Air Cargo Consolidation Project Manager (National) at Premiere Urgence Internationale (PUI)

Location: Maiduguri, Borno

Overal Mission
General Objective:

• Under the direct supervision of the DFCP, ensure the timely, accurate, and effective management and implementation of the Air Cargo Consolidation Project.

Responsibilities and Tasks
Project Management:

• Manages the day-to-day activities of the Air Cargo Project
• Ensures that project planning and monitoring tools are up to date and accurate
• Updates the project monitoring tools on a monthly basis to reflect project implementation status
• Drafts monthly progress reports in line with project and donor requirements
• Follows up with project logistics, HR, and financial aspects of the project

Team Management:

• Participate in the recruitment process of the staffs under his/her direct supervision.
• Support the staff under his/her direct management in the fulfilment of their duties
• Report to his/her line manager problems and/or concerns on technical issues
• Provide training to the Air Cargo team as necessary
• Solve team conflicts, if any occurs among the team
• Ensure team building among his/her team
• Conduct appraisals every six months for the staffs under his/her supervision

Procurement and Logitics Follow-up:

• Ensures that project procurement planning is up to date
• Follows relevant procurement processes to ensure project logitics needs are met
• Updates procurement follow-up on a weekly basis for her/his project

Budget Planning and  Follow-up:

• Ensures that financial planning and project BFUs are updated on a monthly basis in a timely and accurate manner
• Follows up with project budget to enusre spending is in accordance with planning
• Reports any major issues related to budgetary planning to his line manager as necessary
• Follows relevant financial process to ensure project financial needs are met
• Internal and External Liaison:
• Coordinates with the relevant authirities in coordination with the Security and Liason officer, and the Field Coordinator to maintain continued access to airport
• Ensures that all licences granted by relevant aurthorities are up-to-date and accurate
• Leads the Air cargo external coordination efforts with INGOs
• Ensures that all agreements with external partners are up-to-date
• Raises any issues to the Deputy field co and Field co as necessary in a timely and accurate manner

Required Skills:

• Language skills: Fluent in Hausa and English (Kanuri is a plus)
• Education degree: University or technical degree in Social Science, Supply Chain, Management, Logistics 
• Work experience: Minimum 2 years of experience in a similar position (NGOs/private companies)
• Knowledge & skills: Good analytical and writing skills. Good management capacities and team leadership spirit
• Computer skills: Good knowledge of the MS office software including Word, Outlook. Excellent Excel knowledge

Others:

• Good skills in reports and contracts redaction
• Knowledge of humanitarian actors
• Good management and pedagogical skills
• Excellent communication and diplomacy skills to manage relationship in potentially tense situations

Interests:

• Commitment to the NGO values and principles
• Understanding of the political situation in the area

Transversal Skills:

• Rigor and organization
• Conflict resolution and diplomacy experience
• Team management
• Able to analyze and suggest improvement
• Able to take initiative to deal with difficulties encountered in daily work
• Able to adapt or change priorities according to the changing situation within a mission or the organization itself
• Autonomous, neutral, hard worker
• Able to manage stress and pressure
• Honesty and integrity