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RWANU promotes diversified livelihoods strategies including linkages to
market opportunities to ensure long-term food security and resilience to food
insecurity shocks.
RWANU would like to recruit for the following positions:
ACDINOCA - USAID Title II Development Food Assistance Program
Position Title: Commodity Operations Manager,Jobs in Uganda,
Reporting: to Chief of Party
Organisation: ACDINOCA
Background Information:
ACDINOCA is implementing the USAID-funded PL 480 Title II Development Food
Assistance Program entitled "Resiliency through Wealth, Agriculture, and
Nutrition in Karamoja (RWANU)”. The RWANU Program aims to reduce food
insecurity among vulnerable rural populations in selected sub-counties of
Amudat, Moroto, Napak and Nakapiripirit. The
Program’s strategic objectives are
(1) improved availability and access to food and
(2) reduced malnutrition in pregnant and lactating mothers andchildren
under five. The RWANU Program takes a preventive approach to reducing
malnutrition, focusing on the first 1,000 days of life whenconditional food rations
will have the highest impact.
Position Description:
- Supervise staff responsible for commodity import, stocking, inventory
management, delivery /distribution and sales.
- Ensure proper systems of control and coordination with relevant staff.
- Manage relationships with contractors engaged for commodity clearance
responsibilities and transport to warehouses.
- Assume overall responsibility for RWANU commodity distribution
activities.
- Establish and maintain positive relationships with representatives at
USAID, Uganda Government counterparts, local NGOs and the private sector.
- Ensure proper documentation of and adherence to commodity management
procedures.
- Manage relationships with sub recipients who will be responsible for
delivery of commodities to final destinations.
- Manage relationships with other organizations engaged in food assistance
activities in country.
- Ensure all warehouses and final distribution points are using commodity
management and distribution best practices.
- Prepare commodity reporting documents for USAID, ACDINOCA Headquarters
and local governments as required.
- Assist with development of new proposals as needed.
- Work with Chief of Party, Deputy Chief of Party and health partner to
develop a strategy to engage beneficiaries of food distribution in ACDl/VOCA
food security and livelihoods projects.
Qualifications and Skills:
- Master’s degree in a pertinent field (e.g International development,
logistics management, finance, economics or other related field with competency
in logistics and commodity management.)
- At least eight years’ logistics management experience, including
warehouse management, preferably with food commodities and grain in particular
- Familiarity with food aid programs, particularly USAID Title II programs
- Experience managing commodity transport systems
- Experience negotiating with host country governments on goodsclearance
issues
- Experience supervising and leading teams and monitoring staff performance
- Systems-oriented, possessing ability to design, implement and train
- Budgeting and analytical skills
- Knowledge of Microsoft applications, particularly MS Excel
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Fluency in English
Application Procedure
Interested candidates who meet the above requirements should send
their applications (only by e-mail) addressed to the Human Resources Manager attaching their
application letters and CVs to jobs@acdivocaug.
not later than 14th April 2014.
Women are encouraged to apply as ACDINOCA is an equal opportunity employer.
While we thank all applicants for their interest, only those shortlisted
for interviews will be contacted.
