CARE Malawi
CARE International is a leading development organization dedicated to save lives, fight poverty and achieve social justice with a special emphasis on women and girls. CARE International is a global force and a partner of choice within a worldwide movement dedicated to ending poverty. We are known everywhere for our unshakable commitment to the dignity of people. CARE International and partners contribute to the empowerment of the most marginalized and vulnerable rural women and girls to exercise their rights.
CARE Malawi has secured funding from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program, locally titled ‘Tiwoloka’. The funding runs from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2029. CARE Malawi will implement the project in partnership with the Forum for African Women Educationists in
Malawi (FAWEMA) and Water Aid.
Therefore, CARE Malawi seeks to recruit well qualified persons to fill the following vacant positions within its USDA funded McGovern dole Food for Education program i.e. Tiwoloka Project in Malawi:
WAREHOUSE COORDINATOR
Position Description
The Warehouse Coordinator will oversee daily warehouse operations,
including the receipt, handling, storage, transportation, loss management, and reporting of commodities. This role includes direct supervision of the Warehouse Assistant, ensuring efficient and secure operations. The Warehouse Coordinator will ensure compliance with donor guidelines and CARE standards for all aspects of warehouse management, accountability for receipt, storage, dispatch, returns, documentation, and reporting of food commodities.
Specific duties and responsibilities include the following:
- Ensure warehouse readiness for safe food storage, implementing a comprehensive cleaning plan.
- Coordinate and plan fumigation activities as needed.
- Regularly plan and submit the operational budget for warehouse activities.
- Equip the warehouse with essential operational tools and materials, including documents, inventory ledgers, stack cards, waybills, and
reporting formats. - Inspect warehouses and note whether they are well constructed, water proof, adequately ventilated, have doors and windows which
can be securely locked. - Responsible for maintaining warehouse procedures, including receiving, stacking, dispatching, reporting, record keeping and casual worker/ labor handling.
- Prepare the stack layout, lay down the pallets for proper stack building by commodity.
- Verify and validate all data in reports, including Commodity Status
- Report, Recipient Status Report, Loss Status Report, Damage and Misuse Commodity Report, Fumigation Report, and Narrative Report.
- Conduct physical counts of stacks after each receipt and dispatch.
- Keep commodity records organized, updated, and accessible for review by management, auditors, finance, and key staff.
Required Education and Experience
- Bachelor’s Degree in Logistics and Supply Chain
- 3 years of relevant experience in USG funded food warehouse
management. - Strong written and verbal communication skills in both the local language and English, along with good numerical skills.
- Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and familiarity with CARE and US Government logistics policies and procedures.
Method Of Application
Applicants who meet the minimum qualifications and experience and possess the required competencies should send their application letters with detailed CVs through email to [email protected] addressed to the attention of:
The Country Director
CARE Malawi
P/Bag A89
LILONGWE
The closing date for receipt of applications is November 8th, 2024. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
CARE has zero tolerance to sexual exploitation and abuse and has a Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) Policy which outlines expected behaviors and responsibilities of all staff and CARE related personnel (consultants, vendors, partners, project participants, etc.).All potential candidates will be required to complete a Self-Declaration Form and those successful will be expected to sign up to the Code of Behavior contained in the PSEA Policy.