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Organization Information

Reports to: Director CMD
Directorate/Department/Organ: Political Affairs, Peace & Security
Division: AU CLB
Number of Direct Reports: 4
Number of Indirect Reports: 29
Job Grade: P6
Number of Positions: 1
Contract Type: Regular
Location: Douala, Cameroon

Purpose of Job

The Head CLB is responsible for managing logistics capabilities to ensure the readiness of rapid deployment capabilities to conduct Peace Support Operations (PSOs), ensure the provision of materials to support Humanitarian Assistance and Natural Disaster Response (HANDS) as well as provide support to Africa Center for Disease Control (CDC) to address health pandemic or endemic on the continent. This position ensures the accessibility of equipment and materials required to rapidly deploy in any scenario. Provide leadership, operational support, and oversight of the African Union’s Continental Logistics Base team, budget development and management, and implementation of the supply chain and logistics system at the CLB.

Main Functions

• Lead the administrative, supply chain and logistics, procurement, budgeting, finance activities and ensure timely delivery of goals and objectives of the base;
• Ensure the development of the project management plan, and CLB infrastructure, responsible for the development and management of the CLB annual proposal and budget, recruitment of staff and support the full establishment and operationalization of the Regional Logistics Deports;
• Mobilize resources from Member States and partners for the execution of the activities and mandate of the CLB;
• Lead the CLB team and ensure implementation of the Base concept note, including compliance with existing procedures, establishing standard operating procedures (SOPS)and ensuring control systems are in place and adhere to by all staff.

Specific Responsibilities

• Designs strategies for the implementation of the CLB logistics operations and exercises leadership, managerial and supervisory control over all logistics support required by the AU peace support operations in the Continent. 
• Ensure the development of all logistics and supply chain, procurement plans, including requirements for the Missions according to priorities and support areas and coordinate the support and managing the Continental Logistics Base to help in the establishment of new missions using the logistics and rapid deployment capability and the strategic deployment stocks (SDS).
• Ensure that the CLB budget is developed and provide leadership for implementation of the annual CLB budget in support of AU peace Support Operations. 
• Monitors and coordinates all multifunctional logistics requirements between AU HQ and the Peace Support Operations Missions in Africa.
• Lead all logistics assessments to the Peace Support Operations, including assessment to Regional Logistics deports (RLDs) and ensure the organization of logistics meetings and symposiums at the CLB. 
• Ensure the development of logistics and supply chain training programs, including coordination with the Continental Training Planning element at the AU HQ.
• Ensure Logistics support for new and ongoing peace operations and other field missions which include supply chain management, materials management, transportation, maintenance, contracts and services management, communications, information technology, engineering, and medical services.

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• Exercises managerial and supervisory control over all logistics support required by future, current or liquidating field missions.
• Ensure to develop, prepare, coordinate, and monitor overall logistic support plans, including logistics forecasting, budget, supply schedules, priorities or requirements, and resolution of urgent operational needs.
• Monitors and coordinates all multifunctional logistic requirements between AU HQ, peace Support operations and other field missions.
• Acts as the principal liaison between the field missions and Headquarters staff for logistics matters and coordinate day-to-day support of Logistics Operations.
• Ensures overall planning and coordination of logistics support preparations for new field missions and expanded civilian and military peace support operations administered by Peace Support Operations Division (PSOD).
• Ensures that logistics requirements take account of gender-specific needs.

Academic Requirements and Relevant Experience

• A Master’s degree in Procurement, Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Accounting, Public Administration or any related fields of study from an accredited University.
• Professional qualification (MCIPS or FCIPS) will be an added advantage.
• A minimum of fourteen (14) years of progressively work experience in the following supply chain and operations management areas is required: planning, procurement, supply chain planning, financial management, budgeting, logistics and peace support operation out of which seven (7) years at managerial level and five (5) years at supervisory level.
• Experience in planning, managing or supporting supply chains and peace support operation.
• Experience in supporting military and police contingents in peace support operations in the African Union or a similar international organization is desirable.
• Experience in Peace support operations in Africa, including management and coordination of shipment of materials and budget management is required.
• Experience in developing logistics and mission support concepts and budget for support to AU missions or similar organization is desirable.
• Experience working with AMERT, SAP and similar ERP system is required.
   

Required Skills

• Excellent communication, writing, training, and management skills.
• Ability to work hand-in-hand with other members to complete projected goals as scheduled.
• Computer proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
• Ability to direct, develop, and perform  logistics and supply chain management operations that involve planning, coordinating, and evaluating logistical actions that support a specified mission, system, or designated program.
• Strong motivator/team player with effective and excellent planning, organizational, and negotiation strengths and the ability to lead, reach consensus, establish goals, and attain results.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Sound planning and organisational skills.
• Ability to negotiate diplomatically and strategically. 
• Ability to delegate the appropriate responsibility, accountability, and decision-making authority with regard to performance management and professional development for staff at the CLB.
• Able to perform periodic independent systems evaluations and develop recommendations for system improvements after performing thorough studies and  analyses.
• Able to collaborate and plan with various appropriate personnel to coordinate and integrate the operations and interests of other organizations.
• Exceptional verbal/written communication and strong leadership skills to effectively resolve problems and provide superior customer service.
• Proficiency in one of the AU working languages, fluency in another AU language is an added advantage
   

Leadership Competencies

Core Competencies

Functional Competencies

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TENURE OF APPOINTMENT:

The appointment will be made on a regular term contract for a period of three (3) years, of which the first twelve months shall be considered as a probationary period. Thereafter, the contract will be for a period of two years renewable, subject to satisfactory performance and deliverables.

GENDER MAINSTREAMING:

The AU Commission is an equal opportunity employer and qualified women are strongly encouraged to apply.

LANGUAGES:

Proficiency in one of the AU working languages (Arabic, English, French, Kiswahili, Portuguese, and Spanish) is mandatory and fluency in another AU language is an added advantage

REMUNERATION:

Indicative basic salary of US$ 61,023.00 (P6 Step 1) per annum plus other related entitlements e.g. Post adjustment (48% of basic salary), Housing allowance US$ 21,832.68 (per annum), and education allowance (100% of tuition and other education-related expenses for every eligible dependent up to a maximum of US$ 10,000.00 per child per annum), for internationally recruited staff and a maximum of $3,300 per child per annum for locally recruited staff.

Applications must be submitted no later than July 2, 2025 11h59 p.m. EAT.
-Only candidates who meet all job requirements and are selected for interviews will be contacted.
-Consideration will be given only to those candidates who have submitted a fully completed online application with a curriculum vitae (CV), an African passport, and the required academic qualifications, such as Diplomas (Bac+2), Bachelor's degrees (Bac+3), Master's degrees (Bac+5) and any relevant certificate in line with the area of expertise.
-The African Union is an equal opportunity employer, and female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
-Candidates from least represented countries within the African Union are strongly encouraged to apply for positions that fit their profiles. These countries include: Algeria, Angola, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Comoros, DR Congo, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Namibia, Sahrawi D.R., Sao Tome and Principe., Seychelles, and Somalia.