South Sudan: Country Logistics Manager – Juba Mid level

Fixed term | 12 months | April

Acted

For the past 30 years, international NGO Acted has been going the last mile to save lives. Currently, Acted supports 20 million people across 43 countries to meet their needs in hard-to-reach areas – and pursues a triple mandate as a humanitarian, environmental and development aid actor. Acted relies on an in-depth knowledge of local territories and contexts to develop and implement relevant long-term actions, with a wide range of local and international partners, building together a “3ZERO” world: Zero Exclusion, Zero Carbon, Zero Poverty

Acted South Sudan

Acted operations in South Sudan aim to improve food security, ensure access to livelihoods and develop resilience and emergency programmes. Since the eruption of the South Sudanese conflict in December 2013, Acted has been contributing to the delivery of humanitarian services to internally displaced persons, refugees and host communities. As camp manager Acted continues to coordinate and provide camp management services in Protection of Civilian (POC) site in Juba and Bor, informal settlements in Wau and refugee camps in Maban.

You will be in charge of

The Country Logistics Manager (CLM) is a key member of the Management Team at country level. Under the authority of the Country Director/Representative, the CLM is responsible for supply chain management intended to program implementation, as well as for logistical transversal management such as fleet, fuel, premises, assets & communication management. S/He should ensure compliance of all logistics operations in country with Acted logistics & donors’ procedures, best practices & national regulations, with an emphasis given to the value for money principle. He/She will also lead, provide technical support and capacity building to the country logistics staff.

Main duties

1. Supply chain management

• Procurement: Ensure that any need should be delivered according to the defined chronogram, requested quality standards, and proper procurement scenario
• Stocks & deliveries: Ensure appropriate storage network & stock management standards across the country

2. Transversal logistical management

• Fleet & transportation: Deploy efficient transportation means across the country
• Fuel: Manage fuel supply across the country; anticipate & mitigate fuel supply risks, including quality requirements
• Asset: Deploy an efficient asset allocation & maintenance plan across the country
• Premises: Ensure proper working & living conditions for all staff in each premise at all times by maintaining an efficient general services approach
• Communications & IT management: Deploy an efficient IT plan across the country based on Acted global standard

3. Compliance & transparency

4. Leadership

Expected skills and qualifications

• At least 2-3 years of working experience in logistics, supply chain management and/or security management and procedures;
• Ability to train, mobilize, and manage both international and national staff;
• Flexibility and ability to multi-task under pressure;
• Ability to work well in unstable and frequently changing security environments;
• Advanced proficiency in written and spoken English;
• Previous experience abroad is an asset.

Conditions

• Salary between 3400 and 3600€ monthly (before income tax), depending on the level of education, security level, etc as well as a monthly living allowance of $300
• Accommodation and food provided in Acted guesthouse
• Pension, health insurance, life insurance and repatriation assistance (& unemployment insurance for EU citizens)
• Flight tickets every 6 months & visa fees covered
• Contribution to the luggage transportation: up to 100 kgs, depending on the length of the contract
• R&R every 3 months, flight tickets covered up to $500 and allowance of $200
• Annual leave of 25 to 43 days per year
• One week pre-departure training in Acted HQ, including a 4-days in situ security training
• Tax advice (free 30-minute call with a tax consultant)
• Psychological assistance

Please send your application (CV and letter of motivation) by email (jobs@acted.org) or below, including the reference: CLM/SSD

Please note that Acted will never charge a fee for the recruitment process.

Tagged as: Juba, South Sudan