Fleet Management, Logistics Coordinator

Job posted by: Concern Worldwide - Thu, 30 Oct 2014

Job Details:

Organisation: Concern Worldwide

Deadline Wed, 19 Nov 2014

Job type: Contract

Location: Sierra Leone

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Reference:

KOK/SE/FM

Country:

Sierra Leone

Job Title:

Fleet   Management, Logistics Coordinator

 

 

Date requested:                               07/09/2014

Contract Grade:                               B

Contract Length:                              6 months

Date Needed By:                             ASAP

New Post or Replacement:        New

Accompanied/Unaccompanied:                Unaccompanied

Exact Job Location:                          Freetown

 

Reports To:                                        Burial Service Coordinator

 

Liaises With:                                      ACDS, CD, Health Coordinator, Area Coordinator; Ebola Coordinator/Managers, all programme and systems staff;

 

 

 

Job Purpose:

Replicate IFRC fleet management system (and build in improvements as necessary). Hire and manage/develop staff for the entire fleet system.

 

 

Main Duties & Responsibilities:

 

Logistics

 

  • Ensure vehicles are safely disinfected, fuelled, maintained on nightly basis and ready for early morning departures.
  • Ensure PPE regularly supplied and system developed for immediate morning distribution or preloading.
  • Ensure disinfection team is properly prepared and monitored for nightly disinfection with appropriate protection.          
  • Ensure effective fleet management is in place in accordance with Concern procedures
  • Ensure vehicle servicing is planned around programme needs and that facilities are cost effective, efficient and reliable

 

 

Human Resources

 

  • Recruit, manage and capacity build staff.
  • Responsible for scheduling of staff members and behaviour issues.                                                                                                            

 

 

 

 

Safety

 

  • Ensure staff maintenance of high infection prevention standards.

 

 

Understanding that the duties and priorities listed above may change at any time given the context and a willingness to take on any new duties and tasks as assigned by the Management Team

 

 

 

PERSON SPECIFICATION

 

 

Education & Qualifications Required:

 

Essential:            Third level education, degree/ Masters BSc in Administration/Logistics Management or any relevant qualification.

 

 

Experience Required:

 

Essential:

  • Minimum of 3 years NGO experience in Systems and Logistics      Management Level
  • Fleet Management experience.
  • Experience working with managing contractors and service providers
  • Proven report writing skills
  • Proven computer knowledge in MS Words, MS Excel and MS Power Point      Applications
  • Good interpersonal relation and a team player, strong networking      skills and good in selection of service providers.

 

Desirable:

 

  • Flexibility, reliability, cultural sensitivity, resilience and resourcefulness
  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Ability to work both independently, and as part of a team
  • Needs to have initiative and be able to work with minimal supervision
  • Empathy with organisational Vision, Mission, Goals and objectives; commitment to humanitarian principles and actions;

 

Special Skills, Aptitude or Personality Requirements

 

Essential:

  • Flexibility to work in an emergency context as required
  • Excellent command of computer, internet and MS Office
  • Fluency in English (written and spoken)

 

 

 

 

All applications should be submitted through our website at https://jobs.concern.net by closing date 19th November 2014. CV’s should be no more than 4 pages in length.

 

Due to the urgency of this position, applications will be short listed on a regular basis and we may offer posts before the closing date.

 

 

 

 

 

Concern Worldwide is an Irish-based non-governmental, international, humanitarian organisation dedicated to the reduction of suffering and working towards the ultimate elimination of extreme poverty in the world’s poorest countries.

Concern has a Staff Code of Conduct and a Programme Participant Protection Policy which have been developed to ensure the maximum protection of programme participants from exploitation and to clarify the responsibilities of Concern staff, consultants, visitors to the programme and partner organisation, and the standards of behaviour expected of them. In this context staff have a responsibility to the organisation to strive for, and maintain, the highest standards in the day-to-day conduct in their workplace in accordance with Concern’s core values and mission. Any candidate offered a job with Concern Worldwide will be expected to sign the Programme Participant Protection Policy and the Concern Staff Code of Conduct as an appendix to their contract of employment.   By signing the Programme Participant Protection Policy and the Concern Staff Code of Conduct candidates acknowledge that they have understood the contents of both the Concern Staff Code of Conduct and the Programme Participant Protection Policy and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these two documents.

Concern receives a substantial amount of funding from external donors each year. Increasingly donors are introducing requirements whereby future funding is conditional on Concern ensuring that the names of any new employee or volunteer do not appear on terrorism lists generated by the European Union (List of person, groups and entities to which Regulation (EC No. 2580/2001 applies), the US Government (Office of Foreign Assets Control list of specially designated Nationals and Blocked Persons) and the United Nations (Consolidated List). Any offer of employment (either paid or voluntary) with Concern Worldwide will not be made pending a clearance check being conducted on the applicant. For additional information please consult our web site or contact the Human Resource Division in our Head Office.

Concern Worldwide is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

 

 



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