Logistics Coordinator RDC
Overall objective:
Defining and implementing all supply and technical logistics strategies and support to the mission and projects, ensuring the pertinence and coherence of logistics and supply programmes.
Employment Type: Full-time
Terms of Employment: Fixed Term Contract
Location: Kinshasa, RDC
Starting Monthly Gross Salary/month: 2.328,-EUR
Other Benefits: As per the Organization Policy (see below)
Language: French, English
Responsibilities:
Ensuring compliance in the field of MAGNA operational principles, the project coordinator supports, applies and disseminates them across all activities.
- Participating actively in the definition and update of annual project planning and budgets and the Emergency Preparation Plan
- Responsible for monitoring the implementation of logistics/technical activities in the mission (construction and rehabilitation, stock and supply of medical and non-medical material, transport, communications, water and sanitation, vehicles and engines, equipment/installation and infrastructures, etc.) ensuring compliance of MAGNA standards, protocols and procedures.
- Responsible for the proper application of HR policies and associated processes (recruitment, training, briefing/debriefing, evaluation, potential, detection, staff’s development and internal communication) in order to ensure both the sizing and the amount of knowledge required for the activities he/she is accountable for
- Responsible for ensuring technical reference and support for all logistics/technical issues in the mission, providing coaching to logistics staff.
- Responsible for ensuring installation and maintenance of functional office space(s) and lodging facilities in an adequate living condition as well as all the equipment required
- Responsible for ensuring the proper use and maintenance of IT (computers, software, backups, etc.) and communication tools as well as the communication means in the Mission (including numbers, frequencies), allowing permanent communication between capital, projects, bases and HQ.
- Responsible for defining and monitoring the technical aspects of the risk reduction policy, transport, communication, protection, identification and preparation of the technical aspects of the mission security policy and guidelines, evacuation plan and contingency plan, monitoring on a daily basis the security rules observation.
Profile:
EXPERIENCE
At least 24 months in humanitarian aid, project conception, monitoring and assessment, team management with an NGO.
AVAILABILITY:
6 months minimum
LANGUAGES:
- English proficiency
- Mission language required
SKILLS:
- experience in and facility in managing relations with not only national authorities but also national and international partners (NGOs, United Nations, etc.)
- able to represent the organisation to national and international counterparts
- good negotiation skills
- capacity to assume responsibility for security issues
- awareness and understanding of the importance of advocacy
- able to work in a multicultural team
- organise and prioritise workload
- take initiative
Your pay & benefits:
SALARY:
- Your contract and compensation depends on your country of residence and your experience.
- Fixed-term contract with a salary from €2,328 to €2,620, depending on the employee’s role and relevant experience in the position. All MAGNA Staff Members with “International staff member contract” are responsible for determining whether they are required to file and pay income taxes in their home country, or current country of residence.
TRANSPORTATION
MAGNA pays for the return trip from your residence to the mission. With contracts over 12 months, you have the option of getting an extra trip to your place of residence.
PER DIEM
Each month in the field, a monthly living allowance called a “meal allowance” is provided to cover the cost of food and personal expenses. The same amount and grants all international employees working in the same country allocations regardless of their location.
DAYS OFF AND HOLIDAYS
MAGNA has decided to provide and pay 25 working days of leave for each mission year. For contracts over 12 months, these days are higher, depending on the length of the contract.
ACCOMMODATION IN THE FIELD
- For the duration of your assignment, you will be provided accommodation in a MAGNA-approved residence.
- Accommodation can vary greatly from project to project depending on living conditions within the mission country or project area. In some areas, volunteer accommodation and the MAGNA project office will be in the same building.
- One of our basic principles is that all field volunteers should live together. At the same time, we understand that the family and personal situation of a field volunteer can make living together difficult, especially in longer-term projects. For these reasons, if possible, MAGNA pays for individual accommodation.
INSURANCE:
MAGNA provides health care and medical evacuation insurance.
HOME CHILD ALLOWANCES:
A monthly amount paid together with the salary for dependent children who remain in their country of residence. It is provided only for employees working with MAGNA for more than 12 months and in a coordination position.
Before submitting your online application, please ensure that your professional profile meets MAGNA’s field requirements. Some criteria – including required availability – may differ between profiles.
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