Global Logistics Advisor
Medair
- Lausanne
- Unbefristet
- Vollzeit
- Matrix Line management (functional or dotted line management) of Country Program Logistics Manager or Representative together with the in-Country Line Manager (the accountable manager).
- Support with the hiring, termination, objectives setting, performance, compensation, career path planning and succession, budget planning, travel plans of the Logistics Management country representative.
- Enhance functional specialisation, increase organisational depth of knowledge and enhance integration to improve programme outcomes functional consistency and quality.
- Escalate disagreements that cannot be solved between the functional and line manager to senior levels in an effective and timely manner.
- Support Medair’s existing and emerging Logistics & Supply Chain Management (SCM) operations, including identifying technical expertise and ways of working to address poor practice & scale up and / or replicate good practice.
- Maintain and strengthen regular communication and exchange of information between GSO and Country Programme logistics staff.
- Capacity build colleagues (and partners) with technical advice including mentoring, accompaniment, induction and briefing.
- Participate within a community supporting logistics operations to jointly capture case studies of good practice and learning from where we have not succeeded & build and share evidence, learning and practice on logistics between countries / regions.
- Contribute to and validate the logistics component of proposals, budgets and project reports.
- Carry out country programme visits and assess adherence to logistics procedures, identify possible areas for improvement, develop and implement changed and new procedures where needed.
- Available for immediate deployment to Medair emergency response to new or existing country programme (part of wave 1 and / or wave 2) and on the roster for 24/7 logistics support.
- Contribute to the MedEx (procurement software module) deployment & implementation in country programs
- Reflect the values of Medair with team members, local staff, beneficiaries, and external contacts.
- Work, live, and pray together in our Christian faith-based team settings. Fully contribute to the rich spiritual life of your team, including team devotions, prayers, and words of encouragement.
- Encouraged to join and contribute to Medair’s international prayer network.
- Supply Chain / Business Management University degree or Relevant Field, Master’s degree in humanitarian SCM field desirable.
- Excellent working knowledge of the English language (speaking and writing).
- Two – years professional experience at management level with at least one – year working on humanitarian operational logistics programming.
- Medair experience in country program logistics management is highly desirable.
- Highly competent – ability to make analysis and work with software packages.
- Experience in project design and monitoring; and evaluation of humanitarian projects.
- Experience of designing and implementing logistics related projects.
- Successful experience of project cycle management, especially in fragile States.
- Knowledge of humanitarian donor standards related to logistics
- Demonstrated ability to take the lead, steer, align and communicate effectively with relevant stakeholder layers to ensure a country effective operation support when challenged.
- Demonstrated ability to setup logistics responses and new country logistics functionality and processes in coordination with other Humanitarian Actors if required.
- Training and Coaching skills.
- Tactful, high level communication team building and interpersonal skills. Strong people centred management expertise.
- Capable to develop and motivate people in a servant and supportive manner. Familiar with inter-cultural differences.
- Capacity to work under pressure and manage personal stress levels ensuring that boundaries are timely flagged, and mitigations put in place.
- Able to cope with basic living conditions in Medair locations.
- Strategic, problem solver, dynamic, mature – presenting and discussing solutions or pathways towards solutions.
- Timely taking pro-active ownership and stewardship to mitigate risks.
- Flexible and available to deploy in an emergency at short notice.
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