Build Change (www.buildchange.org) is an award-winning, international non-profit social enterprise that specializes in post-earthquake reconstruction. Build Change has extensive experience working in Banda Aceh and Sumatra, Indonesia and Sichuan, China. In Haiti, Build Change provides hands-on technical assistance and training directly to homeowners and builders during the rebuilding process to enable them to build safe homes that will withstand a future earthquake.

• Manage operations of Build Change’s Haiti main office in Pétion-Ville and field offices
• Hire and manage vehicles and drivers including preparing contracts, coordinating schedules, and following guidelines outlined in the Build Change policies
• Hire and manage Build Change security guards
• Implement Security protocols following Build Change Standard Operating Procedures, Emergency Plan and Evacuation Plan
• Locate and negotiate leases for new offices and staff housing
• Maintain office grounds (generator, inverter, batteries, lights & electrical system, plumbing, doors & windows etc…) in excellent working condition
• Maintain IT infrastructure, including troubleshooting hardware and software issues and making backups
• Perform security checks of remote locations/sites to be visited by Build Change senior staff, guest consultants or donors, when location/site is in a security-sensitive neighborhood or when it is out of Port-au-Prince area;
• Arrange lodging and logistics, verify security, for domestic travel/field missions outside Port-au-Prince.

• Degree in accounting, administration, management, or finance
• At least 3 years’ experience in procurement, logistics, operations
• Previous experience with non-profit organizations a plus
• Attention to detail and quality control
• Strong understanding of humanitarian principles and development ethics
• Proficiency with Internet, Excel, Word and other Office applications
• Strong understanding of Haitian procurement market
• Fluency in written and spoken English, French and Creole

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2011-04-03