Supply Chain & Admin Assistant for Drilling Operations

The Organisation

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We believe in the power and potential of every child but know this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it is girls who are most affected.

Working together with children, young people, supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges girls and vulnerable children face. We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood and 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.

For over 85 years, we have rallied other determined optimists to transform the lives of all children in more than 80 countries.

We won’t stop until we are all equal.

The Opportunity 

The Assistant Supply Chain and Admin supports the efficient implementation of drilling operations by enabling timely procurement, logistics, inventory management, and administrative support for the drilling team and Supply chain team for the project. The role helps the availability and safe management of tools, equipment, and materials, while maintaining full compliance with organizational and donor requirements. Through effective Assistance of supply chain and administrative processes, the position enables smooth, cost-effective, and timely drilling, installation, and maintenance of shallow wells and boreholes, even in challenging field conditions.

The Individual

• Diploma in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Procurement, Business Administration, or a related field.

• Minimum 2–3 years of experience in supply chain, logistics, or administrative roles, preferably within NGOs, construction, drilling, or other heavy equipment operations.
• Demonstrated experience supporting drilling rig operations, construction works, or related heavy equipment activities.
• Experience working in remote, hard-to-reach, or emergency field environments is an asset.

Qualifications/ experience desirable:

• Basic knowledge of shallow well drilling operations, tools, and safe equipment handling.
• Strong understanding of procurement procedures, fleet management, warehousing, purchasing, and inventory control systems.
• Basic computer skills, including MS Office, reporting, and record-keeping.
• Strong commitment to safety and compliance in all field and operational activities.
• Ability to work collaboratively with teams and cross-functional partners in remote and challenging environments.
• Strong teamwork, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work long hours in outdoor, hot, and rugged conditions as required by drilling operations.

Languages required:

• English Required -written and spoken Amharic: Required.
• Knowledge of local languages is highly desirable.

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Safeguarding Children and Program Participants (Safeguarding) and Gender Equality and Inclusion (GEI)

• Understands and puts into practice the responsibilities under Safeguarding and GEI policies and Plan International’s Code of Conduct (CoC), ensuring that concerns are reported and managed per the appropriate procedures.
• Ensures that all staff in the unit/function/department are properly inducted on and understand their role in upholding Plan International’s safeguarding and GEI policies
• Ensures that Plan International’s global policies for Safeguarding Children and Young People and Gender Equality and Inclusion are fully embedded in day-to-day work.
• Ensures that Plan Ethiopia contributes to Plan International’s global efforts to ensure safeguarding and GEI, including making sure that relevant reporting and data are submitted

Location: Gambella 

Type of Role:  Time, Fixed Term Contract  

Reports to: Hydrogeologist Drilling Operations Coordinator

Closing Date: January 08, 2026

This position is only open to Ethiopian Nationals, who must be eligible to live and work in Ethiopia. 

Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the very heart of everything that Plan International stands for.

We want Plan International to reflect the diversity of the communities we work with, offering equal opportunities to everyone regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

Plan International is based on a culture of inclusivity and we strive to create a workplace environment that ensures every team, in every office, in every country, is rich in diverse people, thoughts, and ideas.

We foster an organisational culture that embraces our commitment to racial justice, gender equality, girls’ rights and inclusion.

Plan International believes that in a world where children face so many threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as an organisation, do everything we can to keep children safe. This means that we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with and we must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.

A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International's Safeguarding Children and Young People policy. Plan International also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this scheme we will request information from applicants previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.

Please note that Plan International will never send unsolicited emails requesting payment from candidates.