The female-only internship program is a one-year program for fresh graduates who wish to develop their skills and career.  The objectives of the program are, empowering young female graduates and impacting the organization's gender parity that provides emerging female talents an opportunity to apply knowledge and enhance skills through mentoring and coaching, expanding their professional network, working on value-added projects, gaining hands-experience, and getting acquainted with the oriental difference.

Duties & Responsibilities:

•    Assist in the development and preparation of bid documents, SBAs, and other procurement documentation.
•    Assist in coordinating the feedback and communication to all bidders.
•    Solicitation of vendors assessment reports from units; provide feedback on vendors performance
•    Consult with customers in timely manner in order to fully understand their requirements, advising them as appropriate.
•    Assist Purchasing goods and services, completing all documentation according to CARE’s policies and procedures; passing all contracts to the Senior Procurement Officer for verification.
•    Preparing weekly Procurement Status Report (PSR) for projects/programs assigned.
•    At all times, ensuring professional and cordial relationships with internal and external stakeholders
•    Prepare standard contracts in line with CARE guidelines, ensuring that CARE’s interests are protected and that the contract is legally binding
•    Ensure there is no conflict of interest in managing the entire procurement process
•    Manage CARE’s vendors ethically and professionally
•    Ensure that suppliers are aware, understand, and are compliant with CARE procurement policy, procedures, local laws, and documentation required.

IV Gender

•    Understanding and demonstrated commitment to the importance of gender, youth and social inclusion issues.
•    Demonstrated commitment to principles of Gender Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and PSEAH (safeguarding), as evidenced in previous positions / programming.
Monthly Stipend :- 216USD

Job Requirements

IV Qualification 
A EDUCATION

•    Bachelor’s degree in relevant field (Management, Accounting, Business Administration, procurement /purchasing, logistics and supplies management) or other related fields /

B) Requirement 
•    Zero year 
•    Fresh graduate of 2023-2024
•    Only female applicants

C TECHNICAL SKILLS
Required:
•    Good written and verbal Amharic, English, Afar language skills

•    Ability to communicate in local language (Afar language skill)
•    Firm belief in gender equality and sensitivity to vulnerable groups
•    Team player, flexible, and able to work in a multi-cultural working setting.
•    Quick learning ability, communication, and strong interpersonal skills. 
•    Ability to work in a stressful situation can multi-task, excellent writing skills, team player and problem solver.
D) COMPETENCIES
•    Courage, accountability, respect, excellence, planning, and organizing, initiating action, innovation, interpersonal skills, and stress tolerance. 

How to Apply

If you are interested to be part of our dynamic team, exciting work environment and contribute to CARE Ethiopia’s mission and vision, please send your CV (not more than 3 pages) and cover letter (not more than one page) through THIS LINK.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Passionate and dedicated candidates who meet the requirement are strongly encouraged to apply, especially women!

CARE seeks to improve the lives of the most marginalized, particularly women and girls. Our diversity is our strength. We encourage people from all backgrounds and experiences to apply.

CARE Ethiopia is committed to preventing all unwanted behavior at work. This includes sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, and child abuse. We expect everyone who works for us to share this commitment by understanding and working within the CARE Safeguarding Policy and related framework. CARE Ethiopia has a zero-tolerance approach to any harm to, or exploitation of, a vulnerable adult or child by any of our staff, representatives, or partners.

CARE Ethiopia reserves the right to seek information from job applicants’ current and/or previous employers about incidents of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment the applicant may have been found guilty to have committed or about which an investigation was in the process of being carried out at the time of the termination of the applicant’s employment with that employer.

By submitting the application, the job applicant confirms that s/he has no objection to CARE Ethiopia requesting the information specified above. All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks