About Us

About the company

GOAL’s purpose is to save lives and empower communities to develop resilience and greater control over their lives and livelihoods. GOAL aims to increase the resilient wellbeing of the world’s poorest people and focuses on those who are excluded or marginalized, particularly those who are vulnerable due to socio-economic status, gender or age.

John O’Shea founded GOAL in 1977, and throughout the 42 years since its foundation, GOAL has responded to almost all of the world’s major humanitarian crises since, working with vulnerable communities in more than 60 countries

While GOAL continues to be an agile first-responder to humanitarian crises, it is also committed to working with vulnerable communities to help them survive crises and support them on the road to recovery.

Our Mission

GOAL works with the most vulnerable communities to help them respond to and recover from humanitarian crises, and to assist them build transcendent solutions to mitigate poverty and vulnerability.

Vision

GOAL believes in a world where poverty no longer exists, where vulnerable communities are resilient, where barriers to well-being are removed and where everyone has equal rights and opportunities.

Our Values

Our values underpin everything we do, from working with vulnerable communities to partnering with organisations, individuals, and other stakeholders. They are the framework through which we deliver our strategy, the signposts that guide us on our path, and the pillars on which we lean in the most challenging of times. GOAL's work is guided by five core values – Humanitarianism, Courage, Integrity, Respect and Partnership

Why work for us

GOAL is an international humanitarian response agency established in Ireland over 40 years ago. We deliver a wide range of humanitarian and development programmes, with a focus on systems, partnerships and building resilience.

We have four operational and programmatic goals that anchor and guide our work: Emergency Response; Resilient Health; Food & Nutrition Security; Sustainable Livelihoods. In addition, we have two additional organisational goals focused on; Strengthening GOAL's organisational capacity and Fostering Global Citizenship.

We engage communities, build on their inherent capacities, and strengthen the systems in which they live and work to help achieve resilient well-being. Throughout our programming, we identify and rely on strategic partnerships that complement and enhance GOAL's delivery of a timely and appropriate responses

About the job

JOB OPPORTUNITY

Internal/External

Reference No:  REC/036/24

Job title:      Logistics, Admin and Finance Officer

Location:     South Wollo/Meket

Reports to: Project Manager

Number of Posts 01 (one)

Closing date:  June 06,2024

About the Position: 

The LAF Officer: will be responsible for administering the Logistics, Finance and Human Resources of the field office. Provide adequate logistics functioning of the programme by taking into consideration the logistics manual application. Guarantying proper administration and finance support of the programme by applying all corresponding policies. Responsible to ensure consistent HR support and practical implementation of all tools.

Logistics Management

·        Ensure that Logistics manual are fully in place and responsible for its application.

·        To maintain a record of stocks in warehouse and GOAL stores and undertake weekly, monthly and quarterly stock checks and share reports with Area Logistics Supervisor and Project Manager.

·        To control and manage all vehicles at the sites, to ensure that weekly safety checks are carried out, to ensure that CTC staff plan for the week, to carry out fuel consumption checks and ensure that logbooks are correctly filled in.

·        To control all assets belonging to CMAM site, to manage the equipment and ensure that equipment is properly used.

·        To undertake daily supervision of Security Guards and Office Attendants& Cleaners

·        To ensure that compound of CMAM site is safe and secure and to GOAL standard.

·        To assist CMAM team with transport and pre-positioning of supplies

·        To obtain additional supplies for CMAM team from MoH, and to establish contact with MoH officials to facilitate supply lines.

·        To control all logistics in Supplementary Food Programme if occurring at CMAM site.

·        To provide GOAL senior safety and Access officer a regular update on the security situation when require

·        Control and record project fixed assets, to manage the equipment and ensure that equipment is properly used and prepare asset reports to Area Finance Manager, Area Senior HR Officer, or Area Logistic Supervisor monthly. 

Financial Management

·        Maintain cashbooks and accounts records and ensure payments are allocated to the correct project and budget line.

·        Ensure all the necessary documentation is collected, checked and attached to payment vouchers for submission to Area Office

·        Prepare monthly funds request in consultation with Area Office

·        Coding of transactions for the project floats and make sure it is in line with project budget lines

·        Prepare monthly expenditure report.

·        Maintain float and loan and advanced registers.

·        Produce personal bills for all personal use of telephone.

·        Control and monitor all telephone logbooks at CMAM site.

·        Ensure telephone and electricity bills are paid in time.

·        Guaranty that Donor compliance aspects are respected, and all related documentation are well filed

·        Ensure all Project, Logistic and Administration relevant documents are properly filed.

 Admin. & Human Resource Management:

The LAF Officer has a responsibility to implement the activities listed below and also to monitor, supervise the task of the HR representative in the region.

Recruitment and Placement

·        Ensure the recruitment process for local staff (Guards & Office Attendants) is in line with HR Manual.

·        Ensuring that every recruitment have approved JR and revised JD is submitted with the JR.

·        Processing and handling the recruitment and selection of position for local staff.

·        Assisting the Area Senior HR Officer in the process of recruitment and selection of position for local staff.

·        Ensuring the placement is as per the Job Request and contract is in line with the grant period / as per the request.

·        Ensuring the placement is upon fulling the required documentation as per the personnel file checklist. 

·        Tracking and submitting recruitment updates to Area Senior HR Officer timely.

·        Recruitment tracking sheet – making sure that recruitment is done in line with the checklist, the HR manual and the country law.

·        Induction – to provide and facilitate Induction for staff based at your area of responsibility.

Benefits Administration

 Payroll

·        Provide all documents related to payroll to Area senior HR Officer in advance.

·        Follow-up if employees received salary timely and communicate any problem.

Pension

o  Ensuring the pension process in the region/ are of responsibility is in line with the country’s law.

o  Ensuring employees fill in pension profile form along with supporting document.

o  Follow-up any missing pension profile format and related supporting document.

o  Submitting the pension profile form with the supporting document to the appropriate private organisation employee’s social security agency.

o  Making sure to get confirmation from the agency when submitting the pension profile. Record and send the confirmation to Area Senior HR Officer.

o  Following with the agency to receive employees’ pension ID and after getting the employees signature on the copy of the ID, issue the ID.

 Leave Administration.

Annual leave

o  Liaise with Area Senior HR Officer and line managers and ensure that all supervisors submit leave plan at the beginning of a fiscal year or at the beginning of contract.

o  Keep custody of the Annual Leave Plan and Annual Leave Request forms for local staff and encourage and follow up other staff to use online system for leave request and approval.

o  Ensuring that the leave format is completed properly, recorded in timesheet as well as leave tracker for local staff who have no Goal email account.

o  Monthly submit the hardcopy of the leave format together with the leave tracker to Area Senior HR Officer person.

Other leave.

o  Ensuring that other leaves such as Sick, Emergency, maternity, leave without pay and other leaves are implemented according to HR Manual and country law.

o  Every month collect a status update from Area Senior HR Officer to ensure that similar information is maintained in area office and at field site. Making sure appropriate documents are presented for Sick Leave, Marriage, Emergency, Maternity, Paternity, Special, Exam leave, etc. on time.

o  Ensuring that the leave format is completed properly, recorded in timesheet as well as leave tracker.

o  Timely submit leave document to be included in payroll, such as sick leave, leave without pay, etc.

o  Compile and submit with completed information the hard and soft copy leave forms together with any supporting documents monthly along with timesheet to the Area Senior HR Officer.

Performance Management

o  Send notifications and reminders to immediate supervisors to conduct performance appraisals for their subordinates as per the HR manual/ performance guideline.

o  Follow up on the implementation of the continuous performance appraisals process.

o  Ensuring that probation period performance is completed before an employment contract is extended.

o  Forward to Area Senior HR Officers to file all documents of the continuous performance appraisal to file in the Personnel File.

o  Communicate timely to Area Senior HR Officer and his/her immediate supervisor for any gaps or outstanding performance.

Training and Development.

o  As per the annual HR training plan or as instructed execute and facilitate training.

o  Facilitating LINGO training as per the requirement/ need.

Employee relation

o  Initiates activities that build team sprit among staff at you area of responsibility and in liaison with HOHR implement the activities.

o  Handle Disciplinary issues as per GE HR manual or instructed.

o  Report immediately cases related to absenteeism, fraud, sexual harassment or serious offences to HOHR.

o  Take initiatives to be proactive to resolve any grievance or complaint the staff raise by discussing with the relevant department.

Administration

Data Management

o  Regular update any HR related tracking sheet or data base as per the need.

o  Ensure confidentiality of any staff or HR related information.

Personnel Records Management

o  Keep personnel file record and follow up the completion of personnel file as per the checklist.

o  Submit monthly the required personnel file document to HOHR.

o  Ensure that document issued to the staff are signed by the employee him/her self and submitted to HOHR.

Timesheet Administration

o  Familiarize self to the Timesheet Administration System and follow up with strict compliance with standard and deadline.

o  Receive the correct and final donor allocation from HO HR/ field HR representative by the 11th day of the following month.

o  Prepare timesheet according to the allocation figure and circulate for signature among staff members.

o  Received field timesheet from Area Senior HR Officer and review the timesheet before submitting it to HOHR.

o  Submit signed timesheet documents to HO respective HR Managers every month along with the supporting document.

o  Follow-up on the timesheets which requires correction.

o  Upon departure check availability of timesheet documents with correct allocation and sign on clearance paper confirming the same.

o  Make sure that the timesheet, contract and payroll is in line with the organogram.

Office and canteen Management

o  Review existing office management system and canteen. Recommend ways of improvement and follow up.

o  Supervising and coaching the activities of the HR representative in the following major office management areas.

o  Ensure that copies of all outgoing letters are properly registered and maintained within a master file (for letters, memos & fax)

o  Maintain an efficient filing system for documents, books and references.

o  Keep track of adverts, notices and memos issued from HR to be posted in notice board in HO and field offices. Ensure that all offices has got the message on time and posted as required and follow up on inquires on notices and communicate to HR manager.

 Staff Termination

o  Track employment contract end date and ensure that proper notice of termination letters or extension (if required) are issued to staff members as necessary after consulting with HOHR.

o  Collect resignation letter from staff members and notify Area Senior HR Officer for payroll, leave and benefit administration. Making sure that it is captured in payroll.

o  In advance start the exit process upon receiving resignation of staff or project closure or contract end date.

o  Ensure the departing staff member utilized any outstanding leave before last date of employment.

o  Make sure exit interviews are conducted in a productive way by explaining that the feedback is valuable input for the betterment of the organization and encouraging staff members to be genuine while filling the form.

o  Track the exit interview and provide analyses /report as per the schedule.

o  Liaise with appropriate departments at field office to fill in clearance form as per their area of responsibility and clearance paper is submitted to HOHR for approval.

o  Ensure that clearance and termination payment are collected within 6 month after termination of contract.

o  Ensure that termination payment is collected by ex-employee as soon as the completion of clearance.

o  Ensuring that the required document is issued to the staff and to HOHR for filling purpose.

Others

Supervision and additional role.

o  Making sure to supervise staff under your line of reporting. 

o  Perform any other related duties assigned by Immediate Supervisor and HR Team.

o  Making sure to engage in the performance appraisal of your functional subordinates.

o  During opening of a new sites play a coordination role to make sure that HR has contributed significantly in the operation and all the required staff need are in place including what is expected from HR touch the ground. .

o  Participate in collective leadership of the HR department. 

o  Take part in special assignment and committee works as and when required.

o  Perform any other relevant duties as requested by the supervisor.

o  On a regular seek from the region different work-related polices such as hardship, tax directives, transportation and the like polices, directives etc.

o  On induction, brief to new staff on Goal’s anti-harassment, Child Protection and HIV/AIDS as work place polices, ethics and compliance and other polices.

o  Actively promote staff sensitivity and awareness to Gender, HIV/AIDS and Child Protection, accountability, etc issues.

o  Gives positive practical support to staff especially those who my feel vulnerable, victimized or unfairly treated.

o  Act as a role model and provide feedback to encourage others in supporting employment equity and diversity principals, and the accommodation of others differences in the workplace. Models the flexibility required for working in a diverse environment

Communication and Reporting

o  Maintain good internal communications and relationship with departments and Field Sites and provide relevant information on time, as and when requested.

o  Handling necessary HR related communications through email, telephone & fax.

o  Handle all staff related issues and correspondences in accordance to the HR manual and the Labour Law.

o  On monthly based report to HOHR as per the reporting format together with the necessary supporting documents.

o  Provide monthly report to the HAHR/ field HR focal person on activities carried out during the month as per the format, within three days after end of the month.

When requested Report to HO in person to submit the monthly report and other related assignments

Job Requirement

BA/Diploma in Accounting or related field with 2/4 years’ experience in Finance in an NGO environment

·        Previous logistics, finance and HR/admin experienced with NGO’s or private field

·        Has initiative; creativity and independent to perform the job properly

·        Dynamic person

·        Good communication skill both verbal and written in English and Amharic

·        Honest and know how to manage problem resolutions

·        Management skills of staff (subordinates)

·        High level of accuracy, attention to details.

·        Ability to deliver task on deadline.

·        Willing to travel to remote areas and to camp in the field, ability to work flexibly including weekends and willingness to travel and work in rural locations and live in basic conditions.

·        Understanding the nature of emergency in Humanitarian Response Programme and willing to travel and live in field site, with frequent transfer from site to site.

·        Very good knowledge and application of MS-Office, especially Excel.

·        Good English communication skill (written and spoken).

·        Experience and knowledge of USAID/OFDA, ECHO, EHAF, Irish Aid, etc. fund management.

·        Team oriented, flexible, and creative approach; keen to take initiative where appropriate.

·        Accountability & responsiveness within areas of responsibilities,

Desirable/Advantageous Credentials:

·        Very good application of SAGE

·        Knowledge and application of advanced excel.

·        Knowledge and application of other accounting software package, Peachtree, SUN, etc.

·        Strong knowledge in interpretation and application of Ethiopian Labor Law and other relevant legislations relevant to HR.

·        Having Training on any HR related areas.

·        Knowledge of local language

Note: The job duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the post holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.

How to Apply

 APPLICATION PROCEEDURE:

Interested and qualified applicants need to submit ONLY once their non - returnable application with CV for one vacancy. The vacancy reference number along with the title & Duty station need to be written in the application letter.

·        Applicants can directly apply online using THIS LINK

GOAL strongly encourages female candidates to apply!

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for an interview and exam.

Shortlisted candidates will need to submit other supporting documents upon request at later stage.

GOAL is not able to contribute towards any costs incurred by candidates during the recruitment process

Perks + Benefits

• Loan

• Medical Allowance

• Transport Allowance

• Training Opportunitie