Logistics Officer at Save The Children (Samos)

Save the Children International is a 'dual mandate' organisation and as such equal priority will be given to both humanitarian and development work. This is the only way we will be able to ensure that some of the fundamental rights that we believe children have, such as survival, safety and constant access to protection and education can be guaranteed. As part of a commitment to work with children through humanitarian interventions Save the Children will support programmes in both sudden onset and chronic emergency situations.

The organization in Greece seeks for:

Logistics Officer (SAMOS field base).
Essential:
- Clean driving licence
- Prior experience in a logistics role in the NGO sector/in emergency response/humanitarian environments
- Proven experience in technical areas of logistics operations including procurement, transport/distribution, warehousing and stock management
- Ability to synthesize and analyse information, and make clear, informed decisions
- Ability to build relationships quickly with a wide range of people, both internally and externally
- Strong ability to organise a substantial workload comprised of complex, diverse tasks and responsibilities
- Cultural awareness, with strong written and spoken communication and interpersonal skills in English. Greek is a must.

Desirable:
- Technical experience/training in specific areas of logistics e.g. fleet mechanics, IT/communications networks
- Technical experience/knowledge in specific types of humanitarian intervention e.g. Health, WASH, Food Security
- Fluent in Arabic, Farsi is very desirable
- Any university degree in Logisitics/ Accounting/ Procurement.

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