Logistics Manager

Job posted by: Save the Children - International - Tue, 31 Mar 2015

Job Details:

Organisation: Save the Children - International

Deadline Wed, 15 Apr 2015

Job type: Contract

Location:

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Save the Children is the world's leading independent organization for children. We work in 120 countries. We save children's lives; we fight for their rights; we help them fulfil their potential.

We work together, with our partners, to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.

We have over two million supporters worldwide and raised 1.6 billion dollars last year to reach more children than ever before, through programmes in health, nutrition, education, protection and child rights, also in times of humanitarian crises.

Following a major transition, our international programmes are now delivered through a merged operation with 14,000 staff, managed through seven regional hubs and reporting to a relatively small, central office. We're changing to become more efficient, more aligned, a better partner, a stronger advocate, a magnet for world-class people and relevant for the 21st century.

Contract length: 6 – 12 months

Location: Syria

The Role:

This role will lead and manage the set up and scale up of all emergency response logistics functions and responsibilities and will manage logistics staff. This role will support the Team Leader and the various departments on the best use of Save the Children’s resources. The role will include logistics support to complex programmes, with a broad spread of programmes, staffing, thematic interventions, and complexity. The post-holder will be expected to mentor and/or capacity build existing national staff.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Essential

  • Significant prior NGO experience in logistics management, within a complex/large scale country programme and in emergency response/humanitarian environments.
  • Substantial experience in all technical areas of logistics operations including procurement, transport/distribution, warehousing and stock management, fleet management, asset management, communications, and security.
  • Experience of developing/implementing a complex international supply chain to support different types of programmes, and coordinating resources to meet the programme objectives.
  • Experience of working in remote field bases with limited infrastructure.
  • Proven track-record in managing and supervising others in logistics, including training and capacity building
  • Ability to synthesize and analyses complex information, and make clear, informed decisions.
  • Experience of advising and supporting others at all levels with logistics aspects of a programme, including strategic thinking and planning.
  • Ability to build relationships quickly with a wide range of people, both internally and externally.
  • Excellent planning, management and coordination skills, with the ability to organise a substantial workload comprised of complex, diverse tasks and responsibilities.
  • Strong communication (written and spoken), and interpersonal skills in English, with experience in managing multicultural teams.

Desirable

  • Technical experience/training in specific areas of logistics e.g. fleet mechanics, IT/communications networks
  • Technical experience/knowledge in specific types of humanitarian intervention e.g. Health, WASH, Food Security
  • Formal management training
  • Language skills in Arabic

We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

Please apply in English using your CV and covering letter as a single document, including your salary expectations for this role.


Application Email: Please apply with a covering letter and up-to-date CV to: njuul.42211.4810@savethechildrenint.aplitrak.com


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