LOGISTICS SPECIALIST

LOGISTICS SPECIALIST

POSITION AND ORGANIZATION

The Logistics Specialist is a proactive, multilingual logistics professional with experience and technical expertise in the WASH sector. This role will function as an international support for the team of a CAR-based organization. The role focuses on continuous improvement and provides technical support, procurement support, fleet and inventory management support, and capacity-building.

Water for Good is a US 501(c)(3) faith-based international development nonprofit with a global staff of approximately 100 people. We provide ongoing clean water services to over 850,000 people annually in the Central African Republic, with an annual budget of around $6.5 million USD. Please visit www.waterforgood.org to learn more.

OUR CULTURE

• Laser focus: Do fewer things, better. Quality over quantity is king.
• Less red tape: We hire the best people to do their best work, using their best judgment. We do this to eliminate excess bureaucracy. Go create, think, dream, plan and accomplish things on your own terms.
• Plan for longevity: Sustainability is the heart of what we do and who we are. Our employees should not burn out. Our water solutions should last for good.
• People matter: Treat donors how you want to be treated. Treat employees how you want to be treated. Treat end-users how you want to be treated. Treat everyone exactly like you’d want to be treated.
• It’s not about us: We are stewards of others’ hard work and generosity. We show up at work every day humbled by this privilege.

Job Responsibilities/duties

• Monitoring and providing technical support to continuously improve procurement, inventory, fleet management, and IT assets in the Central African Republic.

• Support the mission's logistics department in the definition and implementation of logistics strategies, in line with the association's global logistics strategy and the country strategy

• Provide technical support to logistics teams in the field

• Receive and process purchase files from the field, for purchases made at headquarters and in the field, overseeing the communication channels related to their validation and good practices

• Ensure the physical and digital archiving of purchasing files from the field, in accordance with the procedures in force

• Ensure the application of Water For Good and/or donor logistics procedures at headquarters and in the field

• Participate in the budgeting of projects and the integration of logistics components in project proposals

• Ensure regular reporting of logistics tools

• Monitor logistics indicators (procurement volumes, financial volumes, equipment renewal) for missions and produce the analysis elements necessary for mission monitoring

• Capitalize on the logistics activity of the missions

• Plan and conduct field visits to support and train the mission's logistics department teams

Requirements Qualifications

• French and English language proficiency
• Humanitarian supply chain management, Higher education in logistics, business school or equivalent
• Strong IT abilities and proficient in Microsoft Excel, macOS, and Google Suite
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in logistics and procurement in an international NGO with operations in Sub-Saharan Africa
• Excellent proactive communicator
• Experience of team management
• Flexible, organized, and a self-starter; able to multitask
• Motivated by results; a bias for action
• Personal qualities of integrity, credibility, and a commitment to Water for Good’s mission
• Capacity to work under pressure in a volatile security environment

Reporting Relationship:

• Reports to the Director of Operations

Workplace: remote

• The default assumption is that this is a remote position
• Water for Good has small hybrid offices in the Raleigh-Durham area of North Carolina and in Indianapolis, Indiana. Candidates from those areas (or who are willing to relocate) would have the opportunity to work in person with a small team.
• International travel is required, including a minimum of 20% of each calendar year in CAR.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Licensed to work in the USA, the Central African Republic, the United Kingdom or France preferred.
• Familiar with the Central African Republic and the West and Central Africa region
• Experience working in WASH in an international NGO or the private sector
• Sango language proficiency
• Recognized project management certifications
• Experience using Asana, Google suite, iFormBuilder, GIS, or other mapping software

Salary: 50,000 - 65,000 USD or equivalent, based on experience plus competitive benefits package