Location: Mekelle, Ethiopia

Deadline: May 23, 2025

Job Description

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GIZ-External Vacancy Announcement #051/2025

Private Sector Development-Ethiopia (PSD-E)

Several projects in the cluster “Economic Transformation” are pooling their administrative and financial services in one Admin & Finance team that aims to deliver more efficient and professional services. All projects in the cluster have a common office building and need support in the area of Procurement and Contracts. The projects in the cluster jointly aim at enhancing productivity and supporting the growth of a robust and profitable economy to create more employment opportunities for young people in Ethiopia.

 

Desired contracts start date July 01, 2025

Contract duration: Until May 31, 2028

 

Responsibilities

  • Keep secure GIZ office in and its properties

Tasks

  • Provision of security services to the GIZ compound and office.
  • Provision of security services to the GIZ office vehicles parked on the compound and adjacent parking lots at day
  • Opening entrance gate for GIZ office vehicles and registered visitors during office hours
  • Security checks of visitors if directed by the GIZ management staff and support visiting partners through provision of information
  • Check and control incoming and leaving GIZ properties at gate

About You

Required qualifications, professional experience

Qualifications

  • Primary school education
  • Physically fit
  • Good hearing and eyesight
  • Observant, responsible and trustworthy
  • Assertive with good interpersonal skills

Professional experience

  • Knowledge of basic security and fire protection procedures.
  • Skill in both verbal and written communication.
  • Skill in observing situations and decision making.
  • Skill in dealing courteously with public
  • Ideally, skills in basic first aid and using a first aid kit and in basic fire safety and using a fire extinguisher
  • At least five years’ work experience

Competencies

  • Knowledge of local language
  • No entries in criminal records
  • Reliability and good organizational skills, appropriate appearance, and clothing
Required Skills
  • Attention to detail

 

How to Apply

Application procedure:

Interested and qualified candidates shall submit their motivation letter along with their recent CV via Email: recruitment-ethiopia@giz.de.

Please make sure you mention the vacancy number and position title ‘Guard #051/2025’ in the subject line of your email application.

Applications without vacancy numbers in subject lines might be disqualified.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Please refer to our brochure to learn more about GIZ’s attractive benefits package.

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