Entry Level Supply Chain Officer NGO Jobs – Save the Children International



Job Title:          Supply
Chain Officer
Organisation: Save
the Children International
Duty Station: Uganda
About US:
Save the Children is the
world’s leading independent organization for children and has program presence
in over 120 countries in the world and has been implementing programs for over
90 years. Save the Children envisions a Uganda in which every child attains the
right to survival, protection, development and participation. Our mission is to
inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children, and to achieve
immediate and lasting change in their lives. We strive to create impact for
children by delivering our Programmes through partnerships, by being
innovative, by acting as the voice for and of children, and by achieving
results at scale.  In Uganda, we implement programmes in six thematic
programme areas of Child Protection, Child Rights Governance, Education,
Livelihoods & Food Security, Health, Nutrition and HIV/AIDS in development
and emergency contexts. Save the Children delivers programs in over 36
districts in the North, Rwenzori, North-Eastern and Central regions of Uganda,
Currently, Save the Children has a staff complement of over 300 persons. We
save children’s lives. We fight for their rights. We help them fulfil their
potential. In 2014, we reached over 143 million children through our work
around 52m directly and 91 million indirectly around the world.
Job Summary: The Supply
Chain Officer will assist the field office in the provision of logistics
management, ensuring that this is done through timely service delivery to the
field programmes in line with SCI policies, procedures and guidelines. The
Officer may be called upon as and when necessary to support the wider emergency
team in cases of humanitarian crisis. Performance of tasks shall be executed in
a manner that promotes value for money in accordance to SCI standards.



Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 
  • The
    applicant for the Save the Children Supply Chain Officer job placement
    should hold a Bachelor’s Degree.
  • One
    year of relevant working experience, preferably with International NGOs,
    and good understanding of major donor’s financial requirements, conditions
    and government budgets and tax policies.
  • Self-motivated
    with demonstrated ability to generate financial reports and meet set
    deadlines and with good integrity.
  • Demonstrated
    knowledge of international and local policies and frameworks relating to
    supply chain.
  • Highly
    developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing,
    negotiation and coaching
  • Excellent
    planning, coordination and reporting skills, with the ability to organize
    a substantial workload comprised of complex, diverse tasks and
    responsibilities
  • Availability
    and willingness to work extra hours during times of humanitarian
    responses.
  • Experience
    of working with local partners and District Local Government
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified
candidates are encouraged to apply online by clicking on the title link below.
Deadline: 26th February 2018
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