The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is one of the world’s largest international humanitarian non-governmental organizations (INGO), at work in more than 40 countries and 29 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities. A force for humanity, IRC employees deliver lasting impact by restoring safety, dignity and hope to millions. If you’re a solutions-driven, passionate change-maker, come join us in positively impacting the lives of millions of people world-wide for a better future.
Fluency in English & Arabic Required.
The IRC began planning to reopen an oPt country program in mid-2022 and launched an emergency response in Gaza in October 2023. The organization is currently supporting a network of local partners in both Gaza and the West Bank to sustain critical health, protection, food security, cash, education, and early childhood development interventions. The IRC is also deploying emergency medical teams to provide surge clinical capacity in hospitals and other health facilities.
The IRC is working to scale its emergency response while building a longer-term oPt country program in parallel. This effort is being jointly managed by the Emergencies and Humanitarian Action Unit (EHAU) and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, with a view to eventually transition the country program fully under the MENA region
Job Overview/Summary
This position will be primarily responsible with assisting and facilitating the accounting, movement, safe storage and reporting of supplies in IRC Gaza field offices. The Warehouse Officer will work closely with the Supply Chain Coordinator and Deputy Director of Field Management and all program sectors to ensure proper warehouse operations.
Major Responsibilities:
•Ensure that all required standard warehouse tools are used as per IRC Warehouse Management SoPs this includes classification of stock as per donor where necessary
•Inventory control, including drug storage, Cold chain, buffer stock, contributions in kind stock (CIK) and food commodities
•Implement the IRC inventory policies with regard to all project Items including cycle count, reporting discrepancies, pharmaceutical quality assurance as well as cold chain policies where applicable.
•Develop and ensure material distribution plans and up-to-date and being adhered to.
•Coordinate inventory disposal procedures
•Placement of the assets maintenance plans as per IRC policies, including repairs and insurance coverage process.
•Conduct annual asset verification exercises
•Handle asset and property disposal in line with donor policies and IRC SOPs.
•Ensure that grant inventory and asset report is accurate, regularly produced, reviewed, and approved before the Grant closing date.
•Coordinate with Partner organization to ensure presence of Partner Representative(s) at the border when clearance process is being conducted.
•Draft authorization to receive letter(s) to ensure IRC Representative is present at the border when clearance process is being conducted for IRC shipments.
•Follow up with Partner to ensure timely receiving of Delivery reports.
•Follow up with supplier regarding the delivery of missing items, damaged items and act as the focal point for reporting discrepancies to Supplier(s).
•Any other responsibility assigned by the supervisor.
Key Working Relationships:
•Position Reports to Supply Chain Manager-Gaza
Indirect Reporting: Supply Chain Coordinator
•The position directly supervises-N/A.
Other Internal and/or external contacts: Internal: All departments and users
External: Different cluster and suppliers
Job Requirements:
Education: Graduation or College degree
Work Experience: Minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience as supply chain, logistics and warehouse support staff
Demonstrated Skills and Competencies:
•Excellent technical knowledge of warehouse, inventory and asset management management
•Certification in humanitarian logistics/supply chain is desired
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are required.
• Customer/Client service experience
•Traits:
oStrong sense of personal integrity.
oAttention to detail.
oTeam spirit and problem-solving abilities.
oHigh sense of urgency
oStrong interpersonal skills
oAbility to communicate clearly
oFlexibility to take on additional responsibilities
Language Skills: Fluency in English and Arabic (written and spoken) is required.
Standard of Professional Conduct:The IRC and the IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in the IRC Way – our Code of Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, Accountability, and Equality.
Commitment to Gender, Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion: The IRC is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, respectful, and safe work environment where all persons are treated fairly, with dignity and respect. The IRC expressly prohibits and will not tolerate discrimination, harassment, retaliation, or bullying of the IRC persons in any work setting. We aim to increase the representation of women, people that are from country and communities we serve, and people who identify as races and ethnicities that are under-represented in global power structures.
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