Warehouse Officer

Overview

Maintain inventory and supplies efficiently.

You have:

• At least 3 years of experience in warehouse management or related field.
• Proficient in inventory management software and databases.
• Ability to work collaboratively with diverse groups and maintain a positive work environment.
• Understanding of and commitment to safeguarding policies related to working with children.
• Strong communication skills in English and local languages.

The Organisation

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We believe in the power and potential of every child but know this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it is girls who are most affected.

Working together with children, young people, supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges girls and vulnerable children face. We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood and we enable children to prepare for and respond to crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.

For over 85 years, we have rallied other determined optimists to transform the lives of all children in more than 80 countries.

We won’t stop until we are all equal.

DIMENSIONS OF ROLE

This position is to maintain inventory and supplies by receiving, storing, and delivering items and securing the warehouse.

ACCOUNTABILITIES

Key Deliverables

• Receive sample items and receive goods in line with samples, update store record, and communicate delivery note to the country office procurement team.
• Arrange stock and maintain the cleanliness of the warehouse's internal and external space.
• Receive approved store request, distribution plan, accurately package items for distribution and complete warehouse dispatch documents.
• Maintain an up-to-date daily casual workers request tracker with their respective contact numbers and communicate with finance weekly to enable payment processing.

• Dispatch goods and maintain an up-to-date stock card on stock items.

• Complete stock reconciliation reports monthly and report to the supervisor on the last working day of every month.

• Maintain an up-to-date and unique filing system for all documents.
• Meets warehouse operational standards by communicating challenges related to the warehouse management and proffering possible solutions for quality program delivery.
• Maintain proper inventory by scheduling commodities to be moved to and from the warehouse; coordinating inventory transfers with stores at the school.
• Meets the minimum standards of the warehouse by organising floor space; adhering to storage design principles and recommending improvements.
• Maintains inventory by conducting weekly and monthly physical counts; reconciling variances, and inputting data.
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading technical publications.
• Accomplishes warehouse and organization mission by completing related tasks as needed.
• Perform any other duties from time to time as assigned by the District

General Accountability

Ensures that Plan International’s global policies for Child Protection (CPP) and Gender Equality and Inclusion (GEI) are fully embedded in accordance with the principles and requirements of the policy including relevant Implementation Standards and Guidelines as applicable to their area of responsibility. This includes, but is not limited to, ensuring staff and associates are aware of and understand their responsibilities under these policies and Plan International’s Code of Conduct (CoC), their relevance to their area of work, and that concerns are reported and managed in accordance with the appropriate procedures.

Ensure staff understand Plan International’s commitment to driving a feminist agenda within the organisation, and the ambition for gender equality and gender transformative leadership is embedded in our value- based leadership framework.

Location: Moyamba, Kailahun and Port Loko

Type of Role: Warehouse Officer

Reports to: District Coordinator

Grade: Level 12

Closing Date: 10th December 2025

Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the very heart of everything that Plan International stands for.

We want Plan International to reflect the diversity of the communities we work with, offering equal opportunities to everyone regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

Plan International is based on a culture of inclusivity and we strive to create a workplace environment that ensures every team, in every office, in every country, is rich in diverse people, thoughts, and ideas.

We foster an organisational culture that embraces our commitment to racial justice, gender equality, girls’ rights and inclusion.

Plan International believes that in a world where children face so many threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as an organisation, do everything we can to keep children safe. This means that we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with and we must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.

A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International's Safeguarding Children and Young People policy. Plan International also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this scheme we will request information from applicants previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.

Please note that Plan International will never send unsolicited emails requesting payment from candidates.

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