Earn 2700 Euros monthly as Logistics Coordinator at Handicap International

Organisation: Handicap
International
Location: Uganda
Salary: 2700 € (gross) /
month 
Job Reference Number: DIR-LOG-GNO-3396
About Handicap:
Handicap International is an independent and impartial international
aid organisation working in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict and
disaster. Working alongside persons with disabilities and other vulnerable
groups, our action and testimony are focused on responding to their essential
needs, improving their living conditions and promoting respect for their
dignity and their fundamental rights. It has no religious or political
affiliation. It operates as a federation made up of a network of associations
that provide it with human and financial resources, manage its projects and
implement its actions and social mission.
Job Summary: The Logistics Coordinator
will have the responsibility to:
  • Identify the needs of affected population
    (at households and individuals levels);
  • Analyze the type and levels of
    vulnerability of affected population, in particular South-Sudanese
    refugees, drought refugees and internally displaced populations;
  • Meet authorities in order to raise
    acceptance of HI in the area and present our strategy and organization
  • Map the different stakeholders involved
    into the response (NGO, INGOS, IO, Ugandans’ structures, etc.), and
    analyze their capacities;
  • Identify and analyze remaining gaps in the
    response to affected-population’s needs;
  • Identify external constrains to be taken
    into consideration while implementing project (related to security,
    admin/finance, logistics, human resources);
  • Analyze the added-value of HI to cover
    these sectors; and put forward recommendations in terms of intervention
  • Elaborate related Concept Notes, proposals
    and budgets
  • Meet donors to identify funding
    opportunities and present our strategy
  • Implement immediate actions when decided
    so
Key Duties and
Responsibilities: 
Under the
responsibility of the Country manager, he/she will be in charge of:
Assessment phase:
  • Technical assessment of the logistics
    context
  • LCA review
  • Logistics context assessment specific to
    HI intervention
  • Local supply chain assessment specific to
    HI strategy (markets, acces, infrastructure)
  • Logistics support to the assessment team
  • Ensuring the means of the assessment
  • Logistics implementation of the mitigation
    measures to security constraints during assessment phase
Design phase:
  • Participate in project resources design
    based on evaluation of the existing and the required resources (control of
    the feasibility and proposition of solution)
  • HR requirement
  • Supply chain options and cost
  • Verification of the feasibility of the
    project based on : financial ressources, HR ressources and available funds
  • Price evaluation
  • Evaluation of the required HR
Project Inception:
  • Provide logistics support to mission
    opening (supply, storage, transport, T, assets management,
    telecommunication, fleet management);
  • Recruitment and first training of national
    team
  • Implementation of HI logistics framework,
    design of adapted procedures to the country
  • First reporting on logistics aspect to HQ
  • Participate in the design of security plan
    and rules and inception of the implementation
  • Support to first distribution if required
Key Result Areas:
  • Logistics assessment is realized and give
    sufficient information and options to design the project
  • Logistics procedures are implemented and adapted
    to context constraints
  • Logistics team is designed and recruited
    following the project inception planning
  • Premises, fleet and supply chain are
    available to start activities in the announced time
  • Logistics Reporting is ensured with the
    rest of the coordination team and HQ
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience: 
  • The ideal candidate for the Handicap
    International Logistics Coordinator job opportunity should preferably hold
    a Diploma in Logistics or a humanitarian-related field
  • A minimum of two years of experience in
    INGO’s
  • At least one year of experience in
    assessment and/or mission opening (can be at regional level: base opening)
  • At least one year of experience in an emergency
    context
  • Previous experience with management of
    national team
  • Prior experience in Africa
  • Capacity to manage work overload under
    pressure and in permanent insecurity context
  • Excellent reactivity and flexibility
  • Good relational, negotiation and
    communication skills.
  • Ability to live in harsh conditions
  • Sufficient rigor and knowledge in
    logistics procedures of INGO funded by emergency donors to adapt quickly
    requirement to context evolution.
  • Capacity to build adapted security rules
    and to adapt ressources and equipment to security constraints
  • Positive thinking and solution-oriented
  • Sense of humor
  • Proficiency in English
Job Benefits:
  • Salary:
    2700 € (gross) / month regarding the experience of the candidate
  • Perdiem:
    517 (net)
  • Insurance:
    medical health coverage, retirement planning, repatriation
  • Paid
    holiday
    : 25 days per year + R&R (1 day per month)
  • Status:
    unaccompanied position
  • Accommodation:
    Hotel
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates are encouraged to
apply by clicking on the link below.
Deadline: 18th May,
2017

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