Qualifications
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in supply chain or other relevant degree required.
- Minimum of 5 years work experience in supply chain / logistics / procurement management with progressive responsibilities, preferably with relief supply chain management.
- Knowledge of and experience with various public donors regulations. Understanding of the Federal Acquisitions Regulations (FAR), WHO regulations and Generally Accepted Commodity Accountability Principles (GACAP)
- Knowledge of national and international import / export legislation and common customs regulations.
- Staff management experience and abilities that are conducive to a learning environment.
- Proficient in MS Office package (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio) and information management systems. Experience with ERP systems is a plus.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master’s Degree in Supply Chain, other relevant Master’s strongly, or equivalent experience strongly preferred. Professional certification(s) in supply chain is a plus.
Requirements
- Required language: English
- Travel: Must be willing and able to travel up to 25 %.
Agency REDI Competencies (for all CRS Staff):
Agency competencies clarify expected behaviors and attitudes for all staff. When demonstrated, they create an engaging workplace, help staff achieve their best, and help CRS achieve agency goals. These are rooted in the mission, values, and guiding principles of CRS and used by each staff member to fulfill his or her responsibilities and achieve the desired results.
- Personal Accountability: Consistently takes responsibility for one’s own actions.
- Acts with Integrity: Consistently models values aligned with CRS Guiding Principles and mission. Is considered honest.
- Builds and Maintains Trust: Shows consistency between words and actions.
- Collaborates with Others: Works effectively in intercultural and diverse teams.
- Open to Learn: Seeks out experiences that may change perspective or provide an opportunity to learn new things.
Agency Leadership Competencies:
- Lead Change: Continually looks for ways to improve the agency through a culture of agility, openness, and innovation.
- Develops and Recognizes Others: Builds the capacity of staff to reach their full potential and enhance team and agency performance.
- Strategic Mindset: Understands role in translating, communicating, and implementing agency strategy and team priorities.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Excellent planning, coordination, prioritization, and time management skills
- Excellent analytical skills with ability to make independent judgment and decisions
- Ethical conduct in accordance with recognized professional and organizational codes of ethics
- Proactive, resourceful, solutions-oriented, and results-oriented
- Ability to work collaboratively
- Abilitytoworkinacomplexenvironmentandtoleadandworkwithamulti-culturalteam.
- Demonstrate excellent written and oral Communication skills
- Supervisory Responsibilities: None
Key Working Relationships
Internal:
- The Country Representative, Deputy Country Representatives, Abuja based Ops Leads - HR, SC Cost Accountant, Head of Offices, COPs and other program managers, regional and HQ teams including the DRD - Ops; HQ Finance, OGC.
External:
- Church Partners, CRS implementing partners, operational partners, and colleague organizations; Local Government; auditors; banking and insurance Institutions; service providers and vendors.
Safeguarding - CRS is committed to ensuring the safety and well-being of all people who interact with our work.
- We uphold the highest standards of safeguarding and expect all staff and partners to respect and protect the dignity and rights of everyone from any form of harm, abuse, harassment, or exploitation.
- All staff are required to follow CRS’s safeguarding policies and procedures and to complete mandatory safeguarding e-learning courses upon hire and on an annual basis.