Job Details:
Organisation: Save the Children - International
Deadline Wed, 29 Apr 2015
Job type: Contract
Location:
Central African Republic
Save the Children is the worldâs leading independent organisation for children. We work in 120 countries. We save childrenâs 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 1.9 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 c15,000 staff, managed through seven regional hubs and reporting to a relatively small, central office. Weâre 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: 06 Months
The role
This role supports health programme and logistics functions for CAR programme, under the general supervision of the Health Advisor and Logistics Manager, with key responsibility for the implementation of SC logistics policies and procedures at field level in co-ordination with the field teams. The roving medical logistician also has responsibility for on-the-job training and mentoring of field pharmacists and logistics officers, on medical logistics procedures. This role will be focused and pharmaceutical issues and build the capacity of the pharmacist in the field and ensure the proper monitoring of consumption and stock management.
Qualifications and experience
Essential
- Prior experience in medical logistics and procurement management in the NGOâs sector, within complex/large scale country programmes and in emergency response/humanitarian environments
- Completed medical logistics certificate with Fritz Institute or equivalent.
- Substantial experience in technical areas of logistics operations particularly procurement, transport/distribution, warehousing and stock management, security
- Experience in managing drug supply chain, storage, analysis of health team consumption reports
- Experience of working in remote field bases with limited infrastructure
- Proven track-record of supervising others (logistic & health team), including on-the-job training and capacity building on pharmaceutical management
- Ability to synthesis and analyse complex information, and make clear, informed decisions
- Ability to build relationships quickly with a wide range of people, both internally and externally
- Strong planning, management and coordination skills, with the ability to organise a substantial workload comprised of complex, diverse tasks and responsibilities in a remote field management context
- 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
- Excellent leadership and personnel skills to enable the motivation, encouragement and participation of a mainly national team.
- Ability to remain calm and to be diplomatic
- Strong communication (written and spoken), and interpersonal skills in English and French, with experience in managing multicultural teams
Desirable
- Technical experience/knowledge in specific types of humanitarian intervention, especially in Health, Nutrition and/or HIV programming
Formal management training
We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
To see a full a job description, please visit our website at www.savethechildren.net/jobs
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: asobossi.78230.4810@savethechildrenint.aplitrak.com
Roving Medical Logistician
Job posted by: Save the Children - International - Wed, 15 Apr 2015Job Details:
Organisation: Save the Children - International
Deadline Wed, 29 Apr 2015
Job type: Contract
Location: Central African Republic
Save the Children is the worldâs leading independent organisation for children. We work in 120 countries. We save childrenâs 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 1.9 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 c15,000 staff, managed through seven regional hubs and reporting to a relatively small, central office. Weâre 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: 06 Months
The role
This role supports health programme and logistics functions for CAR programme, under the general supervision of the Health Advisor and Logistics Manager, with key responsibility for the implementation of SC logistics policies and procedures at field level in co-ordination with the field teams. The roving medical logistician also has responsibility for on-the-job training and mentoring of field pharmacists and logistics officers, on medical logistics procedures. This role will be focused and pharmaceutical issues and build the capacity of the pharmacist in the field and ensure the proper monitoring of consumption and stock management.
Qualifications and experience
Essential
Desirable
Formal management training
We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
To see a full a job description, please visit our website at www.savethechildren.net/jobs
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: asobossi.78230.4810@savethechildrenint.aplitrak.com