Logistics Coordinator Afghanistan Kabul Central

Lead logistics functions in NRC Central & East Area Offices

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Overview

Lead logistics functions in NRC Central & East Area Offices

You have:

  • University education, in Business Administration or related field preferred
  • At least 3 years’ progressive experience in logistics with a reputable non-profit organization
  • Fluency in English language and local languages
  • High proficiency with MS Office – particularly Word and Excel
  • Excellent report writing skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Ability to build relationships quickly with a wide range of people, both internally and externally
  • Strong ability to organize a substantial workload comprised of complex, diverse tasks and responsibilities
  • Skills in training and remote management support
  • Understanding of anti-corruption mechanisms and donor compliance requirements
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Strong IT skills

Contract

This is a Professional contract (NRC) contract. More about Professional contract (NRC) contracts.

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a global humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee.

Join us in assisting millions of people in areas where others cannot, tackling some of the world's most dangerous and difficult crises. Bring your skills and dedication to an organisation recognised for providing high quality aid and for defending the rights of refugees and internally displaced people.

At NRC, we give responsibility to employees at all levels and foster professional growth and innovative teams. You can expect a supportive culture and an open dialogue with management. We are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion.

Together, we save lives and rebuild futures.

Safeguarding is central to NRC’s work. We expect all employees to:

• treat everyone with respect and dignity

• contribute to building a safe environment for all

• never engage in any form of exploitation, harassment and specifically sexual exploitation, abuse and sexual harassment (SEAH)

• always report. NRC has a zero-tolerance approach to inaction against exploitation, abuse and SEAH

Caution: This is a re-announced position, candidates who previously applied, will not be shortlisted this time.

Job Overview:

The purpose of the Logistic Coordinator is to provide day to day leadership on implementation of all logistics functions in NRC Central & East Area Offices. S/he will take an active role in supporting field based logistics staff comply with NRC and donor guidelines and lead on all logistic activities conducted in NRC Central Area Office. The role will also provide technical line management to logistics staff in Kabul, Jalalabad and Khost offices and any other sub-offices.

For more details about this position please click here: Job Description and NRC Grade Structure

Generic Responsibilities:

  • Ensure adherence with NRC policies, tools, handbooks and guidelines
  • Assist with the implementation of the support function portfolio according to plan of action
  • Promote and share ideas for improvement of the support function
  • Prepare and develop status reports as required by management
  • Ensure proper filing of documents

Specific Responsibilities:

  • Logistics input for donor proposals, donor reports, project review meetings and audits
  • Training of Logistics and non-logistics staff on logistics processes, procedures and policies
  • Review, provide feedback, and consolidate all Central & East Area monthly logistics reports. Share final and consolidated reports with Area Support Manager and Logistics Manager on a monthly basis
  • Ensure fleet is managed in-line with NRC Afghanistan fleet management SOPs and global procedures – this includes ensuring all required vehicle documents are in place and all fleet is adequately equipped
  • Make sure that stock management SOPs and global policies are adhered to
  • Review procurement plans for all grants and consolidate these regularly into an area level procurement plan
  • Preparation of tender documents for national tenders and lead on field level tender processes
  • Ensure clear archiving system is in place for all procurement files

Generic Professional Competencies:

  • University education, in Business Administration or related field preferred
  • At least 3 years’ progressive experience in logistic with a reputable non-profit organization
  • Fluency in English language and local languages
  • High proficiency with MS Office – particularly Word and Excel
  • Excellent report writing skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Ability to build relationships quickly with a wide range of people, both internally and externally
  • Strong ability to organise a substantial workload comprised of complex, diverse tasks and responsibilities

Context/ Specific skills, knowledge and experience:

  • Skills in training and remote management support
  • Understanding of anti-corruption mechanisms and donor compliance requirements;
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Strong IT skills

Behavioral Competencies:

  • Managing resources and achieving results
  • Handling insecure environments
  • Working with people
  • Flexible and creative
  • Managing resources to optimize results;
  • Influencing others;
  • Planning and delivering results.

We Offer:

  • Monthly Salary based on NRC Afghanistan Salary Scale.
  • NRC has medical coverage for staff plus 4 dependents.
  • Leave and Holidays accordingly Afghanistan Labor Law.
  • Top up Credit card on monthly basis.

Potential interview questions

Can you describe a time when you had to manage a logistics operation under pressure? This assesses your ability to handle stressful situations in logistics management. Describe the situation and how you prioritized tasks to meet deadlines.
How do you ensure compliance with donor regulations when managing logistics? The interviewer wants to know your understanding of donor compliance requirements. Pro members can see the explanation.
Describe a project where you trained staff on logistics processes. What challenges did you face? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
What strategies do you use to handle multiple logistics tasks at once? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
Give an example of how you built relationships with external partners in your previous roles. Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
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