Overview
Oversees the overall Palestine Logistics Cluster response and acts as the main interlocutor for partners and stakeholders. Ensures coordination systems, information platforms, and logistics services are established and maintained to support the humanitarian community.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead all Palestine Logistics Cluster activities in line with the Cluster Strategy.
- Guarantee adequate set-up of operations inside Gaza and on different supply corridors.
- Provide strategic direction to Gaza Logistics Cluster Coordinator and corridor teams.
- Advise and assist in identifying and mobilizing necessary resources.
- Ensure logistics and supply managers have access to relevant technical advice.
- Facilitate discussion and agreement on the use of common standards and tools.
- Lead and manage Logistics Cluster staff.
- Ensure the collection, analysis and dissemination of relevant logistics information.
- Contribute to strengthening early warning capacity.
- Establish and ensure fluid and regular communication, coordination, information sharing and advocacy.
- Ensure timely operational reporting on Palestine Logistics Cluster activities.
- Ensure support on the consolidation and sharing of key logistics information and procedures.
- Liaise with relevant authorities and stakeholders to gather and make available up-to date information.
- Identify core advocacy concerns for operations and contribute key messages.
- Organize and chair regular Logistics Coordination meetings.
- Ensure coordination with authorities, Red Crescent Societies, inter-cluster group, National and International NGOs, UN agencies and all relevant stakeholders.
- Ensure smooth running of logistics operations.
- Lead a continuous identification and assessment of logistics capacities, gaps and bottlenecks.
- Join inter-agency needs assessment exercises as appropriate.
- Support the continuous monitoring and analysis of the status of entry points and corridors to Gaza.
- Support the development of an overall engagement strategy.
- Actively contribute to regular training and workshops.
- Organise and provide training for partners.
- Develop, input and regularly review Contingency Plans.
- Support knowledge transfer and capacity strengthening of national staff, partners and operational counterparts.
- Support transition planning and alignment with the broader in-country logistics reform agenda.
- Maintain adequate staffing for the functioning of the operation.
- Ensure Cluster funds are committed and spend in line with needs and approved plans.
- Ensure operational and financial reporting is maintained and shared.
- Ensure services and cargo are properly tracked and operational information is shared.
Required Experience
- At least 10 years professional experience in humanitarian operations implementation (incl. assessment, management of operational budget and funds, monitoring and evaluation).
- At least 6 years in project/programme coordination and management, including serving in a supervisory role.
- At least 5 years in emergency response operations (natural disaster and/or complex emergency) and/or preparedness projects.
- At least 5 years professional experience in supply chain and/or logistics operations (i.e. land transport, international shipping or air transport, warehouse management, freight forwarding, etcetera).
Qualifications
A university degree in Supply Chain Management, International Business, International Relations, Humanitarian Project Management, Business Administration and related field or equivalent relevant experience.
