Supply Chain Officer (Local Consultant) - Nepal Floods and Landslides Response

About the role

Project HOPE, an international NGO focused on global health, is seeking an Emergency Response Supply Chain Officer (consultant) to support its Nepal Floods and Landslides Response. The consultant provides technical and operational supply chain support to help establish, coordinate and strengthen emergency supply chain and logistics systems, enabling timely procurement, movement, tracking and distribution of emergency health commodities and humanitarian supplies. The consultant works closely with Project HOPE's Emergency Response, Program, Finance, Security and Operations teams, as well as local authorities, logistics providers, vendors and humanitarian coordination mechanisms.

Key responsibilities

• Support coordination of procurement, transportation, inventory management and distribution of emergency medical commodities and humanitarian supplies, and coordinate with vendors, logistics providers and local authorities.
• Monitor procurement, shipment, transportation, inventory and distribution activities, maintain tracking mechanisms and document significant supply movements and logistics issues.
• Identify delays, bottlenecks, access constraints and other operational issues affecting supply availability or delivery timelines.
• Identify supply chain, transportation, access and operational risks, develop contingency measures and recommend improvements to continuity of operations and supply chain efficiency.
• Deliver supply chain and logistics status updates, ongoing movement documentation, risk and contingency recommendations, and a final summary of activities, achievements, challenges and recommendations.

Required profile

• Academic background in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Business Administration or a related field preferred, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Minimum of 3 years of relevant experience in supply chain, logistics, procurement or operations, preferably in humanitarian or emergency response contexts.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating procurement, transportation, shipment and distribution of supplies.
• Experience in emergency, disaster response or other fast-paced environments preferred; familiarity with humanitarian logistics in Nepal preferred.
• Strong organisational, problem-solving and stakeholder coordination skills, able to work independently and manage multiple priorities.
• Fluency in English required; Nepali or another local language preferred.

Required skills

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.
• Humanitarian logistics operations knowledge preferred.

The consultancy lasts approximately 3 months. The fee is set according to the scope of services, qualifications and experience of the selected consultant. Applicants are asked to submit their application through the advertised channel; Project HOPE does not recruit by email and will not ask for payment or financial information.