Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH Contract Officer Jobs in Ethiopia

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH Contract Officer Jobs in Ethiopia

Job Id: 225205

Category: Legal, Purchasing and Procurement

Location: Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa

Career Level: Senior Level (5+ years experience)

Employment Type: Full time

Salary:

Job Description

Contract Officer

GIZ- Internal/External Vacancy Announcement #168/2019

GIZ- Office

As a provider of international cooperation services for sustainable development and international education work, GIZ - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit – is dedicated to building a future worth living around the world.

We have over 50 years of experience in a wide variety of areas, including rural and economic development, education and employment, energy and the environment, and peace and security.

Together with our partners, we work to deliver flexible, effective and cost-effective solutions that offer people better prospects and sustainably improve their living conditions. Of our 18,260 employees in some 120 countries, almost 70 per cent are national personnel working in the field.

As a public-benefit German federal enterprise, we are committed to meeting our clients’ high standards with regard to transparency and accountability. German and European values are central to our work.

The German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) is our main commissioning party. European Union institutions, the United Nations, the private sector and national governments benefit from our services, too.

In Ethiopia GIZ has been implementing development programme on behalf of the German government for over 40 years jointly with our national partners.

The focus of our work in the country is on vocational education, sustainable use of natural resources, land management and food security, biodiversity and forestry.

Further programme enhance the development of a sustainable textile sector and renewable energies. GIZ- Office is looking to recruit an intern as per the detail below.

Position: Contract Officer

Application deadline: October 17, 2019

Required Candidates: One

Place of Work: Addis Ababa

Responsibilities

Is responsible for the successful drawing up, and follow-up of the following contracts till closure

Contract with Individual Appraisers

Contract with Consulting Firm

Contract for Financing Agreements

Contract for Local Subsidies

Contract for Construction

Local Rental Agreements and Framework agreements

Tasks

Draws up contracts.

Maintains checklists and the current agreed system with the department head

Advises projects/programs on contract related matters.

Follows up on tenders from its publication, evaluation till awarding.

Follows up on contracts on the

Cosoft till closure.

Follows up on contracts with the project/programs using Procurement and Services Status Notification System.

Ensures contracts sent to project/programs are returned and the status are maintained in the Cosoft as well as Procurement and Services Status Notification System or other agreed systems of the time

Follows up on partial and final payment vouchers for contracts emerged from contract unit and recording and maintaining them in the respective files.

Scans and maintains main contracts and related correspondences in the shared file and also upload them in the DMS.

Scans and makes contracts available in the shared folders for Finance unit.

Keeps database of Consultants.

Performs according to the latest guidelines of O+R.

Attends Procurement and Services team meetings, hold Minutes of Minutes (MoM)

Performs any other duty assigned by department head in related areas.

Job Requirements

Required Qualifications and Experience:

University degree in law or equivalent is preferred. Other educational background will be included in the review if appropriate work experience exists.

Minimum of five (5) years professional experience in procurement and/or logistics related to international development or humanitarian aid work.

Good knowledge of the GIZ rules and regulations and GIZ procurement software (i.e. Cosoft and Prosoft) is preferred.

Knowledge of standard computer applications such as MS Office applications, in particular Excel.

Fluent in English both in speaking and writing, ideally a knowledge of German

Trustworthiness and ability to maintaining strict confidentiality and observing data protection and associated guidelines where appropriate.

Ability to work independently, unsupervised, and as part of a multicultural and international team.

How to Apply

Application procedure:

Interested and qualified candidates shall submit their motivation letter along with their non- returnable recent CV via Ethiojobs or Email: hreth@giz.de

Note: -

Please make sure you mention the vacancy number and position title ‘Contract Officer#168/2019’ in the subject line of your email application. Due to large number of applications we categories applications with the vacancy numbers.

Applications without vacancy numbers in subject lines might not be categorized in the appropriate folder and could be disqualified.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted

We encourage persons with disabilities to apply for the position. In case of equal qualification, persons with disabilities will be given preference.

Applications from qualified women are encouraged.

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH Contract Officer Jobs in Ethiopia