Field Support & Logistics 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.

To support the Vanuatu Community-Based Climate Resilience Project (VCCRP) in conducting procurement activities in line with donor and partner standards. This includes navigating government finance and procurement procedures and processes, contributing to project procurement planning, supporting with contract administration including engaging with the Vanuatu Central Tenders Board (CTB), establishing preferred supplier agreements with provincial suppliers across Vanuatu, and logistics coordination.

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 children and working with others who feel the same. Benefits include:

• Opportunity to work alongside diverse and creative teams
• Individual learning plans, and internal development opportunities to assist in your career development
• Child friendly work environment

Where you come in:

This consultancy will span 12 months, and the consultant will be responsible for a broad range of deliverables that will arise during that period including but not limited to those listed below. Additional procurement and logistics deliverables will be identified and discussed with the consultant for agreement or negotiation during the consultancy.

You will make an impact by:

• Lead the establishment of preferred supplier contracts with a range of suppliers in VCCRP target Area Councils
• Mentor VCCRP Area Council Officers to enable them to conduct preferred supplier contracting process in future
• Support Procurement Manager and Procurement Officer with all procurement-related activities from request to delivery.
• Provide support to all sub-national VCCRP staff to troubleshoot procurement and logistics challenges in consultation with Procurement Manager and PMU.
• Follow up implementation departments to ensure timely submission and execution of procurement requests.
• Coordinate logistics for project events led by the PMU.
• Contribute to high quality procurement tracking and monitoring.

This role requires:

• Demonstrated experience in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, or Procurement in Vanuatu.
• Experience working with Government finance or procurement systems
• Excellent planning, coordination, and analytical skills.
• Effective communication and supplier engagement abilities.
• Proactive attitude and ability to work independently.
• Procurement experience gained within donor-funded, government, or community development sectors.
• Operational or programming experience/exposure in multi-location programs.

Additional Requirements/Information

• Based in Vanuatu with the right to work here (no working visa is provided for this role)
• Travel: Regular travel to all six provinces will be required with extended periods of several weeks in the field.
• Fluency in Bislama: Required
• Working with Children Check: Required
• Driver’s License: Required
• Assets Provided: Laptop
• Employment is subject to police clearance and safeguarding compliance

Sounds interesting?

We’d love to hear from you. Please submit your resume and cover letter via link provided or email hr.vanuatu@savethechildren.org.au by 5^th January 2026. 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.