Job Description

JOB DETAILS Job Title: Supply Chain Consultant, Asia Location: Singapore Reports to: Regional Director, Asia KN code: SIN KS-HP Start date: 15 May 2023 Contract duration:: 2 years COMPANY PROFILE HELP Logistics AG was registered in 2014 as a non-profit organisation in Schindellegi, Switzerland. It is a subsidiary company of the K\xc3\xbchne Foundation. Since 2016, HELP Logistics has established four regional offices; Singapore (Asia), Amman (Middle East), Nairobi (East Africa) and Dakar (West Africa). From the Singapore centre, our dedicated supply chain and logistics experts partner with a range of government, academic, and professional institutions to provide pro bono technical assistance, training/education, and research. Reporting to the Regional Director, you will serve as a supply and value chain consultant supporting the region\'s food security, preparedness, and resilience-related projects. The role requires high technical competency that translates into breakthrough projects to support the organisation\xe2\x80\x99s vision. BACKGROUND Seven million more people in the Asia Pacific region have become acutely food-insecure in 2022, mainly due to the protracted conflict in Ukraine and Global Food Crisis, in addition to conflict and climate shocks; this means an increase of 41.5 million people since pre-pandemic levels and a total of 69.1 million acutely food-insecure people in the region by the end of 2022. As of October 2022, countries most at risk include Afghanistan, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, with Bangladesh and the Kyrgyz Republic requiring close monitoring. Key drivers of food insecurity and malnutrition include higher food, fertiliser, fuel prices, transport and supply chain disruptions, devalued regional currencies, and limited resources to respond to increasing social and economic demands after the COVID-19 pandemic, in addition to extreme weather events and conflict. The points mentioned above are further exacerbated by the increase in severity and frequency of natural disasters (due to climate change). There is a need to tackle food insecurity from a supply chain and value chain angle to reduce the negative consequences of natural disasters in a humanitarian context. When improving food value chains in Asia, we naturally reduce the impact of humanitarian needs after a natural disaster as beneficiaries are more resilient and institutions are more prepared to respond. Source: https://reliefweb.int/report/afghanistan/global-food-crisis-impact-asia-pacific-region-january-2023 JOB DESCRIPTION As part of the team, you will create a bridge between food security actors and commercial and academic organisations and transfer innovative supply and value chain knowledge and solutions to HELP\xe2\x80\x99s existing and new partners. Your primary focus will be on strengthening organisational end-to-end supply or value chains and building capacity in individuals and organisations, particularly in food security and resilience. Your secondary focus will be on disaster preparedness, resilience, and sustainability. This is achieved through expert technical consulting services, bespoke technical trainings, and certificate and higher education programs. Your sectoral expertise and adjoining insights will enhance the thought-leadership position of the organisation in keeping abreast of new trends, opportunities and challenges. At the same time, your extensive experience from the region or globally will provide value-add to regional projects. To constantly strengthen the footprint and impact of HELP Logistics in the region, you support the Regional Director by maintaining the existing partnerships, expanding the network of relevant partners and generating new partnership opportunities. To keep HELP\xe2\x80\x99s regional office operational, you might also be asked to support the team on organisational and administrative matters occasionally. The company will also leverage your expertise on global initiatives to drive our global agenda to shape supply chains to benefit humanity. Your effort will be up to 70% on regional food security-related consulting projects. The remaining effort will be to support and enable the region\'s preparedness, resilience, and sustainability consulting projects. You will be expected to travel up to 60% of the time to support regional projects. RESPONSIBILITIES Expert Supply and Value chain consulting

• Liaise with relevant partners to understand their needs and identify areas for improvements in their supply or value chain in the food security space.
• Apply your subject matter expertise in supply and value chain analysis to contribute to improving supply chains in humanitarian and development contexts.
• Develop customised solutions and support the implementation process while coordinating with the project team and organising workshops with various stakeholders.
• Evolve and develop consulting products and tools.
• Transfer the relevant knowledge to partners and across the HELP Logistics team.

Capacity strengthening

• Plan, organise and conduct trainings for partners, adapting where needed to context and audience.
• Develop new teaching material and case studies while updating existing material to the latest standards and insights.
• Perform as a mentor or in coaching activities where required.

Networking, advocacy and thought leadership

• Advocate for the value of supply and value chain management in workshops, conferences and publications.
• Keep informed on current and upcoming trends and translate these to concrete impact statements related to the partnership base.
• Contribution to publications in the food security and preparedness and resilience space.
• Co-develop a tactical plan (pre-strategy) on spearheading the food security agenda in the region
• , including a plan for stakeholder engagement in the sector.
• Regular research and mapping of food security gaps and needs in the region.

Core Competencies: Professionalism

• High quality expectations regarding one\xe2\x80\x99s own work and holding oneself accountable for project results.
• Applying HELP\xe2\x80\x99s consulting tools and training material and develop new innovative solutions at same or higher quality level.

Collaboration

• Building and maintaining effective relationships within the team as well with external partners and supporters.
• Being able to work in a team of HELP Logistics staff and external experts and be open to learn from others.
• Being approachable and good listener while also contributing to solutions.

Uniqueness

• The ability to retain the independence of HELP Logistics as a trusted, strategic third party to partners.
• The ability to be entrepreneurial, develop innovative, and impactful solutions.

Integrity

• Show honesty, encourage openness and transparency.
• Develop meaningful and bespoke solutions.

QUALIFICATIONS Qualifications and Experiences required:

• Masters degree in Supply Chain Management and/or Global Logistics from a recognised academic institution.
• 3 to 5 years experience in the commercial or academic or development sector in shared services, supply chain and e-commerce operations, business continuity projects, research or other related technical areas is required. Management consulting or academic research experience is a bonus.
• Experience in working with agricultural traded commodities (e.g. tea, coffee, cocoa, sugar, etc)
• Possess proven experience in technical areas of supply chain management; especially food supply or value chain, and, preparedness and resilience.
• Possess strong planning, management, communication and coordination skills, with the ability to organise a substantial workload comprised of complex, diverse tasks and responsibilities.
• Have a proven ability to gather data, analyse and diagnose supply chain and operational issues.
• Be able to synthesise and analyse information, and formulate and present clear recommendations.

Functional Competencies required:

• Ability to synthesise and analyse information, and formulate and present clear recommendations.
• Strong data analytical skills accompanied with the ability to leverage on various software (excel, Tableau, and other analytics tools).
• Strong planning, project management, and project coordination skills.
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills with professional proficiency in a regional language and very good skills in English.
• Willingness and ability to travel extensively within the region.
• Commitment to HELP Logistics (and the Kuehne Foundation) values and behaviours such as respect for diversity; integrity; professionalism and accountability.

Distinguishable Competencies:

• Familiar and/or worked in an organisation that has handled/processed food in the commercial or development sector.
• Familiar and/or worked with tools (such as system dynamics) on preparedness and resilience.
• Familiar and/or worked on areas such as public health supply chains, the environment, and sustainability.

Date of Issue: 7thApril 2023 Job Types: Full-time, Contract
Contract length: 24 months Salary: $10,000.00 - $11,500.00 per month Benefits:

• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Work from home

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Education:

• Bachelor\'s or equivalent (Preferred)

Willingness to travel:

• 25% (Preferred)

Application Deadline: 31/05/2023
Expected Start Date: 15/05/2023

• Health insurance