Save the Children invests in childhood – every day, in times of crisis and for our future. In the United States and around the world, we give children a healthy start, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. By transforming children’s lives now, we change the course of their future and ours. Please give monthly and support our mission.
Save the Children is working to strengthen health systems and support maternal and child health in four northern states. Much work needs to be done for Nigeria to deliver its promises on Millennium Development Goals 4 and 5 (which aim to reduce child mortality and improve maternal health) before 2015.
Facts About Nigeria
More than 173 Million people live there
The average girl stays in school only until she’s 9
123 out of 1000 children die before their 5th birthday
A parent earns an average of just $4 a day
Our Work
Save the Children has been working in Nigeria since 2001. We’re helping to improve health systems in northern Nigeria to delivery maternal, newborn, and child health services, including the revival of routine immunization.Role Purpose
The Warehouse & Assets Assistant is responsible for handling Logistics activities including Warehouse & Inventory management tasks, and Asset management tasks, in accordance with the timescales set and agreed and SCI’s systems, policies and procedures, to support our programmes to deliver outstanding results for children.
Key Areas of Accountability
Warehousing and Inventory Management
Supervise loading and offloading of delivery and distribution trucks.
Receive commodities and/or items in good condition, Count and record the goods received with appropriate documentation.
Update warehouse operation data into the Warehouse management software (TIM).
Ensure proper warehousing of the goods received by type, shipment, expiry date…
Keep the warehouse neat and clean; ensure pest control is in place and is monitored on a regular basis.
Ensure proper stock inventory management and documentation.
Check and maintain Store security measures, e.g. locks, windows, and maintain SCI key management policy.
Report to the line manager and security focal point in case of problems.
Asset Management:
Ensure Country Office assets are checked and liaise with Asset Coordinator so that all changes are real-time updated into the master Asset Register or Asset management system.
Support the Country Office Team (Asset Coordinator) in managing the full asset lifecycle and ensuring the assets are handed over or disposed of on time and in an appropriate/sustainable way, in accordance with SCI and donor rules and regulations.
Governance, Systems, Tools and Processes:
Implement and ensure compliance with all our Asset management and Warehousing & Inventory Management Policies, Manuals, Toolkits and established Procedures.
Set a strong tone from the top that fraud is unacceptable.
Ensures all suppliers and service providers understand SCI safeguarding policies before they are engaged.
Ensures SCI safeguarding policies are always upheld by the service providers.
Ensure that we are using recognized systems and processes, including (when available) TIM, e-Asset
Safeguarding Responsibilities:
Ensure safe programming guidelines are followed to reduce the risk of unsafe practices, strengthen prevention measures and identify and mitigate risks in warehousing operations.
Additional job responsibilities:
The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.
Equal Opportunities:
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.
Child Safeguarding:
We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
Safeguarding our Staff:
The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI anti-harassment policy
Health and Safety:
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.
Behaviours (Values in Practice)
Accountability:
Accuracy and timeliness in all areas of responsibility
High level of accuracy in work, and ability to analyse complex sets of relationships and situations
Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities – giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.
Ambition:
Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same
Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
Future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.
Collaboration:
Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters
Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.
Creativity:
Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
Willing to take disciplined risks.
Integrity:
Honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates the highest levels of integrity.
Requirements
Qualifications:
Preferred BA/BSc in Supply Chain, Logistics, Management, Business/Public Administration, Economics or any other relevant discipline and/or professional License/Certification in Supply Chain/Logistics or equivalent Experience.
Experience and Skill:
One prior work experience in a similar role in an NGO or the private commercial sector.
Sector experience in the NGO/UN system is preferred, but a strong commercial sector candidate with a demonstrable interest and passion for the NGO sector will be considered.
Strong communication (written and spoken) and interpersonal skills in English.
