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For over 35 years, the humanitarian aid organization SOLIDARITÉS INTERNATIONAL has been committed to providing aid in the event of conflict and natural disasters. Our mission is to provide aid as quickly and as efficiently as possible to endangered populations by meeting their vital needs: drinking water, food and shelter. After providing e...
Desired start date: ASAP**
Duration of the mission: 6 months
**Location: Maiduguri, Nigeria.
Nigeria has been going through an acute political and military crisis for years, which has affected millions of lives. Solidarités International (SI) has been answering the needs of displaced populations, as well as host communities in the Borno State for almost 4 years. The targeted areas of intervention are WASH, shelter, logistics, food security and livelihood. 7 programs are currently running:
To learn more about what we do in Nigeria, please click here.
More than 220 people (approx. 200 Nigerian staff and 20 international staff) are working on the Nigeria mission today. They are operating from 5 different locations:
The mission has a forecasted budget of more than EUR 11M. Europaid, ECHO, OFDA, CDC and the UN (NHF, WFP) currently fund it. SI is confident in the mission’spotential to grow in the upcoming years.
You’ll join one of the last humanitarian actors still operating in the area – thus remaining faithful to its mission:taking aid further.
WHY WE NEED YOU
SI Nigeria mission needs a dedicated supply manager to lead the smooth running of the entire supply chain. As this is a transversal position to the mission, you will support all the ongoing projects. More specifically, you are responsible for all supplies operations at the coordination level, in Maiduguri, which includes the management of the supply team.
Please note that this is an expatriateposition.
What you will do
To successfully complete your mission, you will:
That includes, but is not limited to: purchasing environment analysis, preparing / tracking / updating documentation (price lists, supplier files, internal order forms, ) apply SI’s procedures, budget follow-up, supervising purchasing activities; select suppliers and lead negotiations with them…
Select storage locations and ensure security of those premises; ensure material is stored under suitable conditions and monitor expiration dates; enforce storage management procedures; ensure entry and exit of stock are monitored and documented; check that all documentation linked to stock is complete and correct; supervise monthly physical stock inventory…
Supervise the reception of the materials from all SI bases and from head quarter, following closely each reception ; organize and supervise the freight from Maiduguri to all SI bases; Select the best transport mean, adapted to the freight and the security situation; ensure necessary authorizations are obtained.
Carry on a daily follow-up; lead performance reviews; organize coordination meetings
Ensure the compilation of price and supplier lists, as well as information in use (import-export, exemption, taxes); ensure that internal order forms are monitored and that the status of each order is given to the person waiting; consolidate logistics packs monthly and pass on to the logistics coordinator; provide the logistics coordinator with all information needed to draft intermediary and final reports; pass on purchasing reports for closed programs to the coordinators at the established frequency
Your priorities for the 2/3 first months:
Your teams
You’ll also be in touch regularly with your desk in HQ – and especially the logistics technical advisor, whose members are here to provide frameworks, support and advice.
Main skills needed
Previous experience with SI is a plus.
Do not apply if …
Salaried position
Salary: According to experience, starting from EUR 1980 gross per month (EUR 1800 base salary + 10% annual leave allowance paid monthly)
Monthly Per Diem: USD 600
SI covers accommodation costs and travel expenses between the expatriate’s country of residence and the mission.
Break policy
Possibility to spend a weekend to Abuja every 6 weeks, on demand, and if allowed by context. Ticket paid by SI.
These days off, as well as the breaks, are not deducted from the paid leaves that are paid every months with your salary: they are offered by SI.
Social and medical cover:
Expatriates benefit from an insurance package which reimburses all healthcare expenses (including medical and surgical expenses, dental care and ophthalmological expenses, repatriation) and a welfare system including war risks. Essential vaccination and antimalarial treatment costs are refunded.
LIVING CONDITIONS
The Supply Manager lives in SI’s compound – “guest house” (GH) with the other international staff. He/she has private room and shares the bathroom and the kitchen. The GH is next to the office and located in a residential area.
The expatriates are from different backgrounds and nationalities. They are hard-workers, highly involved in their jobs, but they are united and work well together. They also enjoy spending time together on a regular basis.
Despite the current political and humanitarian context in Borno state, Maiduguri provide proper living conditions. Electricity is available at the office and at the GH (except a small period during the night), communication and internet are available, either on the SI provided network or the 4G network. All essential goods (food, hygiene etc..) can be bought locally in the small shops around the office, or in the pre-validated supermarket. There is a dense social life in Maiduguri, and visits to other NGOs are possible, as well as some pre-validated places.
The constraints related to security do exist (movement restrictions, curfew at 9:30PM.), but they are bearable, as they allow personal activities.
We do not need a 3 pages-long letter that details everything you’ve done so far though – that’s what your CV is for!
However we would really like to know why you are interested in this mission / SI. A few paragraphs are completely acceptable, and we are ok with bullet points.
Please bear in mind that we receive a high volume of applications, which means it can take us a few weeks to get in touch with you.
If you are shortlisted, please not that SI’s recruitment process usually includes: an HR interview, reference checks, written test, technical interview.
Eventually, please note that the vacancy may close before the deadline.
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