Job Title: Supply Chain Officer
Organisation: Save the Children International
Duty Station: Uganda
About US:
Save the Children International is an international relief organization that was established in the United Kingdom in 1919 to improve the lives of children through better education, health care, and economic opportunities, as well as providing emergency aid in natural disasters, war, and other conflicts.
Job Summary: The Supply Chain Officer will mainly support the field office in the provision of logistics management, ensuring that this is done through timely service delivery to the field programmes in line with SCI policies, procedures and guidelines. The Officer may be called upon as and when necessary to support the wider emergency team in cases of humanitarian crisis. Performance of tasks shall be executed in a manner that promotes value for money in accordance to SCI standards.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
Essential:
- The ideal candidate for the Save the Children Supply Chain Officer job placement should hold a bachelor’s degree in Procurement, Finance, Administration. Qualifications in related professional course will be of added.
- At least a year of relevant working experience, preferably with International NGOs, and good understanding of major donor’s financial requirements, conditions and government budgets and tax policies.
- Self-motivated with demonstrated ability to generate financial reports and meet set deadlines and with good integrity.
- People management skills.
- Good integrity and trust worthy.
- Demonstrated knowledge of international and local policies and frameworks relating to supply chain.
- Ability to intervene with crisis management or troubleshooting as necessary.
- Excellent planning, coordination and reporting skills, with the ability to organize a substantial workload comprised of complex, diverse tasks and responsibilities c5QsY7n BI9IrQ
- Strong analytical skills and strategic planning abilities.
- 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.
Desirable
- Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation and coaching
- Excellent time management and planning capacity
- Computer literacy and excellent documentation skills are a must.
- Availability and willingness to work extra hours during times of humanitarian responses.
- Ability to speak local language and directly interact with target group will be an added advantage
- Willingness to travel and work in hard-to-reach areas, occasionally under strenuous conditions.
How to Apply:
All candidates who wish to join Save the Children should apply online at the link below.
Deadline: 29th January 2022
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