Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is a Danish international
non-governmental organisation, which promotes and supports durable solutions to
the problems faced by refugees and internally displaced people all over the
world. DRC is present in more than 30 conflict territories around the world
assisting displaced people with shelter, food, income generating activities,
and wide range of other assistance. It is of utmost importance for DRC to work
in compliance with the DRC Accountability and Quality Management system and
national legislations. Smooth, reliable and effective operational systems are
preconditions for DRC to maintain its position as a trustworthy and reliable
partner for our donors and an accountable organisation towards our
beneficiaries.
DRC has been operating in the West Africa region for over 15
years, running a combination of emergency, livelihood, protection and advocacy
programmes through Country Offices (COs) Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Mali,
Burkina Faso, Niger, Nigeria and a Regional Office (RO) in Abidjan. DRC has 17
offices and more than 500 staff members across the WA region.
DRC started operating in Nigeria in 2015 where plans to run
a combination of emergency, livelihood, WASH, protection and advocacy
programmes has been set. DRC currently has offices in Abuja, Yola, Mubi,
Maiduguri and planning to run an office in Yobe, besides 50 staff members
subject to increase in near future.
Job Title: Logistics
Officer (National Contract)
Location:
Maiduguri
The position
The Logistics Officer will report directly to the Logistics
Manager. She/he must be able to manage a local emergency stockpile and goods
consolidation point in order to permit the rapid movement of DRC/DDG
humanitarian supplies. Design and implement warehouse management and commodity
tracking system especially for food commodities. The main duties and
responsibilities will include but not limited to:
Participate in field-level program planning formulation and
advise on logistics considerations.
Provide technical and operational support to the field
office, as well as advice on application of logistics management best practice,
systems and procedures. Take initiative in management improvement for the
logistic function.
Ensure the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of new
initiatives and procedures related to logistics
Implement and manage
contracts in forwarding, transport and warehousing, where necessary.
Implement standard DRC logistics systems and procedures as
applicable in the Operations Handbook
To be successful in this role, the candidate is expected to
be honest, strongly motivated and display a high standard of integrity in
humanitarian work, disciplined and team-oriented
Key Requirements
Essentials
2-3 years of progressively responsible professional work
experience at national level in logistics.
Varied supply/logistics functional background ranging from
Inventory and warehousing to transport management and distribution to
beneficiaries an asset,
Knowledge & experience of dealing with commercial
transporters and coordinating supply delivery to remote and insecure areas
Excellent computer skills, including Microsoft Office Suite
(Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Excel).
Desirables
Flexible & willing to work in a remote setting & to
travel to other field locations.
Ability to multitask and work comfortably under pressure
Experience from working in an (I)NGO
Knowledge in Hausa
Conditions
Availability: 02/01/2018
Salary and conditions:
In accordance with Danish Refugee
Council’s Terms of Employment;
The income will be subject to statutory deductions as per
applicable Nigeria laws. The employee is responsible for the tax returns.
How to apply
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Only motivated applications that address the stipulated
duties and meet the required qualifications, sent together with a CV, will be
considered. CV-only applications will not be considered.
Only short-listed applicants will be invited for written
test and oral interview.
Application Deadline
Deadline date is 22nd of December, 2017. Applications
sent/received after the deadline will not be considered.
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