Operations Assistant at Mercy Corps

Mercy Corps, an International Humanitarian Organisation is looking for candidates to fill in the positions under the humanitarian aid response in Gombe State. We are looking for motivated candidate, members of targeted community ready and willing to work in dynamic team.

Job Title: Operations Assistant (1)

Location: Gombe

Job Responsibilities

• The Operations Assistant will be providing day-to-day support to the program operations in Gombe, under technical supervision of Country Operations Manager and direct supervision of Program Coordinator or Program Manager.
• As part of the responsibilities the Operations Assistant will undertake the tasks under Procurement, and Logistics, working with close collaboration with Finance and Program team, based out of Gombe. S/he will promptly and effectively provide all required support to the programs, so to deliver the assistance to beneficiaries in timely, compliant and transparent manner.

Requirements

• A relevant first degree in Business or Arts is desired.
• 2-3 years of experience in operations and/or administration functions;
• Excellent organizational and strong interpersonal skills are the must
• Previous experience in supervising staff desirable
• Excellent computer skills are the must
• Excellent oral and written English skills is required, knowledge of local languages desirable
• Demonstrated attention to details
• Ability to follow procedures and meet deadlines
• Strong team player, able to work effectively with a wide variety of people

Successful Factors

• All positions require high motivation, positive attitude, willingness to work with multi-cultural and multi-ethnic team. Successful candidates should have cheerful personality, be able to work after hours, if need.

Application Closing Date
21st September, 2014.

How to Apply
Interested candidates are encouraged to submit CV and Cover Letter, addressing the position requirements to: [email protected]. All applications must include the position title in the subject line.  Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Note: We are an equal opportunity organization and we encourage women to apply to these positions.