Base Logistics Manager

Premiere Urgence Internationale (PUI) is a non-governmental, non-profit, non-political and non-religious international aid organization. Our teams are committed to supporting civilians’ victims of marginalization and exclusion, or hit by natural disasters, wars and economic collapses, by answering their fundamental needs. Our aim is to provide emergency relief to uprooted people in order to help them recover their dignity and regain self-sufficiency.
PUI has been implementing humanitarian activities in Nigeria since April 2016, supporting population with food security, nutrition, health and protection project in Maiduguri and Borno State.
PUI is recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Base Logistics Manager (National)
Based in: Monguno
OVERAL MISSION
General objective
The Base Logistic Manager (National) is responsible to manage the logistics department in Monguno under the direct supervision of the Field Coordinator and with the technical support of the Logistics
Coordinator, in order to support the implementation of the programs activities on a timely and good quality basis, and in compliance with PUI procedures and donors’ guidelines.
RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS
Team Management: He / She oversees the recruitment, training, organization and management of logistics teams (PUI employees and potential daily workers), giving direct supervision to the national team and building capacities of the staff
Base logistical support: He/She oversees all the necessary logistical operations to ensure the proper opening and the proper functioning of the base, and ensures the roll out of standard
internal logistic procedures.
Assets and premises:He/She ensures the good management of all the equipment’s, including fleet and premises at base level in compliance with PUI procedures and donors’ guidelines
Safety & Security: He/She assists the Field Coordinator with safety & security management. He/She is directly responsible of the daily, concrete aspects of the base’s safety management.
Coordination, reporting and dissemination of information: He /She coordinates with the
different department (program and admin) and ensures all the reporting and information is compiled and disseminated among concerned services.
Capacity building: Coach relevant deputy logistics manager and logistic staffs. Facilitate the development of a high quality of logistics staff, which fully addresses the roll out and
consolidation in their daily work.
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES AND ASSOCIATED ACTIONS
1. TEAM MANAGEMENT
He/She design the team set-up and size according tthe support needs of the base.
He/She oversees the hiring process of the whole logistic team and participates in any decision related to
the termination of employment contracts of national employees.
He/She supervises and manages directly his/her team
He/She guides the work of the logistics teams, tracks the realization of their objectives, and leads the mid-term and final staff evaluations.
He/She ensures compliance with the Internal Rules of Procedure of PUI on the site.
He/She assumes or delegates responsibility for the induction of new members of his team, ensuring the project and base context, the relevant PUI tools and policies are well understood
He/She completes basic training programs for base logistics team and identifies additional training needs and sets up adequate training programs (organizational support, methodology,
and technical support as the case may be organization of training sessions).
He/She prepares the job profiles of national employees under his/her immediate supervision.

2.PROVIDE LOGISTIC AND SUPPLY CHAIN SUPPORT AT BASE LEVEL
(a) Logistics Support
He/She ensures the proper opening of the base which includes : finding adequate infrastructures and furniture, ensuring procedures and premises meet basic PUI security
requirements, ensuring the supply of all necessary material tlaunch the activities setting up and implementing internal logistic procedures on the base (especially market analysis and
supply procedures)
He/She ensures that the needs of the site are met (support, programming) and reports the needs tthe Field Coordinator, while making sure that all donor and internal procedures are
respected, and that commitments are in line with available budgets.
He/She ensures that the site is equipped with the minimum of infrastructure (offices and housing) necessary for execution of the work and accommodation of teams, in optimal
conditions of safety.
He/She oversees the vehicle fleet, and more globally ensures its proper functioning, as well as the maintenance of all equipment belonging tthe site.
He/She organizes the movement of vehicles on a weekly basis.
He/She ensures adequate storage arrangements for all property and equipment. He/She ensures proper delivery of all purchases planned for the operational sites.
He/She prepares and updates the inventory of supplies and equipment for the site, and submits it tthe Log Coordinator.

(b) Supply Chain
He/She guarantees that procurement procedures are respected according tthe donors’ and PUI’s guidelines. He/She guarantees the validity of all the procurement files according tPUI’s
SC policy by regular visits of control (direct check of the folders
He/She works in close collaboration with the person requesting the purchase, with strong technical specificity, and carries out any appropriate conformity tests if required.
He/She centralizes and optimizes the grouping of purchases
He/She is responsible of the procurement validation in order tguarantee the respect and the good application of PUI procedures before submitting tthe SCM
He/She checks and analyses the purchase follow up every week and gives some support tthe logisticians if issues are identified.
He/She supervises the identification and referencing of suppliers
He/She ensures that purchase files are correctly archived and sent tcoordination on time (correlatively with Accounting files)
He/She contributes to plan and eventually supervise the shipment and delivery of materials/equipment up ttheir final destination.
He/She ensures the movement/transfer of documents is properly referenced.

ASSETS AND PREMISES’ MANAGEMENT
He/She ensures that all the assets affected the Base are properly identified and registered in compliance with PUI procedures and donors’ guidelines.
He/She ensures the good use and maintenance of all assets at Base level in compliance with PUI procedures and following manufacturers’ user manual
He/She Coordinates the IT assets’ maintenance.
He/She ensures the proper maintenance of all premises at Base level (guesthouse, Office, PHCC, Nutrition sites).
He/She participates to premises’ administrative management at Base level with the support of the Base Admin Manager and under the supervision of the Base Field Coordinator.
He/She ensures that all the energy means necessary at Base level are available and are managed in compliance with PUI procedures.
He/She ensures the identification of the needs regarding assets and premises in the context of proposals’ writing.

COORDINATION, REPORTING AND DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION
He/She is the main focal point for Program Managers at Base level for any logistics’ related issue.
He/She ensures the good coordination with Base Admin Department to express the finance needs of Base Logistics Department.
He/She participates to any relevant internal and external meeting at Base level and participates actively.
He/She ensures the good technical coordination between the Base Logistics Department and Juba Logistics Coordination.
He/She ensures the proper dissemination and archiving of all the Base Logistics Department
documentation, in in compliance with PUI procedures and donors’ guidelines

CAPACITY BUILDING
He/She will design logistics training appropriate to the change of the needs
He/She will work closely with the deputy logistic manager the support the design and training materials, where required
He/She will deliver the training in an engaging and user-friendly manner, ensuring all stakeholders receive the necessary training and highlighting any issues.
He/She will verify the full understanding of the trained staff, ensuring readiness for roll out and
consolidation

ENSURING THE SECURITY OF GOODS AND PEOPLE
He/She ensures that the material and other resources at base level are sufficiently adapted to the safety management approach defined for the base.
He/She participates in analyzing the base’s safety circumstances and conditions, alerts and issues recommendations to the Field Coordinator concerning potential changes relating the risks
as well as measures to be put in place.
He/She ensures that all premises at Base level are properly equipped in compliance with PUI security guidelines (hibernation kits, first aid kits and extinguishers notably).
He/She ensures that all transportation means at Base level are equipped and used in compliance with PUI security guidelines. He/She participates under the supervision of Base Field
Coordinator the base security plan review and to the context follow-up.
He/She acts as security focal point in the base when the field coordinator is absent The tasks and responsibilities defined in this job description are non-exhaustive and can evolve
depending on the project’s needs.

PRIORITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT
RECRUITMENT, TRAINING AND ORGANIZATION OF THE BASE LOGISTIC TEAM
INCREASE THE ANTICIPATION, REACTIVITY OF MAINTENANCE AND GENERAL EQUIPMENT OF BASE FACILITIES (PHCCS,
WAREHOUSE)
ENSURING PUI LOGISTIC TOOLS AND PROCEDURES ARE IMPLEMENTED AT THE FIELD LEVEL AND FOLLOWED
MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS
Language skills: Fluent in English and Hausa; Kanuri is a plus