Base Logistician at Action Against Hunger | ACF-International

Action Against Hunger | ACF-International is an international humanitarian organization committed to saving the lives of malnourished children while providing communities with sustainable access to safe water and long-term solutions to hunger.

Action Against Hunger (ACF)  is recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Base Logistician

Location: Jigawa

Summary of Key Objectives:

• Manage the logistics supply chain
• Manage equipment, communication means and the vehicle fleet
• Manage the logistics team. Draw up daily, weekly and Monthly work plan for team; and delegate the activities to ensure that they are executed properly
• Collect and analyse monthly reports for inventory, running costs of vehicles and generators, the narrative report of activities, equipment list, order follow up.
• Manage all rehabilitation and maintenance. Provide project management for construction, rehabilitation and maintenance of structures for the operation of the base (programs, offices, house, and warehouse).
• Ensure proper security of office, warehouse, guest-house and equipment

Qualifications & Essential Skills:
Essential

• Bachelors degree in Information Technology, Logistics, supply chain management, or related field
• Minimum of 4 years work experience with at least 2 years in Logistics related field required
• Excellent attention to detail, highly organized, rigorous, self-motivated, strong sense of responsibility, ability to work independently
• Expert User of Microsoft Office Suite 2013 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Ability to manage and follow work plans
• Capacity for analysis, synthesis and reporting of large amounts of information
• Ability to think outside the box in problem management and ability to maintain confidentiality
• Strong verbal, written and communication skills. Fluent in English
• Ability to work effectively in diverse, cross-cultural teams in a complex, multi-site work environment
• Good interpersonal skills – approachable, diplomatic, able to negotiate, influence, give and receive effective feedback, be a team player
• Ability to manage stress effectively, and juggle competing priorities

Preferred

• Experience in supervisory position an asset
• Previous experience working for NGOs an asset, particularly international and/or health related NGOs
• Fluency in one or more national or regional languages an asset
• Proficient in IT and networking technology

Application Closing Date:
6th July, 2014

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their CV together with their Cover Letter as an email attachment to the following email address to: [email protected] Applicants should indicate in the subject title of their forwarding mail, the title of the position they are applying for.

Note: Please do not attach your certificates to the application email. Any application received after Sunday 6th July will not be considered.