Action Against Hunger is the world’s hunger specialist and leader in a global movement that aims to end life-threatening hunger for good within our lifetimes. For 40 years, the humanitarian and development organization has been on the front lines, treating and preventing hunger across nearly 50 countries. It served more than 21 million people in 2018 alone.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Deputy Logistic Head of Department
Location: Abuja
Employment Type: Contract
Duration: 12 months
Start Date: 01-03-2024
Background
Action Against ACF) has been operational since 2010 in Northeast and has been able to successfully implemented integrated programs in Nutrition, Health, Food Security and Livelihoods (FSL) and Water, sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)… the mission has expanded its programs in the wake of conflict in Borno since state 2017, focusing on long term focused sustainable programs on system strengthening Health, WASH, Social Protection, and Agriculture sectors.
The mission is currently in the process to launch response in the Northwest Nigeria. In 2018, ACF launched the Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM) in Nigeria in an effort to address the urgent humanitarian assistance to the displaced populations in Northern Nigeria. With this Approach ACF is among the lead agency that is currently reaching the NE regions with Rapid Humanitarian assistance for to the conflict and other affected disaster population.
The Nigerian security environment is volatile in all, in the NE and North West, where the mission is operating. Specific to the NE, the non-state armed groups (NSAG) regular attacks to the military, government and humanitarian installations has made majority of the inaccessible and the mission prioritized hasd use of UNHAS chopper while completely banned from using road transport.
This role will be stationed in Abuja with frequent travel to the field office to provide technical support to teams.
Your Job and Responsibilities
- We are looking for a Deputy Logistic Head of Department, in order to define the country procurement strategy in collaboration with the Logistics Head of Department.
- More precisely, you will be responsible for the following missions:
- Define the country procurement strategy in collaboration with the Logistics Head of Department.
- Coordinate the country office’s procurement. activities.
- Manage the country office’s strategic procurement.
- Ensure compliance of procurement activities in accordance with ACF and relevant donor procedures.
- Ensure the country office’s procurement performance.
- Supervise and support the procurement teams in the capital.
- Assist the Logistics Head of Department.
- Guarantee the procurement performance on the mission.
Your Profile
- You hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration or Logistics or Purchasing and Supply. A Certification in CIPS, Supply or Logistics would be desirable.
- You have at least 3 years extensive experience in procurement and/or logistics capacity management and coordination, preferably in Humanitarian or development work.
- You have an excellent people management skills combined with the ability and desire to further develop staff capacity.
- You have a strong organization and management skills combined with ability to coordinate to a diverse range of people and responsibilities.
- You have an ability to organize and prioritize workload, using initiative when and appropriate demonstrate good judgement.
Your Conditions of Employment
- 12 months contract under French legislation
- Monthly gross salary from 2130 to 2475 Euros
- Per diem and living allowance: 832 Euro net, field paid
- Monthly country allowance: Euro150
- 16% of monthly gross salary as reimbursement of retirement insurance for non-French citizen
- Coverage of transport costs to and in the mission100% coverage of health contributions (social security and private insurance) and repatriation insurance
- 25 days of paid leaves per year
- 20 RnR per year. 215 – at each RnR period.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should: