Posted:Fri at 1:57 PM
By:Hiring Kenya
Company Details
Industry:
Non-Profit Organization Management
Description:
MANDATE In Kenya, Handicap International works to improve the living conditions of people with disabilities and advance their rights with a special focus on refugee-related issues. Working in Kenya since 1992, Handicap International currently employs 80 local staff and three expatriates. BACKGROUND Despite the post-electoral violence of 2007-2008, Kenya has largely maintained its internal stability and its predominant role in East Africa. However, the situation of disabled and vulnerable people is still fragile and many services need to be provided, such as education, preventative care, and protection against sexual violence. The country also has an enormous population of refugees, largely from Somalia and South Sudan. This vulnerable population, especially those with disabilities, has enormous needs in terms of food, healthcare, and other basic services.
Job Description
The engagement of the Logistics Manager will focus on:
- Establishing strong Logistics processes in lines with HI policies and procedures and sectorial best practices, ensuring process allow rapid scale up while maintaining required compliance
- Ensuring proactive and efficient direct implementation of projects scheduled in 2025, and provide constant reactive support to the team deployed on the field.
- Providing technical support to the local partner(s) for complex procurement, and adjustment of logistics approaches to changing security context.
Your responsibilities will include :
- Management
- Defines the Logistics section of the StratOp and directs its action plan
- Deploys HI’s standards and contributes to its expertise and accountability within his or her remit:
- Operational implementation of logistics
- Diagnostic phase – Contextual analysis:
- Design phase – Resources planning:
- Launch phase – Procurement planning
- Facilitates the Logistics profession’s development and contributes towards the development of the logistics profession across the organisation
- Emergency Preparedness and Response Responsibilities
Requirements
- You hold a degree in logistics or supply chain, with training in logistics management and development of humanitarian projects/operations, or equivalent.
- You have proven experience in at least 5 years of the following sectors: procurement / supplies, management / rehabilitation of premises, fleet management, and/or information and communication systems, and at least 4 years’ experience in a coordination position.
- With a high capacity for analysis and synthesis, you have proven training and local capacity building experience.
- You are able to project quickly in an emergency context, manage your stress, and work under pressure.
- You are able to handle conflicts, you have strong interpersonal and intercultural skills, with good communication and negotiation skills in English.
Education: Degree, Diploma
Employment Type: Full Time