Back Democratic Republic of the Congo: Area Logistics Manager – Bukavu

For the past 30 years, international NGO Acted has been going the last mile to save lives. Currently, Acted supports 20 million people across 43 countries to meet their needs in hard-to-reach areas – and pursues a triple mandate as a humanitarian, environmental and development aid actor. Acted relies on an in-depth knowledge of local territories and contexts to develop and implement relevant long-term actions, with a wide range of local and international partners, building together a “3ZERO” world: Zero Exclusion, Zero Carbon, Zero Poverty

ACTED Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Democratic Republic has the Congo is still affected by the consequences of decades of civil war. In precarios situation, IDPs suffer from chronical food insecurity and/or diseases linked ot lack of access to water, hygiene and sanitation. Since 2003, Acted acts mainly to respond to emergencies, reinforce the population’s resilience, co-creating an effective governance and promoting an inclusive and sustainble growth. Intervening mostly in the areas of South Kivu, Tanganyika and North with projects financed by BHA (Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance), FH (Fond Humanitaire), ECHO (European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations) and FCDO (Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office), Acted brings a flexible and adapted emergency response to the complex and acute humanitarian crisis by assisting the most vulnerable populations. With projects ongoing in these several areas, Acted seeks to response to their basic needs in terms of accommodation (shelter), food security, NFIs or access to water while ensuring the promotion of a protective environment.

You will be in charge of

Under the authority of the Area Coordinator and the Country Logistics Manager, the Area Logistics Manager is responsible for supply chain management intended to program implementation in the area, as well as for logistical transversal management such as fleet, fuel, premises, assets & communication management. She/He should ensure compliance of all logistics operations in the area with Acted logistics & donors’ procedures, best practices & national regulations, with an emphasis given to the value for money principle. He/She will also provide leadership, technical support and capacity building to the area logistics staff.

Main duties:

1. Ensure timely, cost efficient & transparent supply chain management in the area (taking into account logistics activities in the area as a support to other areas if any):

2. Ensure timely, cost efficient & transparent transversal logistical management in the area (taking into account logistics activities in the area as a support to other areas if any):

3. Ensure compliance to Acted & donors’ procedures in all logistics operations in the area

4. Contribute to the implementation safety & security guidelines, in particular SOP & plans in the area

5. Lead logistics teams at area level, coordinate and facilitate access to information within the area FLAT teams

Expected skills and qualifications

Terms of reference For more information about the position, click here .

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