Position : Logistics Team Leader
Reports to : Support Coordinator (Rakhine)
Supervision of : Logistics staffs in area level (4 people)
Duty station : Sittwe, Rakhine State
Travel : 30%
Category and level : Grade-6, Step-1
Duration and type of contract : One Year (Fixed-Term)
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- Role and responsibilities
The purpose of the Logistics Team Leader position is planning, organizing and coordination of the logistics and procurement duties, functions and responsibilities to ensure efficient and effective delivery of goods and services in support of programme implementation in NRC Rakhine.
Generic Responsibilities
- Ensure compliance with NRC policies, guidelines and standards.
- Specific technical responsibility for implementation of the support functions
- Provide specific technical support and capacity building towards support staff.
- Monitor the progress of team activities and ensure they are implemented according to standards.
- Implement complex systems and procedures in line with NRC policies, SOP’s, and handbooks.
- Line management of Rakhine Logistics team
- Compliance with and adherence to NRC policies, guidance and handbooks and donor/auditor requirements
- Responsible for ensuring quality support to project implementation effectively and efficiently.
- Ensure proper filing of all logistics documents and the implementation of SSD Policy (Securing Support Documents) including programme reconciliation of deliverables.
- Responsible for technical capacity building of Rakhine Logistics staffs
Specific Responsibilities
- Ensure the NRC asset list is up to date and accurate at both area and field level.
- Oversee all logistical procedures are followed by the projects.
- Check all logistic folders and documents before signature to ensure they are in line with NRC regulation and with donor’s regulation Record personal location tracking for both national and international, leave records.
- Check all logistic-related contracts are in line with NRC guidelines and procedures.
- Ensure that transparency and accountability are always met within our procurement procedures and within logistic procedures.
- Setup Long Term Agreement (LTA) or Framework Agreement (FWA) in area and field level as required and feasible
- Schedule and ensure maintenance, refurbishment and property repairs for premises rented by NRC.
- Respond fully to spot checks on transactions and have a particular responsibility towards maintaining transparency and accountability within logistics and procurement.
- Ensure quality and cost efficiency for procurements at area and field level.
- Prepare and submit logistic related reports in line with donor’s requirement in timely manner. Assist Logistic manager in preparing reports for donors and audit purpose when required.
- Regular field visits for logistics compliance spot check and to provide necessary trainings.
- Lead Rakhine logistics team ensuring quality supports to project implementation analyzing all logistical supports and data, monitor all support functions and prepare appropriate reports for same. Develop and maintain a database of records to ensure smooth delivery for all projects in Rakhine (Procurement Plan).
- Ensure proper filing of all logistics documents in all offices as well as on NRC’s cloud-based filing tree storage system O365
- Other additional task assigned by line manager.
- Competencies
Competencies are important in order for the employee and the organisation to deliver desired results. They are relevant for all staff and are divided into the following two categories:
(i) Professional Competencies
These are skills, knowledge and experience that are important for effective performance.
Generic professional competencies:
- Minimum 2 years of experience of logistics and supply chain in humanitarian sectors
- Bachelor Degree or related diploma in logistics or supply chain management
- Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
- Documented results related humanitarian logistics management and supply chain system
- Local context knowledge of private & public services network
- Sufficient in English and Myanmar language proficiency in both written and verbal
Context/Specific skills, knowledge and experience:
- Initiative/Innovative skills and sufficient ICT knowledge
- Ability of contextual skills, analytical skills and problem solving skills
- Organizational management skills and efficiency of handling multi-tasks
- Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work under pressure, independently and with limited supervision
- Knowledge on standard safety and security concerns, local contexts, and geographic locations
Behavioural Competencies
These are personal qualities that influence how successful people are in their job. NRC’s Competency Framework states 12 behavioural competencies, and the following are essential for this position:
- Planning and delivering results through others
- Managing resources to optimize results
- Empowering and building trust
- Performing and prioritizing well under pressure
- Communicating with impact and respect
- Handling insecure environments
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. We work in crises across more than 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 is an equal opportunities employer and aims to have staffing diversity in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, nationality and physical ability.