Summary
Date Posted: Friday, December 06, 2019 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
To join its team based in Nairobi The European Commission's Directorate General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO) funds relief operations for victims of natural disasters and conflicts outside the European Union. For humanitarian aid, the Commission works with about 200 operational partners, including United Nations agencies, the Red Cross/Crescent movement and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Humanitarian Aid is channelled impartially, straight to victims, regardless of their race, ethnic group, religion, gender, age, nationality or political affiliation. .

Job Responsibilities:
The Administrative & Logistics officer will be based in Nairobi and will be responsible for planning and executing all necessary office and residential logistics and administrative functions and assuring fulfilment of the needs for transportation, inventory management, office supplies as well as logistics/administrative support to the international personnel working in ECHO RONairobi.
• Contributes to procurement process for office property expendable supplies and service
• Conduct dir poc des as appearate
• Drafts P ares purchase orders and drafts contracts and authorization requests;
• Follows-up the activities and tasks undertaken by contractors as indicated in the signed service/procurement contracts or POs:
• Oversees and ensures proper maintenance and functioning of office equipment and furniture:
• Follows-up inventory and updates in case of purchase, transfer, donation and written off;
• Incharge of the maintenance of office and residences and liaison with landlords if/when necessary

  Job Skills:
• Proven experience in working with an ERP system:
• Excellent drafting & IT skills; strong computer competency with word processing and spreadsheets,
• Fluency in spoken and written English;
• Ability to anticipate and plan, ability to analyze and synthesize information and to be practical:
• Commitment. determination, reliability and a high degree of personal integrity & discretion:
• Highly motivated hands-on self-starter with ability to work independently

  Job Qualifications:
• A first level university degree in a relevant field or equivalent professional experience. If the candidate does not have a relevant university degree, eight years' work experience in the humanitarian sector will be required.
• A minimum of five years relevant work experience at national or international level the area of administration, procurement or logistics;
• Previous experience in a Non-Governmental or other International Organisation is an advantage

Job Education Requirements: Not Specified
Job Experience Requirements: Not Specified

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Job application procedure
  Applications including a cover letter, a detailed CV, should be uploaded through http://ubired.me/job/351  until 31/12/2019 midnight Local Time Nairobi at the latest. The vacancy reference "REF: ALA" must be clearly indicated in the subject line. This position is open to nationals and other residents of Kenya with a valid work and residence permits. DG ECHO applies a policy of equal opportunities. Our recruitment policy is based on respect for diversity, maintaining the gender balance, as well as the balance between professional and private life, and support for training and development opportunities.
For information, the employment conditions that could be proposed includes an initial engagement of one year with the possibility of renewal subject to a 6 months probationary period and positive annual evaluation. As an indication, the monthly basic salary is approximately KES 200,873 (subject to local tax law) which corresponds to 5 years relevant work experience. The salary will be adapted according to the exact duration of relevant professional experience supported by a work certificate. In addition to this, the employee will also receive disability/ retirement allowance, 13th month salary as well as a medical coverage. ECHO employees observe the National Staff Code of Conduct which is available on the link: https://ec.europa.eu/echo/sites/echo-site/files/code-of-conduct-for-national-staff.pdf
Only the short-listed candidates will be contacted. Candidates who will not have been contacted by 31/01/2020 should consider that they have not been selected. Any form of canvassing, soliciting or influencing will be treated as grounds for disqualification
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