Mercy Corps, an international humanitarian organisation is looking for candidates to fill in various positions under the humanitarian aid response. We are looking for motivated individuals, members of targeted community ready and willing to work in dynamic team.
Job Title: Operations Officer
Location: Abuja (with frequent travel to Gombe)
Responsibilities
- The Operations Officer will be providing day-to-day support to the humanitarian program operations in Gombe from our country office in Abuja, under supervision of Country Operations Manager while his/her priorities will be agreed in close negotiation with Director of Humanitarian Programs.
- As part of the responsibilities the Operations Officer will undertake the tasks under Procurement, Administration and Logistics, working with close collaboration with Finance and Program team, based out of Abuja.
- 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
- BA/BS or equivalent
- At least 3 years of working experience in Operations (Logistics, procurement)
- Conscientious with an excellent sense of judgment
- Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines and work independently and cooperatively with team members in a cross cultural environment is required.
- Strong computer skills on MS Office programs, especially in MS Excel
- Demonstrated flexibility and creativity in planning and problem solving.
- Proven ability to learn quickly, lead a team to achieve stated results and objectives.
- Effective verbal and written communication, multi-tasking, organizational and prioritization skills.
- Excellent oral and written English
- Ability to work effectively with an ethnically diverse team in a sensitive environment.
- Previous experience in insecure environments.
Application Closing Date
17th of October 2014.
How to Apply
Interested candidates are encouraged to submit CV and Cover Letter, addressing the position requirements to:
[email protected]
For full details:
http://bit.ly/10ob5iW
Note
- All applications must include the position title in the subject line. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
- We are an equal opportunity organization and we encourage women to apply to these positions.