Logistics Specialist Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Closing date: 23 Jan 2013
Location:Saudi Arabia (Riyadh)
Job description
The Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) welcomes applications from suitably qualified Disaster Management (DM) professionals to serve as Logistics Specialist in the ADPC project for emergency capacity building for the staff of the Saudi Red Crescent Authority (SRCA) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The Logistics Specialist will be responsible for the management of the Logistics and Supply Chain Management training (development of curriculums, modules and relevant materials, course facilitation, course quality control, establishing logistics and supply chain management and reporting) for SRCA response team members and ensure the overall quality of the training.
The Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC), established in 1986, is a regional non-profit foundation with headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand supporting the advancement of safer communities and sustainable development, through implementing programs that reduce the impact of disasters upon countries and communities in Asia and the Pacific. The primary geographical focus of ADPC’s activities is Asia with the South, South East and East Asia being the primary sub-regions. In 2005, nine countries, namely Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Thailand, and Sri Lanka signed a Charter establishing ADPC as an inter-governmental organization.
ADPC has vast experience of 26 years of working in Asia Pacific region along with the national and local Government of its charter member countries as well as countries of the Regional Consultative Committee on Disaster Management (RCC); a regional mechanism established by ADPC in 2000 and comprising of head of national disaster management offices of 26 countries in Asia Pacific. ADPC also shares a close partnership with sub-regional inter-government agencies, such as Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), Secretariat for Pacific Community (previously known as SOPAC) on various DRR related themes including capacity building, strengthening institutions and systems, knowledge management and mainstreaming DRR into development. It works closely with a range of UN Agencies including UNDP, UNICEF, UNESCAP, WHO, WMO, UNISDR, UNOCHA, UN-Habitat, etc. on DRR related projects and consulting services. ADPC works with international and local NGOs, national technical and training institutions, Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. Further details on ADPC and Programs can be found at www.adpc.net
The primary focus of ADPC is to assist national and sub-national Governments to build capacity to respond to, prepare for and mitigate the natural disaster risk and adaptation to climate change. Accordingly ADPC is comprised of several thematically organized operational departments such as Department on Safer Development Planning and Implementation, Department on Climate Change and Climate Change Adaptation, Department on Resilient Cities and Urban Risk Management, Department on Disaster Risk Management Systems, Department of Public Health in Emergencies, Department of Disaster Risk Assessment and Monitoring, Training Services Unit. With around 100 staff from 19 countries and with professionals with expertise in development planning, engineering, architecture, agriculture, social sciences, health science climate sciences and disaster risk reduction.
ADPC has developed expertise in the management of public health emergencies in disasters through the implementation of projects, and developing and delivering training courses and workshops. The Public Health in Emergencies (PHE) Team has implemented projects and developed specific training activities to cover the whole spectrum of the potential hazards that can be anticipated in Asia and the Pacific: natural hazards, complex emergencies, technological disasters. The ADPC has begun to expand its activities outside Asia to now cover also Middle-East region. Risk management is the reference conceptual framework for developing projects of management of health in crisis situations. ADPC has signed a contract with Saudi Red Crescent Authority (SRCA) to enhance the capacity of their emergency response staff to be ready to provide emergency response to disasters both within the Kingdom and assisting in international disaster humanitarian response.
Responsibilities in relation to Logistics and Supply Chain Management related training and capacity building of SRCA staff:
• Responsible for coordinating Logistics and Supply Chain Management Training Courses and capacity building for SRCA staff as per the agreed set of strategic objectives and plans.
• Develop training modules and materials to conduct Logistics and Supply Chain related training identified for the SRCA team including participants handbooks, reference reading, case studies, scenarios, group exercises and games.
• Research on new training tools, methodologies, skills and emerging fields in Logistics/Supply Chain Management and incorporate innovative ways of training into Logistics training courses.
• Pre-training assessment on qualifications, background and expectation of participants, and customize training content and methodology as appropriate.
• Contribute to the process of conducting periodic reviews of training courses to improve curriculum and training materials.
• Finalize training agenda, prepare and compile training documents and training aids. Deliver training program /modules based on training plan.
• Facilitate the training support in identification of participants and competent session facilitators to ensure the quality of trainings.
• Ensure quality control of training activities and periodically, evaluate training effectiveness.
• Design and conduct simulation exercises/drills during training. Also conduct simulation exercises to test the SRCA’s arrangements and procedures for response in order to validate the effectiveness of the plans.
• Support the SRCA team in developing and updating relevant standards and procedures relating to humanitarian logistics needs and in the development of the SRCA’s S Supply Chain Strategy for emergency.
• Report to program leadership on implementation of Logistics management training and capacity building activities.
Institutional Responsibilities
• Provide technical resource inputs under key specialized technical areas to all other teams.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the Executive Director (ADPC) or Director in charge of the Department.
Supervisor(s): Director, ADPC
Required Qualifications / Selection Criteria:
• Post graduate qualifications in Disaster Management or related field, knowledge and experience in emergency Logistics and Supply Chain Management activities.
• A minimum of ten years’ experience in emergency project portfolio/program management; with at least five years in Logistics Management. Preference will be given to candidate having experience in emergency response and familiar with IFRC’s emergency response mechanism.
• Skills on developing training modules and materials to conduct Logistics related training identified for the SRCA team. Capable to finalize training agenda, prepare and compile training documents and training aids.
• Field level experience in managing complex supply chains for IFRC/RC/INGOs in international development and emergency programmers.
• Knowledge of key institutional donors and their compliance requirements in respect of logistics and procurement.
• Proven experience in managing and developing a multi-cultural team multi-skills team, in terms of its personnel and work program.
• Proven ability to strategize, plan and organize work, monitor and evaluate activities.
• Experience of Disaster Preparedness Planning including contingency planning, Response and Recovery.
• Sufficient knowledge of Disaster Risk Communication and understanding the role of media in emergencies.
• Ability to develop and guide field simulation exercises.
• Good communications skills, written and spoken, in the English language. Ability to communicate in Arabic will be treated as an additional advantage.
Personal Qualities
• Self-motivated, pro-active and takes initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to plan and organize work and time independently.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, team-oriented work style, and experience in working in a multi-cultural environment.
• Producing results to ensure the effective and efficient use of resources, moving forward in changing environment, building and promoting partnerships.
• Strong desire to learn, undertake new challenges, must a creative problem-solver, must have self confidence, willingness to work hard, good sense of humor but with seriousness about the quality and excellence of work.
Contract type: One (1) year contract with possibility of extension
How to apply:
Interested Candidates, please submit the completed ADPC application form,(downloadable from www.adpc.net),
resume, together with a cover letter, to adpcjobs@adpc.net or
Human Resources and Administration
979/69, 24th Floor
SM Tower, Paholyothin Road
Samsen Nai, Phayathai
Bangkok, 10400
THAILAND
Tel: +66-2-2980681-92
Fax: +66-2-2980012
Only Short-listed candidates will be contacted.
For additional information:
http://www.adpc.net/2012/Career_Opportunities/Default.asp
Location:Saudi Arabia (Riyadh)
Job description
The Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) welcomes applications from suitably qualified Disaster Management (DM) professionals to serve as Logistics Specialist in the ADPC project for emergency capacity building for the staff of the Saudi Red Crescent Authority (SRCA) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The Logistics Specialist will be responsible for the management of the Logistics and Supply Chain Management training (development of curriculums, modules and relevant materials, course facilitation, course quality control, establishing logistics and supply chain management and reporting) for SRCA response team members and ensure the overall quality of the training.
The Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC), established in 1986, is a regional non-profit foundation with headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand supporting the advancement of safer communities and sustainable development, through implementing programs that reduce the impact of disasters upon countries and communities in Asia and the Pacific. The primary geographical focus of ADPC’s activities is Asia with the South, South East and East Asia being the primary sub-regions. In 2005, nine countries, namely Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Thailand, and Sri Lanka signed a Charter establishing ADPC as an inter-governmental organization.
ADPC has vast experience of 26 years of working in Asia Pacific region along with the national and local Government of its charter member countries as well as countries of the Regional Consultative Committee on Disaster Management (RCC); a regional mechanism established by ADPC in 2000 and comprising of head of national disaster management offices of 26 countries in Asia Pacific. ADPC also shares a close partnership with sub-regional inter-government agencies, such as Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), Secretariat for Pacific Community (previously known as SOPAC) on various DRR related themes including capacity building, strengthening institutions and systems, knowledge management and mainstreaming DRR into development. It works closely with a range of UN Agencies including UNDP, UNICEF, UNESCAP, WHO, WMO, UNISDR, UNOCHA, UN-Habitat, etc. on DRR related projects and consulting services. ADPC works with international and local NGOs, national technical and training institutions, Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. Further details on ADPC and Programs can be found at www.adpc.net
The primary focus of ADPC is to assist national and sub-national Governments to build capacity to respond to, prepare for and mitigate the natural disaster risk and adaptation to climate change. Accordingly ADPC is comprised of several thematically organized operational departments such as Department on Safer Development Planning and Implementation, Department on Climate Change and Climate Change Adaptation, Department on Resilient Cities and Urban Risk Management, Department on Disaster Risk Management Systems, Department of Public Health in Emergencies, Department of Disaster Risk Assessment and Monitoring, Training Services Unit. With around 100 staff from 19 countries and with professionals with expertise in development planning, engineering, architecture, agriculture, social sciences, health science climate sciences and disaster risk reduction.
ADPC has developed expertise in the management of public health emergencies in disasters through the implementation of projects, and developing and delivering training courses and workshops. The Public Health in Emergencies (PHE) Team has implemented projects and developed specific training activities to cover the whole spectrum of the potential hazards that can be anticipated in Asia and the Pacific: natural hazards, complex emergencies, technological disasters. The ADPC has begun to expand its activities outside Asia to now cover also Middle-East region. Risk management is the reference conceptual framework for developing projects of management of health in crisis situations. ADPC has signed a contract with Saudi Red Crescent Authority (SRCA) to enhance the capacity of their emergency response staff to be ready to provide emergency response to disasters both within the Kingdom and assisting in international disaster humanitarian response.
Responsibilities in relation to Logistics and Supply Chain Management related training and capacity building of SRCA staff:
• Responsible for coordinating Logistics and Supply Chain Management Training Courses and capacity building for SRCA staff as per the agreed set of strategic objectives and plans.
• Develop training modules and materials to conduct Logistics and Supply Chain related training identified for the SRCA team including participants handbooks, reference reading, case studies, scenarios, group exercises and games.
• Research on new training tools, methodologies, skills and emerging fields in Logistics/Supply Chain Management and incorporate innovative ways of training into Logistics training courses.
• Pre-training assessment on qualifications, background and expectation of participants, and customize training content and methodology as appropriate.
• Contribute to the process of conducting periodic reviews of training courses to improve curriculum and training materials.
• Finalize training agenda, prepare and compile training documents and training aids. Deliver training program /modules based on training plan.
• Facilitate the training support in identification of participants and competent session facilitators to ensure the quality of trainings.
• Ensure quality control of training activities and periodically, evaluate training effectiveness.
• Design and conduct simulation exercises/drills during training. Also conduct simulation exercises to test the SRCA’s arrangements and procedures for response in order to validate the effectiveness of the plans.
• Support the SRCA team in developing and updating relevant standards and procedures relating to humanitarian logistics needs and in the development of the SRCA’s S Supply Chain Strategy for emergency.
• Report to program leadership on implementation of Logistics management training and capacity building activities.
Institutional Responsibilities
• Provide technical resource inputs under key specialized technical areas to all other teams.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the Executive Director (ADPC) or Director in charge of the Department.
Supervisor(s): Director, ADPC
Required Qualifications / Selection Criteria:
• Post graduate qualifications in Disaster Management or related field, knowledge and experience in emergency Logistics and Supply Chain Management activities.
• A minimum of ten years’ experience in emergency project portfolio/program management; with at least five years in Logistics Management. Preference will be given to candidate having experience in emergency response and familiar with IFRC’s emergency response mechanism.
• Skills on developing training modules and materials to conduct Logistics related training identified for the SRCA team. Capable to finalize training agenda, prepare and compile training documents and training aids.
• Field level experience in managing complex supply chains for IFRC/RC/INGOs in international development and emergency programmers.
• Knowledge of key institutional donors and their compliance requirements in respect of logistics and procurement.
• Proven experience in managing and developing a multi-cultural team multi-skills team, in terms of its personnel and work program.
• Proven ability to strategize, plan and organize work, monitor and evaluate activities.
• Experience of Disaster Preparedness Planning including contingency planning, Response and Recovery.
• Sufficient knowledge of Disaster Risk Communication and understanding the role of media in emergencies.
• Ability to develop and guide field simulation exercises.
• Good communications skills, written and spoken, in the English language. Ability to communicate in Arabic will be treated as an additional advantage.
Personal Qualities
• Self-motivated, pro-active and takes initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to plan and organize work and time independently.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, team-oriented work style, and experience in working in a multi-cultural environment.
• Producing results to ensure the effective and efficient use of resources, moving forward in changing environment, building and promoting partnerships.
• Strong desire to learn, undertake new challenges, must a creative problem-solver, must have self confidence, willingness to work hard, good sense of humor but with seriousness about the quality and excellence of work.
Contract type: One (1) year contract with possibility of extension
How to apply:
Interested Candidates, please submit the completed ADPC application form,(downloadable from www.adpc.net),
resume, together with a cover letter, to adpcjobs@adpc.net or
Human Resources and Administration
979/69, 24th Floor
SM Tower, Paholyothin Road
Samsen Nai, Phayathai
Bangkok, 10400
THAILAND
Tel: +66-2-2980681-92
Fax: +66-2-2980012
Only Short-listed candidates will be contacted.
For additional information:
http://www.adpc.net/2012/Career_Opportunities/Default.asp
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