Position details

Vacancy id VAC-40491
Job title VAC-40491 Logistics Officer
Location Worldwide
Apply by 31-Dec-2025
Start date 01-Jan-2026
Duration 3 years
Number of vacancies 1
Qualification Bachelor's in logistics, supply chain management, business administration, engineering or a related field (essential).
Sector experience Minimum of 3 year/s of demonstrable relevant experience in logistics or supply chain operations (essential).
Geographical experience Minimum of 3 year/s of experience in an international environment (essential).
Languages Fluent in English (essential).

Job description

CTG overview

CTG was established in 2006, almost 20 years ago, in Afghanistan. We currently operate in 35 countries and have approximately 11,500 staff members committed to good!

But do you know who we are? And what do we do?

We provide tailored Human Resources and Staffing Solutions that support critical global initiatives across Humanitarian and Development sectors, and are now strategically foraying into new industries, including Construction, Energy, and IT, with a focus on high-risk regions.

Here’s a list of services we offer:
•Staffing solutions and HR management services
•Monitoring and evaluation
•Fleet management and logistics
•Facilities management
•Sustainability and Communications Advisory
•Election monitoring and observation
•IT professional services
•Medical assistance

Visit www.ctg.org to find out more.

Overview of position

To support humanitarian Supply Chain Management (SCM) across procurement, transport, warehousing & distribution, ensuring timely, cost effective & compliant movement of food & Core Relief Items (CRI) to beneficiaries & partners.

Role objectives

Supply chain & operations:

  • Support end to end Supply Chain Management (SCM), including planning, transport, warehousing, distribution & pipeline management.

  • Coordinate the movement & storage of Core Relief Items (CRI) & other commodities from distribution warehouses to field locations.

  • Maintain & update stock records using Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) or equivalent inventory tools.

  • Support transport planning & fleet management using Transport Management Systems (TMS) & other tracking tools.

  • Coordinate humanitarian cargo through appropriate transport modality like air transport, road transport, sea / ocean freight & / or river or barge transport where relevant.

Compliance, quality & vendor management:

  • Support procurement processes including Requests For Quotation (RFQ) & Requests For Proposal (RFP) for transport & warehousing services.

  • Ensure compliance with International Commercial Terms (INCOTERMS) & local customs & import / export regulations.

  • Apply Good Distribution Practices (GDP) & other Good “X” Practices (GXP) when managing food, medical or temperature sensitive cargo.

  • Contribute to the development & use of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) & monitor Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) such as on time delivery, loss / damage rates & utilisation.

Coordination & reporting:

  • Coordinate with the logistics cluster, UN agencies, NGOs & national authorities as required.

  • Prepare movement plans, stock reports & situation updates for internal & external stakeholders.

  • Support contingency planning & pre positioning of stocks ahead of seasonal or anticipated shocks.

Project reporting

This role reports to the line manager.

Key competencies

Education:

  • Bachelor’s degree in logistics, supply chain management, business administration, engineering or a related field.

Experience:

  • Minimum of three (3) years of experience (opportunities for higher years’ experience also exists) in logistics or supply chain operations.

  • Minimum of three years of experience working in humanitarian or emergency settings.

  • Experience in warehousing, transport, fleet management, port operations or similar.

Technical skills:

  • Practical experience with WMS or other inventory management tools.

  • Familiarity with INCOTERMS & freight documentation.

  • Experience in at least one transport modality (air, road, sea or river logistics); multimodal experience is an advantage.

Other requirements:

  • Willingness to work in remote, hardship or high stress environments.

  • Strong organisational skills, attention to detail & problem solving capacity.

Team management

This role has no team management responsibility.

Further information

Likely deployment locations:

  • Likely deployed to logistics hubs, warehouses, ports, airstrips & field bases across East, West, Central & Southern Africa, the Middle East & North Africa, South & South East Asia; Latin America & the Caribbean & major emergency responses such as Ukraine & other surge operations.

What joining the CTG roster means for you:

  • The CTG talent roster is not a direct job offer, but a three year pre vetted talent pool designed to fast track your chances of being deployed when suitable opportunities arise.

  • Once you apply, CTG reviews your profile through structured pre screening, competency checks & technical assessments before placing successful candidates into our vetted roster.

  • Being part of the roster means CTG may contact you whenever a partner organisation has a vacancy that matches your skills, experience & availability, enabling rapid deployment without repeating interviews or documentation.

  • Roster membership offers unique advantages, priority access to roles that are never publicly advertised, faster hiring cycles, tailored matches to your expertise & long term visibility across multiple opportunities to work with development & humanitarian partners.

Disclaimer:
· At no stage of the recruitment process will CTG ask candidates for a fee. This includes during the application stage, interview, assessment and training.
· CTG has a zero tolerance to Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA) which is outlined in its Code of Conduct. Protection from SEA is everyone’s responsibility
· CTG encourages all candidates applying for this advertisement to ensure that their candidate profile is up to date with up to date experience / education / contact details, as this will help you being considered further in your application for this role.