Job Title: Logistics
and Security Manager
Reports To: Country Director (CD)
Closing date for applications: 25th
September, 2013
Contract Length: 3 Years
Summary
This position is
a senior role in the organization, reporting to the Country Director.
The Logistics
Manager will not only oversee his/her main functions and the Logistics staff in
Marsabit, but will also be responsible for the position’s functions in other
FH’s offices across the country.
The Logistics
Manager will be responsible to set up and maintain an efficient/effective
logistics system for the organization that covers the following key result
areas;-
Key Result #1 – Security
and Communication
This position
will ensure that FH staff are working in a safe environment.
This will
include attending relevant security meetings at County and National levels, as
well as developing good relationships with police and other security personnel
in our areas of operation.
The Logistics
Manager is responsible to oversee the radio system, FH Satelite phones ensuring
that they are functioning well.
Key Result #2 – Fleet
Management
The Logistics Manager
will oversee all FH Kenya staff transportation, including ground and air
transportation.
He/she will also
be responsible for ensuring safe and affordable transportation of staff with
vehicles that do not belong to FH, managing contracts and external
relationships where appropriate.
He/she will
oversee vehicle maintenance, timely service as well as being responsible to
train, set standards for, and oversee all the drivers in the country program,
even those not located in Marsabit.
Key Result #3 – Procurement
and Distribution
The position is
responsible to ensure that appropriate systems are in place for timely
procurement and distribution of program and support materials.
This includes
ensuring that any systems have safeguards, checks and balances that guard
against fraud
or corruption.
Key Result #4 – Asset
Management and compliance monitoring
Responsible, in
coordination with the finance team, for ensuring that FH Kenya has an
appropriate asset tracking system in place.
The system
should include quarterly inventory tracking reports and should have an
excellent asset movement tracking system.
Responsible for
ensuring Logistics polices & procedures are in compliance with applicable
FH Kenya, funding source & government policies, procedures and
requirements.
Qualifications:
Educational level:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business management, Supply Chain, Logistics Systems or
- related field
- Five year’s experience in a similar sized organization
- Proven experience managing logistics systems in infrastructure limited environments and direct experience in creating logistics (flow) systems
- Solid understanding of vehicle mechanics, specifically Land Cruisers and Land Rovers
- Demonstrable experience with HF radio and security protocols
Other Competencies:
- Ability to take initiative, a team leader able to work with minimum supervision
- Strong computer skills and Reporting experience very helpful
- Ability to maintain performance expectations in diverse cultural contexts and with limited resources.
- Willingness to travel to other field offices.
- Able to manage human resources for optimum effectiveness and efficiency.
- Fluency in spoken and written Swahili and English
Interested and
qualified candidates should email their applications indicating the expected
salary, updated CV with three referees, day telephone contacts to - email
address hr_fhkenya@fh.org latest by 25th
September, 2013, noting that
Only shortlisted
candidates will be contacted
