Thursday, December 21, 2017

Logistics Assistant at the Danish Refugee Council (DRC), Thursday 21, December 2017

Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is a Danish international non-governmental organisation, which promotes and supports durable solutions to the problems faced by refugees and internally displaced people all over the world. DRC is present in more than 30 conflict territories around the world assisting displaced people with shelter, food, income generating activities, and wide range of other assistance. It is of utmost importance for DRC to work in compliance with the DRC Accountability and Quality Management system and national legislation. Smooth, reliable and effective operational systems are preconditions for DRC to maintain its position as a trustworthy and reliable partner for our donors and an accountable organisation towards our beneficiaries.


DRC has been operating in the West Africa region for over 15 years, running a combination of emergency, livelihood, protection and advocacy programmes through Country Offices (COs) Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Nigeria and a Regional Office (RO) in Abidjan. DRC has 17 offices and more than 500 staff members across the WA region.


DRC started operating in Nigeria in 2015 where plans to run a combination of emergency, livelihood, WASH, protection and advocacy programmes has been set. DRC currently has offices in Abuja, Yola, Mubi, Maiduguri and planning to run an office in Yobe, besides 50 staff members subject to increase in near future.


LOGISTICS ASSISTANT (NATIONAL CONTRACT ONLY)


THE POSITION

To provide support to the programme by undertaking technical and practical operational tasks to ensure smooth, safe and efficient operation of logistical activities in accordance with the Operations Handbook and Program Manual with adherence to the donor guidelines.


RESPONSIBILITIES:

Fleet Management

Ensure vehicle/s are properly cleaned, road worthy and utilized as per the organization’s polices and maintain documentations.

Ensure that the allocation of vehicle/s and driver/s is done in an effective manner, in response to authorized transportation requests.

Ensure issues related to maintenance are reported immediately to the Head of Base or to the Logistics and Procurement Manager and to owner of the vehicle if hired.

Ensure copies of all Logbooks, Maintenance Reports, Fuel Reports and Mileage Reports exist in appropriate files for each month and all data are captured and reported.

Assets Management


Maintain the records of Assets, Equipment for the office in line with the Assets recording system for the country programme.

Ensure that the assets that are issued to staff are authorized, recorded and necessary paper work exists as per the DRC policy.

Ensure that all assets are properly maintained and looked after. Any misuse and abuse is reported to the Logistics Manager and to the head of base.

Inventories and Stock Management


Ensure that all stock items are properly stored and correctly recorded as per the guidelines and the warehouse/stores are well maintained.

Ensure that the movement of inventories To or From the warehouse & stores are correctly documented; authorized and paper work is done as per procedures.

Inform the relevant Programme staff/managers upon the receipts and dispatches and coordinate with them, as it may be necessary. Allow requesters inspection of items upon delivery.

Ensure stock movement documentations are updated and stock reports are produced on time.

Ensure stocks Reports are circulated to all sector managers biweekly or on monthly basis and per request.

Support distributions of NFIs as required.

Power Systems Management


Ensure all power generation equipment, electric appliances and power systems are well maintained

Ensure issues related to power systems are timely reported and solutions are sought under the guidance of the Logistics Manager.

Monthly reports of use and maintenance are produced and submitted to the Logistics Manager.

Transportation


Arrange for transportation of goods as required and ensure accurate documentation maintained.

Arrange for the distribution of programme supplies as per plan and coordinate with programme teams.

Ensure safe transportation of programme mail pouches to the field offices and the relevant procedures are adhered to by the drivers and mail carriers.

General Work and Filing


Implement standard DRC logistics systems and procedures

Provide training and support to other logistics colleagues when requested.

Ensure health and safety policy is implemented and matters related to are reported to the designated responsible manager.

Provide technical inputs on procurements related to vehicles, generators & power systems and other technical items required for logistics operations.

Ensure all paper work is kept according to DRC’s policies and procedures of and filed neatly with supporting documents in respective files.

Undertake any other reasonable duties requested by line manager, where they do contradict the organization’s policies.

The responsibilities listed in the JD are not exhaustive and may be readjusted according to operational needs but will remain in line with the overall purpose of the role.


KEY REQUIREMENTS

Essentials

2 years’ experience in logistics, including procurement, supply chain, fleet management & inventory.

Knowledge & experience of dealing with service providers and contractors’ management.

Good computer skills in MS Word & Excel.


Desirables

Flexible & willing to work in a remote setting & to travel to other field locations.

Understanding and experience of security management.

Experience from working in an (I)NGO


TO APPLY

Conditions


Availability: 15th January 2018


Salary and conditions: In accordance with Danish Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment;


The income will be subject to statutory deductions as per applicable Nigeria laws. The employee is responsible for the tax returns.


How to apply

The position is for NIGERIAN NATIONALS ONLY.


DRC-DDG Nigeria does not charge any fees for recruitment and does not use any employment mediator.


Application method

CV and Cover Letter indicating and explaining the suitability to the position applied.

Provide contact details (name, position, email address and tel. no.) of 3 professional non-related references, whereas 1 must be for the latest employer. Please do not attach any written recommendations.

Applications should be addressed to: “Recruitment Manager”.

Only motivated applications that address the stipulated duties and meet the required qualifications, sent together with a CV, will be considered. CV-only applications will not be considered.

Applications sent/received after the deadline will not be considered.


Only short-listed applicants who are invited for written test and oral interview will be contacted.

For general information about the Danish Refugee Council, please consult: www.drc.dk


Danish Demining Group (DDG) is widely recognised as provider of efficient and community-oriented solutions to human security problems caused by landmines and other explosive remnants of war as well as small arms and light weapons.


DDG is part of the Danish Refugee Council (DRC), which is a humanitarian, non-governmental, non-profit organisation founded in 1956 that works in more than 35 countries throughout the world. We are the largest humanitarian NGO in Denmark and consistently ranked as one of the world’s best NGOs according to Global_Geneva.


We fulfil our mandate by providing direct assistance to conflict-affected populations – refugees, internally displaced people and host communities in the conflict areas of the world. We also advocate on behalf of conflict-affected populations globally on the basis of humanitarian principles and the Human Rights Declaration. Our work and long-term strategies are guided by our five core values: Humanitarian approach – Respect – Independence & neutrality – Inclusion – Honesty & transparency.


You can read more about our vision and work on drc.ngo.


CLICK HERE TO APPLY


DUE DATE: 2 January, 2018




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