Kenya
Red Cross Society is one of the largest humanitarian organizations in Kenya.
Its mission is to be the leading humanitarian organization in Kenya delivering
excellent quality service of preventing and alleviating human suffering.
The Society seeks to fill the following positions:
Position Title: Regional Logistics Officer
(4
Posts)
Job Location: Isiolo,
Kisumu, Eldoret & Nakuru
Overall
Purpose: Responsible
to the Regional Manager for developing strategic plans and budgets for
responsive distribution and transportation system to ensure timely delivery of
materials, goods and supplies within the Region and Branches according to order
specifications aimed at supporting programme implementation.
Other
responsibilities include effective maintenance and repair of the Society’s
fleet of motor vehicles and related machinery to ensure optimum utilization of
motor vehicles.
Also
responsible for investigating motor-vehicle accidents, providing estimates for
repair and maintenance costs as well as following up with garages and insurance
companies to ensure the availability of high quality motor-vehicle transport
fleet.
Duties & Responsibilities
Duties & Responsibilities
- Develop,
implement and evaluate strategic plan and budget for the acquisition,
repair and maintenance of the Society’s fleet of motor-vehicles and
related equipment in order to ensure efficiency and economy of operations.
- Develop
and implement adequate logistics preparedness through contingency planning
and continuous review of logistic operations
- Coordinate
the implementation of a computerised transport fleet management
information system aimed at maintaining motor-vehicle inventory as well as
monitoring, tracking and controlling operating costs.
- Coordinate
loading of materials, goods and supplies from the headquarter warehousing
and storage for distribution according to order specifications
- Coordinate
deployment of motor-vehicle drivers to provide efficient and safe
transportation as well as obtain optimum use of transport resources.
- Initiate
investigations into causes of accidents in conjunction with traffic
police, examine and inspect motor-vehicles to identify extent of damage,
evaluate and estimate repair costs and recommending appropriate action
- Coordinate
the repair and maintenance of motor-vehicles in authorized garages against
approved requisitions. Also follow up to ensure that motor-vehicles are
repaired to the highest standards of quality and within budget limitations
- Analyze
monthly motor-vehicle returns and maintain a record on fuel and oil
consumption, repairs and maintenance as well as accidents and safety.
- Develop,
coordinate and implement the registration, insurance and licensing of
motor vehicle transport systems
Minimum
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s
degree in Business Administration or equivalent qualifications plus
membership to a relevant professionally body in Transport Fleet Management
- Over
three (3) years experience in logistics and transport management
Key
Competencies
- Knowledge
of a computerized Fleet Management Information System.
- Proficiency
in word processing, database, spreadsheet applications and computerized
procurement and stores software packages
Application
Procedure
Interested candidates who meet the above qualifications should send their applications to the address below on or before 14th September 2016.
Secretary General
Kenya Red Cross Society
P.O. Box 40712-00100,
Nairobi
Applications should have a cover letter, curriculum vitae, names and contacts
of three referees.
