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Monday 4 February 2013

Senior Officer Assets



 Save the Children
Job Information
Save the Children is the world’s leading independent organization for children and has program presence in over 120 countries in the world.

Save the Children envisions a Uganda in which every child attains the right to survival, protection, development and participation.

Our mission is to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children, and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.

We strive to create impact for children by delivering our Programmes through partnerships, by being innovative, by acting as the voice for and of children, and by achieving results at scale.

In Uganda, we implement programmes in six thematic programme areas of Child Protection, Child Rights Governance, Education, Livelihoods & Food Security, Health and Nutrition and HIV/AIDS in development and emergency contexts.

Save the Children delivers programs in over 36 districts in the North, Rwenzori, North Eastern and Central regions of Uganda, Currently, Save the Children has a staff complement of over 170 persons. We save children’s lives.

We fight for their rights. We help them fulfil their potential. In 2010, we reached more than 100 million children around the world.

Save the Children seeks to fill the following vacant position and applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced Persons.


4. Senior Officer Assets (01 position)

Duty Station; Kampala

Job Purpose:

The Senior Officer Assets reports to the Logistics Manager and is responsible and accountable for effective and accurate assets management by receiving, storing, recording and dispatching to the programmes at country level and for the Kampala office.

In addition, the job holder ensures that all assets are registered, tagged, tracked and accounted for in accordance to the agreed programme activities and in compliance with Save the Children resources utilization priorities, systems, policies, procedures.

The Senior Officer may be called upon as and when necessary to support the emergency team in cases of humanitarian crisis.

Academic background, Experience & Person Specifications;

• A minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Administration, Social Science or Development studies. Experience in assets management will be an added advantage.

• Minimum 3 years working experience in similar position preferably with an international NGO.

Application information;

Application letters with detailed CV indicating 3 referees, two of whom should have been direct supervisors should be submitted to:

The Director of Human Resources & Administration

Save the Children

Plot 68/70, Kira Road

P.O. Box 12018

Kampala

Or on email: uganda.recruitment@savethechildren.org

Important to note:

• Testimonials/certificates should not be attached to applications that are submitted online.

• The closing date for receiving applications is 8th February 2013. Candidates are therefore encouraged to apply at the earliest opportunity.

Save the Children is an equal opportunity employer, persons with disabilities and female candidate
Start Date Feb 4, 2013
End Date Feb 8, 2013