BACKGROUND AND ORGANISATION OF WORK

In this role you will co-ordinate, supervise and work alongside the non-medical national staff (security guards, cleaning staff, drivers, cooks, maintenance staff…), managing the organisation of work and providing them with on-the-job training.
The International Logistician Administrator is responsible to the Project Coordinator, but is in regular communication with the EMERGENCY Humanitarian Office in Italy (HQ) regarding all aspects of the job.

DUTIES AND REPONSIBILITIES

Your main duties and responsibilities in LOGISTICS will be:

• to collaborate with the Project Coordinator to guarantee security regulations are followed;
• to manage and provide documents for the movement of international staff within the country of work (visas, tickets…);
• to manage, provide documents and obtain customs clearance for the movement of materials for the project (cargo, shipping containers…) ensuring that the procedures defined by HQ regarding the loading and unloading of stores are followed;
• to guarantee the correct management of the motor pool (vehicles);
• to regularly check all communications systems are working correctly (THURAYA, radio, internet connections…);
• to guarantee the day-to-day running and maintenance of all auxiliary services (kitchen, canteen, laundry…) and standards of hygiene in all areas of the hospital and international staff accommodation;
• to ensure the correct management of purchases, to manage relations with suppliers to provide essential goods and services (water, food, fuel, spare parts, generators…) and to check the quality of local supplies;
• to monitor maintenance of the equipment, systems and structures of the project through a plan agreed with the Technical Division (HQ);
• to promptly report anomalies in the functioning of the biomedical equipment and coordinate any repairs with the Biomedical Division (HQ);
• to share and send the record files, with data and a written report completed on a monthly basis.

Your main duties and responsibilities in ADMINISTRATION will be:

• to guarantee all the administrative and accountancy documentation of the project is kept correctly, including that required by the auditors and possible donor organisations;
• to ensure the correct management of petty cash, bank accounts, and the reconciliation of accounts on a monthly basis;
• to ensure the correct administrative management of the national staff (salaries, contracts, holidays, permissions…);
• to prepare the monthly report (cash flow, statements and reports file…) and present it punctually to HQ, highlighting any possible gaps in the approved budget;
• to collaborate with the Project Coordinator in drafting the annual budget for the project;
• to assist the Project Coordinator during audits carried out by donor agencies.

GUIDELINES, PROTOCOLS AND EQUIPMENT

Further information on the guidelines, protocols and management processes relevant to the post along with details of the instruments and equipment available will be provided at interview and during the period of preparation for the mission.

SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelors degree in Engineering Management, or Business Economics, or Political Science;
• at least 2 years’ relevant work experience in commercial or non-profit making organisations;
• Masters degree in Development Studies (or similar) preferred;
• familiarity with the financial guidelines and procedures of the principle donor agencies (EU, ECHO, UN agencies, OCHA…) would be an advantage;
• experience in managing petty cash;
• experience in managing revenue and payments;
• good Facility Management skills;
• good knowledge of French for Central African Republic.

REQUIRED AVAILABILITY

6 months’ overseas stay including a period of leave to be taken at the end of the mission in agreement with the coordinator.