Deadline: 4 January 2016
Save the Children is currently seeking applications from the eligible applicants for the post of Senior Logistics Manager in Kabul, Afghanistan. The duration for the post is of 2 years.
The Senior Logistics Manager will be responsible for the coordination and support of all logistics activities throughout Save the Children’s areas of operation within Afghanistan and ensuring quality operations and program deliveries.
Save the Children works to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.
Key Jobs Responsibilities
The Senior Logistics Manager will perform the following functions-
- Provides functional leadership to ensure sound logistical systems, performance and coordination providing Country Office programs and teams with optimum support.
- Responsible for the strategic management of the Save the Children International Afghanistan supply chain, Pharmaceutical and Construction management, and Fleet Management so that it delivers effective solutions for staff and programs.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must have-
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in logistics and operation management at a senior level in a large international non-governmental organization or other international relief/development body.
- Experience in logistics operations scale up in emergencies.
- Experience of training and developing staff in logistics and administrative systems.
- Strong interpersonal and team skills, with the ability to work in a multi-cultural environment.
- Experience in budget and financial management.
- In-depth practical knowledge of logistics systems and requirements in a multi-field office, multi-programme setting.
- Effective self-organized, time management and prioritization skills.
- Ability to work alongside others under stressful conditions in conflict-prone situations.
- Extensive prior NGO experience in logistics management, within a complex/large scale country program and in emergency response/humanitarian environments (5 yrs +).
- Substantial experience in all technical areas of logistics operations including procurement, transport/distribution, warehousing and stock management.
- Experience of developing / implementing a complex international supply chain to support different types of programs, and coordinating resources to meet the program objectives.
- Proven track-record in managing and supervising others in logistics, including training and capacity building (international staff).
- Ability to synthesize and analyze complex information, and make clear, informed decisions.
- Experience of advising and supporting others at all levels with logistics aspects of a program, including strategic thinking and planning.
- Excellent planning, management and coordination skills, with the ability to organize a substantial workload comprised of complex, diverse tasks and responsibilities.
- Masters degree in a relevant academic discipline.
- Experience in delivering logistics and operational services in Afghanistan.
How to Apply
Applicants must submit their CV and covering letter including their salary expectations for this role in English, as a single document, through online process.
For more information, please visit Save the Children.
