Humanitarian Logistics Brochure 2017-18

HELM 3
Advanced Supply Chain Manager
This course is designed for those who have already completed HELM 1
and/or 2, or for those working at a higher level within the humanitarian
supply chain. The course comprises of five different units:
✓ Supply Chain Management - assessing the programme requirements
and understanding the global supply chain and programme strategies,
ensuring we plan supply chain behaviour to follow any rules contained
in organisation policies and standards, understanding the supply chain
network, planning the types and levels of resources needed to operate
it and identify the internal and external interfaces which will need to be
built to sustain it.
✓ Stock Prepositioning - providing supplies quickly and cost effectively,
reduce the time taken to respond to emergencies, critical material in
“stock” at strategic locations, types of Pre-Positioning such as
Framework agreements, supplier stock, government stocks,
organisation stock, local agreements and strategic pre-positioning
networks.
✓ Phases of Humanitarian Response - disaster risk reduction, disaster
preparedness, emergency relief, reconstruction and development
✓ Team Management - administer and coordinate groups of individuals
to perform tasks, communication, objective setting and performance
appraisals, guidance, instruction, direction and leadership.
✓ Cash or Vouchers Programmes - The world of humanitarian aid is
changing and organisations are now using Cash Transfer Programming
to meet beneficiaries’ needs. This approach require different expertise,
skills, and resources. Learn how the Supply Chain effectively contribute
to CTP and supports the organisations in achieving their objectives.
Areas covered include assessments, analyses, preparedness, retail
market assessment, procurement, risk identification, monitoring the
programme and suppliers.