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