Medair is an international humanitarian organization established in 1988. Medair has been operating in Afghanistan since 1996 with programs mainly in the Health, Water & Sanitation, and Livelihoods sectors with significant reconstruction activities in remote areas. Current projects are Water & Sanitation, Food Security, & Disaster Risk Reduction.

An Integrated Emergency Response: Medair aims to respond to high levels of food insecurity, malnutrition, and morbidity in Tirinkot district.  The project intends to improve and extend WASH services including water supply infrastructure and hygiene practices to improve outcomes for vulnerable families.

An Integrated Emergency Response: Medair aims to respond to high levels of food insecurity, malnutrition, and morbidity in Uruzgan, which has been significantly affected by drought and conflict conditions. Building upon Medair’s decades of experience in the Central Highlands and Kandahar, the project intends to improve and extend utilisation of lifesaving preventive and curative nutrition and health services by mothers, PLWs and children U5; to increase access to clean water, to reduce vulnerability to water-related and other preventable diseases, and to improve and increase food security for the most vulnerable families through food voucher distributions.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Technical responsibilities

1. To set up and oversee all support functions in the designated Medair field office, in collaboration with the support team in Nili.
2. Manage the base and project warehouses, issue stock items according to request and arrange transport to field sites when required.
3. Foster clear communication and good relationships with suppliers and relevant parties in the area that will serve to support activities.
4. Serve as security focal point in the project district and report every incident or when Security SOPs are not being followed.

General responsibilities

1. Immediate notification of any suspicion of fraudulent activity amongst staff and external links.
2. Adherence to Medair values and to contribute to the wellbeing of the team as an active member.
3. Adherence to Afghan NGO Law and Tax Law.
4. Adherence to all NRS Regulations and Security Standard Operating Procedures, including confidentiality.

MAIN ACTIVITIES

Logistics

• Manage the warehouses in the field base for base and project stock
• Issue stock according to stock requests, carry out monthly physical inventory
• Prepare weekly and monthly stock reports
• Coordinate between logistics team and field project team to ensure the stock levels are kept up to date
• Procure items as needed in the local market
• Follow procurement procedures and logistics procedures for all project purchases and for base maintenance.
• Oversee that fleet requirements are being followed (incl. logbook, daily vehicle checks)
• Equipment management for all field office equipment

Facility management

• Maintenance of office compound in consultation with the landlord
• Work together with the guards to ensure the office is secure at all times

HR and Financial management

• Forecast the cash needs for the field office and raise PDFs accordingly
• Act as focal point for Finance related matters in the field location.
• Act as focal point for HR related matters in the field location.

Coordination

• Security focal point of field location. Report any security concerns to Project Coordinator and take action when required to keep the team safe. 
• Participate constructively in team meetings.

Vocational qualification

• Minimum bachelor’s degree relevant to the position
• Higher degree is preferable

Work experience

• Total 4 years of experience would be required

• Previous experience working for an NGO

• Previous experience working in a medical warehouse

Languages

• Good English and Dari

• Language skills (written and oral) will be tested in the interview

IT

• Good skills with MS Word and Excel
• Experience using scanners, copiers, and file naming systems

Team building

• Able to motivate staff to work together supportively and creatively
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to manage disagreements among staff in ways that promotes resolution. 

Technical expertise

• Analytical and solution-oriented
• Systematic and organized in daily work

Management & Leadership

• Pro-active, initiative-taker
• Honest and reliable personality

Interested applicants should apply and forward their applications through the online JOB APPLICATION FORM which could be found under the submission email. The link should be copied, pasted and opened in a new page.

Note: Please indicate the position tittle and vacancy number in your application letter. Applications received after the closing date or without the exact position title and vacancy number will not be given consideration. After submitting the online application, if some applicants do not immediately receive an automatic email from Medair, they shouldn't worry about their submission. When you open the link. please use the dropdown menu and choose the tittle of the position.