Supply Chain Officer-National Contract,Jobs in Uganda,

 Supply Chain Officer-National Contract

Position Title: Supply Chain Officer

Permanent - Full-Time

Contract Duration: Open ended

Contractual Status: National

Save the Children Jobs

Location:Uganda, Wakiso

Closing date: Friday 29 December 2017

Background Information:

For over 90 years, Save the Children has been making a difference in children's lives in more than 120 countries. We are the world's largest independent child rights organisation, underpinned by a vision of a world in which every child attains the right to survival, protection, development and participation. We are an equal opportunity organisation dedicated to our core values of Accountability, Ambition, Collaboration, Creativity and Integrity. Our culture is embedded in these values, along with a strong commitment to our Child Safeguarding Protocol, ensuring that all representatives of Save the Children demonstrate the highest standards of behaviour towards children both in their private and professional lives.

In Uganda, we implement programmes in five thematic programme areas of Child Protection, Child Rights Governance, Education, Child Poverty, Health and Nutrition in Development and Emergency contexts. Save the Children delivers programs in over 36 districts in the North, Rwenzori, North-Eastern, West Nile and Central regions of Uganda. We save children's lives. We fight for their rights. We help them fulfil their potential.

Role Purpose:

Support the field office in the provision of logistics management, ensuring that this is done through timely service delivery to the field programmes in line with SCI policies, procedures and guidelines.

 The Officer may be called upon as and when necessary to support the wider emergency team in cases of humanitarian crisis. Performance of tasks shall be executed in a manner that promotes value for money in accordance to SCI standards.

Qualification and Experience;

Essential

·             At least a years' relevant working experience, preferably with International NGOs, and good understanding of major donor's financial requirements, conditions and government budgets and tax policies.

·             Self-motivated with demonstrated ability to generate financial reports and meet set deadlines and with good integrity.

·             Demonstrated knowledge of international and local policies and frameworks relating to supply chain.

Desirable

·             Ability to intervene with crisis management or troubleshooting as necessary.

·             Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing

·             Excellent planning, coordination and reporting skills, with the ability to organize a substantial workload comprised of complex, diverse tasks and responsibilities

·             Availability and willingness to work extra hours during times of humanitarian responses.

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