Working under the direct supervision of the CD
Logistics Coordinator is the senior logistics appointment in the Mission or Response and is responsible for, and accountable for, the delivery of all logistics and supply chain related activities in accordance with International Medical Corps
Logistics policies and procedures. The LC also provides supportive supervision to the Field Manager (North) and Filed Coordinator (Azraq) on matters pertaining to their logistic duties and responsibilities.
Fundamental to this role is the ability to manage and motivate your logistics
team and engage with other mission or response staff, external contractors and organizations therefore you are required to have the skills to communicate clearly verbally and in writing, plan for and deliver quality presentations and training, and produce timely written reports.
Essential Responsibilities
& Accountabilities: 1. Logistics Operations
• Provide the technical oversight, input and supervision to coordinate the staff support to, delivery of, and implementation of, all logistics support systems according to IMC Logistics and Procurement policies and procedures.
• Participate in projects design and planning to ensure that logistic systems are suitable and flexible enough to cope with expected workload.
• Ensure together with country management team that logistics support requirements in terms of staffing and internal logistics infrastructure required for transport and storage are correctly accounted for and budgeted in all project proposals.
2. Compliance
• Ensure compliance with IMC policies and procedures, donor regulations and local laws.
3. Human Resources
• Manage all staff within your department with integrity and foresight, and in accordance with HR procedures and policies to ensure that they maintain the highest standards of accountability and professionalism.
• Make frequent site visits to where staff supervised by you are working, to ensure that the appropriate care and support is being offered. Ensure that staff supervised by you are evaluated regularly, trained and/or mentored in a structured accountable manner, and written records of such are retained.
• Oversee the recruitment, selection and performance of logistics staff, as required.
4. Training/ Capacity Building
• Determine internal training needs for staff under supervision.
• Coordinate the delivery of training for national staff to increase their responsibilities in order to build capacity, and ensure sustainability of programs .
• Advocate and plan for professional development for supervised staff in line with available budget.
5. Working Relationships
• Proactively engage with the Country Director and key staff (Finance, Program, Technical staff) on all logistic matters to ensure that programmatic and project planning incorporates sufficient funding for logistical staff and logistical support mechanisms.
• Proactively engage on a regular basis with other IMC logistics teams, and logistics coordinators from other organizations to ensure appropriate links for interagency logistics coordination, particularly where Logistics Cluster is not deployed.
• Proactively engage with donors, local government, project partners, UN agencies and other non-governmental organizations in order to plan, organize, and schedule distribution of goods and materiel as, well as to ensure adequate information sharing, address common concerns/problems and seek solutions.
6. Representation
• Represent IMC in a positive and professional manner contributing to the creation of a positive image and overall credibility of the organization, notably through the application of IMC’s mandate, ethics, values and stand-point with regard to other actors
7. Security
• Ensure the application of, and compliance with, security protocols and policies in line with assigned tasks.
- Company industry:
- Other Business Support Services
- Job role:
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Logistics and Transportation