Myanmar: DRC Logistics Officer

DRC is seeking a Logistics Officer for their office in Sittwe, Rakhine State, to strengthen the logistics support for our ever growing humanitarian and development activities across our three Rakhine offices.

The Logistics Officer is responsible for all procurement of goods and services, warehousing, transportation of good and people, vehicle fleet management, and general logistics support to the programme.

Who we are?

DRC has been providing humanitarian assistance in Myanmar since 2009. DRC is currently engaged in humanitarian responses in Rakhine, Kachin, and Kayah States in the West, East, and South-East of the country respectively. DRC's solution focused approach is leading to increased livelihood activities to reduce dependency.

In 2012, waves of inter-communal violence swept through Rakhine, forcing 140,000 people to flee their homes and take refuge in IDP camps spread across the state. DRC activities assist these IDPs, as well as other non-displaced conflict affected populations. DRC implements a multi-sector response, including Protection, Child Protection, Camp Management (CCCM), Livelihoods, and WASH in Sittwe, Pauktaw, Maungdaw and Mrauk-U Townships. DRC also provides emergency response to the frequent natural disasters in the State, including floods, landslides, and cyclones. Currenlty DRC Rakhine State reaches over 100,000 conflict-affected people.

Duties and Responsibilities

The Logistics Officer will support the Programme Manager/ Head of Office and technically report to the Head of Logistics in Yangon.

Responsibilities include:

· Ensure that DRC logistics policies and procedures are rigorously followed

· Manage the Sittwe logistics team, including recruitment, training and capacity building

· Lead the coordination with the Sittwe programme staff to ensure logistics involvement in the whole programme cycle

· Procurement of all goods and services

· Establish and follow up annual procurement plans

· Manage the DRC warehouses

· Track all orders, purchases and deliveries

· Ensure that all logistics specific donor rules and policies are understood and respected

· Oversight of all purchase and service contract to ensure DRC's interests are protected

· Vehicle fleet management

· Optimise all logistics operations to increase cost effectiveness including setting up longer term supply contracts

· Fixed asset management

· Ensure DRC supplier due diligence is effective in the Myanmar context

· Any other task as required to support the successful implementation of the DRC Myanmar program including possible travel to other DRC offices within Myanmar

About you

To be successful in the position you should meet most/all of the following requirements:

· Minimum 3 years of experience in Humanitarian logistics, procurement, transport and distribution, warehousing and stock management

· DRC logistics experience is a clear advantage

· A good understanding of the procurement rules and regulations of major international donors

· Commitment to and understanding of DRC’s aims, values and principles

· Excellent interpersonal and team building skills

· Studies in Logistics and/or Supply Chain Management;

· Fluency in English

· Excellent skills MS Word, Excel, Outlook, Power point.

We offer

DRC will offer the successful applicant an initial contract for 12 months, renewable dependent on funding and performance. Envisaged start date is August 2016

Salary and conditions will be in accordance with Danish Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment for Expatriates; please refer to www.drc.dk under Vacancies. Sittwe is a non-family duty station.

Interested? Then apply for this position by clicking on the here.
All applicants must send a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than two pages). Both must be in the same language as this vacancy note. CV only applications will not be considered.

If you have questions or are facing problems with the online application process, please contact job@drc.dk

Applications close 20/07/16.

Need further information?

For more details on this position please contact Krishnan Nair on krishnan.james.nair@drcmm.org

Please note that applications sent directly to Mr Nair will not be considered.

For further information about the Danish Refugee Council, please consult our website www.drc.dk

About DRC (appears automatically in HR Manager)

The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is a private, independent, humanitarian organization working on all aspects of the refugee cause in more than thirty countries throughout the world. The aim of DRC is to protect refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) against persecution and to promote durable solutions to the problems of forced migration on the basis of humanitarian principles and human rights.