Job Title: Stores Assistant
Employer: World Vision Uganda
Duty Station: Kampala , Uganda
Application Deadline: 10th January, 2014
Key Duties & Responsibilities
- Ensure that all commodities arriving at the Store and leaving the Store are properly accounted for.
- Assist Stores Officer in loading and off-loading of the commodities ensure it is properly undertaken.
- Assist Stores Officer in managing and arranging of items in store for easy retrieval and dispatch
- Assist Stores Officer to follow up and keeping track of all outstanding orders from procurement.
- Develop, prepare asset/inventory disposal listings and provide assistance to the Stores officer in ensuring successful disposal of organization assets.
- Apply all the general rules of Store operations
- Keep daily and accurate records of stock movements (commodities received and dispatched including the destinations)
- Facilitate engraving of Organization assets/inventory before issuing them out to respective users.
- Ensuring that Store reports are submitted by the 1st day of the following month
- Provide on-the-job training for Casual labourers, Interns and any other staff assigned to stores operations
Qualifications, Skills and Experience
- The Stores Assistant should hold a Bachelor’s Degree from a University in Business administration/Stores Management/Procurement Management or any other related course.
- Good working knowledge of stores management, transport, shipping and inventory management.
- At least two years experience preferable with a busy NGO or UN agency, in inventory handling tracking and accounting.
- Knowledge of USAID regulations pertaining to relief inventory tracking accounting and reporting.
- Self starter, able to accomplish the tasks with minimal or no supervision. Must be keen on details and well organized individual.
- All applicants must be mature and committed Christians who possess the ability to demonstrate an active involvement with their faith and are also able to appreciate and stand above denominational diversities.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified candidates must send their applications with complete Curriculum Vitae, via email to: wvujobs@wvi.org. Please address the application to the People and Culture Specialist (Recruitment) and do indicate the post title in the email subject line.
NB: Qualified female candidates are particularly encouraged to apply.