Intern, Procurement

Description

Africa50 is an infrastructure investor and asset manager that contributes to Africa's growth by developing and investing in bankable projects, catalysing public sector capital, and mobilizing private sector funding. Africa50 has raised over US$1 billion so far from 33 African countries, the African Development Bank, two African Central Banks and Africa’s largest pension fund. Africa50 has an independent investment process and seeks to generate commercial risk adjusted returns for its investments across key infrastructure sectors.

Purpose of the Role

Procurement function plays a critical role in ensuring efficient, transparent, and compliant sourcing processes across the organization. The team supports internal stakeholders by managing vendor information, enhancing procurement systems, and contributing to the continuous improvement of operational workflows essential to Africa50’s mission.

This internship offers the opportunity to work closely with senior members of the team and to collaborate with colleagues across departments, gaining hands-on experience in procurement operations, systems management, and compliance practices.

Principal Responsibilities

* Vendor Database Management: Support the consolidation, clean-up, and enhancement of vendor information, including expertise areas, satisfaction ratings, IDD status, contract validity, and required documentation such as bank account certificates.
* Vendor Information Collection & Alignment: Gather up-to-date vendor details from teams across the organization and assist in harmonizing data between the different procurement platforms systems to ensure consistency across platforms.
* Change Management & User Support: Help colleagues understand how to access and navigate vendor information on both systems, including filtering options aligned with procurement needs.
* Procurement Documentation Compliance: Check, collect, and organize all required procurement documents (RFPs, sole-source justifications, contracts, POs, etc.) and ensure these are properly updated and reflected on our procurement platforms
* Vendor Account Reconciliation (lettrage fournisseur) to maintain accurate vendor account records.
* Records Management: Scan, organize, and upload the petty cash file and other documentation to the Drive as needed.

Candidate Profile

Required Background

* Prior experience in a renowned international audit firm, investment firm or financial services company.
* Bachelor’s degree
* Demonstrated academic excellence.
* Experience using a Procurement digital platform
* Advanced knowledge of MS Pack Office and especially Excel.

Essential Qualities

* Positive attitude
* Hight integrity
* Strong work ethic
* Strong prioritizing ability and organizational skills
* Flexibility / adaptability to a fast-growing organization

Knowledge, Skills, And Experience

* Interest in Africa50’s mission, strategy and values.
* Strong relationship to Africa - whether it be origin or a demonstrated long-term interest/commitment. Existing relationships in Africa are a plus.
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and French.
* Culturally sensitive, able to relate to people of diverse backgrounds.

Language Requirements

Superior written and verbal communication skills in English and French.

Location

The position will be based in Casablanca.

Application

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We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.