Kaizen, A Tetra Tech Company is an international development consulting firm and an incubator for innovative, scalable solutions that address emerging market challenges and opportunities. Our proven solutions catalyze locally driven organizational and institutional performance improvements and establish communities of practice that facilitate peer-to-peer learning and the achievement of shared goals. We aspire to transform the nature and impact of development assistance and work to strengthen organizations and institutions through innovative approaches to organizational development, reform, and change.
We are seeking a Procurement Officer for the USAID/Ethiopia Learning Analytics Activity. The Procurement Officer will be a long-term position based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and working out of the Activity office. This position will be responsible for overseeing procurement efforts under the USAID/ Ethiopia Learning Analytics Activity. S/he will help ensure coordination and adherence to USAID regulations and Kaizen policies. S/he will report to the Director of Finance and Operations.
Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Procurement Officer
Responsibilities:
- Support with the development, regular updating, and annual review/revision of the Ethiopia Learning Analytics Activity procurement policies and procedures.
- Organize necessary documents for the implementation of the Ethiopia Learning Analytics Activity procurement policies and procedures.
- Provide staff training on procurement under the Ethiopia Learning Analytics Activity.
- Oversee the day-to-day activities of Ethiopia Learning Analytics Activity related to procurement.
- Oversee, with the Director of Finance and Operations, compliance to USAID regulations and Kaizen policies and procedures related to procurement.
- Establish and manage procurement trackers and ensure that necessary documentations are maintained.
- Ensure procurements are completed as per Kaizen policy and USAID regulations and are clearly documented.
- Conduct periodic internal quality assessments against Ethiopia Learning Analytics Activity procurement efforts, including assessments of vendors.
- Provide support and ad-hoc reports to Activity and procurement initiatives; and
- Other tasks as reasonably assigned.
Job Requirements
- At least a bachelor’s degree or higher in a relevant field such as international development, political science, business, statistics, or public policy/administration.
- At least 3 years of experience in grants and/or procurement for international development projects in Ethiopia. Experience on USAID-funded projects is preferred.
- Must have demonstrated experience in preparing and supporting procurement tools, templates, policies, and procedures to international development donors.
- Must have English proficiency sufficient to conduct all aspects of project business and operations.
- Strong work ethic, critical thinking abilities, and history of excelling at his/her work with minimal oversight.
- Must have proven experience in managing own time and schedule.
- Must be an Ethiopian citizen.
How to Apply
For candidates applying for positions based in Kaizen’s office in Washington, DC, we utilize career. place to mitigate bias in the recruitment process. Upon submitting an application, candidates will receive an email from career. place, prompting them to go through the anonymous screening. In order to be considered for a role, candidates must respond to career. place and proceed with the application. We do not currently use career. place for project positions outside of the United States.
At Kaizen, A Tetra Tech Company, we find strength in our diversity. We are committed to creating and sustaining an inclusive working environment in which everyone has an equal opportunity to fulfill their potential. We know that we can only do development differently if we are open to and inclusive of new and unique perspectives. We encourage candidates of all abilities, ages, gender identities and expressions, national origins, races and ethnicities, religious beliefs, and sexual orientations to apply. Further, we urge parents and non-parents, married and unmarried, those from different or non-traditional educational backgrounds, and persons of all other diverse identities or experiences to apply. Kaizen is an equal opportunity employer.
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Finance Associate
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities and tasks will include, but are not limited to:
- Assist with preparing and submitting monthly field report.
- Prepare disbursement vouchers, file vouchers and stamp the documents.
- Support disbursement of vouchers and journal entries.
- Conduct petty cash reconciliation.
- Receive and verify orders, ensuring proper documentation.
- Place orders as needed.
- Organize and track all documents to and from Finance and Administration department.
- Review payment requests against receipts provided.
- Arrange payments to suppliers, subcontractors, and subgrantees.
- Review purchase requisitions.
- Understand and manage the maintenance of electronic, scanned, and manual filing systems for all financial and administration documents.
- Carry out inventory reconciliation and tagging and numbering of assets.
- Reconcile office supplies, requisition consumables, and stationery from stores.
- Assist in the documentation and gathering necessary information to prepare a VAT report and other financial reports.
- Other finance and administration tasks as needed.
Job Requirements
Minimum Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- Degree in Accounting, Business Administration (B. Com, BBA) or comparable certifications/qualifications.
- Experience working in finance on USAID-funded projects preferred.
- Proficiency in Microsoft office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc.) and QuickBooks.
- Ability to communicate clearly and concisely in English (both oral and written).
- Must demonstrate initiative and proactiveness.
- Must possess professional demeanor and ability to work in a team environment.
- High degree of integrity.
How to Apply
Preferred
Knowledge of USAID regulations relating to financial management and reporting
For candidates applying for positions based in Kaizen’s office in Washington, DC, we utilize career.place to mitigate bias in the recruitment process. Upon submitting an application, candidates will receive an email from career.place, prompting them to go through the anonymous screening. In order to be considered for a role, candidates must respond to career.place and proceed with the application. We do not currently use career.place for project positions outside of the United States.
At Kaizen, A Tetra Tech Company, we find strength in our diversity. We are committed to creating and sustaining an inclusive working environment in which everyone has an equal opportunity to fulfill their potential. We know that we can only do development differently if we are open to and inclusive of new and unique perspectives. We encourage candidates of all abilities, ages, gender identities and expressions, national origins, races and ethnicities, religious beliefs, and sexual orientations to apply. Further, we urge parents and non-parents, married and unmarried, those from different or non-traditional educational backgrounds, and persons of all other diverse identities or experiences to apply. Kaizen is an equal opportunity employer.
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