The delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross for Central Africa is recruiting a Logistic officer

The delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross for Central Africa in Yaoundé is looking for its logistics center in Douala called Coorporate Services Network – CSN:Position: A (e)-01- Logistician(ne)Place of work: Douala
Initial duration of the contract: 12-month fixed-term contract (offer reserved exclusively for Cameroon nationals)

Starting date:
as soon as possible.

Purpose of the position:

Logistician 1 provides technical and operational support in the areas of procurement, warehousing, inventory management, import-export activities and the production of statistics in accordance with ICRC logistical standards and local legislation.

Key Responsibilities

• Manages the ICRC’s general logistics in Douala
• Manages and plans the supply chain (manages and tracks requests, provides customer service and reports on it)
• Participates in purchasing planning (purchase orders, order requests, supplier files, etc.):
• Assistance with ICRC warehouse management and import-export operations
• Oversees the management of the ICRC fleet in Douala
• Ensures capacity building of colleagues in the field of logistics;
• Ensure that operational risks are mitigated by performing the controls assigned to their role as described in the risk and logistics control matrix
• Able to provide technical support to neighbouring Delegations (CAR and Chad) through ad hoc support missions.

Job Requirements

• Master/Bachelor’s degree in Logistics and Transport or International Trade or any other relevant training
• At least 3 years of professional experience in commercial, military or humanitarian logistics with supervision of medium-sized teams;
• Good negotiation and communication skills
• Good command (oral and written) of English and French;
• Excellent computer skills, including knowledge of specialized software
• Field experience in an international organization will be an asset;
• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team;
• Ability to work within operational priorities and procedures;
• Good ability to work independently.

HOW TO APPLY?

Interested candidates are invited to send their CV and cover letter in PDF format by email to the address

yao_recrutement_services@icrc.org

with subject “Logistician 1“. This position is open for both internal and external applications.

Deadline: 23.12.2022 at 17:00.