Attachment Student: Procurement and Supply chain at American Friends of Mutala – Harare, Harare

Application Deadline: 06 March 2026

Africa Clinical Research Network (ACRN) is an African-led clinical research organization building the next generation of trial capacity across the continent. We work with existing hospitals, research units, and investigators to enable high-quality clinical research from investigator-initiated studies to late-phase and registration trials while strengthening local systems, skills, and infrastructure.

ACRN operates as a pan-African site management and research delivery platform, combining strong clinical operations, regulatory expertise, data and digital systems, and quality management. Our model is practical and embedded: we focus on making trials work in real settings, reducing friction for sites, sponsors, and regulators, and delivering reliable, audit-ready data.

We partner closely with governments, regulators, academic institutions, and industry to expand Africa’s role in global clinical research, while ensuring that studies generate local value through workforce development, institutional strengthening, and improved patient care.

At ACRN, you’ll work on meaningful, complex projects with global impact, alongside a multidisciplinary team that values rigor, accountability, and innovation. We are building something durable, ambitious, and distinctly African and we are looking for people who want to help shape it.

Equal Opportunity & Data Protection Notice

ACRN is an equal opportunity organization. Selection is based on merit and alignment to role requirements. All personal information submitted will be processed in accordance with the Zimbabwe Cyber and Data Protection Act (12:07) regulations and used solely for recruitment purposes.

About the role

The Procurement and Supply Chain Attachment Student will support procurement and supply chain operations under supervision. The selected candidate will gain structured exposure to regulated operational environments and quality systems in a clinical research environment.

What you'll do

Assist with purchase requisitions and RFQs.

• Support vendor comparisons.

• Assist with purchase orders.

• Maintain procurement documentation.

• Support inventory and stock management.

• Assist with logistics coordination.

• Support compliance documentation.

Qualification

. Currently enrolled in a relevant degree programme

· Official university letter confirming industrial attachment requirement

· Updated Curriculum Vitae (CV)

· Understanding of compliance or regulated environments (advantageous)

· Proficiency in Microsoft Office (especially Excel)

· Tech-savvy, quick to adapt to digital systems, and eager to learn

· High integrity, attention to detail, and professionalism

· Willingness to work within structured supervision and quality-controlled environments