Deadline: 06 February, 2021
Location: Hawassa, Ethiopia
Plan International is seeking to fill the role of Programme Assistant.
Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls.
Responsibilities
- Backstop Workers Wellness Alliance (WWA) team on various private sector engagement activities and programmes
- Participate in relevant meetings and contribute to the planning and coordination of field-based WWA support to key stakeholders
- Work closely with the finance manager, supporting financial and procurement activities
- Participate in staff meetings, and other relevant meetings as requested
- Maintain calendars and schedule appointments for the WWA team based on the knowledge of their activities
- Assist members of the WWA team with activity logistics, scheduling and vouchering
- Source for products, collect quotations, and perform purchase transactions
- Prepare comparative bid analysis for tender bids, and take minutes and reports outcome for the tendering committee
- Avail all cash requests of WWA team and pay without any significant delay to the intended purpose as per the approval from the programme manager
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Business Administration, Business Management, or a related field
- One year, minimum, of work experience in international development context
- Strong conceptual, verbal, and written communication skills
- Ability to initiate and organise work while establishing priorities in a fast-paced, time-sensitive environment to meet deadlines
- Attention to detail
- Ability to develop strong trusting relationships in order to gain support and achieve results
- Ability to manage multiple conflicting priorities
- Strong office and organisational skills
- Ability to travel as required
- Proficiency with the use of MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook)
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