(Roving) Logistics Manager; Home based with extensive travel.

The starting remuneration package for this position is £41,704 GBP/ approx. or USD $53,381 per annum, including all allowances

About the role:

Reporting to the Global Head of Procurement and Logistics, the Roving Logistics Manager will provide expert remote and on-the-ground support to in-country Logistics and Procurement Leads, focussing on supporting them in critical areas of logistical operations and on ensuring standardisation of processes.

This role will also play a significant part in our wider procurement and logistics transformation, focussing on improvements to systems and processes and increasing efficiency.

About you:

You will come from a background in overseas logistics, procurement and vehicle fleet management, preferably on a larger scale for an international aid/humanitarian organisation. You must have experience of successfully developing and implementing systems and procedures to ensure an efficient logistics and procurement function. You will need to be a dynamic, motivated self-starter who is able to travel for long periods to our MAG programmes.

This varied role will require proven experience in managing and capacity building teams of in-country Procurement and Logistics professionals. As MAG takes the conduct of its staff very seriously, you will be required to demonstrate impeccable conduct and respect for others, and the cultures in which we work. Fluent English is essential for this role, while having a 2^nd language in French, Spanish or Arabic would be desirable.  

Benefits

MAG staff are rewarded with generous benefits:

• Salary: The starting salary package for this position is £37,104 per annum /$48,235 and this increases with service.
• Travel Allowance: This is currently set at £4,600 for jobs that must travel greater than 60%.
• Accommodation: MAG will provide accommodation when deployed to our programmes.
• Leave: We recognise our staff work hard and need the appropriate time out to stay motivated. You will have a minimum of six weeks out of the programme per year, or pro rata if the contract is less than a year.
• Flights: MAG will provide paid flights for every deployment and will ensure up to 3 flights home per year dependent upon your time within the programme.
• 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 general 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.

For further information about this opportunity, as well as the application form, please download the application pack, below:

MAG - Application Pack: Roving Logistics Manager

Please return the Application form to humanresources@maginternational.orgbefore the closing date 31 July 2020.   Due to a high volume of applications that we receive, we are unable 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.