Job Title: Central Warehouse Manager
Organization: Abt Associates
Funding Source: United
States Agency for International Development (USAID)
States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About Abt:
Abt Associates is an international development organization composed of
dedicated professionals who provide technical assistance, research, analysis,
and practical training services in more than 128 countries.
dedicated professionals who provide technical assistance, research, analysis,
and practical training services in more than 128 countries.
About USAID Vector Control Task
Project:
Project:
Abt Associates, a major American business and government research,
technical assistance, and consulting company, manages the USAID-funded Vector
Control Task Order 1. Task Order 1 will support the U.S. President’s Malaria
Initiative (PMI) and USAID to plan and implement an integrated vector control
approach with the overall goal of reducing the burden of malaria. Abt has
implemented indoor residual spraying (IRS) for PMI since 2009, delivering
high-quality IRS programs and gathering the most comprehensive vector control
entomological data in the world. Under this contract, Abt will expand entomological
monitoring to guide programs focused on insecticide-treated mosquito nets and
IRS and continue to assist PMI in reducing the burden of malaria through IRS
and capacity building in 22 African countries where malaria is endemic. Abt
also will continue to support PMI in IRS monitoring and evaluation, as well as
environmental compliance.
technical assistance, and consulting company, manages the USAID-funded Vector
Control Task Order 1. Task Order 1 will support the U.S. President’s Malaria
Initiative (PMI) and USAID to plan and implement an integrated vector control
approach with the overall goal of reducing the burden of malaria. Abt has
implemented indoor residual spraying (IRS) for PMI since 2009, delivering
high-quality IRS programs and gathering the most comprehensive vector control
entomological data in the world. Under this contract, Abt will expand entomological
monitoring to guide programs focused on insecticide-treated mosquito nets and
IRS and continue to assist PMI in reducing the burden of malaria through IRS
and capacity building in 22 African countries where malaria is endemic. Abt
also will continue to support PMI in IRS monitoring and evaluation, as well as
environmental compliance.
Job Summary: The Central
Warehouse Manager assures that commodities used in IRS campaigns are secure,
accounted for, and safely stored at the project’s central warehouse. Receives,
delivers, and registers IRS commodities, and ensures that storage facilities at
the community-level ready for IRS operations.
Warehouse Manager assures that commodities used in IRS campaigns are secure,
accounted for, and safely stored at the project’s central warehouse. Receives,
delivers, and registers IRS commodities, and ensures that storage facilities at
the community-level ready for IRS operations.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
Experience:
·
The ideal candidate for the USAID Project
Central Warehouse Manager job placement should have completed Secondary School
or a Bachelor’s Degree in Logistics, Management, Administration or other
relevant field
The ideal candidate for the USAID Project
Central Warehouse Manager job placement should have completed Secondary School
or a Bachelor’s Degree in Logistics, Management, Administration or other
relevant field
·
One year of experience in warehouse management.
One year of experience in warehouse management.
·
Proven ability to work with minimum direction
and supervision.
Proven ability to work with minimum direction
and supervision.
·
Demonstrated ability to work both as a member of
a team and as a team leader, with the ability to accept the inputs of other
team members.
Demonstrated ability to work both as a member of
a team and as a team leader, with the ability to accept the inputs of other
team members.
·
Strong management and planning skills of project
tasks and budgets.
Strong management and planning skills of project
tasks and budgets.
·
Demonstrates leadership and team work and
produces high quality work in a timely, cost effective manner and has excellent
writing skills.
Demonstrates leadership and team work and
produces high quality work in a timely, cost effective manner and has excellent
writing skills.
·
Excellent interpersonal communications and
organizational skills.
Excellent interpersonal communications and
organizational skills.
·
Excellent computer skills, computer software
programs, including MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Excellent computer skills, computer software
programs, including MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
·
Previous experience with USAID funded programs
and/ or other international development experience.
Previous experience with USAID funded programs
and/ or other international development experience.
·
English language fluency.
English language fluency.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should send their
applications to [email protected] with the position title in
the subject line of the email.
applications to [email protected] with the position title in
the subject line of the email.
NB: Documentation required to be considered includes a Cover Page, CV, biodata form, payslip from the most recent position held, copies of educational certificates/degrees, and contact information of at least 3 references we can contact (must include email addresses and phone numbers).
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