Closing: Apr 23, 2024
This position has expiredPublished: Apr 22, 2024 (12 days ago)
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The African Institute for Health and Development (AIHD) is seeking to recruit a Logistician to support the Accelerating Resilient Innovative Sustainable Elimination 2 (ARISE 2) programme. S/he will be seconded to the Division of Vector Borne and Neglected Tropical Diseases (DVBNTD) in the Ministry of Health (MoH). The officer will support the procurement activities under the ARISE 2 programme with a particular focus on projection, quantification, and inventory management.
Qualifications
- Must be a holder of a degree in procurement, logistics or related field from a recognized university.
- Advanced professional certification in supply chain management preferably, Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS).
- Ability to function optimally in sophisticated and high-pressure work environment, set appropriate priorities and deal successfully with numerous simultaneous demands at short notice.
- Excellent computer skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc).
- Familiar with NGO working environments and standard procedures.
- Experience working with a diverse portfolio of Donors and knowledge of specific donor guidelines.
Proven Skills and Competencies:
- Have a high degree of flexibility and ability to work under acute hardship conditions against tight time limits.
- Ability to handle critical situations patiently with strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- Dedicated risk identification and effective implementation of risk management strategies.
- Strong organizational skills, ability to coordinate and handle a diverse array of responsibilities.
Responsibilities
The African Institute for Health and Development (AIHD) is seeking to recruit a Logistician to support the Accelerating Resilient Innovative Sustainable Elimination 2 (ARISE 2) programme. S/he will be seconded to the Division of Vector Borne and Neglected Tropical Diseases (DVBNTD) in the Ministry of Health (MoH). The officer will support the procurement activities under the ARISE 2 programme with a particular focus on projection, quantification, and inventory management.
Qualifications
- Must be a holder of a degree in procurement, logistics or related field from a recognized university.
- Advanced professional certification in supply chain management preferably, Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS).
- Ability to function optimally in sophisticated and high-pressure work environment, set appropriate priorities and deal successfully with numerous simultaneous demands at short notice.
- Excellent computer skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc).
- Familiar with NGO working environments and standard procedures.
- Experience working with a diverse portfolio of Donors and knowledge of specific donor guidelines.
Proven Skills and Competencies:
- Have a high degree of flexibility and ability to work under acute hardship conditions against tight time limits.
- Ability to handle critical situations patiently with strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- Dedicated risk identification and effective implementation of risk management strategies.
- Strong organizational skills, ability to coordinate and handle a diverse array of responsibilities.
- Develop procurement plans for the ARISE 2 programme in collaboration with programme Coordinators/Managers and internal and external partners to support programme implementation.
- Prepare and submit timely and accurate logistics/procurement report(s) for nonpharmaceutical supplies to advise decision-making processes.
- Coordinate closely with the Programme teams to ensure that non-pharmaceutical supplies purchased are delivered, at the national and county level, in a timely fashion.
- Guarantee the maintenance of all other procurement files.
- Ensure that all supply chain established procedures are followed and adhered to in all transactions.
- Support in the suppliers’ performance appraisals together with the AIHD procurement team.
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