Supply Chain Officer

Supply Chain Officer

Save The Children is a global non-profit organization dedicated to ensuring every child has the opportunity to grow up healthy, educated, and safe. With a presence in over 120 countries, we work tirelessly to provide children with a brighter future. Join us in making a lasting impact on the lives of the most vulnerable. 

 Working at Save the Children is more than just a job: 

It’s the feeling of knowing that your work is contributing to making Vanuatu and the world a better place for, alongside others who share that purpose.

 We Offer:

·       The chance to collaborate with diverse and creative teams

·       Personalized learning plan and internal development opportunities

·       A child-friendly work environment

·       A culture that values staff wellbeing, with access to counselling and mental health support

·       An attractive salary package

·       Full medical insurance coverage

·       Generous leave provisions including 21 days annual leave, 20 days sick leave, 14 weeks maternity leave, 10 days paternity leave, 7 days compassionate leave, 10 days domestic violence leave, and 6 days study leave

·       Home leave allowance paid at Christmas

Where you come in:

The Supply Chain Officer plays a key role in ensuring smooth and compliant operations across procurement, assets, fleet, inventory, and warehouse management. They support emergency preparedness and humanitarian logistics, strengthen systems for audit readiness, and build strong supplier relationships. The role also upholds health, safety, and child safeguarding standards while contributing to continuous improvement and organizational efficiency.

The Supply Chain Officer will report directly to the Procurement & Supply Chain Manager.

 You will make an impact by:

Procurement & Operations

• Lead procurement planning and oversee assets, fleet, stock, and warehouse functions

Systems & Compliance

• Maintain asset registers, fleet reports, and strengthen inventory systems for audit readiness

Emergency & Humanitarian Support

• Set up contingency stock and support logistics during emergency responses

Partnerships & Improvement

• Build supplier relationships and drive continuous improvements in supply chain processes

Health, Safety & Risk

• Promote safe work practices, report hazards, and apply mitigation

• Participate in health and safety awareness and follow procedures

Child Safeguarding

• Ensure a child-safe environment and follow protection protocols

• Act with integrity in all child-related interactions

• Report and respond to safeguarding concerns as per policy

This role requires:

• Minimum 3 years’ experience in supply chain and procurement operations

• Proven expertise in inventory and warehouse management

• Strong analytical, planning, and problem-solving skills

• Tertiary qualification in a relevant field

• Fluency in English; Bislama highly desirable

• Commitment to Save the Children’s mission, values, and safeguarding standards

Diversity & Inclusion

We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that reflects the communities we serve. We welcome applicants of all background and identities.

Sounds interesting?

We’d love to hear from you. Please submit your resume and cover letter via link provided, by 17^th September 2025.  We welcome and thank all applications, however due to the anticipated volume of submissions, only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

Save the Children Australia is a child-safe organisation. All employees are required to undergo a National Police Check, a Working with Children Check where necessary, and sign our Child Safeguarding Policy, PSEAH policy and Code of Conduct.

At Save the Children, we seek a workforce that is as diverse as our society – in ethnicity, gender, age, sexuality, cultures and beliefs – and reflects the communities we work in.  We believe diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our culture and core values and we demonstrate this commitment through all our employment practices.  Our inclusive workplace culture contributes to making Save the Children a great place to work.