Title: Logistics Assistant
Company Name: DanChurch Aid, Bangladesh office
Vacancy: Not specific
Job Location: Cox's Bazar
Employment Status: Contractual
Educational Requirements:
∎ University degrees (Bachelors) required. Masters, BBA and MBA (relevant majors) are preferred.
∎ Certification of Logistics/SCM/Procurement will have advantage.
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 1 year(s)
Job Context:
∎ Contract period: 1 June 2021 to 31 December 2021 (with possibility of extension)
∎ Line Manager: Procurement and Logistic Officer
∎ Staff Manages: Drivers and Security Guards from vendor/third party.
∎ Location: Rohingya Refugee Program, Cox`s Bazar, Bangladesh
∎ Overall purposes of the role:
∎ The Logistics Assistant is responsible for assisting in all procurement and logistics related activities in support of the location/office where s/he is based. The Logistics Assistant ensures all DCA, donor policies and procedures are always followed and adhered to.
Job Responsibilities:
∎ Fleet management:
∎ Draw up the vehicle schedule in close collaboration with program team and finance to ensure donor budget reflection.
∎ Ensure that a complete breakdown kit is available on board all vehicles.
∎ Check that vehicle logbooks are in place and are used properly.
∎ Assist in monitoring and consolidating fuel consumption and miles travelled for all vehicles.
∎ Monitor the administrative documents for all vehicles.
∎ Ensure the vehicle checklist is properly maintained and recorded.
∎ Ensure vehicle is checked before deployed and drivers are well oriented about DCA norms, driving rules and security policy, and take initiative in coordination with DCA security focal person.
∎ Ensure monthly bills are submitted and checked as per vehicle logbook.
∎ Facility management:
∎ Supervise the watchmen in the office premises.
∎ Ensure all facilities (internet, electricity, water, etc.) are available in the office.
∎ Ensure drinking water supply in the office.
∎ Ensure first aid box is present in all location.
∎ Ensure fire extinguisher is present in all location and in working order.
∎ Support provision - Provide support to all guests' arrival and departures.
∎ Monthly Reporting - Provide data and reports as requested by the DCA Procurement and logistics officer.
∎ Participate in meetings where relevant.
∎ Strictly follow all safety procedures.
∎ Stock management:
∎ Maintain stock of the available materials.
∎ Ensure the stock is updated on regular basis and submit the report to supervisor on weekly basis.
∎ Check with Admin assistant the availability of materials in the stock before procurement.
∎ Ensure proper documentation while providing materials to the new staff and collecting from the staff leaving.
∎ Ensure and maintain proper documentation of received and dispatched goods of donors and partners.
∎ Carry out stock checks and physical inventories and documentation with admin assistant on regular basis.
∎ Advise timely to the supervisor if any materials must be disposed of from the DCA records.
∎ Supervise timely delivery of materials in the field.
∎ Generator management:
∎ Management of all power generation in his/her area of responsibility.
∎ Organize training to the assigned user of generator.
∎ Monitor log sheet for generator usages.
∎ Ensure availability of sufficient fuel for generator.
∎ Ensure periodical maintenance of generator in collaboration with landowner.
∎ Asset management:
∎ Ensure all the DCA assets are labelled with the assets number.
∎ Ensure asset inventory done twice a year.
∎ Maintain proper filing of asset handover and takeover.
∎ Update asset in the ERP system as and when required and in excel.
∎ Procurement:
∎ Take part in the analysis of the local purchasing environment.
∎ Update price lists and vendor data base.
∎ Receive and process requests for quotes and PRFs after verification and approval by respective department heads
∎ Implement purchases while respecting the rules and approval procedures established by donors and DCA.
∎ Negotiate prices, deadlines, and methods of delivery.
∎ Ensure that products purchased in terms of quantity and quality.
∎ Establish and archive purchasing files in accordance with the rules of DCA and its donors.
∎ Update procurement information into the soft copy of the procurement tracker.
∎ Assist Procurement and logistic officer in preparing the procurement plan
∎ Submit the bills to the finance maintaining all process and approvals from concern department.
∎ Additional Tasks:
∎ On request perform any other additional duties assigned by the supervisor(s) to allow the organization to function optimally.
∎ This job description is not a definitive task list but has been done to clarify the responsibilities of the employee
Additional Requirements:
∎ At least 1 year experience of Logistics/SCM/Procurement, preferably in humanitarian emergency and/or development context.
∎ Experience with people management (vendor/third party) will get preference.
∎ Working experience with relevant donors (e.g., UNICEF, UNWOMEN, UNFPA, UNHCR, ECHO, DANIDA, DFID, etc.) will get preference.
∎ Advanced proficiency in Excel as well as experience of working in IT systems (hardware and software).
∎ Fluency in both Bangla and English.
∎ Key competencies:
∎ Pro-active with an ability to think analytically
∎ Self-starter and take initiative
∎ Results oriented
∎ Excellent planning and organizational skills
∎ Ability to solve problems
∎ Strong team player
∎ Ability to maintain strong integrity on behalf of the organization
∎ Work within the framework of DCA's core values.
∎ Able to cope with stress and work under difficult circumstances
∎ Willing to make frequent field trip to the camps
Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.
Application Deadline: 22 May 2021
Company Information:
∎ 11 May 2021
∎ DanChurch Aid, Bangladesh office
∎ Business : DanChurchAid (DCA) is a faith-based, non-missionary organization. We work for the poor, vulnerable and socially excluded communities and believe in life before death. Our everyday work with development and relief aid strives to help the oppressed, neglected and marginalized groups in our focus countries in Asia, the Middle East, and Africa to strengthen their possibilities of a life in dignity. In Bangladesh, we are involved in several thematic areas with our work focusing on resilient livelihoods/economic empowerment and humanitarian relief and DRR.
Category: NGO/Development
Source: bdjobs.com