Warehouse Assistant at Save the Children Nigeria

Save the Children is the world’s leading independent organisation for children. We work in 120 countries. We save children’s lives; we fight for their rights; we help them fulfill their potential. We work together, with our partners, to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Warehouse Assistant (National Position)

Ref Id: 190000XZ
Location: Maiduguri

Role Purpose

Under the supervision of the Warehouse Officer, deliver timely, effective and accountable logistics support to Save the Children warehouse functions: receiving and dispatch of goods to field locations and warehouse inventory tracking
In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly.

Scope of Role

Reports to: Warehouse Officer
Staff reporting to this post: None
Budget Responsibilities: None.
Role Dimensions: Provide support to line manager in stock movements.

Key Areas of Accountability

To provide alternate and additional support to SCI warehouses in the response (general and medical).
Supervise loading and offloading, including counting of items to be received or dispatched.
Verify quantity (and quality when applicable) of stock during receipt and dispatch.
Ensure all warehouse stock are properly arranged and grouped, based on instruction of supervisors.
Produce documents for stock in and out when requested.
Particpate in stock verification.
Support stock transportation and distribution to the filed.
Ensure warehouse cleanliness and support in keeping limited access to the warehouse for unauthorized person.
Ensure under age children is not involve in any labor work in the warehouse.

Behaviours (Values in Practice)
Accountability:

Holds self accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities – giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.

Ambition:

Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same
Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
Future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.

Collaboration:

Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters
Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.

Creativity:

Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
Willing to take disciplined risks.

Integrity:

Honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity

Qualifications

Level of Education – Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Logistics or Business Administration or Economics or relevant Social Science course
Professional certification in Procurement, Warehouse Management an added advantage

Experience and Skills
Essential:

Must have completed NYSC
Previous experience in similar responsibilities, preferably with NGO and/or UN agency.
Experience in working together and supervise the work of casual workers in the warehouse.
Knowledge of storage and physical arrangement of various shape and type of warehouse items.
Highly flexible and ability to work in a team.
Communication & Interpersonal Skill Level – Excellent
Language Requirements – English and Hausa – Excellent
Level of IT literacy Required – (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Email system, Internet browsing) excellent

Experience Expectations: