Country Logistics Manager Sudan’s Response at Handicap International (HI)

YOUR MISSION:

Reporting to the country director and in collaboration with HQ services, you as Logistics Manager, ensure the efficient management of logistics resources for the region under your responsibility. You are the point person for the country director and as such informs him of any problems that fall within your remit and suggests solutions. You are a key player in the rollout and implementation of HI’s logistics standards, which consists in reworking the positioning of logistics at HI and affirming the principle of professional development.

You will provide technical assistance and guidance to the local partner in Sudan while being based in Nairobi with regular travel to Sudan upon VISA approvals.

The engagement of the Logistics Manager will focus on:

• Establishing strong Logistics processes in lines with HI policies and procedures and sectorial best practices, ensuring process allow rapid scale up while maintaining required compliance
• Ensuring proactive and efficient direct implementation of projects scheduled in 2025 and provide constant reactive support to the team deployed on the field.
• Providing technical support to the local partner(s) for complex procurement, and adjustment of logistics approaches to changing security context.

Your responsibilities will include :

• Management
• Defines the Logistics section of the StratOp and directs its action plan
• Deploys HI’s standards and contributes to its expertise and accountability within his or her remit:
• Operational implementation of logistics
• Facilitates the Logistics profession’s development and contributes towards the development of the logistics profession across the organisation
• Emergency Preparedness and Response Responsibilities
• Diagnostic phase – Contextual analysis:
• Design phase – Resources planning:
• Launch phase – Procurement planning

YOUR PROFILE:

• You hold a degree in logistics or supply chain, with training in logistics management and development of humanitarian projects/operations, or equivalent.
• You have proven experience in at least 5 years of the following sectors: procurement / supplies, management / rehabilitation of premises, fleet management, and/or information and communication systems, and at least 4 years’ experience in a coordination position.
• With a high capacity for analysis and synthesis, you have proven training and local capacity building experience.
• You are able to project quickly in an emergency context, manage your stress, and work under pressure.
• You are able to handle conflicts, you have strong interpersonal and intercultural skills, with good communication and negotiation skills in English.