South Sudan: Warehouse Manager, Yida, South Sudan (2117)

Yida, South Sudan - The Warehouse Manager will be responsible for overall management and monitoring of all food commodities and storage facilities in the Yida and Ajuong Thok Refugee Camp. This position will support and train field-level warehouse staff. The Warehouse Manager will also identify areas and opportunities for development of new monitoring processes and tracking tools.

This position will report to the Commodity Manager, working closely with both the logistics and food teams. This position will be based in Yida Refugee Camp, Unity State, South Sudan but will also oversee management of food warehouses in other refugee camps in Unity State that Samaritan's Purse is the partner of World Food Program including Ajuong Thok Refugee Camp.
Since 2011, Samaritan's Purse has worked in Yida to provided lifesaving services and provisions to refugees fleeing indiscriminate bombings in the Nuba Mountains. Currently, there are an estimated 80,000 refugees in Yida for which Samaritan's Purse provides Food Assistance Programming, Nutrition Programming, Water and Sanitation Health services, and Ministry programming.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

* Responsible for daily, manual verification and stacking of all food commodities in each of the up to 40 food warehouses planned for Yida and up to 20 more at other new refugee sites. Be prepared to manage food warehousing for up to 100,000 refugees with prepositioning for 7 months of food that lasts through December 2014 due to the inability to access these areas by road during the rainy season.
* Oversee the management of all WFP food warehouses in Unity State that Samaritan's Purse is responsible for and be prepared to travel and spend multiple days at the different sites away from permanent base in Yida.
* Responsible for compiling and submitting daily food stock reports to both Samaritan's Purse and World Food Program. Responsible for all documentation and record keeping for both food and non-food items received, stored in and distributed from the food warehouses.
* Oversee all offloading and accountability of food coming into the warehouses (all food received by WFP trucks/planes/airdrops/helicopters and returns from food distributions) and all loading and accountability of food leaving the warehouses for distributions.
* Work collaboratively with the Commodity Manager in the set-up of distributions, including financial, logistical, personnel and on-site support where required.
* Coordinate staging of food items for all food distributions (including, but not limited to general food distributions, blanket distributions, targeted food distributions).
* Directly manage the warehouse team in Yida and Ajuong Thok composed of security guards, tally clerks, cleaners and warehouse assistants. Oversee job description creation, payroll and scheduling for all warehouse staff.
* Responsible for establishing and maintaining a day/night security team and overall security system for all Samaritan's Purse managed food warehouses in Unity State to ensure no food commodities or warehouse supplies (pallets, plastic sheet, fencing, etc.) leave the warehouses without proper consent.
* Coordinate with World Food Program and Samaritan's Purse Food Program Manager and Commodity Manager in projecting the food commodity needs for all Samaritan's Purse food programs in Unity State.
* Attend daily morning devotions and participate in prayer support for the program team, its donors and volunteers.
* Maintain a strong Christian witness to colleagues, vendors, charitable beneficiaries and the general public.
* Assess, manage, and report critical physical, emotional, or spiritual concerns of supervised staff.

QUALIFICATIONS:

* Maintains a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Be a consistent witness for Jesus Christ.
* Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university; or three years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience required.
* One year of college-level Biblical studies preferred.
* 2 years of warehouse management experience.
* Food programming experience in emergency relief and/or refugee settlements preferred.
* Donor liaison experience, especially with UNHCR/WFP preferred.
* Practical, quick reasoning skills; must be able to keep communication lines open with all parties in the program; needs strong organizational and time management skills.
* Ability to coordinate activities with other agencies, build and maintain positive working relationships.
* Ability to understand complex security situations and advise warehouse design accordingly.
* Possesses strong organizational and critical thinking skills.
* Experienced in cross-cultural team leadership.
* Must be a humble team player; ability to be flexible and adaptable.
* Understanding of local culture is essential.
* Knowledge of computer systems and its applications such as Word, Excel and Outlook.
* Conversant in Arabic preferred.

12 month contract with the potential for renewal.

This is an unaccompanied assignment.

Mission Statement:
Samaritan's Purse is a nondenominational evangelical Christian organization providing spiritual and physical aid to hurting people around the world. Since 1970, Samaritan's Purse has helped meet needs of people who are victims of war, poverty, natural disasters, disease, and famine with the purpose of sharing God's love through His Son, Jesus Christ. The organization serves the Church worldwide to promote the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Distinct Objectives:
The work of Samaritan's Purse is marked by five distinct objectives, grounded in Scripture and biblical principles:
PROCLAIM THE GOSPEL - EXALT Christ and share the Gospel while working in His Name around the world
SERVE WITH EXCELLENCE - EXCEED the world's standard while serving the purposes of God's kingdom
RESPOND WITH COMPASSIONATE ACTION - EXPEDITE our response to needs as the Lord reveals opportunities to minister
DEMONSTRATE BIBLICAL INTEGRITY - EXHIBIT character and integrity personally, at home and work
WALK IN BOLD FAITH - EXPECT God to do the impossible-- "God Room"

In order to apply, please go to http://www.samaritanspurse.org/our-ministry/employment-listings/, click on "Warehouse Manager, Yida, South Sudan (2117)" and click on "Apply Online" at the bottom of the page.