ILRI vacancy: Four Waiting Persons

Vacancy Number: A/061/13
Division: Corporate Services/Housing, Catering, Conference Services unit and Zebu
Duration: Two years contract

General:  The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) works at the crossroads of livestock and poverty, bringing high-quality livestock science, communications and capacity building to bear on poverty reduction and sustainable development. ILRI is one of 15 centres supported by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). ILRI has campuses in Kenya (headquarters) and Ethiopia, with other offices located in other regions of Africa (Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria) as well as in South Asia (India, Sri Lanka), Southeast Asia (Laos, Thailand, Vietnam) and East Asia (China). 

ILRI seeks to fill four Waiting Persons’ vacant positions in Housing, Catering and Conference Services Unit and Zebu.

Terms of Reference:

• Cleans and lays out tables, tablecloths, Napkins, cutleries and crockery’s and other requirements of dining room, cafeteria, etc.
• Checks cutlery and crockery’s for cleanliness and stock levels.
• Takes customers’ food orders; gives Capitan orders to the kitchen serves and presents bills.
• Cleans tables and removes dirty cutleries and crockery’s to wash- up area.
• Maintains a high standard of cleanliness, hygiene and safety.
• Prepares iced water, fills jugs and places on table
• Checks mice -en place of cutlery and crockery in sideboards.
• Prepares coffee, hot water and milk in readiness for guest
• Collects cash for items served and deposits with cashier promptly.
• Operates the cash register machine & Coffee Machine.

 Education:

• High school completed

 Experience:

• Two years of experience in food and beverage services

Training:

• Certificate in food and beverage service from recognized catering training institute 

 Skills:

• Knowledge  of food and beverage service
• Ability to maintain good presentation of tables(decoration)
• Barman/Waiter skill
• Interpersonal /communication skills
• Customer service
• Conversant with cash register machine

Duty Station:  Addis Ababa

Level:                   1B

Minimum Base salary:

• Birr 3,731 per month

Terms of appointment:  Initial appointment is (fixed term) for two years with the possibility of renewal, contingent upon individual performance and the availability of funding. The ILRI remuneration package for nationally recruited staff in Ethiopia includes very competitive salary and benefits such as life and medical insurance, offshore pension plan, etc.

The ILRI campus is set in a secure, attractive campus on the outskirts of Addis Ababa.  Dining and sports facilities are located on site.

Applications: Applicants should send a cover letter, resume, relevant documents and testimonials and the names and addresses (including telephone, fax and email) of three referees knowledgeable about the candidate’s professional qualifications and work experience to the Human Resources Office, ILRI, P.O. Box 5689, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Telephone: (251-11)-617-20-00; Fax: (251-11)-617-20-01;  The name and reference number of the position for which the application is made should be clearly marked on the envelopes if mailed, or on the fax applications.  Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Closing date:  November 13, 2013.