THE POSITION
This role reports to the Chief Operating Officer and is based in Kiryandongo, Uganda. The Field Office Administrator is in charge of all support operations of offices in Kiryandongo, Masindi, Kampala, and additional districts in the future. The Operations officer is expected to lead the compliance of all offices with organizational policies and procedures. This position has four assistants reporting to him/her for Administration and procurement functions. The ideal candidate will be customer-oriented, with the customer being the program and management teams, and supportive in ensuring staff follow organizational policies and best practices. S/he will ensure support and planning is timely and in line with organizational policy requirements. The Field Office Administrator must have previously managed a team and have expertise in field office administration (e.g., asset and inventory management, fleet management, local procurement), be detail and team-oriented, and have demonstrated expertise in managing procurement and logistics to high organizational and donor standards.
MAJOR FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Manage the entire process in the planning of procurement and supply chain activities, inventory control, logistics and distribution, and fleet management, ensuring effectively-functioning processes to avoid costly delays.
QUALIFICATIONS AND CHARACTERISTICS
Essential
Desirable
APPLICATION PROCESS
This is a rolling application process, which means we encourage you to apply early (candidates shall be interviewed during the course of the application process). The last date to submit applications is April 19th, 2024, at 5p.m. EAT. Incomplete applications will not be considered. No paper copy applications will be considered. Due to the number of applications received, we are not able to respond to each application. Therefore if you don’t hear from us, this will mean that your application was not successful.
Note:Â This position has been readvertised and applicants who have applied before should not apply.
The Water Trust does not charge a fee at any stage of its recruitment process nor request any information related to bank accounts.
We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity, or expression. We are proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace.
We strive for a gender-balanced workforce. Women are strongly encouraged to apply.
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