Procurement Specialist

Description:

Procurement Specialist

Washington, DC | Hybrid | $24.03 - $26.44 per hour | Washington Post Top Workplace

Join Community of Hope as a Procurement Specialist! Are you detail-oriented, organized, and passionate about supporting meaningful work behind the scenes? Step into a role where your expertise helps power a mission that truly matters.

As a Procurement Specialist, you’ll play a critical role in ensuring purchases are made in alignment with donor requirements and Community of Hope’s accounting policies and procedures—helping our programs run smoothly and effectively.

Be part of a mission-driven team committed to ending homelessness, improving health outcomes, and strengthening communities across Washington, DC. This position is based at the Conway Health and Resource Center in Southwest, DC.

Our Approach and Values:

• We celebrate people’s strengths and acknowledge the impact of trauma on people’s lives.
• We embrace diversity, welcome all voices, and treat everyone with respect and compassion.
• We lead and advocate for changes to make systems more equitable.
• We strive for excellence and value integrity in all that we do

What You’ll Do

• Processes credit card purchase requests at least weekly, reviewing requests for accuracy, allowability and approvals. Places internet and telephone orders. Follows up with staff as needed to verify delivery of goods and services.
• Matches credit card purchase documentation to the transactions at least weekly to ensure proper processing by accounts payable.
• Places office supplies orders twice a month. Reviews requests from Community of Hope staff for accuracy and allowability. Reviews and approves supplies invoices.
• Books travel as needed (plane or train tickets and hotel accommodations) for employees traveling on behalf of Community of Hope. Receives and reviews travel authorizations and per diem requests for accuracy, allowability, and approvals. Provides to accounts payable the necessary travel authorization and verifies payment for per diems prior to travel.
• Participates in setup and onboarding of procurement management system. Assists in training end users on process and procedures with the goal of becoming principal buyer when the system comes online.
• Maintains confidentiality of sensitive information including credit card accounts, online vendor accounts, employee and client information.
• As needed, backs up Finance Specialist in depositing incoming checks into Community of Hope bank accounts using Remote Deposit Capture.
• Completes other job duties as assigned.*

Requirements:

Must-Haves

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• At least two years of post-secondary education in finance, accounting, or business, or 2 years of equivalent work experience required.
• Accurate and attentive to detail.
• Highly organized and able to meet strict deadlines.
• Able to communicate effectively with employees and outside parties.
• Extremely discreet and able to keep highly confidential information.

Nice-to-Haves

• Bookkeeping or accounting training and/or experience preferred.

Why You’ll Love Working Here!

At COH, we prioritize the following well-being and work-life balance-centered benefits:

• 8 x Washington Post 150 Top Workplaces winner
• 8-hour workdays with paid lunch
• 3 weeks vacation (additional week after two years), 2 weeks sick leave, + 11.5 paid holidays and one personal floating holiday on an annual basis.
• Annual performance-based raises, up to 5% of your annual pay.
• Tuition reimbursement & loan repayment (NHSC & DCHPLRP), Licensing reimbursement & CEU funding.
• Medical, dental, vision, life & disability insurance + 403(b) retirement.
• Leadership development, internal promotions and career growth opportunities.
• A culture grounded in equity, compassion, and well-being.

About Us:

Community of Hope is a mission-driven, innovative, rapidly growing nonprofit, and Federally Qualified Health Center. For over 45 years, we have provided health and housing services, perinatal care coordination, and community support services to make Washington, DC more equitable. Community of Hope also strongly emphasizes maternal and child health, with midwifery practice and the only free-standing birth center in DC. We are honored to be one of DC’s largest providers of housing and homelessness prevention services for families and individuals throughout DC. Through our Family Success Center, our WIC nutrition centers, and our various partnerships, we have reached hundreds and believe that everyone in DC deserves to be healthy, housed, and hopeful. With the help of our amazing staff, we have successfully provided:

• 50,000+ medical visits
• 6,300+ dental visits
• 17,000+ emotional wellness visits
• 1,384 families and 220 individuals with housing/homelessness prevention services

Ready to bring hope and health to our DC community? Apply today! To request a reasonable accommodation to complete an employment application or for general questions about employment with Community of Hope, contact a Recruiting Coordinator. Email: hr@cohdc.org Phone: 202-407-7747. Community of Hope is an equal opportunity employer.