Logistics Officer Job at Lutheran World Federation in Uganda

Job Title: Logistics Officer (1 Position)

Duty Station: Rwamwanja Refugee Settlement

Essential Job functions:

    Organize logistics activities with procurement, finance, humanitarian affairs and other related departments
    Oversee the receiving, storage and dispatching of supplies and project materials to the respective camps;
    Ensure effective and efficient logistics support for daily area operations including procurement and coordination of transport;
    Participate in the tendering process including preparation of tender documents relating to construction materials and equipment;
    Prepare procurement plans in conjunction with relevant departments and periodic inventory reports are prepared as required;
    Manage and maintain all communication equipments (i.e. HF, UHF, Internet, Sat phones) from the base;
    Ensure procurement status reports are up-to date at all times and are shared appropriately;
    Oversee the warehouse operations to ensure stock security adherence to policies, processes, procedure and guidelines;
    Ensure that all records including inventory lists of LWF items and equipment are updated and easily available to authorized users;
    Ensure proper vehicle and other equipment utilization, maintenance, fuel consumption and monitoring and control systems as per the LWF policies and procedures;
    Ensure all the tasks which are delegated are fulfilled in the given time and also report any miss-conduct in the procurement process;
    Establish and maintain an efficient assets management system and appropriate assets issuing/tracking
    Assist in the planning and coordination of procurement of services through local contracts;
    Ensure that logistics requirements comprise gender-specific needs;
    Performs any other relevant duties that may be assigned from time to time

Education, Knowledge & Experience:

    Degree or Diploma in a field related to procurement and logistics
    Computer literacy and proficiency in MS Word and Excel software application
    Basic financial and accounting knowledge
    Work experience in logistics, preferably in an NGO setting
    Willingness to be stretched professionally, personally, and spiritually desirable
    Enjoys a challenge and works hard to achieve objectives
    Creative, open-minded, flexible, self-learner
    Enthusiastic, compassionate, self-motivated, energetic and autonomous desirable


How to apply:

Interested applicants should submit an application letter together with curriculum vitae, copies of academic documents/transcripts, names and contact details of three referees to the undersigned.


Hand delivered applications can also be sent to our Offices in Kampala. Please indicate the position you have applied for on the top of the parcel addressed to:

The Administrator/ Human Resource Program Officer
Lutheran World Federation
Plot 1401, Ggaba, Road next to Quality Hill
P. O. Box 5827 Kampala, Uganda.
Deadline for receiving applications is Friday, January 18th  2013

    Only short listed candidates will be contacted for interview
    LWF is an equal-opportunity employer
    Women possessing the above requirements are encouraged to apply



Deadline: 18th January 2013