Warehouse Assistant (National Position) at Save The Children

Ref Id: 190000XZ
Location: Maiduguri

Role Purpose

• Under the supervision of the Warehouse Officer, deliver timely, effective and accountable logistics support to Save the Children warehouse functions: receiving and dispatch of goods to field locations and warehouse inventory tracking
• In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly.

Scope of Role

• Reports to: Warehouse Officer
• Staff reporting to this post: None
• Budget Responsibilities: None.
• Role Dimensions: Provide support to line manager in stock movements.

Key Areas of Accountability

• To provide alternate and additional support to SCI warehouses in the response (general and medical).
• Supervise loading and offloading, including counting of items to be received or dispatched.
• Verify quantity (and quality when applicable) of stock during receipt and dispatch.
• Ensure all warehouse stock are properly arranged and grouped, based on instruction of supervisors.
• Produce documents for stock in and out when requested.
• Particpate in stock verification.
• Support stock transportation and distribution to the filed.
• Ensure warehouse cleanliness and support in keeping limited access to the warehouse for unauthorized person.
• Ensure under age children is not involve in any labor work in the warehouse.

Behaviours (Values in Practice)
Accountability:

• Holds self accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
• Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.

Ambition:

• Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same
• Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
• Future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.

Collaboration:

• Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters
• Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
• Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.

Creativity:

• Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
• Willing to take disciplined risks.

Integrity:

• Honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity

Qualifications

• Level of Education – Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Logistics or Business Administration or Economics or relevant Social Science course
•  Professional certification in Procurement, Warehouse Management an added advantage

Experience and Skills
Essential:

• Must have completed NYSC
• Previous experience in similar responsibilities, preferably with NGO and/or UN agency.
• Experience in working together and supervise the work of casual workers in the warehouse.
• Knowledge of storage and physical arrangement of various shape and type of warehouse items.
• Highly flexible and ability to work in a team.
• Communication & Interpersonal Skill Level – Excellent
• Language Requirements – English and Hausa – Excellent
• Level of IT literacy Required – (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Email system, Internet browsing) excellent

Experience Expectations:

• Desired Number of Years Prior Experience in a Similar Role – 1
• Experience in procurement and logistics with INGO: Minimum 1 year
• Experience in a relatively insecure field based environment
• Experience working with Save the children

Working Conditions

• Ability and willingness to travel to projects and stay in basic conditions when necessary