Job Opportunity, Cameroon: Norwegian Refugee Council needs the services of a Logistics Manager in Yaounde
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Job Description: All NRC employees are expected to work in accordance with the organisation’s core values: dedication, innovation, inclusivity and accountability. These attitudes and believes shall guide our actions and relationships.
Background: Cameroon is compounded by three conflict-related humanitarian crises: in addition, the secondary impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have further exacerbated the needs in-country. Incursions by Armed Organized Groups (AOGs) in the Lack Chad Basin have resulted into 114,000 Nigerians seeking refuge in Cameroon and a further 322,000 Cameroonians as IDPs in urgent need of humanitarian assistance. Cameroon’s Eastern regions are still home to nearly 300,000 refugees from the Central African Republic and the third crisis is the on-going violence in the two English-speaking regions of North-west and South-west where nearly one million Cameroonians have been displaced due to this crisis.
NRC has been operational in Cameroon since April 2017, and currently has five field offices; Maroua and Kousseri in the Far North; Buea in the South-west; Bamenda in the North-west and Batouri in the East.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Ensure that country set up complies with Logistical Handbook, NRC policies and donor requirements
- Implement NRC’s logistics systems and procedures
- Train and support line managers and staff with logistical responsibilities
- Management of the logistics team
- Ensure anti-corruption focus in procedures and trainings
- Establish filing systems/archives according to NRC standards in all offices
- Deliver trainings, including coaching of logistics staff on NRC’s logistics policy, systems, tools
- Oversee the roll out of the new logistics projects in the country
- Develop and adapt new SOPs for fleet management, procurement and other essential sectors in line with the new logistics handbook
- Implement audit and support visit recommendations to strengthen compliance in the logistics department
- Review framework agreements and contracts to optimize cost
- Support field logistics team and ensure regular on the job training for logistics and non– logistics staffs.
- Oversee the process of performance management for all logistics staff under your supervision in the Country Office
Qualifications
- Post graduate studies in a relevant field, such as: Logistics, Operations Management, Business Management among others
- Minimum 3 years of experience from working as a senior Logistics Manager in a humanitarian/recovery context
- Experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
- Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
- Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile
- Valid driver’s license
- Fluency in English, both written and verbal
- Demonstrated experience in setting up logistics systems and policies
Behavioural Competencies
- Managing resources to optimize results
- Managing performance and development
- Initiating action and change
- Handling insecure environments
- Empowering and building trust
- Handling insecure environments
- Communicating with impact and respect
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What we offer
12 Months of full-time contract
Grade: 9 in NRC’s grade structure
Cameroon national terms and conditions apply.
Duty station: Yaounde, Cameroon with 40% travel to the field
Start date: 1 July 2021
To apply as an internal candidate, remember to click on the suitcase icon “I am an employee” on the top right of the page to be redirected to NRC’s internal career site”!
About Us
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. We work in crises across 31 countries, providing emergencies and long-term assistance to millions of people every year. We stand up for people forced to flee, advocating their rights. NORCAP, our global provider of expertise, helps improve international and local ability to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from crises. NRC also runs the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre in Geneva, a global leader in reporting on and advocating for people displaced within their own country.
Employment with NRC may lead to employment in or deployment to Regions, Countries, Areas or Offices that may be host to considerable health, safety and security risks. NRC takes this very seriously and we have procedures in place to reduce known risks, but will never be able to take away all risks. NRC requires staff members who travel on an international contract to the field to undergo an medical examination with our medical provider. Employees must produce a Health Clearance Certificate before departure stating that there are no relevant health concerns. If staff are unable to provide this, NRC reserves the right to terminate the Contract of Employment.
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