As a key member of the WCA Operations Team, and part of Regional Extended Senior management team (ESMT), you will play an active part in defining and implementing Save the Children's strategic approach to logistics and supply chain in the WCA Region. You will be a key member of the global logistics working groups, supporting critical projects that are bringing about transformational change in our country-level operations. 

You will work with Country Offices to analyse, design and implement efficient and effective logistics and supply chain resources and assets so that Countries are able to meet their commitments and accountabilities to beneficiaries and donors efficiently, effective, and with proper risk management system in place. 

You will provide technical support and technical leadership to Country supply chain leading roles on all aspects of logistics and supply chain management in order to reduce operational costs, minimise wastage and improve the quality and timeliness of projects. 

 5 years or more experience in Senior Supply Chain & Logistics management role, including experience within Emergency response

Relevant experience in managing senior supply chain professionals is required, with management of multiple countries at Regional or Headquarter level being a significant advantage.

Full work level proficiency in both English and French is required

Proven ability to handle complex workload with multiple stakeholders (experience in a matrix management structure is beneficial

Knowledge of WCA Countries, regional dynamics, and aware of the humanitarian situation across the west and central Africa region.

Knowledge of the rules and regulations of major institutional donors with regards to supply chain management, logistics and procurement

High level of literacy on Information Technology (including working knowledge of MS Word, Excel, sharepoint, Office 365, Visio, PowerBi, etc) and advanced competency in development of spreadsheets, databases and other analytics systems.

Experienced or at least literate in organisational change management, experienced in remote management

Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with capacity to make synthesis and analysis, able to re-elaborate complex concepts to adapt contents for non technical counterparts.

Track-record of making productive contributions to teams in a working under pressure

Willingness and ability to travel up to 40% of the time and to change plans quickly in event of humanitarian crises in the region; Interest in deploying to major emergencies as part of Save the Children's global roster

Capacity to work under limited supervision, resilience to stress, capacity to follow up on multiple critical initiatives at the same time.

Previous experience in budget management is a strong advantage

Commitment to Save the Children values, strong cultural awareness, and capacity to promote strongest ethical standard across the workplace.

Highly Desirable 

Experience of training, coaching and other approaches to staff capacity building

Experience in working with Security Counterparts to improve the implementation of operational security across key supply chain activities such as fleet and movements planning, and distributions

Developed capacity to speak in public in both French and English and to adapt the communication to audience variating from field staff to very senior stakeholders.

Financial management and internal audit familiarity are added value for applicants

 

Contract length: 02 years 

 We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard. We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030: 

No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday 

All children learn from a quality basic education and that,

Violence against children is no longer tolerated 

 

We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued. 

Please apply using a cover letter and up-to-date CV as a single document. Please also include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations. A copy of the full role profile can be found at 

We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

Applicants are advised that Save the Children International does not require any payment or expense during the entire recruitment process. Any request in this direction should be immediately reported as contrary to the values and practices of our organization.

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Location: Dakar, Senegal

Contract - Full-Time

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