VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
Position: Logistics Assistant
Location: Nairobi
Closing date: 7th September,2011
THE ORGANIZATION
Handicap International is an independent and impartial international Humanitarian
organisation working in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict and disaster.
Working alongside persons with disabilities and other vulnerable groups, our action and
testimony are focused on responding to their essential needs, improving their living
conditions and promoting respect for their dignity and their fundamental rights.
THE POSITION
Based in Nairobi, you will locally assure the purchase of material in accordance with all
HI purchase procedures. As an assistant support logistician, you will organize, centralize
and file all the procurements files and ensure an efficient following of the items till the
delivery. You will also support the Nairobi logistician in all his routine jobs, including the
Nairobi base management.
HIERARCHICAL RELATIONSHIPS
Line manager: Capital Logistician
Line manager+1: Logistic coordinator
RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS DESCRIPTION
1. To purchase items needed by the programs or the logistic department
- Purchase items needed by the program and to respect Handicap international procurement
procedures. Identify suppliers, and collect quotations, according to purchase services requests
- Ensure all the needed information are identified on the quotations
- Negotiate the price, delivery time and others terms with suppliers
- To give all necessary information on suppliers, items, to the logistician
2. Administrative compliance of purchases files
- Ensure the adequate filling of purchases files: signatures, presence and validity of the documents.
- Maintain well organized records of the orders according to the HI purchase procedures.
3. Base management
- Plan the request in advance for all stock material needs in offices and accommodations.
SECURITY
- Keeps awake of the security situation in the area of activity of the mission and the region in
which it is located and transmits this information to his hierarchic superiors.
- Report any incident inside or outside the base to his immediate superior.
REQUIRED PROFILE
Education
Logistic diploma
Experience
Previous experience as an Assistant logistic
NGO experience an asset
Skills
Fluent English
Swahili
Good practice of excel and word
Personal qualities
High attention to details
Thorough
Conscientious
Reliable
Ability to work within a team
Ability to work under short deadlines / high pressure
Adaptable and flexible
If you feel you are the right candidate, kindly send your application along with an up-todate
CV indicating your salary history and including 3 (three) referees with their current
contacts by email to : recruit010@handicap-international.or.ke. The email subject line
should be marked: “Application for Logistics Assistant - NBI position”
For all positions please do not send your academic and other testimonials they will be
requested at a later stage.
Only short listed candidates with the above qualifications and skills will be contacted.
Any kind of lobbying on behalf of applicants or canvassing will lead to immediate
disqualification.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
It has come to our attention that there are some fraudulent advertisements circulating on
behalf of HANDICAP INTERNATIONAL. Be fully aware that HANDICAP
INTERNATIONAL DOES NOT request for any fees from applicants during the
application and/or induction process. Any occurrence of this kind is to be reported without
delay to hrmanager@handicap-international.or.ke for further action.
Handicap International is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Females and Persons with
Disabilities are encouraged to apply