Logistics Technical Assistant _ Assosa, Ethiopia

Roles & Responsibilities:

The purpose of the Logistics Technical Assistant position is to assist in the day-to-day implementation of the support functions’ responsibilities.

Generic Responsibilities 

• Ensure adherence with NRC policies, tools, handbooks, and guidelines.
• Support implementation delegated CC project portfolio according to plan of action.
• Ensure proper filing of documents.
• Assist in promotion and sharing ideas for technical improvement.
• Assist in coordination with relevant partners/ Sector.

Specific Responsibilities

Store management 

• Handles goods receipts and properly stores and ensures that all the proper documentation is handled and managed in a professional way.
• Maintains an accurate and timely record keeping in accordance with all finance and logistics formats and procedures.
• Ensures storage areas are kept clean and always organized and reports immediately to Logistics Officer or Area Manager at Assosa if any problems relating to the safe storage of stock.
• Reports and updates the stock balance weekly, monthly, and quarterly and submit to the Logistics Officer at Assosa office.
• Carries out daily, weekly, and monthly stock reconciliations.
• Reports any obsolete, damage, loss, or missing items.
• Conducts inventory control/check periodically through physical count as per NRC policies and procedures.

Procurement

• Assist in Ensure that all NRC procurements are always completed according to procedures and within the minimum timeframes stipulated for each of the procurements.
•  Assist ensuring all NRC procurement processes are done according to the correct policies, procedures, SOPs, and lead-times at all times.

Fleet Management 

•  Assist to ensure maximum fleet efficiency and effectiveness through planned resources allocation and maintenance in accordance with NRC transport guidelines and manufacturers’ recommendations.

Warehousing and Asset Management  

• Assist Logistics Officer in ensuring that all items moving through stores are handled in accordance with NRC policies and procedures, in a timely and efficient manner.
• SupportEstablishment, operation and control of warehouse management and stock inventory in accordance with NRC warehouse guidelines

Generic professional competencies:

• Basic experience from working as a logistic assistant in a humanitarian/recovery context
• Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
• Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
• Bachelor’s degree in Logistics and Supply Chain Management or related disciplines
• 1-2 years’ work experience as a Logistic Assistant or similar role
• Fluent in oral and written English and Amharic and other additional local language
• Ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines
• Achievement of set benchmarks and objectives
• Ability to communicate (vertically & horizontally)

Context/ Specific skills, knowledge and experience: 

• Computer skills (common Microsoft Windows and Office applications)
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines

Behavioral competencies:

• Working with people
• Planning and delivering results.
• Communicating with impact and respect
• Handling insecure environments
• Coping with change