Ukraine: Country Logistics Officer – Kyiv

Acted

For the past 30 years, Acted has been working at the forefront of humanitarian action to save lives. Acted supports more than 27 million people in 43 countries, meeting their needs in hard-to-reach areas, while pursuing a triple mandate as a humanitarian, environmental, and development actor. Acted relies on a deep understanding of local contexts to develop and implement long-term actions, in collaboration with a wide range of local and international partners, to collectively build a 3ZERO world: Zero Exclusion, Zero Carbon and Zero Poverty.

Acted Ukraine

Since the beginning of the conflict in 2015 and following the invasion by the Russian Federation in 2022, Ukraine has seen relentless military violence directly affecting over 12.7 million people in 2024, especially in areas close to the frontline. With over 500 staff and 13 offices along frontline areas, Acted has been a leading humanitarian actor in country since 2015. In a challenging security environment, it is committed to providing emergency assistance, such as cash assistance, Shelter and WASH repairs, in-kind support, as well as early recovery support, including economic recovery support, support to local development and infrastructure reconstruction.

You will be in charge of

The Country Logistics Officer assist the Country Logistics Manager for supply chain management intended to program implementation in country, as well as for logistical transversal management such as fleet, fuel, premises, assets & communication management. S/He should ensure compliance of all logistics operations under his/her responsibility with Acted logistics & donors’ procedures, best practices & national regulations, with an emphasis given to the value for money principle. He/She will also provide technical support and capacity building to the logistics staff in country. The Country Logistics Officer may also replace the CLM in his/her absence.

Main duties

1. Contribute to timely, cost efficient & transparent supply chain management in country

• Procurement
• Stocks & deliveries
• Traceability

2. Contribute to ensure timely, cost efficient & transparent transversal logistical management in country

• Fleet & transportation management
• Fuel management
• Asset management
• Premises management
• Communications & IT management

3. Ensure compliance to Acted & donors’ procedures in all logistics operations under his/her responsibility and actively promote logistics procedures

4. Contribute to the implementation safety & security guidelines, SOP & plans

5. Contribute to logistics staff capacity building

Expected skills and qualifications

• At least 1-2 years of experience in logistics, supply chain management, or equivalent;
• Ability to train, mobilize, and manage teams;
• Flexibility and ability to multi-task under pressure;
• Advanced proficiency in written and spoken English;
• Autonomy, leadership, organisation;
• Previous experience abroad is an asset;

Terms of reference

Conditions

• Salary between 1800 and 2000€ monthly (before income tax), depending on the level of education, security level, etc as well as a monthly living allowance of $300
• Accommodation and food provided in Acted guesthouse
• Pension, health insurance, life insurance and repatriation assistance (& unemployment insurance for EU citizens)
• Flight tickets every 6 months & visa fees covered
• Contribution to the luggage transportation: up to 100 kgs, depending on the length of the contract
• R&R every 3 months, flight tickets covered up to $500 and allowance of $200
• Annual leave of 25 to 43 days per year
• One week pre-departure training in Acted HQ, including a 4-days in situ security training
• Tax advice (free 30-minute call with a tax consultant)
• Psychological assistance

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