Operations & Inventory Officer at North East Regional Initiative (NERI)

Position Summary:

The Operations & Inventory Officer is responsible for supporting operations in all activities across the project’s offices.  The Operations & Inventory Officer will support a range of operational duties than span from maintaining inventory and ensuring compliance to the operational policies. This position will be based in Abuja with extensive travel to the state office in the Northeast

REPORTING & SUPERVISION

The Operations & Inventory Officer will report to the Office Manager, based at Abuja.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

Primary responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Ensure that office operational policies are followed and compliant with policies;
• Responsible for maintaining inventory for Abuja and coordinating with field offices to be compliant with project and donor policies;
• Travel as needed to district offices to monitor inventory and logistics
• Assist Office Manager with other duties as needed.
• Assist with office operations and procedures; managing the filing systems; supply requisitions (stationery, utility payments); and supervising clerical/support staff (i.e. cleaners, drivers, etc.)
• Co-ordination and maintenance of systems related to Housekeeping.
• Maintaining the condition of the office facilities and arranging for necessary repairs
• Coordinate and maintain the office fleet management and efficient use of project vehicles and other transport services in support of program objectives
• Coordinate travel bookings for the state office – flights, hotel, airport pick up/drop off
• Arranging regular maintenance of electrical equipment and safety devices
• Perform other tasks, as assigned.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• HND or degree in related field is required.
• Minimum of 2 years of relevant work experience.
• Experience working on USAID or similar internationally-funded programs.
• Strong knowledge of donor procurement rules and regulations.
• Demonstrated ability to solve challenging and complicated logistical issues.
• Experience with budgeting and cost analysis.
• Strong ability to use and develop management and tracking systems.
• Strong communication skills
• Fluency in one or more of the local state languages in the North Eastern part of Nigeria is required