Senior Officer – Logistics Job Opportunity at Save the Children in Uganda

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Organisation: Save the Children in Uganda
Duty Station: Moroto, Uganda  
Reports to: Area Manager,
Northern Region
About Save: 
Save the Children is the world’s leading independent organization for
children and has program presence in over 120 countries in the world. Save the
Children envisions a Uganda in which every child attains the right to survival,
protection, development and participation. Our mission is to inspire
breakthroughs in the way the world treats children, and to achieve immediate
and lasting change in their lives. We strive to create impact for children by
delivering our Programmes through partnerships, by being innovative, by acting
as the voice for and of children, and by achieving results at scale. In Uganda,
we implement programmes in six thematic programme areas of Child Protection,
Child Rights Governance, Education, Livelihoods & Food Security, Health,
Nutrition and HIV/AIDS in development and emergency contexts. Save the Children
delivers programs in over 36 districts in the North, Rwenzori, North-Eastern
and Central regions of Uganda, Currently, Save the Children has a staff
complement of over 170 persons. We save children’s lives. We fight for their
rights. We help them fulfill their potential. In 2012, we reached more than 100
million children around the world.
Job Summary: The Senior Officer
Logistics will work under the direct control and supervision of the Area
Manager. The job holder will provide logistical support to district offices
through planning, coordinating and implementing procedures in the key areas of
procurement, fleet andstores/ asset management. This will be achieved through
provision of accurate and timely service delivery to the field programmes in
line with the set policies, procedures and guidelines. The Senior Officer may
be called upon as and when necessary to support the emergency team in cases of
humanitarian crisis.
Qualifications, Skills & Experience:
  • The job suitor should
    possess a bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Social Sciences, Development
    Studies, Education particularly Non Formal education and/or any related
    field. Additional post-graduate training in project planning &
    management, monitoring and evaluation, or related field is an added
    advantage
  • A minimum of three years’
    accumulated experience with an international NGO dealing with child and/or
    youth-focused interventions.
  • Prior experience of
    working with local partners and District Local Government in Child Rights
    Governance, Health, Nutrition, Education, HIV/AIDS or Child Protection is
    an added advantage.
  • Excellent analytical
    skills and strategic planning abilities.
  • Possess the ability to
    establish and maintain conducive collegial relations and perform
    effectively as a member of a team.
  • Possess willingness to
    travel and work in hard-to-reach areas, occasionally under strenuous
    conditions.
  • Excellent computer
    literacy and documentation skills
  • Availability and
    willingness to work extra hours during times of humanitarian responses.
  • Highly developed
    cultural awareness and ability to work well in an international
    environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures
  • Possess the ability to
    intervene with crisis management or troubleshooting as necessary.
  • Highly developed
    interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation
    and coaching
  • Excellent time
    management and planning capacity.
  • Availability and
    willingness to work extra hours during times of humanitarian responses.
How to Apply:
All interested candidates should submit their applications with cover
letters and a detailed CVs indicating three professional referees, two of whom
should have been direct supervisors should be submitted to: The Director of
Human Resources & Administration Save the Children Plot 68/70, Kiira Road P
O Box 12018, Kampala, Uganda Or on
email: uganda.recruitment@savethechildren.org
Save the Children is an equal opportunity employer, persons with
disabilities and female candidates are encouraged to apply.
NB: Testimonials/certificates should not be
attached to applications that are submitted online. Candidates are therefore
encouraged to apply at the earliest opportunity.
Deadline: Friday, 24th January 2014

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