Janitor/Messenger - Bamenda

Akwajobs   (Bamenda, North West Cameroon)

Posted : 11 March, 2020

Category : Communication   Location : Bamenda, North West Cameroon

Job type : Full Time

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 Janitor/Messenger - Bamenda

Date: 05-Mar-2020

Location: Bamenda, NW, CM

Company: Plan International

Plan International is an independent non-profit development and humanitarian organization that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We believe in the power and potential of every child. However, these are often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. In addition, it is girls who are most affected.

Working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children.

We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood. Moreover, we enable children to prepare for – and respond to – crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge. We have been building powerful partnerships for children for over 75 years, and are now active in more than 70 countries.

Job Description

Position Janitor / Messenger

Grade A

Department & Location Administration Department, Bamenda PU

Date March 2020

Reports to (position): Administrative Coordinator

Purpose:  How does this post support Plan’s strategy and mission?

Responsible of a full range of custodial duties related to the cleaning of assigned buildings, facilities and messenger

Dimensions of Role:

Financial measures or statistics relevant to post such as budget; list of direct and indirect reports

• Area of Responsibility – Country Office or Program Unit depending of janitor allocation

Typical Responsibilities - Key End Results of Position:

“What” is done and “why”, but not “how”; include indicators for success

• Submit a monthly office cleaning schedule for office yard cleanliness;
• Daily cleaning of office premises, toilette and kitchen to ensure staff welfare in a pleasant environment;
• Messenger services to help transport items and /or supplies between departments;
• Support Administrative Assistant in the management of store and in different inventories (phase in and phase out of item from the store) for the asset follow up;
• Pay utilities bills (SNEC, Telephone, SONEL, other);
• Comply with Plan’s Child Protection Policy at all times to safeguard and protect the child at all times without any reports or incidents of child abuse,
• Comply with Plan’s Fraud Policy at all times to safeguard and protect Plan’s assets and reputation of honesty,
• Perform any other duties to be assigned to support the attainment of organizational goals.

Dealing with Problems:

Complexity of problems handled & the degree of investigation, analysis, & creative thinking required to solve them

This includes how much freedom the position has to make decisions; for example, “may approve invoices up to $1,000.”

• Be able to maintain yard, office, kitchen and toilet daily clean,
• Be while moving from one office to another,
• Exhibit a good sense of judgment and responsibility on the day to day duty,
• Works with minimum supervision.

Communications and Working Relationships:

Working contacts inside and outside the organization; include the purpose and level (high, medium, low) of the contact

• Low contact with service providers and suppliers, dispatch of goods, material, equipments, mails, etc.
• Maintains a high contact with all country office and program unit staff to facilitate prompt movement of items and the wellbeing of staff at the office.

Knowledge, Skills, Behaviors, and Experience Required to Achieve Role’s Objectives:

Gained through education, training, & experience

Qualification and Experience

• GCE “O” level or BEPC,
• Be able to read and write English or French,
• Experience in the NGO sector preferably with child-related development issues, would be an advantage,

Demonstrated behaviors needed by the post-holder to successfully perform the role:

Leadership Behaviors

• Ensure confidentiality in all communication,
• Planning and organizing abilities,
• Timely cleanliness of the office yard and premises,
• Messenger delivery,
• Be able to maintain kitchen and toilette daily clean,
• Be proactive,
• Team oriented,
• Ability to inter-face with staff, visitors and partners at all levels,
• Communicates in a manner that inspires confidence and professionalism,
• High sense of judgment and responsibility,
• Good team player.

Skills Specific to the post needed to put knowledge into practice.

• Good communication skills,
• Good verbal and writing skills,
• Good inter-personal skills.

Physical Environment and Demands:

May be “typical office environment”; note if heavy lifting, climbing, excess travel, etc.

Travel requirements

NA

Level of Contact with Children:

Low contact: No contact or very low frequency of interaction

Mid contact: Occasional interaction with children

High level: Frequent interaction with children

Low contact- the job responsibilities of this position require the post holder to have occasional one-to-one contact with children and it is expected that children shall be protected at all times.

NEXT STEP:

To apply for this job, kindly click on "Apply". Your application should include:

• A cover letter
• A comprehensive CV including details of two referees, one of whom should be your current of most recent supervisor

Location: Bamenda – CAMEROON

Closing date: March 19th, 2020

Plan International Cameroon operates in an equal opportunity environment and actively encourages diversity.  Only applications received in French or English, will be considered and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Plan international has a child protection and gender equality policies that are integral part of the recruitment process. 

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