As a registered charity, founded in 1979, Action Against Hunger operates in 45+ countries. The international network of Action Against Hunger is represented in France, United Kingdom, Spain, Canada, USA and India . Teams in the field combat hunger on 4 fronts: Nutrition and Health, Food Security and Livelihoods (FSL), Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) and Mental Health and Care Practices (MHCP).
For our Logistics Department in Gode, Somali or Somali Region, we are currently looking for the following professional:
Base Logistics Manager
Work Base: Somali - Gode
Project Duration: 2 month’s with high possibility of extension
Responsibility:
Manage the logistics at Somali base level, bring technical support, and organize capacity building activities for logistics team.
1 : Manage the operational logistics at Somali base level
- Define and follow the logistics organisation of the base: chain of supplies, management of all equipment, management of fleet, Communication, rehabilitation, etc.
- Define and plan the logistic needs: work out the financial plan, check the purchasing forecasts for the base, plan and manage the logistics budget lines, check and analyse the expenses;
- Implement and standardize logistic procedures as defined in the Kitlog latest version;
- Recommend for definition of additional logistic procedures if necessary;
- Liaise with Country office and other departments concerning logistic aspects.
- Bring technical support in all aspects related to logistics
2 : Implement and ensure performance of Supply chain
- Ensuring conformity with ACTION AGANIST HUNGER procedures at each stage of the supply chain
- Performance in respect of costs, quality and timeliness in the supply chain (purchasing, transport, stock).
- Advice, information and alerts on the processing of requests to the requesters
- Contributing to the Project Procurement Plan (PPP) and Supply Plan (SP) at the launch of new projects
- Receiving and approving the Procurement Requests and updating the Procurement Follow-Up
- Putting in place and arranging for purchases in a timely manner and in accordance with the ACTION AGANIST HUNGER procedures applying to each purchase (Supply, Services, Work, Property)
- Controlling deliveries to sub bases and programs
- Control stock management (storage conditions, reporting, expiry dates) and stock movements
- Collecting data on the market and local suppliers
3 : Implement and Ensure the performance of facilities Management
- safety of the working and living environment
- provision and maintenance of logistical equipment
- security of logistical equipment, training and assistance to users
- provision of water and energy supplies for the functioning of the base and the living environment
- Undertaking or supervising the installation, maintenance and repair of logistical equipment
- Maintaining the equipment list at the base
- Assessing the needs for logistical equipment and ensuring proportional allocation
- Supervision of the energy sources and vehicle fleet management maintenance, planning, monitoring costs, administrative aspects (insurance, documentation)
4: Contribute to Security Management
- working with the Field Coordinator on the definition of a local security plan
- putting in place security guidelines for the base and ensuring they are properly applied
- Maintenance of an effective network, with local input, on contextual and security matters, collection and analysis of information to inform the risk and context analysis undertaken by the Field Coordinator
- Writing of the local security plan and transmitting to Field Coordinator for validation
- Security briefing and training of ACTION AGANIST HUNGER teams
- Monitoring the application of security procedures, issuing reminders and alerting the Field Coordinator as and when necessary
5: Human Resources management and capacity building:
- day-to-day management of his/her team (guidance, follow-up, motivation)
- evaluating the performance and developing the skills of his/her team members
- Defining the Human Resources needs in his/her area of activity and producing the organisational chart of his/her team
- Taking part in the recruitment of his/her teams
- Organising and leading team meetings
- Working out and monitoring individual action plans for team members
- Managing planning operations, task sharing and coordination of work
- Managing difficulties in the team
6 : Represent ACTION AGANIST HUNGER when liaising with partners:
- Represent ACTION AGANIST HUNGER when dealing with partners and official authorities;
- Participate to the logistics cluster;
Qualifications:
Diploma / Level of studies:
B.A. degree in Supply Chain Management/Business Administration or equivalent field of studies and at least 5 years’ work experience on the similar position.
Required skills:
Experience in humanitarian work indispensable – Experience in management, in following through a programme, in evaluating security – Good organizer – Rigour – Good analytical capacity – Team spirit – Good communication and relations with people.
Local language Somali is mandatory