Company Overview

The Pharo Foundation (the ‘’Foundation”) is a privately funded entrepreneurial organization that runs philanthropic programs as well as a for-profit arm, Pharo Ventures. The Vision of the Foundation is an economically vibrant and inclusive Africa. The Mission is to achieve the Vision by investing in the human and physical capital of Africa, with a strong focus on job creation.

Established in 2011, The Foundation has been implementing numerous programs in Ethiopia and Somaliland and is in the process of expanding into Rwanda and Kenya. The strategic pillars of the Foundation are education, health, water, and agriculture. One such example is the ongoing implementation of a large scale water project in Somaliland with the aim of bringing water to 6,000 households and their livestock. In 2020, the Foundation also established Pharo Ventures, its wholly owned social enterprise arm, with the objectives of economic value and job creation in East Africa

The Foundation has a program office in Assosa, the regional capital of Ethiopia's Benishangul Gumuz Regional State (BGRS), with plans to expand operations in the country. Since its establishment in 2016, the Foundation’s program office has been working on an integrated livelihood development program that covers agriculture, water, health, and education.

Headquartered in London, the Foundation has an operational head office in Nairobi, Kenya with country offices in Ethiopia (Addis Ababa and Assosa), Somaliland (Hargeisa), and Rwanda (Kigali) with further expansion plans in Africa. 

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead the design, implementation, monitoring, and reporting of the health component of the Country Provide consistent and strong support to other team members in the procurement department.

• Assist in determining accurate standard specifications

• Assist purchase officers while negotiates price, places orders, inspect deliveries including quotation procedures

• Assist in the receipt, verification and acceptance of goods and services procured on behalf of partner organizations,

• Assist in the collection of customs clearing, fund transfers and permits review of payments and verify completeness of the documents and adherence to internal procedures,

• Assist in the handover of procured items to partners

• Assist in updating asset record and periodical verification; and

• Perform other duties as assigned by team.

Reporting to: Procurement Officer

Contract Type: 3-months

Gender: Female

Job Requirements

Qualification Requirements                                                                                    

• Bachelor's Degree in Procurement, Logistics, or Supply Chain Management  or  related field  is required

• 0 years of experience.

Personal Attributes

• Great attention to detail and a flexible approach to work.

• High professional and ethical standards.

• Structured and process-oriented.

• Excellent time and project management skills with the ability to balance multiple priorities.

• Motivated to learn and perform and not afraid to ask questions.

• Willing to challenge the status quo and add value by introducing positive change.

• Excellent communicator and comfortable to work in a team environment.

• Positive outlook and outgoing personality with solid leadership, interpersonal and diplomatic skills.

How to Apply

Review of complete applications will be on a rolling basis. In the event that we identify an outstanding candidate early in the search process, we reserve the right to appoint before the deadline. For this reason, we encourage interested candidates to apply at the earliest possible time. Due to the high volume of applications, we regret that we will only be able to contact shortlisted candidates.

Please send the information listed below, as a single PDF file, to the following email address: recruiting.et@pharofoundation.org. Please indicate “Procurement Intern, Addis Ababa” in the email subject line.

A detailed CV and Covering Letter. In your cover letter, please state where you heard about this position or saw it advertised e.g. through our website, jobs board, etc.