Stores Assistant

Tanzania Health Promotion Support (THPS) is an indigenous NGO established under nongovernmental organization act No 24 of 2002 in 2011. THPS works in partnership with the GoT through the Ministries of Health (MoH) in Mainland and Zanzibar; the Ministry of Gender, Youth, elderly and special groups; Regional Administration and Local Government (PORALG), and the Ministry of Home Affairs with a goal of ensuring accessible high-quality health care and social welfare services to all Tanzanians; through strengthening of health and community systems. Currently, THPS works to address the following public health burdens HIV/AIDS; Tuberculosis; prevention of GBV; reproductive, maternal, neonatal, child, and adolescent health (RMNHCAH) services; laboratory and health management information systems (HIMS) and COVID-19.

THPS therefore is seeking competent, experienced, dynamic and qualified candidates to fill the position below:

Position Title: Stores Assistant

Report to: Senior Stores Officer

Position location: Dar Es Salaam

Job Summary:

The store's assistant will help the stores officer the control and record movement of all materials delivered to and issued from the THPS stores.

Role and responsibilities:

• Inspect incoming goods for damage or discrepancies and report to the storekeeper for further action.
• Receive goods, and arrange properly in the store shelves to ensure maximum utilization of storage space.
• Arrange delivery of goods to THPS supported sites and Regional offices by enquiring distribution list or stores requisition from program team and regional/zonal managers.
• Maintain receipts, records, and issuing of goods form the store.
• Ensure adequate record keeping and manage all documentation to confirm proper tracking and movement of project materials.
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• Assist in maintaining and update the asset register on regular basis by ensuring that all new procured materials are being coded, recorded and shipped to regional offices or across THPS supported sites.
• Assisting in carries regularly physical verification of stores, to check the book balances, with the actual physical stock at frequent intervals by way of internal control over wrong issues, damages, pilferage, expire dates etc.
• Assist in processing VAT refund claims
• Perform any other duties given by his/her supervisor.

Qualifications, Experience & Skills required: 

• Bachelor Degree in Procurement and Logistics Management. PSPTB registered under graduate category will be an added advantage.
• At least three years working experience in Stores and Logistics management.
• Experience working with NGO’s and/or donor-funded programs will be an added advantage
• Ability to work under minimum supervision
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English and Kiswahili
• Basic computer skills with minimum of Microsoft word, and excel application

How to apply:

Interested applicants should send their application cover letter one page maximum and CV four pages maximum to recruitment@thps.or.tz by December 27, 2023 with a subject line of ‘Position’ example. “ Stores Assistant” Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. Please do not attach any certificates at this stage.  

THPS is an equal opportunity employer; women, people living with HIV/AIDS and people living with disability are encouraged to apply.