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The ICRC works in more than 80 countries We hire a variety of skilled profession
around the world, relieving suffering and als to provide agile and reliable logistical
carrying out a range of lifesaving activ support. But working for the ICRC is not
ities in conflict zones, including: supplying like working in logistics anywhere else; it
food, safe drinking water, sanitation and entails:
shelter; providing health care; and help • coping with the challenges of poor,
ing to reduce the danger of landmines and damaged or destroyed infrastructure
unexploded ordnance. • managing unpredictable situations
• considering political and security issues
In all our work, logistics is vital: almost • working in rural and isolated areas
25% of our staff work in logistics and • reporting on our work to donors
their activities cover all segments of the • juggling multiple and simultaneous
humanitarian supply chain. The chart supply chains.
below illustrates what those activities are,
including those that contribute directly to Please read on to see some of the examples
the ICRC’s ultimate objective of delivering of career opportunities that might be right
relief to people in need. for you.
GENERAL LOGISTICS MEDICAL LOGISTICS
We are in charge of overall supply chain We are medical logisticians and
management for ICRC operations. Logis pharmacists.
ticians at the ICRC are versatile – able
to work in a range of countries and at all Medical logisticians (a.k.a. med logs)
stages of the supply chain. Their respon provide supply chain support (ware
sibilities include: housing and/or dispatch) to our medical
• overseeing, coordinating and operations staff.
optimizing the flow of goods from
initial request to final distribution Pharmacists are responsible for quality
• compliance with internal procedures assurance for pharmaceutical products
and best practices, as well as external and provide support for our medical
regulations operations staff and medical logisticians,
• managing and coordinating logistics in accordance with internal standards
operations during emergencies. and specifications, as well as domestic
and international laws and regulations.
Skills and experience
• Supply chain coordination Skills and experience
• Logistics operations setup and • Quality assurance
design • Specialized procurement
• Quality control • Specialized storage
• Logistics data management • Supply chain management
• Asset management
• People management
J. Schneider/ICRC
PROCUREMENT TRANSPORT, IMPORT AND
We carry out needs assessments and EXPORT
procure goods and services to meet
We transport goods in a manner which
operational needs. Procured goods range
is timely, cost-e�cient, reliable and
from food to essential household items,
safe. We adapt the means of transport to
from construction materials to telecom
the operational challenges we encounter,
munication devices.
e.g. the lack of infrastructure, difficult
terrain and security issues.
We work within operational constraints
to meet our goals in a timely and cost-
We ensure smooth transit of all ICRC
e�cient manner, and in line with the
goods across borders, complying with all
ICRC’s procurement principles.
legal and regulatory requirements.
M. Abdullah/ICRC
Y. Khaweja/ICRC
WAREHOUSE FLEET MANAGEMENT
MANAGEMENT We manage the fleet of vehicles and
generators required by the ICRC to carry
We manage warehouses, which involves
out the organization’s work.
quality control and the monitoring, han
dling and storage of goods.
We ensure that vehicles and equipment
are suitable for the di�erent situations
Warehouse management differs at each
in which we work, and that they help
ICRC delegation, owing to the climate
keep staff safe, respect the environment
and conflictsituation.
and safeguard the ICRC’s image.
A. Gonzalez Farran/ICRC
J. Schneider/ICRC
WHAT WE LOOK FOR WHAT WE OFFER
We are looking for people from different •• Challenging and meaningful work with
academic and technical backgrounds with a range of tasks and responsibilities
a range of qualifications, skills and experi •• Stimulating work internationally
ences, including: as part of multicultural and
•• graduate degrees, i.e. Supply Chain multidisciplinary teams
Management, Logistics, Procurement, •• A strong focus on learning and
MBA, MPA development
•• diplomas and certificates. i.e. •• A variety of internal career paths,
CIPS, APICS, CILT/FRITZ, DGR, both vertical and horizontal, with
Incoterms®rules, CFC progressive and steady growth in
•• language skills (English, French, responsibilities
Spanish, Arabic, etc.) •• Greater employability in international
•• IT skills, i.e. MS Office, ERP (where organizations and companies
applicable) •• Competitive salary and benefits
•• experience working in the area of package
supply chain management, preferably
internationally
•• leadership and people management
skills.
We help people around the world affected by armed conflict and
other violence, doing everything we can to protect their lives and
dignity and to relieve their suffering, often with our Red Cross
and Red Crescent partners. We also seek to prevent hardship by
promoting and strengthening humanitarian law and championing
universal humanitarian principles.
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