LOGISTICS MANAGER
Job Description
Title: LOGISTICS MANAGER
Company Name: Medecins Sans Frontieres/ Doctors Without Borders (MSF)
Vacancy: Not specific
Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Ukhia)
Employment Status: Full-time
Educational Requirements:
∎ Essential secondary education and technical diploma or technical university degree, preferably as an engineer. Additional training in logistics, construction or water and sanitation desirable.
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 2 year(s)
Job Responsibilities:
∎ Assisting the Project Coordinator or Logistics Coordinator in the definition and follow-up of logistics activities in the project or capital, in conjunction with other medical project managers in order to identify and give a response to the needs of the targeted population
∎ Ensuring and monitoring the implementation of logistics/technical activities in the project / capital including the following:
∎ Logistics: (construction, transport of goods and staff, communications, water and sanitation, vehicles and engines, equipment/installation and infrastructures, communications, installation and maintenance of functional office space(s) and lodging facilities for international staff in adequate living conditions)
∎ WHS: implementation of water, health and sanitation activities
∎ Supply: implementation and maintenance of an appropriate supply chain for the project
∎ Implementing all administrative related activities linked to logistics (orders, insurances, vehicle contracts, etc.).
∎ Participating in the planning and implementation, together with the Logistics Coordinator, the Project Coordinator and the HR Coordinator, the HR associated processes (recruitment, training, briefing/debriefing, evaluation, detection of potential, development and communication) of the logistics staff in the project / capital in order to ensure both the sizing and the amount of knowledge required to correctly perform all logistics activities.
∎ Ensuring technical reference for all logistics/technical issues in the project and providing coaching to logistics staff under his/her responsibility. Ensuring all staff in the Project is properly briefed about use of communication tools (handsets, HF/VHF, etc.).
∎ Defining and monitoring technical aspects of the project risk reduction policy, transport, communication, protection, identification and preparation of the technical aspects of the project security policy and guidelines, evacuation plan and contingency plan, performing day-to day monitoring of the application of security rules and reporting to the Project Coordinator any problem that may arise. For this purpose, the Project Logistics Manager will have to create an appropriate environment to facilitate security exchange of information.
∎ Participating in monthly reports according to guidelines
∎ MSF Section/Context Specific Accountabilities
∎ Overseeing and coordinating all logistics related activities to support MSF’s Water and Sanitation program.
∎ Specific primary areas of resposibility include:
∎ Security management
∎ Construction, maintenance and rehabilitation of MSF structures
∎ Truck and fleet management
∎ Maintenance of equipment and materials
∎ Warehouse and stock management
∎ Coordination with other departments; supply, medical, finance, HR
∎ Operation and maintenance of electrical systems
∎ Reporting and maintaining records
∎ Capacity building and training of staff
∎ Secondary areas of responsibility include:
∎ Implementing water and sanitation activities and projects, including water supply infrastructure construction and operation, faecal sludge management
∎ IT and communications management
Additional Requirements:
∎ Both males and females are allowed to apply
∎ Experience: Essential at least two years of working experience in logistics and water and sanitation-related activities, working in a management/supervisor role. Desirable previous experience with MSF or other NGOs.
∎ Languages: English and Bangla essential; local language desirable.
∎ Knowledge: Computer literacy essential, competency in Excel. Good knowledge of construction and design. Knowledge of water and sanitation and/or mechanics and electricity desirable.
∎ Competencies:
∎ People Management and Development
∎ Commitment to MSF Principles
∎ Behavioural Flexibility
∎ Results and Quality Orientation
∎ Teamwork and Cooperation
Application Deadline: 20 Dec 2020
Company Information:
∎ 13 Dec 2020
∎ Medecins Sans Frontieres/ Doctors Without Borders (MSF)
∎ Business : Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) is an international medical humanitarian organization working in many countries worldwide. MSF has been working in Bangladesh since 1992. MSF was awarded the prestigious `Nobel Peace Prize` in 1999 for its pioneering humanitarian activities since 1971 in several continents.
Category: NGO/Development
: All incomplete applications or those not clearly labelled will be rejected.Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews/testing.Application documents are non-returnable; please do not submit original documents.No applications will be accepted after the deadline.Only Bangladesh citizens will be considered for this position.No monetary, goods or service offers, nor favoritism, will be tolerated in a recruitment process. MSF reserves the right to refuse any candidate having benefited from such acts. Any illicit solicitations can be reported to the justice system. MSF reserves the right to refuse any candidate having benefited from such acts and will stop collaboration with any workers involved in such acts.No application will be received after 20-12-2020.Applications with no motivation letter will be discarded.
