Education development Center (EDC) Recent Employment Opportunity

Travel and Schedule Management

• Manage EDC fleet, track and monitor routes of vehicles for local and home office staff as needed. Communicate clearly the details of the travel plans, according to our specifications and/or requirements. This includes, reconciling with the tracking program.
• Provide travel arrangement assistance, when needed.
• Co-ordinate internal and external meeting schedules and transportation requirements for all EDC staff to include coordination of all drivers’ schedules.
• Provide logistic support for all meetings, workshops and conferences, excluding training activities.

Provide Procurement Support

• Conduct market research to identify potential suppliers of goods/services, gather market pricing and prepare advertisements for placement of solicitations in newspapers and on web sites.
• Prepare and issue procurement documents such as request for quotations, analyze quotations, conduct the reference check process, and issue local purchase orders in accordance with the project’s policies and procedures.
• Supervise and document the receipt of goods/services purchased, ensure procurement files are up-to-date, and follow up with suppliers for tax and other documentation as required.
• Develop and maintain a register of preferred vendors in each of the provinces that EDC works in.

Administrative Support

• Supervise and monitor the Cleaner/Office Assistant and the three drivers.
• Arrange for and oversee the maintenance of office equipment.
• Ensure staff have access to, understand and use all necessary administrative forms. If necessary, create new forms to meet needs.
• Ensure that all supporting documents for financial transactions are accurate and submitted to finance for processing.
• Ensure office orderliness and professional appearance for the effective running of the office.
• Ensure that all correspondence and documents are properly copied and filed in accordance with filing system as directed by the supervisor.
• Liaise with all service providers concerning the service rendered or to be rendered.
• Perform other tasks as assigned.

Qualifications and Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent with 4-6 years relevant experience; or
• National Senior Certificate/Matric, Vocational Training or equivalent with 6 or more years relevant experience, or
• 3-5 years administrative management experience with international projects in an office setting, including the supervision of staff;
• Successful experience working in a diverse, face-paced environment;
• Strong professional acumen and judgement including proven capacity to manage processes with excellent attention to detail;
• Excellent computer skills including Word, Powerpoint and Excel Microsoft Office programs, for example; knowledge of database software preferred;
• Fluency in written and oral English required;
• Individuals with previous experience working on USAID activities are encouraged to apply;
• Eligibility to work in South Africa.

Application and contact details: 

The competitive salary and currency will follow EDC’s policies for South Africa.

This is not a posted position and no relocation will be provided.

Candidates must be eligible to work in South Africa.

To apply

Interested qualified candidates who are eligible to work in South Africa are requested to submit their CV and cover letter to [email protected]

Application Deadline: 16th August 2019