View Vacancy - Furniture/Maintenance Store Assistant - PTA17 (On Hold)

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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Operations and Corporate Services)
Estates

Main purpose of job:

The Store Assistant will be required to assist the Furniture Officer in keeping up to date records of all items/stock stored at the British High Commission, ensuring that stock levels are maintained throughout the year. They will also be required to keep an updated inventory on all domestic floats items, ensuring   the floats are issued to officers in a clean/neat order and that all items issued are returned to the store within an agreed time frame.

Roles and responsibilities / what will the jobholder be expected to achieve:

  • Receiving all incoming supplies; inspecting quality and quantity of items, ensuring they are of British standards; reporting, documenting and tracking damages and discrepancies on orders received and domestic floats returned
  • Organising and controlling the flow of domestic floats; updating store inventories and stock items according to prescribed inventory system/procedures - ensuring variances are checked before updating
  • Unpacking and sorting incoming goods or supplies/items and restocking shelves; wrapping and packing outgoing domestic float items
  • Ensuring all loan items are duly signed for and returned at the agreed or appropriate time (e.g. when officers’ heavy baggage arrive at post, an officer leaves post or one-off temporary loans)
  • Identifying and tracking surplus or old/obsolete items;   preparing lists for such items to be weeded or earmarked for disposal/sale
  • Quarterly reconciliation, documentation and reporting in accordance with established procedures/systems
  • Maintaining the stores in Pretoria in a clean, neat/orderly manner

Basic administration experience

Computer literate

Work experience in stores and inventories
4 May 2017
S1
Permanent
Africa
South Africa
Pretoria
British High Commission
1
ZAR
Annual salary R 99,783.01. (13 Monthly payments during the year) plus performance related pay and benefits.
1 June 2017

The British High Commission pays 100% for the Key Care Plus option on Discovery Health for staff including spouses/partners and dependants.

Once you have successfully completed your probation the British High Commission will contribute 9% of your monthly salary to a Provident Fund.

Annual leave entitlement of 25 days

Working hours per week of 36.5

This position will be based in Pretoria.

  • Employees recruited locally by the British High Commission in Pretoria are subject to the Terms and Conditions of Service according to local employment law in South Africa.
  • All applicants must be legally able to work in the country of application with the correct visa/status or work permit.
  • Employees who are not eligible to pay local income tax: e.g. certain third-country nationals and spouses/partners of UK diplomats will have their salaries abated by an equivalent amount.
  • Reference and security clearances checks will be conducted.
  • Any questions you may have about this position will be answered during the interview, should you be invited.
  • Information about the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Competency Framework can be found on this link: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-competency-framework
  • Successful candidates not resident in South Africa will be personally liable for costs and arrangements to relocate, including accommodation and work permits.   
  • Check your application and attachments before you submit your application, as you will not be able to make any changes once submitted.
  • The British High Commission will never ask you to pay a fee or money to apply for a position.
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This opportunity is closed to applications.