Supply Chain Officer

Social Development International SDI is a non-profit NGO established in 2015 and daily registered in Turkey, which provides humanitarian assistance to affected people in Syria. SDI services are covering northern Syria areas through its programs which are SNFIs, health, nutrition, education, WASH, protection, FSL, and CCCM. Currently looking for a qualified Supply chain Officer.

Job Title: Supply Chain Officer

Location: Gaziantep / Turkey

Reporting Line: Supply Chain Coordinator

Closing date: 31/05/2023

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Identify and plan the mission purchases through a procurement plan.
• Ensure respect of the quality of procurement and respect of delivery deadlines, purchase, and stock management procedures.
• Design and update a supplier’s database for medical and non-medical supplies.
• Ensure medical supplies, medical equipment, and medical consumables are properly and safely stored.
• Ensure the management of equipment and the follow-up of maintenances.
• Supervise the general follow-up of the mission vehicles and ensure regular maintenance.
• Participate in the development, review, implementation, and monitoring of security measures.
• Ensure the respect of the security guideline and the good functioning of the relative tools.
• Conduct risk assessments, data collection, and analysis.
• Implement the general security policy in collaboration with the General Coordinator.
• Recruit, train and supervise country logistic officers.
• Support staff in their management duty and conduct supply internal training.
• Conduct a comprehensive audit of good practices and its implementing partner’s practices.
• Participate in donor reporting.
• Ensure the production of monthly inventory of medical and non-medical equipment.
• Support some administration tasks according to the work distribution established by the Team Leader.
• Participation in purchase committees, bid opening committees, inspection and receiving committees.

Employee Specification:

• Work experience of not less than one year in the supply chain field.

Education:

University degree in a related field from an accredited academic institution.

Languages:

Fluency in English and Arabic is required.

Needed skills:

• Very good computer skills, especially Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• High communication skills.
• Team leadership

Preference will be given to candidates who have:

• Demonstrated ability to train and improve capacity building of other staff.
• Ability to transfer gained skills to other staff.
• Ability to prioritize tasks.
• Strong attention to detail and high level of organization.
• Excellent client-facing and internal communication skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work under pressure.
• Effective leadership and planning and excellent dispute resolution skills.
• Experience working with specialized international agencies (UN Agencies, International Organizations, and International NGOs)

SDI Commitment on Child Safeguarding – CPS

Actions of Child abuse and exportation violate the universally recognized international legal norms and standards. Thus, SDI considers such actions as serious misconduct, which will constitute grounds for major measures, including summary dismissal and criminal prosecution. SDI prohibits sexual exploitation and abuse of Children and proved cases of such will be meet with Zero tolerance by SDI management.

SDI is an organization working with vulnerable populations, including children, both directly and indirectly. Thus, SDI has a moral responsibility and a duty to protect children within the population that we serve from both intentional and unintentional harm. SDI understands that all staff needs to be aware of this policy even though many of the staff may never have unaccompanied contact with children or young people through their work. It is not possible to eliminate risk entirely, but we are obliged to develop strategies and mechanisms to reduce the risk.

SDI Commitment on Protection of Sexual Exportation and Abuse – PSEA

The actions of SEA violate the universally recognized international legal norms and standards. Thus, SDI considers such actions as serious misconduct, which will constitute grounds for major measures, including summary dismissal and criminal prosecution. SDI prohibits sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA), and proved cases of such will be meet with Zero tolerance by SDI management.

To the end of meeting with the fundamental values of SDI, this policy is designed to address the behavior of SDI staff, and its collaborators toward the served population and to protect vulnerable populations within the communities served by SDI from any acts of sexual exploitation and abuse which is considered as an element of the accountability that SDI holds towards the served communities.

SDI Commitment on Protection of Sexual Harassments and discrimination – PSHH

The actions of SHH violate the ethical norms and damages the team spirit. Thus, SDI considers such actions as serious misconduct, which will constitute grounds for major measures, including summary dismissal and criminal prosecution if relevant. SDI prohibits SHH, and proved cases of such will be meet with Zero tolerance by SDI management.

To the end of meeting with the fundamental values of SDI, this policy is designed to address the behavior of SDI staff and its collaborators towards one another and to protect staff within the environment of SDI from any acts of sexual harassment and harassment which is considered as an element of the accountability that SDI holds towards its staff.