Distribution Manager – Hatay

The Opportunity

The Distribution Manager will provide overall management and support to the emergency response team at the initial phase of NFI distributions responding to earthquake disaster. The position will contribute to the development of the emergency response strategy and programme plan; initiate and lead on assessments; ensure the quality of execution projects activities carried out and related project reporting; establish strong networking with relevant forums and agencies; lead on capacity building of national staff; lead on raising funding for distribution works.

In order to be successful you will bring/have:

Essential:

• A suitable qualification in supply chain, logistics, engineering or another relevant subject
• At least 3 years’ experience working in the relief sector with a recognized international organization. Ideally some of this experience will have been in an emergency situation
• Experience in assessments, programme design, project management and evaluation
• Experience of community mobilisation and distribution
• Experience in winterisation programming
• Ability to write clear and well-argued assessment and project reports
• Experience of preparing successful funding proposals for donors
• Demonstrated monitoring and evaluation skills
• Experience of and commitment to working through systems of community participation
• Excellent communication skills
• Proven capacity to supervise, train and coach national staff
• Computer literate
• Fluency in written and spoken English and Turkish
• Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children’s aims, values and principles
• Ability and willingness to travel to the project sites

Desirable

• Language skills in Arabic
• Experience or knowledge of working and living in relevant regions/contexts

Position holder will be based in Hatay, therefore legal right to work in Türkiye is necessary at the time of application. Applications will be evaluated on a rolling basis.

The Organisation
We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.

We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

• No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
• All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
• Violence against children is no longer tolerated

We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive environment where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.
Save the Children is committed to create a truly inclusive, effective and representative organisational culture, encouraging equity and diversity among its employees and eliminating discrimination. Having a diverse profile of employees, different age groups, backgrounds, cultures, gender identities and expressions, sexual orientation etc., including a range of different experiences and capabilities helps us understand, represent and serve children better. Therefore all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, or age.

Application Information:
Please attach a copy of your CV and cover letter with your application, and include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations. A copy of the full role profile can be found at www.savethechildren.net/careers

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our global anti-harassment policy.