Friday, April 8, 2011

Logistics and procurement Officer

Pact is an International Non Governmental Organization that facilitates
institutional development of civil society organizations (CSOs) through
capacity building and partnerships. As a development organization focusing
on capacity building, we are committed to building the capacity of local
organizations, networks and coalitions.

The PEACE II project; a 4-year project, in its final year funded by the
United States Agency for International Development (USAID) aims to enhance
African leadership in the management of conflict within the Horn of Africa.

It also intends to improve the ability of communities and community based
organizations to respond to conflict by strengthening the linkages between
communities and the wider civil society and government at the local and
regional levels in the border areas of this region.

In this regard, Pact is seeking to recruit a qualified candidate for the
position of, Logisitics and Procurement Officer.

The officer will provide administrative and logistical support to the
program and partners across the region. Pact expects the majority of the
grants to be in-kind grant due to the nature of the partners and hence the
need for sufficient logistics and procurement support.

Position: Logistics and Procurement Officer – PEACE II

Duty Station: Nairobi

Supervised By: Small Grants Manager – PEACE II

Supervises: NA

The Logistics Officer will provide administrative and logistical support to
the program and partners across the region. Pact expects the majority of the
grants to be in‐kind grants due to the nature of the partners and hence the
need for sufficient logistics and procurement support.
 
Specific Duties and Responsibilities:


A. Transportation / Movement of goods

- Coordinate transport of cargo and field supplies for day to day
operations.
- Coordinate transport of supplies and facilities if any, to peace
meetings and workshops within Nairobi and to the field
- Coordinate use of the project vehicle by staff and PEACE II in Nairobi
and during field trips
- Document the movement of goods/equipment/supplies/

B. Transportation/Movement of people

- Arrange transport for staff i.e. road travel and charter flights
- Document the movement of people on the relevant forms
- Coordinate transport of people for day to day operations.
- Coordinate transport and accommodation of participants attending peace
meetings and workshops within Nairobi and in the field

C. Procurement

- Implement a purchasing system for local purchasing, and oversee all
such activities
- Ensure that requisitions are raised for various goods and services
- Submit and follow up on purchase requisitions for any new equipment
required
- And that they are properly filled and signed by the relevant
authorities and copies made for attachment to invoices.
- Maintain the filing system
- All working documents regarding purchases should be accurately
completed and duly signed, recorded and easily retrievable


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