Senior Logistics Officer at the International Rescue Committee (IRC)

The International Rescue Committee (IRC), one of the world’s largest humanitarian agencies, provides relief, rehabilitation and post-conflict reconstruction support to victims of natural disaster, oppression and violent conflict in 42 countries. The IRC is committed to bold leadership, innovation and creative partnerships. Active in public health, education, livelihoods, women's empowerment, youth development, and protection and promotion of rights, IRC assists people from harm to home.

We are recruiting to fill the vacant position below:

Job Title: Senior Logistics Officer

Location: Maiduguri, Borno

Job Description

• The Senior Logistics Officer works under the supervision of the Logistics Manager technically and Emergency program Coordinator Administratively.
• He interfaces with all IMC personnel authorized to issue purchase request.
• He represents the organization to suppliers and the department to customers.
• As such he is expected to adopt professional customer based attitude, promoting International Medical Corps and Logistics Department’s image.
• The Senior Logistics Officer is responsible for the deliverables of the logistics and procurement section in support to International Medical Corps project activities and in compliance with the IMC internal and donors’ processes, rules and regulations.

Essential Task and Expected Results
Procurement:

• In charge of the correct implementation of International Medical Corps procurement guideline. This includes educating Procurement section customers, capturing, analyzing and reporting data. Remain updated of donor policies and procedures.

Requisitions:

• Act upon submission of a dully approved Purchase Request. Educate and support customers to ensure timely submission of approved PRs with sufficient details, realistic delivery target date.

Procurement tracking sheet:

• Record and track PRs through Procurement Tracking sheet: every procurement step is logged into PTS.
• PTS is supplied on weekly bases to customers and segregated per project.

Suppliers’ screening:

• Carry out market analysis, record suppliers, collect relevant documentation and proceed to screening including Bridget Insight control.
• Maintain suppliers’ individual files with relevant administrative documentation. Maintain supplier tracking sheet.
• Use lists of recommended suppliers provided by UN agencies, embassies, other NGOs… Able to explain why selected suppliers have been invited to bid.

Competitive bidding:

• Implements competitive bidding following IMC procurement thresholds (single quote, negotiated, Request for Quote, National open Tender, International open Tender). Assesses thresholds against total value of procurement line per grant for the entire duration of the grant.
• For single quote and negotiated procedures, self-sufficient, collect quotes and prepare bid summary for further review and approval.
• Depending on selected process, draft Request for Quotes, launch bidding process, collect quotes in sealed envelopes, evaluate offers in tender committee, proposes recommended supplier, record and implement committee conclusion.
• Negotiate business terms and conditions, prices, quality to International Medical Corps’ benefit. Draft Purchase orders and collect approval. Collect supplier’s signature on all Purchase Order pages and provide copy of PO to supplier.

Delivery & payment:

• Inform relevant Warehouse point person about upcoming deliveries and provide copy of PO for control against specifications and quantities.
• Receive invoice and control against original order, advance payments/installments already delivered…
• For goods: Facilitate delivery of orders to the warehouse of the site of payment and collect Good Received Note.
• For services: Facilitate delivery of services, collect memo from most technically sound IMC personnel for completion validation. Ensure period of guaranty, aftersales service is mentioned.
• Attach GRN to procurement file with supplier’s invoice and transfer file to finance for payment.
• Ensure delivery till final destination.
• Warehouse & assets Management.
• Ensure all the procured supplies and GIK’s received in warehouse/ store and good GRN issued.
• Ensure the warehouse/ store maintained according to IMC and Donor policy and procedure.
• Ensure warehouse and program staffs are informed 48 hours before supply’s delivered to warehouse/store by vendors.
• Ensure all procurement document are issue to the warehouse/store keeper so that he /she can cross check against delivered supplies are as per PO.
• Ensure all warehouse /store documentation are properly recorded when received and issued.
• Produce weekly/ Monthly stock report.
• Fleet and Generator Management.
• Ensure the rented vehicles are properly managed.
• Ensure, the vehicle performance report is done for each vehicle and analysed the cost if it is reasonable and take corrective action.
• Ensure the log sheet is properly recorded all trips on daily bases and the led passengers signed to acknowledge the use of the vehicle.
• Ensure at the end of the month collect invoice and analysed usage submit the invoice for finance for payment.
• Ensure generator usage on daily bases are recorded on the log sheet fuel usage is recorded consumption is analysed on monthly bases.

Compliance:

• Ensure compliance with IMC policies and procedures, donor regulations and local laws.
• Ensure that the procurement and disposal of commodities, especially those subject to US Export Compliance regulations, are in line with applicable licenses and are properly documented.
• Ensure that vendor eligibility screening is carried out in a timely fashion, updated regularly, and, recorded appropriately.

Human Resources:

• If you have staff to supervise, manage them with integrity and foresight. Actively seek advice on HR procedures and policies to ensure that the highest standards of accountability and professionalism are upheld.
• Make frequent site visits to where staff supervised by you are working, to ensure that the appropriate care and support is being offered.
• With guidance from your supervisor, ensure that staff supervised by you are evaluated regularly, trained and/or mentored in a structured accountable manner, and written records of such are retained.
• Provide input to the recruitment, selection and performance of logistics staff, as required.

Training/ Capacity Building:

• Advocate and plan for professional development for yourself, and any staff supervised by you.
• Provide input to, and deliver, where applicable, training for national staff to increase their responsibilities in order to build capacity, and ensure sustainability of programs.

Working Relationships:

• Proactively engage with your supervisor, and key staff (Program, Finance, and Medical) on all matters logistic.
• Proactively engage on a regular basis with your supervisor, and regional IMC logistics officer colleagues to develop working networks to seek advice where needed.
• Assist your supervisor with engaging with donors, local government, project partners, UN agencies and other non-governmental organizations in order to manage the distribution of goods and materiel as, well as to ensure adequate information sharing, address common concerns/problems and seek solutions.

Representation:

• Represent IMC in a positive and professional manner to contribute to the creation of a positive image and overall credibility of the organization, notably through the application of IMC’s mandate, ethics, values and stand-point with regard to other actors.

Qualification and Experience

• Degree in a relevant Business field is desired.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in procurement and logistics departments of governmental, non-governmental or commercial organization.
• An experience in large scale supply chain management preferably Humanitarian Logistics

Strong organizational skills:

• Ability to interact effectively with international and national personnel.
• Excellent oral and written English skills. Understanding of local Language( Hausa)
• High computer skills on MS Office programs, especially in MS Excel.
• A demonstrated ability to multi-task and process information into action as to not delay program activities.
• Willingness to work in hardship area

Application Closing Date
21st September, 2017.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their applications and addressed to the "Human Resource Manager, International Medical Corps" via the email:: [email protected]

Note: Candidates MUST state the position and location they are applying for as the subject of their email, application letter and curriculum vitae should be in a single Microsoft Word Document, otherwise applications will not be considered.