Deadline: 04 January, 2021
Location: Juba, South Sudan
Save the Children is seeking applications from eligible applicants for the post of Head of Supply Chain & Administration.
The organisation works to ensure children around the world get health care, food and shelter as well as learning and child protection services.
Responsibilities
- Provide strategic leadership to the team and advise on all aspects of supply chain
- Lead and manage the country office supply chain team and have technical oversight of supply chain teams at field level, as well as country office supply chain staff based in South Sudan
- Ensure policies and procedures of Save the Children are strictly adhered to and that Save the Children’s commitment to improving quality and accountability in humanitarian work is upheld
Requirements
- Relevant first degree or master’s degree in Supply Chain or a related field
- Eight years, minimum, of experience with humanitarian or other development/aid agencies in supply chain management including significant field operations experience supporting both emergency and development programmes
- Robust experience of INGO emergency programme cycle management
- Experience of working within a complex and matrix organisation structure
- Significant knowledge of international humanitarian systems, institutions and donors, procedures, accountability frameworks and best practices in emergency management
- Solid project management skills related to organisational development projects and international, cross-functional teams with a proven history of delivering results
- Experience of building and developing the capacity of supply chain staff members through the use of training, performance management frameworks and development plans
- Ability to analyse information, evaluate options and to think and plan strategically
- Excellent interpersonal and team skills
- Excellent IT skills
- Fluency in written and spoken English
- Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children’s aims, values and principles
To apply and for more information, click here.
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