EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
Logistics and Purchasing Officer (m/f/x) – Kigoma Region
Enabel is the Belgian development agency. It implements Belgium’s governmental cooperation. The agency also implements actions for other national and international donors. With its partners in Belgium and abroad Enabel ofters solutions addressing pressing global chalÂlenges: Climate Change. Urbanisation. Human Mobility. Peace and Security. Economic and Social Inequality, and Global Citizenship. With 1.500 staff. Enabel manages about 150 projects in twenty countries, in Belgium. Africa and the Middle East.
Background
The Sustainable Agnculture Kigoma Region Project (SAKIRP) is an agriÂbusiness and value chain development project funded by the Belgian government through its implementing agency. Enabel.. The project’s specific objective is to increase and diversify smallholder farmer inÂcomes in Kigoma region, especially for women, through pro-poor deÂvelopment of beans, cassava and sunflower value chains. The project alms to reach 20.000 smallholder farmers during the four-year impleÂmentation penod.
The project has the following mutually reinforcing results:
- Value chains management and coordination mechanisms are inÂstalled and steer cassava and beans value chain development:
- Sound financial mechanisms are developed, and financial organiÂsations are strengthened to support value chains development;
- Public and private chain supporters provide effective services to value chains actors;
- Stronger position of smallholders in the value chain through imÂproved integration and empowerment;
- Improved market access and sustainable trade.
Job Description
Under the hierarchical authority of the International Finance and AdÂministration Officer the Logistics and Purchasing Officer manages small purchases and is responsible for the logistical aspects such as the operational management of buildings and equipment, transportaÂtion of goods, exemptions…
As Logistics and Purchasing Officer:
- You are responsible to put in place procurement procedures and for the good application thereof in order to have equipment that is adapted to the needs of the users/projects safely available;
- You are responsible to verify/survey matenals with the help of an office inventory in order for equipment, including the communiÂcation systems, to function correctly and to guarantee a suitable working environment;
- You are responsible to submit registration requests to customs, etc. for the claiming of materials and equipment in order for the projects to be able to dispose of the goods as soon as possible and to avoid having to pay lateness fees or fines;
- You provide support to the projects.located in the Kigoma Region in Tanzania, in terms of protocol in order to ensure good execuÂtion of various tasks/procedures.
- Required qualifications and experience
- Bachelor degree in administration or procurement/logistlcs or any other relevant domain from a recognized academic instituÂtion ;Minimum 3 years of professional experience in logistics and procurement ;
- A professional experience in a Non-Governmental Organization/ bilateral agency is an asset.
- Required skills and knowledge
- Basic knowledge of translt/customs clearance and bookkeeping is an asset;
- Knowledge of public procurement procedures and basics of stocks management;
- Ability to read and understand technical specifications of proÂcurement;
- Basic knowledge of quality and security standards;
- Good knowledge of Computer software skills such as (MS Word. Excel);
- You are fluent in spoken and written Swahili. Considenng the inÂternational environment in which you work, excellent knowledge of English is required.
- Applicants are also required to commit to the vision, mission and valÂues of Enabel
We offer
- An interesting job in an international environment.
- A contract of 12 months re-newable. You are based in Kigoma. Occasional missions to the site in Kigoma region where we impleÂment projects are possible.
- A salary package that compnses the monthly gross salary, in acÂcordance with our salary scales (Class 4). hospitalizatlon/health- care insurance. 13th month, double holiday allowance and RealloÂcation allowance.
- Following this recruitment procedure a shortlist of successful appliÂcants may be constituted which may be sourced in the next three years for similar job openings.
HOW TO APPLY
Apply by including your application letter and updated CV to recruitment.tza@enabel.be
The deadline for submitting the application is 16th March, 2021.