Warehouse Officer at the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a non-governmental, humanitarian organization with 60 years of experience in helping to create a safer and more dignified life for refugees and internally displaced people. NRC advocates for the rights of displaced populations and offers assistance within the shelter, emergency food security, and water, sanitation and hygiene sectors.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Warehouse Officer

Job Identification: 2299
Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Job Category: Logistics
Job Schedule: Full time

Job Description

• All NRC employees are expected to work in accordance with the organization’s values.
• To be dedicated, innovative, inclusive and accountable are attitudes and believes that shall guide our actions and relationships.

Role and Responsibilities

• The position of Warehouse Officer is based in Maiduguri Area Office. The Warehouse Officer shall be responsible for specific tasks related to receiving, storing and distributing materials and accounting for materials/supplies at the Maiduguri Area Office warehouses.
• Receive materials and supplies, store them in assigned locations and distribute them according to NRC procedures
• Maintain records of all incoming and outgoing materials
• Supervise packing, loading and unloading of all materials

Specific Responsibilities:

• Ensure that only authorized staff are allowed to enter the warehouse and receive supplies or materials
• Maintains an up-to-date electronic record of all correspondence related to purchasing orders, requisitions and Good Received Notes (GRN) and records.
• Inform suppliers on short supplies and ensures all over/wrongly consigned goods are returned to suppliers.
• Ensure availability of storage space and maintain orderliness and cleanliness of the warehouse at all times
• Ensure safety and security of materials
• Prepare monthly stock reports and assist in carrying out periodic physical inventory checks
• Immediately report losses, damages or discrepancies to the Logistics Coordinator
• Ensures correctness of the contents in respect of the purchase order.
• Receives and inspects the physical condition of consignments and scrutinizes relevant documents.
• Inform the Logistics Team lead on the expiry date of consumable items stored at the warehouse.
• Update stock and share it with relevant staff weekly basis
• Arrange truck and labourers for loading and offloading the materials at the warehouse

Competencies

• Bachelor's Degree
• Working with people
• Communicating with impact and respect
• Planning and delivering results
• Handling insecure environments

Professional competencies:

• Experience from working as a Warehouse Assistant in a humanitarian/recovery context
• Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
• Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities

Performance Management:
The employee will be accountable for and evaluated on the responsibilities and the competencies, based on NRC’s Performance Management System. The following documents will be used for performance reviews:

• The Job Description
• The individual Work- and Professional Development Plan
• The Competency Framework

Application Closing Date
7th July, 2021.