Terms of Reference
 
Division               : Supply Chain and Procurement.
Location               : Sana’a.
Report to             : Logistics Officer.
Duration           : 6 Months.

Organization & Background:
YFCA is a leading, Humanitarian, non-Governmental, non-Profit, non-denominational and impartial Organization established in 1976 to improve woman and child health.  Dramatic changes in YFCA mandate were introduced gradually to accommodate the emerging needs of women, children, youth and vulnerable groups.  From that Health perspective, YFCA programs incorporate wider thematic interventions including WASH, Shelter, and Nutrition, Food Security, Agriculture and Livelihood, Education, Early Recovery and Protection. To pursue its unchanging humanitarian mission, YFCA will thoughtfully continue its expansion process to respond to the ever-changing needs of affected communities and vulnerable groups.
 
Job Purpose:
The Logistic Specialist reports to the Logistics Officer. He/ She will support activities including, logistics, contracting, transportation, shipping and requisitions, this position will be responsible for ensuring that mission and project wide logistic and procedures are conducted in a timely and efficient manner. All logistics must adhere to operating policies and procedures and include accurate and up-to-date vendor and clearance agents’ information.

Key Responsibilities:
Logistic Tasks:

• Prepare periodic plans and reports for logistics, departments and Project manager
• Prepare, follow up and supervise the movement of PRs and make sure of competition of all documents required according to the procedures adopted in the organization.
• Collecting bids/quotations, evaluating quotations, preparing bids summaries and contracts.
• Ensure that products purchased correspond to the requirements of the purchase requirements in terms of quantity and quality
• Establish and archive purchasing files in accordance with the rules of the organization and its donors.
• manage while respecting the rules and approval procedures established by donors.
• Organize logistics processes, including communications and transport, as well as the related administrative procedures, for the organization’s operations in line with policies and procedures.
• Review and ensure completeness of all requisitions and communicates with programmer team for validation and inclusion.
• Review all purchase orders, invoices for accuracy and completeness before forwarding for approval.
• Ensure enough place to receive RRM kits in Distribution Point with all relevant requirements of storage according to donor standards.
• Manage the vouchers assistance distribution.
• Conduct price-monitoring assessment.
• Ensure proper storage and warehousing of assets and program stocks, including proper receiving and issuing of stocks, maintenance etc.
• Ensure proper record keeping and safety of all items received in the warehouse (goods received notes, receipts, waybills, stock requests and all other documents) both electronically and manually as may be required for audit trail.
• Ensure strong collaboration and communication with project manager, logistic Officer and project sites for the receipt and delivery of all items.
• Organize for casual labour when required at the site or warehouse (liaise with HR for recruitment and Finance for payment).
• Supervise the casuals during the time they have been hired in the warehouse/site until completion of work, to avoid any losses or miscounts.
• Cooperate with field logistic team to dispatch /receive the program items on time.
• Ensure the delivery of all purchased items to the requester, collects the proof of delivery and proceed to the validation of the invoices by the admin team.
• Participate in collect quotations for all purchases in accordance with the organization’s policy/standards and make sure to analyse them as appropriately as required.
• Insure all the payments for vendors are done on time and without any delay.
• Ensure all the documents are filed appropriately and are easy to access.
• Assist in identifying vendors.

 
Coordination and Support

• Provide support for programs and program support activities, ensuring the effectiveness of the supply system according to the organization’s procedures.
• Execute necessary contracting, transport, shipping and requisitions, following the organization’s procedures and policies.
• Liaise and coordinate with the relevant departments/ functions regarding delivery of supplies and keep all parties informed of any changes.
• Prepare weekly, monthly and quarterly reports on purchases and spending.
• Maintain and keep files for purchase orders, quotations, contracts, tenders, and internal purchase requisitions.
• Coordinate closely with Program Manager regarding budgeting of materials, equipment and services.

 
The organization’s policies and procedures compliance:

• Ensure adherence to the organization and donor policies and procedures, and to be in contact with unit.
• Follow up with donor regulations.

 
Education, Experience & Competencies:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business Administration or any other related field.
• Strong administrative and time-management skills
• 2-3 years of experience in logistic procurement and/or administration.
• 2-3 years of experience in field-related activities, specially, in the field of Shelter in the rural areas.
• Experience with contracting/tendering, transportation and shipping.
• Excellent computer skills – including Microsoft Office.
• Excellent English language skills.
• Demonstrable commitment to gender-sensitive practices

 
Safeguarding:

• Read, understand, and adhere to the organization’s Safeguarding Policy, sign the organization’s Code of Conduct, and strive to promote a zero-tolerance approach to discrimination, harassment, and abuse in all working environments.
• Report any concerns about the well-being of a child or vulnerable person and report any concerns about the behaviour of the organization’s representative in relation to safeguarding.

 
HOW TO APPLY:
Interested candidates are invited to submit their updated CVs to hr@yfca.org, by 14 Dec 2023 at the latest, mentioning the job title in the subject line. Emails without such indication will not be considered.
 
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
We are an equal opportunity employer.
We have a zero tolerance to Sexual Exploitation and Abuse. Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) is everyone’s responsibility, and all staff are required to adhere to the Code of Conduct, that enshrines principles of PSEA, always (both during work hours and outside work hours.