The Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS) wants to recruit employees in the following vacant positions the details of which are mentioned bellow.

About the Ethiopian Red Cross Society

The Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS) was established in 1935 and is one of the oldest and largest humanitarian organizations in Ethiopia. ERCS provides services to communities affected by natural and manmade disasters through the provision of emergency responses, ambulance and first aid, family reunification, essential drugs, water and sanitation, and other humanitarian services. ERCS also runs disaster risk reduction programs with the aim of creating resilience households and communities. Currently the ERCS has a structure consisting of 11 Regional Offices, 33 Zonal Branches and 131 District/Woreda Branches and 599 Woreda Red Cross Committees and 5871 Kebele Red Cross Committees.

Work Unit/ Project/ Program: - Centre of Capacity Development for Humanitarian Services Reporting to : - Human Resources and Admin Manager

Terms of employment: Contract 3 month  

Key Performance areas 

• Identifies and sorts out purchase requests; Completes & places purchase orders based on the specifications requested and expedites delivery; 
• Keeps supporting documents of purchase for settlement and reference; carries out clerical and documentations activities of purchase; 
• Studies effective purchasing techniques and proposes reform measures on existing purchase procedures as deemed necessary; 
• Collects proforma & assists in the preparation of offer analysis and selection; 
• Purchases the right quality and quantity of low-value and frequent procurement needs such as food stuff items, beverage, office and janitorial supplies, and other local purchase needs of the Center at the right price and time from the right supplier; 
• Handles all relevant correspondences and communications with suppliers to facilitate purchases; Coordinates procurement activities with the stores and requesting units to ensure planned and economical purchases; 
• Prepares and presents complete, accurate and appropriate procurement and payment documents for processing and approval; Reviews documents submitted by the suppliers to ensure compliance with procurement requirements, policies and procedures; 
• Makes sure the suppliers effect deliveries on time and according to the specifications of the purchase orders; 
• Builds up and fosters business partnerships of the Center with suppliers; Ensures that purchase payments are properly and timely effected; 
• Hands over purchased items to pertinent store keeper against receipt or requesting user; Prepares and compiles all statistical data and progress reports on purchases; 
• Collects purchased items upon settlement of payments as per the purchase order; Cooperates with internal and external auditors in the course of audit review; 

Job Requirements

Qualification Requirements:

• BA Degree or Diploma in Purchasing or Accounting field of study
• Relevant work experience 0/2 years’.

How to Apply

We invite candidates meeting the required qualifications to fill out the employment application form from the official website of the Ethiopian Red Cross in vacancy menu and email to ercs-recruitment@redcrosseth.org before the closing date of this announcement on March 30th ,2021.

Qualified women are strongly recommended to apply!

Please note that we ONLY consider those who filled in the application form and send us back. We regret to inform that we do not accept CV at this stage.