Logistics Manager at Alliance for International Medical Action (ALIMA)

The Alliance for International Medical Action (ALIMA) is an independent humanitarian medical NGO that was created in 2009 by professionals of humanitarian medicine. ALIMA’s mission is to provide medical care in emergency situations or medical catastrophes.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Logistics Manager

Location: Katsina
Employment Type: Contract
Term: contract under French law, 6 months’ renewable
Report to (Direct): Project Coordinator
Report to (Functional):  Log Coordinator
Staff Reporting to him:  3 (Hospital log, Outreach log and Log Supervisor)

Main Activities

• The Project Logistic Manager is responsible to define, implement and monitor logistics activities and objectives based on the ALIMA strategic planning, standards and protocols.

This involves the following tasks:

• Responsible to ensure the implementation of support (communications, electricity, transport, IT) and any others logistics activities required to achieve the medical objectives (construction/restoration, solar installation, water & sanitation, cold chain, etc.).
• Responsible to manage and monitor the material resources for the project.
• Responsible of the hygiene IPC and vectors control in the health facilities supported by ALIMA.
• Ensure installations and maintenance of functional office space and lodging facilities in the project in an adequate living condition as well as all the equipment required with a support from the logistics team at the field and from ALIMA Coordination team.
• Lead role in asset inventory, fleet, stock, contracts & follow up, vendors and price lists management of the project.
• Plan and plays a role in supply chain for the Project with the direct support of the Supply Chain Manager of the coordination.
• Responsible to ensure implementation of the technical SOPs, policies of logistics/security procedures in the Project areas/zones according to ALIMA standard Logistics & Security Guidelines.
• Responsible to coordinates, organizes (review PDP, POP, annual leave plan, individual action plan, performance evaluation, training plan), supervises, coach and supports logistics team members’ performance to improve the logistics components of the project.
• Responsible to plan and supervise, in close collaboration with the Project Coordination, the associated processes (recruitment, training, induction, performance evaluation, development of skills and internal / external communication) of the project logistics staff in order to ensure the required performance and achieving goals, shall ensure implementation, manage and monitor the necessary reporting tools for logistics activities.
• Responsible to compiles the quantitative logistics data (Fuel consumption, stocks, distributions) and analyses them before transmission to the project coordinator and the logistics coordinator in monthly reporting.
• Key member in training staff on security (for both local and expat staff) in the field.
• Participate actively in the security memo review and is in charge of the implementation of it when has approved.
• Ensure the security of the building where ALIMA is having activities (office, guest house, store, health facilities etc.)
• Ensure that the mapping of the health facities and the mapping of all wash structures are in place.
• Participate in the development of the project proposal and project budget review.
• Participate in the project procurement plan for all the donors in the project level.
• Ensure weekly/bimonthly and monthly Logistics reports as per ALIMA standards Guidelines.

Experiences and Competences

• Degree / Diploma in Business Administration or Finance, Accounting or any other Degree / Diploma related to the position requirements
• At least 3 years’ experience in the same position  
• Interpersonal skills
• Experience in working in harsh environment
• Experience in working under pressure
• Experience in water & sanitation
• Respect of deadlines
• Remains discreet about the professional and personal life of team members
• High level of Integrity.

Salary
Depending on experience + per diem.

ALIMA pays for:

• Travel costs between the expatriate’s country of origin and the mission location
• Accommodation costs
• Medical cover from the first day of the contract to a month after the date of departure from the mission country for the employee
• Evacuation of the employee.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.