The Save the Children Fund, commonly known as Save the Children, was established in the United Kingdom in 1919 to improve the lives of children through better education, health care, and economic opportunities, as well as providing emergency aid in natural disasters, war, and other conflicts. After passing a century, which it celebrated in 2019,[3] it is now a global movement made up of 29 national member organizations which work in 120 countries.

SCOPE OF ROLE: TSFP Store Keeper (1)

Reports to: TSFP Officer.

Dimensions: Save the Children works in Ethiopia with a current staff complement of approximately 1300 staff and current expenditure of approximately $100+ million each year.

Staff directly reporting to this post: None.

In line with SCI’s dual mandate, these key areas of accountability apply to Save the Children in Ethiopia’s work in emergencies (acute and chronic) and in development settings.

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

• Makes sure the timely & appropriate distribution of food to the project beneficiaries;
• Facilitates commodity management and accounting on-job training for health workers and health extension workers;
• Maintains records and documents related to the operation of the program and all transactions pertaining to the receipt, storage, distribution, inspection and use of commodities;
• Prepare commodity distribution and transportation plan to each project sites, facilitate payment for daily food distribution agents(FDAs);
• Makes sure that the commodity warehouse is always clean, well ventilated, rodent-proof and secure for food supplies;
• Produces periodical reports on food distribution & stock balance;
• Collect and prepare a periodical report from each distribution sites on the received, distributed and remaining a stock balance of all commodities including drugs.
• Facilitates annual inventory count of the food commodity at project sites warehouse.
• Preparing check list for each project district site and cross check the distribution
• Provide feedback on the status of the supplies to the CMAM officer/TSFP officer/ other related staffs.
• Responsible for distribution of commodities (CSB++, drugs, WASH materials etc.) to targeted beneficiaries at Kebele level or at health institutions.
• Collaborate with the Woreda and Emergency Nutrition Response project staffs at the health centers & HPs for the day-to-day implementation of the OTP/SFP/SC services by developing new measures and/or maintain existingmeasures as directed.

BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)

Accountability:

• Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
• Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities – giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.

Ambition:

• Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same
• Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
• Future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.

Collaboration:

• Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters
• Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
• Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.

Creativity:

• Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
• Willing to take disciplined risks.

Integrity:  Honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

Education : Bachelor Degree or Diploma in relevant field with 2 years for Bachelor Degree holder and 4 years for Diploma holder /Level 4

Skills/Ability required

• Effective in time management and setting priorities, supervisory and managerial skills.
• Proven ability to write reports
• Proven ability to work in teams
• Ability to work in harsh circumstances and travel to field
• Computer skills, including internet navigation and various office applications.
• Can communicate in local language( Afan Oromo)