly verified and submitted to the Finance Department.
• Prepare and submit weekly, monthly and quarterly reports to line supervisor for dissemination to stakeholders.
• Training the end users on existing procurement policies and procedures and any new updates.
• Ensure compliance with Brac Maendeleo procurement principles, standards and policies, donor regulations and local statutory requirements.
• Lead in prequalifying suppliers, developing and maintaining an up to date supplier database

Safeguarding Responsibilities:

• Ensure the safety of team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation to achieve the programme’s goals for safeguarding implementation. Act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment.
• Practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action.
• Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place and encourage others to do so.

Educational & Experience Requirements:

• University degree from reputable institution in appropriate discipline including Procurement Management, Logistics and Supply, Operations Management, or Engineering;
• Work experience of continuous practice of at least 5 years in procurement functions;

• Registered with appropriate professional body;
• Planning skills including ability to work accurately and meet deadlines;
• Analytical skills: Ability to assess logistical problems and quickly develop realistic solutions;
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills including excellent written and verbal communication skills in English;
• Negotiation skills;
• High degree of integrity and honesty; and
• Computer literate with effectively use of basic applications such as MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Required Competencies:

• Procurement
• Supplies Chain Management;
• Logistics Management
• Operations Management

Employment type: Contractual

Salary: Negotiable

Job Location: Tanga

If you feel you are the right match for the above-mentioned position, please follow the application instructions accordingly:

External candidates need to email their CV with a letter of interest mentioning educational grades, years of experience, current and expected salary via the respective job application link.

Internal candidates need to apply with their latest CV including all job assignments in detail with BRAC PIN and email to [email protected] 

Please mention the name of the position and AD# BMT 06/2026 in the subject bar.

Only complete applications will be accepted and short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Application deadline: 05th June 2026

BRAC is committed to safeguarding children, young people and adults, and expects all employees and volunteers to share the same commitment. We believe every stakeholder and every member of the communities we work with has the right to be protected from all forms of harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, and exploitation - regardless of age, race, religion, gender, status as an individual with a disability or ethnic origin. Therefore, our recruitment policy and procedure include extensive background checks and disclosure of criminal records in order to ensure safeguarding to the fullest extent.  

BRAC is an equal opportunities employer