Since 2009, the Boko Haram insurgency has crippled north eastern Nigeria. Borno State continues to be most affected, with over 1.8 million internally displaced persons (IDPs). Recent advances by the Nigerian Army and the Multinational Joint Task Force have improved humanitarian access in 22 of the 27 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Borno, but have also revealed the extent of the crisis. In newly accessible areas, basic infrastructure has been destroyed, essential services are non-existent, and most local governance systems are not functional.
In support to the UN-led coordinated humanitarian response in the region, INTERSOS is implementing more than 6 projects addressing critical gaps in health and nutrition, WASH, food security, shelter, Camp Coordination and Camp Management and protection services for a highly vulnerable population in the newly accessible host communities in the Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Ngala (Ngala-Gambaru), Bama (Banki) and Dikwa (Dikwa) Local Government Area (LGA), Borno State, Nigeria:
The Logistics Coordinator defines and implements technical/logistic strategies and support to INTERSOS country programme, ensuring the pertinence and coherence of logistics programme, adequacy of the means provided and the compliance of INTERSOS and international standards; guarantee appropriate working conditions at mission’s level as well as the proper functioning of the IT infrastructure.
- Establishing, harmonizing and maintaining appropriate standardized logistics procedures and policies across the mission and according to donor requirements including procurement, fleet management and IT procedures and mechanisms.
- Seeking for guidance and validations from the Head of Mission and relevant staff at Headquarters when needed, and recommending needed changes.
- Ensuring proper implementation of logistics policies and procedures at the field level.
- Anticipating unfavourable events through analysis of data and prepare control strategies.
- Coordinating with the Admin and Finance Department to ensure that payment processes to suppliers are made on-time and without any unnecessary strain on the financial systems.
- Managing staff and systems to maximize programme efficiency and delivery.
- Coordinating recruitment, training and support of field logistics staff.
- Advising both managers and employees about policies and procedures.
- Planning and performing field audits to ensure consistency in process application and proper documentation and filing are maintained.
- Fulfilling other duties of similar level as needed.
How to apply:
Qualified applicants are requested to submit their CV, motivation letter and 2 references to [email protected] with subject line: “SR 49-240 Logistic Coordinator – Nigeria”.
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Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for the first interview.
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- Job City Borno State
