Operations Officer
Procurement, Purchasing And Supply Chain Management Jobs
- ORAP - Organisation of Rural …
- Expires 25 Oct 2020
- Bulawayo
- Internship
Job Description
LOCATION: Bulawayo
CONTRACT TYPE: Fixed Term
REPORTS TO: Systems Support Coordinator
Organisational Background
The Organisation of Rural Associations for Progress (ORAP) is a leading local NGO involved in development and relief (emergency) work in rural communities in Matabeleland North, Matabeleland South and Midlands provinces. It exists to fight all forms of poverty among the rural and urban grassroots communities of disadvantaged women, men and youth through the empowerment of people by facilitating their development in their diverse cultural contexts.
Position summary
The incumbent is expected to provide an efficient and effective operations function for ORAP to execute its mandate and strategy
Duties and Responsibilities
Major Duties/Responsibilities include:-
Recommending operational guidelines to the Board
Supervising subordinates
Collating reports from commodity tracking systems, warehousing and procurement to produce reports
Participating in the planning of projects implementation and preparation of donor proposals and reports
Participating in project development activities
Maintaining and coordinates an up to date procurement strategy
Providing technical support to operations staff
Carrying out stock takes and inventories
Keeping a record of inbound and outbound logistics
Managing the entire ORAP fleet of vehicles, owned and leased
Training staff within the department
Upholds the ORAP Vision, Mission and Strategic Plan
Performing any other work related duties as delegated by the Systems Support Coordinator
Qualifications and Experience
Qualifications
Degree in Purchasing and Supply, Logistics, Transport Systems, Administration, Business Management or other related qualifications.
Experience
Three years experience working on development of emergence programmes in a rural set up
Relevant attributes
Ability to interact with people of different ages and cultural backgrounds
Proven experience in coordinating multiple functions across multiple locations
Strong problem solving and leadership skills
Ability to work independently and as part of a team
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Prepared to work flexible hours
Holder of a valid driver’s license
Sound computer skills and familiar with relevant software packages
