Procurement Adviser (Graduate)
Queen's University Belfast
Procurement Adviser (Graduate)
Job description
About the job:
Joining an award-winning procurement team as a graduate you will provide procurement support services to the University with the guidance of the professional procurement team. It is expected that for the first few months the post holder will work closely with line management to gain a good understanding of processes and systems, after which the post holder will be expected to conduct the duties set out and will have responsibility for managing their own work portfolio.
The post-holder benefits from funding that will be provided for the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS) Level 4 and Level 5 qualifications.
The duration of the contract is 2 years fixed term.
About The Person
The successful candidate must have, and your application should clearly demonstrate that you meet the following essential criteria:
To be successful at shortlisting stage, please ensure you clearly evidence in your application how you meet the essential and, where applicable, desirable criteria listed in the Candidate Information.
What we offer:
Beyond a competitive salary, the University offers an attractive benefits package including a holiday entitlement of up to 8.4 weeks a year, pension schemes and development opportunities. We support staff wellbeing with flexible working options, work-life balance initiatives and support for physical and mental health. You can find more detail on all of this and more at https://www.qub.ac.uk/directorates/HumanResources/pay-reward-andbenefits
Queen's University is committed to promoting equality of opportunity to all. We subscribe to Equality Charter Marks such as the Diversity Charter Mark NI and Athena Swan and have established staff networks such as iRise (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and International Staff Network) and PRISM (LGBTQ+) which help us progress equality. For further information on our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, please visit www.qub.ac.uk/diversity .
If you are an international applicant and don't already hold a visa that permits you to take up the role you are applying for, please use the information provided on our website to self-assess whether the University is likely to be able to support a visa application - http://go.qub.ac.uk/internationalstaffsupport
Job description
About the job:
Joining an award-winning procurement team as a graduate you will provide procurement support services to the University with the guidance of the professional procurement team. It is expected that for the first few months the post holder will work closely with line management to gain a good understanding of processes and systems, after which the post holder will be expected to conduct the duties set out and will have responsibility for managing their own work portfolio.
The post-holder benefits from funding that will be provided for the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS) Level 4 and Level 5 qualifications.
The duration of the contract is 2 years fixed term.
About The Person
The successful candidate must have, and your application should clearly demonstrate that you meet the following essential criteria:
- *Must hold a Bachelor's degree (minimum 2:2). Candidates who are on track to achieve an undergraduate degree (minimum 2:2) in any subject may also apply. The successful candidate will be expected to provide evidence of their classification or expected classification before appointment.
- A confirmed interest in pursuing a career in procurement / contracting is crucial.
- *Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- *Experience in planning and organising tasks to meet deadlines
- *Experience of finding suitable solutions to problems and issues.
To be successful at shortlisting stage, please ensure you clearly evidence in your application how you meet the essential and, where applicable, desirable criteria listed in the Candidate Information.
What we offer:
Beyond a competitive salary, the University offers an attractive benefits package including a holiday entitlement of up to 8.4 weeks a year, pension schemes and development opportunities. We support staff wellbeing with flexible working options, work-life balance initiatives and support for physical and mental health. You can find more detail on all of this and more at https://www.qub.ac.uk/directorates/HumanResources/pay-reward-andbenefits
Queen's University is committed to promoting equality of opportunity to all. We subscribe to Equality Charter Marks such as the Diversity Charter Mark NI and Athena Swan and have established staff networks such as iRise (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and International Staff Network) and PRISM (LGBTQ+) which help us progress equality. For further information on our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, please visit www.qub.ac.uk/diversity .
If you are an international applicant and don't already hold a visa that permits you to take up the role you are applying for, please use the information provided on our website to self-assess whether the University is likely to be able to support a visa application - http://go.qub.ac.uk/internationalstaffsupport
JOB SUMMARY
Procurement Adviser (Graduate)
Queen's University Belfast
Belfast
15 days ago
N/A
Full-time
Procurement Adviser (Graduate)