CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES LESOTHO
FOOD FOR EDUCATION PROJECT
JOB OPPORTUNITY
Supply Chain Monitoring Officer
Reports to: Supply Chain Manager
About Catholic Relief Services (CRS):
Catholic Relief Services is the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States. CRS works to serve, protect, and transform lives in need in more than 100 countries, without regard to race, religion or nationality. CRS’ relief and development work is accomplished through programs of emergency response, HIV, health, agriculture, education, microfinance, and peacebuilding.
Job summary:
You will coordinate and support consistency and compliance of warehousing facilities, commodity movements and distribution practices in support of high-quality programs serving the poor and vulnerable. Your knowledge and experience will allow you to effectively monitor commodity activities and identify deficiencies and required improvement, as you apply the principles of stewardship, integrity, transparency, and accountability.
Roles and key responsibilities:
- Perform regular field supervision of storage facilities and distribution events to monitor, evaluate, and report on goods management systems and procedures, ensuring they meet with CRS and donor regulations, and international and local inventory accountability standards and requirements.
- Identify and proactively mitigate security risks.
- Review sub-recipients’ and partners’ internal control systems and procedures at each stage of the supply chain to assess they are adequate for minimizing risk of misappropriation, fraud, and any other irregularities.
- Prepares timely evaluation reports documenting field observations.
- Provides recommendations for corrective measures to mitigate existing or potential risks
Preferred qualifications and experience
- Bachelor’s Degree in statistics, quantitative and qualitative research or another related field. Master’s or professional certifications(s) in supply chain a plus.
- Minimum of 3 years work experience in commodity management, logistics, distribution, preferably with an international organization.
- Additional education may substitute for some experience.
- Experience in trend analysis, internal audit, or equivalent investigative assessment.
- Knowledge and understanding of materials management and inventory control principles.
- Proficient in MS Office package (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio).
Required languages
- Fluency in Sesotho and English.
Travel
- Must be willing and able to travel up to 15% of the time.
Supervisory Responsibilities
- None
Disclaimer: This job description is not an exhaustive list of the skill, effort, duties, and responsibilities associated with the position.
Submission:
Interested candidates should submit CV, cover letter and certified copies of academic qualifications, no later than October 14, 2022 at 14:00 by email to [email protected] with the subject line: SUPPLY CHAIN MONITORING OFFICER. APPLICANTS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED IF THE SUBJECT LINE DOES NOT INDICATE THE POSITION. HARD COPY APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. ONLY SHORTLISTED CANDIDATES WILL BE CONTACTED.
Our Catholic identity is at the heart of our mission and operations. Catholic Relief Services carries out the commitment of the Bishops of the United States to assist the poor and vulnerable overseas. We welcome as a part of our staff people of all faiths and secular traditions who share our values and our commitment to serving those in need. CRS’ processes and policies reflect our commitment to protecting children and vulnerable adults from abuse and exploitation.
CRS’ talent acquisition procedures reflect our commitment to protecting children and vulnerable adults from abuse and exploitation. CRS is an Equal Opportunity Employer.