Logistics Assistant at Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa

The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) founded in 2006, is an African-led African-based organization that seeks to catalyze Agriculture Transformation in Africa. AGRA is focused on putting smallholder farmers at the center of the continent’s growing economy by transforming agriculture from a solitary struggle to survive into farming as a business that thrives. As the sector that employs the majority of Africa’s people, nearly all of them small-scale farmers, AGRA recognizes that developing smallholder agriculture into a productive, efficient, and sustainable system is essential to ensuring food security, lifting millions out of poverty, and driving equitable growth across the continent.

We seek to strengthen its Inclusive Finance team with an experienced and exceptional individual in the position of:

Job Title: Logistics Assistant

Job Reference No.: PO/IF/WA/07/2020
Location: Accra, Ghana / Abuja Nigeria

Description 

• The Logistics Assistant  is responsible for providing driving and chauffeur duties to assigned staff/guests of AGRA.
• S/He ensures the highest standards of discretion and integrity, a sense of responsibility while displaying excellent knowledge of protocol and security issues.
• S/He also demonstrates a client-oriented approach, courtesy, tact and ability to work with people of different nationality and cultural backgrounds.
• S/He coordinates the movement of personnel and deliveries and oversees the maintenance of AGRA office vehicles.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Maintains register for monitoring and maintenance of vehicles.
• Monitoring traffic conditions, including road construction and congestion, and relaying information to the teams in advance so that alternative arrangements can be made where necessary.
• Collects cash/bank statements/bankers’ cheques from the bank when required.
• Deposits/collects cheques from the bank.
• Delivers letters and cheques to reviewers, suppliers/service providers when required.
• Delivers vehicles for servicing /repairs and check that they are in satisfactory condition.
• Repairs vehicles when they have minor breakdowns and delivers them to the garage for major repairs.
• Place all vehicle’s valid insurance stickers on the windscreen.
• Documents in the vehicle movement logbook and summarizes information into a monthly report on movement of vehicles and fuel consumption.
• Drive the staff to meetings, conferences, social engagements, and other events as requested.
• Coordinating with the Country Programs & Procurement Support to ensure that all requests are handled appropriately.
• Coordinates the movement of personnel and office deliveries.
• Any other tasks as may be required.

Key Qualifications and Experience Required

• Minimum 5 years’ accident-free driving experience preferably in an international organization.
• Good command of the English language.
• Basic knowledge of word processing, spreadsheets, data entry, and email software.
• Positive attitude, courteous and strong service orientation.
• Minimum O-level certificate or similar level.
• Clean driving license and good track record.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their detailed CV (including their e-mail and telephone contacts) to: recruit@agra.org using the job reference number in the subject line of the application e-mail.

Application Deadline 24th February, 2024.