BACKGROUND
International Medical Corps (IMC) is a global, humanitarian, non-profit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through health care training, relief and development programs. Established in 1984 by volunteer doctors and nurses, International Medical Corps is a private, voluntary, non-political, non-sectarian organization. Its mission is to improve the quality of life through health interventions and related activities that build local capacity in underserved communities worldwide. By offering training and health care to local populations and medical assistance to people at highest risk, and with the flexibility to respond rapidly to emergency situations.
International Medical Corps has been operating in Nigeria since November 2013. It currently has its country office in Abuja and field offices in Kano, Sokoto and Maiduguri where it is implementing emergency Water, Sanitation, Hygiene (WASH) and Protection programs, and also building capacity of local health systems and structures, ensuring the provision of quality, accessible Nutrition and Health Care.
International Medical Corps is therefore looking for suitable candidates to fill the position of Logistics/ Commodity Assistant to be based in its Maiduguri Office
LOGISTICS/ COMMODITY ASSISTANT-MAIDUGURI
JOB SUMMARY
The successful candidate will be part of the team to implement a food assistance program involving both General Food Distribution (GFD) and Blanket Supplementary Feeding Programme (BSFP). The successful candidate will be expected to maintain a database of the distributions and prepare monthly reports. Under the supervision and guidance of the Food Assistance Manager, s/he will be expected to liaise with WFP and on-site stakeholders to ensure that high quality data is maintained and communicated to the relevant stakeholders. Furthermore, s/he will be expected to demonstrate strong numerical, analytical and statistical competencies.
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Provide support for the smooth implementation of the food assistance program working closely with nutrition, program, finance and logistics teams.
- Prepare commodity Call Forwards ensuring that they are accurate and timely.
- Share information with Program staff on list of all items received in stock for distribution and other use;
- Attend deliveries and dispatches to different sites or allocations as planned in consultation with the Food Assistance Manager. Maintain a database of commodity receipts, distributions and food balances.
- Verify data entry against actual source documents from the field (waybills, RRA’s, BAF’s)
- Ensure that stock levels are recorded correctly on bin cards and stock cards
- Check deliveries of goods for quality and quantity, and record details on goods received note (GRN)
- Ensure that stock from damaged sacks from deliveries are reconstituted immediately to be included in stock received and losses from reconstitution recorded.
- Issue goods from stock only on receipt of an authorized stock request form / goods issue order (GIO)
- Organize the manual loading and unloading of vehicles when necessary and make sure everything is properly recorded on waybills
- Compile regular stock reports and stock reconciliations, and ensure that discrepancies in stock levels are reported to the line manager and keep an updated stock
- Ensure that all health and safety procedures in warehouse management are understood and followed
- Responsible for the security of the warehouse, items, assets and security fuel in stock.
- Responsible for maintenance of the warehouse building and all equipment
- Organize regular physical inventory of all items in stock as well as all IMC assets.
- Perform any other tasks as may be assigned
QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE:
- Bachelor Degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Management, Economics or other related discipline
- At least two years of professional experience in food assistance interventions.
- Experience in North -East Nigeria is an added advantage
KEY COMPETENCIES:
- Good knowledge and experience of data base skills;
- Good computer skills especially Word and Excel.
- Warehouse management skills;
- Physically fit and strong.
- Ability to work with little supervision and with a sense of initiative.
- Good interpersonal and team working skills and attention to detail.
- Flexibility under pressure and in response to changing needs.
- Good written and spoken English. Strong language skills in Hausa, Kanuri and other languages spoken in Borno State desired.
- Ability to keep clear and up to date records.
DESIREABLE:
- Experience in different Data entry management software use within a humanitarian organization.
- Financial management skills. Successful candidate will be expected to start immediately the recruitment process is completed
How to apply:
Only Short-listed candidates will be contacted.
All applications should be addressed to the Human Resource Manager, International Medical Corps via the email: [email protected]
Candidates MUST state the position and location they are applying for as the subject of their email, otherwise applications will not be considered.
Application letter and curriculum vitae should be in a single Microsoft Word Document.
- Deadline for submission is March 26, 2017
More Information
- Job City Borno State
