Logistics Coordinator – Cairo, Egypt

Starting Date: 03.09.2023

Type of contract: CDM

Duration: 3 months

Status: Non-accompanied

Working time: 100%

Location: Cairo, Egypt

Terre des hommes does not set closing dates for this position; recruitment is on-going until the position is filled

Tdh:
Terre des hommes Foundation (Tdh), with headquarters in Lausanne and an office in Zurich, is the leading Swiss organisation for child rights. In 2022, we supported 2.6 million children and members of their communities around the world. We trained people who in turn supported a further 4.5 million children and members of their communities.

Responsibilities:

Under the responsibility of the Country Delegate, the Logistics Coordinator guarantees the logistic performance of the delegation. S/he is in charge of:

• Designing and deployed the logistics strategy at the national level;
• Support programs and projects on all logistical aspects at the various stages of the project cycle (project writing, implementation, reporting);
• Implement and ensure respect of Tdh logistics framework (supply, fleet, equipment, stock, premises, IT…);
• Strengthen logistics capacities, to all Tdh staff and external partners, on Tdh logistics framework (induction, briefings, training in the capital and on bases);
• Coordinates the logistics activities of the delegation in close collaboration with the other departments;
• Providing logistics support to the various field bases, and ensuring the harmonization of practices across delegation;
• Define and implementing internal control mechanisms, processes, and measures to ensure adequate use of Tdh resources and assets
• Ensure optimization, efficiency, and safety of logistics workflows (both physical and informative);
• Implementing an efficient monitoring system of logistics activities across the delegation.
• In collaboration with the Country Delegate, s/he contributes to the development of the operational security strategy and ensure respect of the security SOPs on the delegation.
• S/he hierarchically supervises the coordination’s logistics team and functionally all the delegation’s logistics staff

The full job description will be shared with the candidates selected to start the recruitment process.

Profile:

Training/Qualifications:

• Higher level studies: Master in Logistics / Transport / Administration or any other relevant degree

Languages:

• Fluent English, Arabic is an asset.

Experience:

• Proven experience as a logistician in an international NGO (minimum 5
• years);
• Experience in an emergency or unstable security context;
• Experience in team management and experience in training/capacity
• building desired;
• Mastery of logistics procedures;
• Mastery of donor procedures (ECHO, OFDA, UNICEF, etc.).

IT know-how:

• Mastery of the Microsoft pack office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, outlook etc..)

Conditions:

• Swiss contract
• Gross monthly salary between 5000 CHF and 5600 depending on experience – x13,36 months
• Insurances: sickness, accident, repatriation
• Annual leaves: 25 days/year
• Flights to duty station and back

Tdh Global Code of Conduct and Risk Management Policies:

• Fully complies with Tdh’s Global Code of Conduct and systematically reports any breach to the Code through the whistleblowing procedure raises awareness within the Foundation on abuse and violence and the rights deriving therefrom, respecting the rights and dignity of children, members of the communities and our own Staff
• Commits to respecting Risk Management Policies including Safeguarding Policies (Child Safeguarding Policy, Policy on the Protection against Sexual Exploitation and the Directive on Staff Misconduct at the Workplace), Safety and Security Policy and Anti-Fraud/Corruption and Prevention of the Financing of Criminal Activities Policies
• Commits to reducing the risk of abuse and harm by developing a culture of open and informed leadership within the organization and in our work with children and the communities in which we intervene in.

We offer an exciting, useful and meaningful work in a team that wants to make a difference for vulnerable children.

Are you interested? Do you want to face this challenge?