Roving Procurement and Logistics Manager, West Africa (based in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso with travel within the Sahel & West Africa region)
The starting salary package for this position is £45,004 GBP / approx. $55,125 USD including all allowances
About MAG in West Africa:
MAG soutient le développement des pays sortant d’un conflit en trouvant et en détruisant les restes explosifs de guerre, afin que les communautés puissent élever leurs familles et poursuivre leurs activités de subsistance dans un environnement sûr et sécurisé, sans crainte de mort ou de blessure. Le principal domaine d’intervention des programmes de MAG en Afrique de l’Ouest est la gestion des armes et des munitions (WAM), en collaboration avec les autorités nationales de défense et de sécurité pour le stockage, la gestion et la destruction des armes et des munitions en toute sécurité.
About the role:
This is an exciting time to join the MAG West Africa team. This post reports to the Regional Procurement and Logistics Manager. You will be responsible for providing remote and on-the-ground support to in-country Logistics and Procurement leads, focusing on supporting them in critical areas of logistics operations and on ensuring standardization of processes and tools and adoption of MAG global relevant policies applied or to be applied in the Sahel & West Africa region. You will input and help drive wider procurement and logistics transformation, focused on improvements to systems and processes and increasing efficiency. You will also develop, implement, and support the development of plans and initiatives to build the capacity of in-country Procurement and Logistics teams/focal points and functions.
About you:
You will have relevant qualifications and demonstrable senior level experience in procurement, logistics and supply chain management, supporting complex operations and high volumes. You will also have significant experience managing high complexity procurement activities in developing countries/complex markets, improving supply chain processes and leading organizational change management.
Excellent organisational skills with the ability to coordinate and plan activities and to improve processes are essential. A full understanding of Project Life-Cycle dynamics and its interaction with procurement and Inventory Management Processes is also required. You will possess strong analytical skills in managing supply chain data, and excellent literacy, numeracy and IT skills. You will be self-organized and able to work under limited supervision.
The ability to work in both French and English is required.
Benefits:
MAG staff are rewarded with generous benefits:
- • Salary: The starting salary package for this position is £45,004 per annum and this increases with service.
- • Accommodation: MAG will provide accommodation in-country.
- • Leave: We recognise our staff work hard and need the appropriate time out to stay motivated. You’ll have a minimum of seven weeks out of the programme per year
- • Flights: MAG provides three international flights home per year
- • Insurance: All international staff are automatically covered by MAG’s comprehensive insurance package including: Personal accident and medical expenses insurance; Death by natural causes insurance and access to 24-hour medical assistance including evacuation and repatriation.
Please see the candidate information sheet in the application pack for further details on these benefits.
Please note that as part of MAG’s commitment to safeguarding, this post is subject to background checks before an offer of employment is confirmed.
MAG is committed to the principles of diversity, equality and inclusion. If you think you would be suited to one of our roles we would welcome your application regardless of your background. We strive to provide an inclusive and supportive working environment where all employees feel respected and supported in fulfilling their potential.
How to Apply:
For further information about this opportunity, as well as the application form, please download the application pack below:
MAG – Roving Procurement and Logistics Manager, West Africa – Application Pack
Please return the application form to [email protected]by the closing date of Sunday 10th July 2022. Due to the high volume of applications that we receive, we are not able to respond to every application. If you have not heard back from us within 3 weeks of applying, it means that your application has not been successful.
