Regional Logistics Manager - Save the Children

Save the Children is the world’s leading independent organization for children and works in over 120 countries around the world.

The Save the Children UK Regional Office for East and Southern Africa (ESARO) co-ordinates programmes in 8 countries. It is our intention to focus increased effort on making positive and lasting change for children across the region.

This will require additional expansion in our Logistics portfolio to ensure efficiency in managing our operations and make lasting change for children in the region.

Regional Logistics Manager
(1 position based Nairobi. 1 year contract)

To work with Country Directors and their management teams to build their logistics and operational capacity to plan and manage their resources and assets efficiently and effectively, ensuring that programmes meet their commitments and are accountable to their beneficiaries and donors.

By providing technical support to Country logistics managers and Focal points on all aspects of logistics and operational programme delivery, it is expected the logistics manager will help countries to:

• identify significant reduction in their operational running costs through the utilization and allocation of resources and helping programme develop effective recharge mechanisms
• Improve accountability to donors and beneficiaries through implementation of regular reporting and strong control mechanisms
• Improve the quality and timeliness of projects

Person Specification

• Extensive international experience (3-5 years) managing humanitarian logistics in conflict or disaster affected countries (fragile states)
• Supply chain management in Humanitarian and development programmes including procurement, transport, warehouse and stock management and distribution
• Experience in setting up fleet management systems including planning, monitoring running costs, pooling, developing replacement strategies.
• Experience in the set up communications networks including HF & VHF radio systems, satellite phones and IT systems and development of communications procedures.
• Knowledge or working with major institutional donors, and understanding to their rules and regulations.
• Willingness to travel 50% of the time to attend Global meetings, carry out programme visits and assessments and assist as needed in emergency response

Desirable

• Working knowledge of Spanish and/or Portuguese
• Experience in programme logistics such as construction, water and sanitation
• Supply chain management of specialised Food and pharmaceutical supplies

If you meet the requirements please send your CV with a cover letter and contacts of three referees to jobskenya @ scuk.or.ke quoting the job title and location on the subject line. Closing date 23rd April 2010.

Only short listed candidates will be contacted. Our selection processes reflect our commitment to the protection of children from abuse. Our people are as diverse as the challenges we face.

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