Logistics Officer position with GIZ (1104 Views)

About GIZ

Working efficiently, effectively and in a spirit of partnership, we support people and societies in developing, transition and industrialized countries in shaping their own futures and improving living conditions. This is what the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is all about. Established on 1 January 2011, it brings together under one roof the long-standing expertise of the Deutscher Entwicklungsdienst (DED) gGmbH (German Development Service), the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH (German Technical Cooperation) and Inwent – Capacity Building International, Germany. As a federally owned enterprise, we support the German Government in achieving its objectives in the field of international cooperation for sustainable development. We are also engaged in international education work around the globe.
The new project “Strengthening of Public Administration Education in Afghanistan” aims at providing the groundwork for a consistent academic education of current and future public administration staff in Afghanistan and will thereby contribute to strengthening the Afghan administration as a whole, enabling it to provide better services in the long term. A central task of the project is the support of Balkh University in establishing the Balkh School of Public Administration and a Bachelor of Public Administration Program. On the national level the project aims at supporting the development and implementation of a stakeholder network, which develops and implements a coherent strategy of public administration education.
The project is located in Kabul and Mazar-e-Sharif and has a duration of 3 years until December 2014.

Job Summary

The holder of the position will deal with a wide range of logistics affairs of the project in close collaboration with the international Team Leader and the national Admin/Finance Officer

Duties and Resposibilities

. Typical everyday tasks will be supervising the support staff of the project office, coordinating the general functioning of the office compound as well as conducting daily purchases and collecting quotations for specific requests. As an additional task the post includes driving and maintaining the project car during the standard office hours with support of our second driver who covers non-office hours and weekends in particular. The holder of the position will be especially responsible for assuring compliance with the high standard of the internal rules and regulations of GIZ in the activities of the office staff as well as in his/her own work.

A key focus of the post will be establishing and keeping a basis of regular communication to the concerning units of the GIZ main office branch in Mazar-e-Sharif, particularly the logistics and procurement units. The main office acts as a service provider for GIZ projects and is involved in different levels of procurement, contract and logistics issues.

Due to the main project office in Kabul travels will be a necessity from time to time in regard to training and exchanging experiences with the colleagues.

Qualification

- University education preferred, Bachelor degree or similar (e.g. BBA, DBA)
- At least three years of professional working experience in a similar position, preferrably in an international organisation
- Excellent knowledge in Microsoft Office 2007, Outlook, Word and Excel in particular
- Good working knowledge of contemporary communication systems
- Language skills: Fluency in the local languages and English. German is considered as advantage.

Submission Guideline

You are kindly requested to submit your resume and application letter with your contact details plus the vacancy number of the concerning job announcement via e-mail to Mr. Thomas Lehmann, thomas.lehmann@giz.de

Only those candidates will be considered who meet the qualifications and requirements for the announced position.

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