Job Description: Contracts Manager

About Roha Medical Campus

Roha Medical Campus PLC is building an integrated health campus in Addis Ababa. When complete, it will provide world-
class, high-quality, affordable healthcare across multiple hospitals and facilities. The campus will include a medical school
and facilities for research and innovation. It will be set in a lush, green setting, built to the highest sustainability standards,
and with a beautiful urban park open to the public. Development of the campus has begun and the first hospital is already
under construction.

About the role

Roha is seeking a Contracts Manager to support the successful development of the Roha Medical Campus in Addis
Ababa, Ethiopia.

Responsibilities include:
• Serve as primary organizational contact during contract negotiations and provide advice and guidance to the
different teams relating to contract generation;
• Create, prepare, review and edit contracts and nondisclosure agreements, etc;
• Negotiate terms and conditions for contracts with suppliers and contractors;
• Manage commercial aspect of contracts through their life cycle i.e. variations, payment certificates etc
• Develop standards and best practices for contracting and purchasing;
• Manage the procurement and reconciliation of project equipment and supplies, by issuing and closing
purchase requisitions and orders;
• Assist in close out or renewal of contracts;
• Assist and communicate with senior leadership in decision-making relating to contracting and purchasing;
• Support preparation of budgets, financial models, action and project plans;
• Manage and coordinate relationships with suppliers both internally and externally;
• Take on other tasks and responsibilities as needed to ensure the overall company success;

Location: This role is based in Ethiopia, Addis Ababa.

Timing: August 2021
Remuneration: Salary is competitive and will depend on applicant’s background and experience.

About the candidate

Successful applicants have strong analytical and problem-solving skills, think at a superior intellectual level, are flexible
and imaginative, are high-energy, persistent, self-starters, are good communicators in writing and verbally, and will
preferably have a proven track record of delivering on complex projects in challenging environments. Applicants could
demonstrate this by having:
• At least 5 years work experience in a role that covers supply chain management, procurement and contracts
management on large scale industrial or commercial project;
• Experience as a contracts manager or supply chain manager;
• Previous experience leading a purchasing function of a large scale industrial or commercial project;
• Strong understanding of local and international construction contracts like FIDIC;
• Experience managing pre-qualifications and tendering processes for various multi-disciplinary projects;
• Experience in healthcare projects or operations is a plus;
• Excellent and effective communicator, both oral and written, with internal and external stakeholders;
• English and Amharic fluency is a must;
• Experience working in Ethiopia is a must;
• Bachelors degree in business, engineering, construction management, or supply chain management.

How to Apply: Please send a detailed resume and a covering letter to join@roha-africa.com.

Roha Group Inc and its affiliate companies are equal opportunity employers and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind. Roha is
committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of
discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at Roha are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications,
without regard to gender, race, color, religion or belief, family, parental status, etc., and Roha encourages candidates of all ages to apply.