Always upheld highest standards of workplace conduct for self and led teams by setting an example.
Several years of management experience with reputable international organizations with expertise in Humanitarian Logistics & Supply Chain Management, Financial Management, IT and Security;
Demonstrated experience and knowledge of managing international donor funded projects (USAID, ECHO, CIDA, DFID, Kfw, World Bank)
- Provide leadership and oversight to the Supply Chain department of project with direct reporting to Deputy Chief of Party (Operations). Major responsibilities include Procurement Planning and Management, Contracts Management, Inventory Management, Assets Management and Supply Chain Reporting, liaison with internal/external audits in compliance with IRC and USAID guidelines and policies.
- Accountable for the design, planning, execution and monitoring of supply chain activities at the country level.
- Provide leadership and oversight to Finance, Supply Chain, Administration, Security, HR and IT functions of provincial and 15 field offices while ensuring operational plans and policies are implemented in compliance with organization and donor policies;
- Responsible for financial management, operational administration, logistics, procurement, security, budgeting, fleet, inventory and property management.
- Actively contribute in the budget development and reviews, operations systems reviews, security risk assessments, field implementation and overseeing program start-up and close-out.
- Actively liaising with government departments including Provincial, Districts Administration and Law Enforcement Agencies to ensure smooth and uninterrupted program activities.
• Overall responsible for management of operations of country programs related to Administration, HR, Procurement and Logistics, and IT Support functions. The assignment includes operational oversight of the regional offices/hospitals/health facilities in 3 provinces of Afghanistan and Khorogh in Tajikistan with periodic travels.
• Oversaw SCM Department to ensure that goods and materials are purchased, stored and delivered as per program(s) requirement and at the lowest competitive prices in a timely manner.
• Ensured all procurement are in compliance with organization/Donor policies and procedures including documentation and approvals and timely completion of the procurement tasks.
• Managed logistics operations.
• Overall Management of Procurement and Administration functions.
• Managed office and facilities support for Primary and Disaster Recovery sites.
• Implemented and improved Procurement & Admin policies and guidelines.
Provided leadership in the following key areas:
• Oversaw Administration, HR and Finance functions for multi-sectoral programs and ensured all functions are effectively coordinated;
• Monitored and ensured compliance with donor regulations with regard to financial reporting and human resource management;
• Supervised implementation of financial and administrative policies and procedures;
• Reviewed and monitored all receipts and disbursements;
• Developed and monitored monthly multi-sectoral activity budgets and cash flows;
• Facilitated internal and annual external audits and to ensure compliance with the corrective action plans;
• Supervised Warehouse Operations for controls w.r.t material issuance, receipt & safety stocks.
• Effectively managed vehicle feet consisting of more than 50 vehicles.
• Effectively managed a team of Finance, Admin and HR consisting of more than 50 staff.
• Actively involved in procurement activities as a member of Procurement Committee.
• Actively involved in planning and implementing Program Exit/Windup.
• Provided leadership in transforming under-developed financial and administration system into an organized system capable of catering to the demands of international donors including UN agencies.
• Developed and introduced a system of internal controls with the result that unnecessary recurrent costs were significantly reduced.
• Designed and implemented standard accounting information system in the Regional offices.
• Developed and implemented effective administrative and purchasing procedures to maintain economy and efficiency of operation.
• Developed the capacity of finance and administration team through regular feedback and mentoring.