Warehouse Assistant Lebanon BML

All NRC employees are expected to work by the organisation’s core values: dedication, innovation, inclusivity, and accountability. These attitudes and beliefs shall guide our actions and relationships. 

Purpose of the role

The Warehouse Assistant provides logistics administration and basic logistics support for warehouse, within Beirut and Mount Lebanon. He/She contributes to the planning and delivery of logistical activities in line with procurement and deployment schedules.

What you will do

1. To implement, maintain, and follow NRC standard warehouse practices and record keeping in accordance with audit trail standards.
2. Coordination of inbound & outbound handling including the hiring of necessary equipment, sufficient and proper daily labour, and outbound transport planning.
3. To liaise and maintain timely communications with relevant programmes to ensure the timely and efficient receipt and dispatch of goods from the warehouse(s) in support of their activities.
4. Arrange the proper and cost-effective transportation of material from the warehouse to NRC programme activities.
5. To ensure the correct storage and rotation of stocks, as well as proper structural maintenance of the warehouse(s) in view of maintaining all stocks in good condition.
6. To ensure proper security, safety and hygiene procedures and systems are implemented and maintained in the warehouse.
7. To maintain accurate stock records and controls at all times; provide weekly and monthly stock reports to the Logistics Officer and advice on warehousing issues that affect the overall logistics operation. 
8. Ensuring all invoices relating to the warehouse activities are accurate and processed in a timely manner.
9. Ensure that NRC’s related activities are implemented within NRC’s Protection mainstreaming guidelines and report any breaches/concerns to the line manager and/or focal point for proper action

Specifically, you will;

• Implement, maintain and follow NRC standard warehouse practices and record keeping in accordance with audit trail standards.
• Coordinate inbound & outbound handling including hiring of necessary equipment, sufficient and proper daily labour and outbound transport planning.
• Liaise and maintain timely communications with relevant programmes to ensure the timely and efficient receipt and dispatch of goods from the warehouse(s) in support of their activities.
• Arrange the proper and cost effective transportation of material from the warehouse to NRC programme activities.
• Ensure the correct storage and rotation of stocks, as well as proper structural maintenance of the warehouse(s) in view of  maintaining all stocks in good condition.
• Ensure proper security, safety and hygiene procedures and systems are implemented and maintained in the warehouse.
• Maintain accurate stock records and controls at all times; provide weekly and monthly stock reports to the Logistics Officer and advice on warehousing issues that affect the overall logistics operation.
• Ensure all invoices relating to the warehouse activities are accurate and processed in a timely manner.
• Provide warehousing technical advice to other programmes and functions within the Beirut and Mount Lebanon office when required.
• Manage any additional short or long-term warehouses that may need to be rented in Beirut and Mount Lebanon for NRC activities.
• Provide cover and backup when required for other department activities including fleet, office maintenance, and Asset management:
• Perform other related duties requested by the Line Manager

Professional competencies

These are skills, knowledge, and experience that are important for effective performance. 

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Logistics, or equivalent 
• Experience working as a Warehouse Clerk/Assistant in a humanitarian/recovery context
• Previous experience working in complex and volatile contexts
• Previous experience working in the humanitarian sector. 
• Fluency in both English and Arabic, written and spoken is mandatory.

Behavioral competencies

• Planning and delivering results. 
• Handling insecure environments
• Working with people
• Communicating with impact and respect 
• Coping with change

What We Offer

NRC is an equal opportunities employer and aims to have staffing diversity in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, nationality, and physical ability.

We offer an opportunity to match your career to a compelling cause and a chance to meet and work with people who are the best in their fields.

We are also looking for people who share our values:

• To be dedicated in what we do;
• To be innovative with our solutions;
• To act as one unified and inclusive team;
• To be accountable to the donors that make our work possible; the people we exist to serve, and to each other… the members of our NRC family.

Kindly note that empty or incomplete applications as well as CVs received via email will not be considered official and will not be processed.