About Organisation:

Co-recipient of the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize, Humanity & Inclusion (the new name of Handicap International) is a 40-year-old independent and impartial organization working in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict and disaster.

We work alongside people with disabilities and individuals experiencing extreme hardship, acting and bearing witness to respond to their essential needs, improve their living conditions and promote respect for their dignity and fundamental rights.

HI in Uganda is currently implementing development and humanitarian interventions in six sectors/thematic areas: Livelihood, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS), Physical and Functional Rehabilitation, Inclusive Education, Inclusive Health, and Inclusive Humanitarian Action (IHA) to improve access and quality of services to the most vulnerable people including persons with disabilities promoting a more inclusive and harmonious society.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Responsibility 1: Participates in drafting the Procurement section of the StratOP and implements its action plan:

• RISKS: produces and updates the risk map for his or her area of responsibility and proposes and implements corrective mitigation measures;
• INCIDENTS: drafts the incident reports for his or her area of responsibility;
• INDICATORS: produces, compiles and analyses the data in the procurement dashboard for his or her geographical area

Responsibility 2: Deploys HI’s standards and contributes to its expertise and accountability within his or her remit:

• STANDARDS: ensures compliance with and application of HI standards for his or her entire professional field with regard to policy, processes and tools;
• INTERNAL CONTROL: supervises internal control in his or her fields of activity;
• ACCOUNTABILITY: guarantees compliance with and the application of internal rules and the rules of institutional donors in his or her fields of activity;

Responsibility 3: Operational implementation of logistics

Design phase – Resources planning:

• Helps establish the project’s procurement schedule;

Launch phase – Procurement planning

• Takes part in defining the procurement strategy;

Implementation phase – Coordination:

• Helps adjust the procurement plan after every project review;

Closure phase

• Contributes to the preparation of financial reports.

Responsibility 4: Facilitates the Logistics profession’s development and contributes its development across the organisation

• Participates in the facilitation of the profession sector in his or geographical area (community of practice)

Responsibility 5: Emergency Preparedness and Response Responsibilities

• contributes to the program’s emergency preparedness actions and, during an emergency, adapts his/her work modality to contribute to HI’s effective humanitarian response.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Procurement, Logistics and Or Supply Chain Management
• At least three (3) years’ working experience in a similar role in anon -governmental organisation
• Must be proficient in procurement management practices and standards
• Practical experience in supply planning and purchasing, handling donor related purchases, office and collaborative tools
• Knowledge of stock management
• An excellent team player

• Participates in drafting the Procurement section of the StratOP and implements its action plan:
  • RISKS: produces and updates the risk map for his or her area of responsibility and proposes and implements corrective mitigation measures;
  • INCIDENTS: drafts the incident reports for his or her area of responsibility;
  • INDICATORS: produces, compiles and analyses the data in the procurement dashboard for his or her geographical area
• Deploys HI’s standards and contributes to its expertise and accountability within his or her remit:
  • STANDARDS: ensures compliance with and application of HI standards for his or her entire professional field with regard to policy, processes and tools;
  • INTERNAL CONTROL: supervises internal control in his or her fields of activity;
  • ACCOUNTABILITY: guarantees compliance with and the application of internal rules and the rules of institutional donors in his or her fields of activity;
• Operational implementation of logistics
  • Design phase – Resources planning: Helps establish the project’s procurement schedule;
  • Launch phase – Procurement planning: Takes part in defining the procurement strategy;
  • Implementation phase – Coordination: Helps adjust the procurement plan after every project review;
  • Closure phase: Contributes to the preparation of financial reports.
• Facilitates the Logistics profession’s development and contributes its development across the organisation
  • Participates in the facilitation of the profession sector in his or geographical area (community of practice)
• Emergency Preparedness and Response Responsibilities
  • contributes to the program’s emergency preparedness actions and, during an emergency, adapts his/her work modality to contribute to HI’s effective humanitarian response.

• Proficient in procurement management practices and standards
• Practical experience in supply planning and purchasing
• Handling donor related purchases
• Office and collaborative tools
• Knowledge of stock management
• Excellent team player

• Bachelor’s degree in Procurement, Logistics and Or Supply Chain Management