Officer, Contracts

First Quantum Minerals
Zambia
Full timeFunction: Legal, Risk & ComplianceExperience: 3+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Attention to detail","Strong analytical and problem-solving skills","Stakeholder management","Integrity","Document organisation"]

Support the preparation, processing, and administration of service contracts, including drafting amendments, maintaining contract registers, and ensuring documentation aligns with procurement governance, compliance approvals, and legal requirements. Conduct commercial support activities such as market analysis, supplier financial assessments, and risk/opportunity evaluation. Coordinate payment support documentation, compile monthly payment packs, and track supplier performance against service levels and KPIs to escalate issues and support contract variations, renewals, and close-out.

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Officer, Contracts

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Job Summary

Support the preparation, processing, and administration of service contracts, including drafting amendments, maintaining contract registers, and ensuring documentation aligns with procurement governance, compliance approvals, and legal requirements. Conduct commercial support activities such as market analysis, supplier financial assessments, and risk/opportunity evaluation. Coordinate payment support documentation, compile monthly payment packs, and track supplier performance against service levels and KPIs to escalate issues and support contract variations, renewals, and close-out.
Location: Zambia
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Legal, Risk & Compliance
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Assist in drafting service contracts and contract amendments under guidance of the Contracts Specialist.
  • •Review purchase requisitions and orders for services contracts and coordinate supporting documentation for contract payments.
  • •Prepare and compile monthly payment packs for services contracts and maintain accurate contract registers and archives.
  • •Support contract performance tracking by preparing reports, monitoring supplier performance vs obligations/SLAs/KPIs, and escalating issues.
  • •Assist with contract variations, extensions, renewals, and close-out activities, and support commercial evaluations, market analysis, supplier financial assessments, and negotiation documentation.

Key Requirements

  • •Minimum 3 years of experience in procurement operations or contract administration and services contract support.
  • •Basic knowledge of contract administration and document control.
  • •Working knowledge of statutory and compliance requirements for service contracts.
  • •Proficient in Microsoft Office and able to work with ERP and contract management systems.
  • •Bachelor's degree in Law, Finance, Business Administration, or related field. Membership of the Zambian Institute of Purchasing and Supply is desirable.
Experience:3+ yearsMiningIndustrial environmentProcurementContract administrationServices procurement
Education:Bachelor's in Law, Finance, Business Administration, or related field
Skills:Attention to detailStrong analytical and problem-solving skillsStakeholder managementIntegrityDocument organisation
Tech Stack:Microsoft OfficeMicrosoft ExcelERPContract management systems

Company Brief

First Quantum Minerals
Global mining company focused on the production of copper, nickel, gold, zinc, and cobalt. Operates large-scale mining and metallurgical assets across Africa, Europe, South America, and other regions.
Industry: Mining & Metals
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Vancouver, Canada
Founded: 1996
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