Good Neighbors Ethiopia (GNE) is a humanitarian and non-governmental organization which is working   on child sponsorship and community development activities for the last 25 years in Ethiopia since 1997. GNE is a Korea based organization re-registered here in Ethiopia as a charity organization with certificate No. of 1135 and governed by the rule and regulation of the Agency for Civil society Organizations.

• Job title:  Junior Procurement Officer 
• Responsible To: Project Manager through Field Manager

• Term of Employment: Until May 2026

• Duty Station(s): GWG Project

• Required Number: 1(One)

• Salary scale: as perthe scale of the organization

Job Requirement

Education and Experience

• BA Degree in Procurement & Logistic Management, Marketing Management Accounting or related field;

• A minimum 3 years’ direct experience on Procurement & Logistics working in humanitarian context.

Knowledge, skills and abilities:

• Commitment to the vision and mission of GNE.
• Previous experiences with international NGOs and donors will be considered an asset.

• Perfect knowledge of Ethiopian accounting, taxation and procurement rules/regulation;

• Relevant experience in using accounting software;

• Relevant experience in procurement procedures;

• Highly motivated and able to work independently, taking initiative, setting priorities;

• Planning and prioritizing skills;

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Undertake successfully all procurement processing and follow up of goods and services requested for emergency and development response operation or other requests as assigned by the supervisor

• Receives requests for goods and services (requisitions) and ensures their completeness/compliance before they are processed;

• Advises requestors about product description and specification, prices, lead times and availability, promoting standardization, value for money and economy of scale;

• Commits to lead time estimations and is held responsible until timely indicated otherwise on the basis of clear and justifiable grounds;

• Responsible for sourcing of products, timely collection of quotations as per the procurement threshold/guideline and approved purchase requisition for goods and services and performing purchase transactions.

• Ensure that purchased items and services meet the stated requirements and takes care of delivery to the office/warehouse.

• Receives/collects invoices, arranges cash/cheques and withholding tax receipts with the accountant and makes  payments when required;

• Perform effectively transparent transactions, purchasing and delivery of goods and services within prior agreed lead times and ensures that all purchases are properly documented.

• Prepare a weekly and monthly overview of requisitions processed and outstanding, including lead times.

• Conduct appropriate market assessments upon the direction provided by the Finance and Procurement department for checking prices of goods& services. 

• Collect adequate information about suppliers and market conditions and reporting supplier details, product lists and price lists to the Logistics Coordinator.

• Support the Logistics on fleet, maintenance and repair, and compound management.

• Manages logistics activities in capital office up on the request of logistic concern bodies. 

• Understand and put into practice the responsibilities under Safeguarding and GEI policies and GNE’s Code of Conduct (CoC).

• Ensure that the materials delivered to project are properly distributed to the concerned bodies.

• Other Duties related to the position assigned by project manager.  

How To Apply

How to Apply:

If you are interested and fulfill the minimum requirements, please apply online with document such as cover letter, CV, and relevant documents via google form link. The deadline for the application is five working days from the vacancy postdate.

• Only short-listed applicants will be considered for the exam. 

• Women are highly encouraged by fulfilling the required qualification.

• Please clearly indicate the current or last salary scale and your expectation on the salary in the cover letter.

• The interview and exam will be held at the Yergachefe field office which will be announced by phone to short listed candidates.

For further information call: Phone: +251-115-578-614 (Addis Ababa)