Introduction

The Emergency Logistics Team comes with decades of experience throughout Europe, USA, Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Ukraine and elsewhere around the world, in the Commercial sector in the Life Science, FMCG and Freight Forwarding industries.

The ELT has also extensive experience in the Humanitarian, Emergency and Development sectors.

Over the last ten years we have focused on Project Management and on Operational and Program reengineering for INGOs, National NGOs and with the Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq. Coming with experience of same in countries such as Cambodia, Laos, China, UK, Iraq, Kurdistan, Syria (NES) and Yemen.

We have worked on multiple medical emergencies including Malaria epidemic in South Sudan, Cholera epidemic Yemen and the Covid emergency in Iraq and Ireland.

Between 2017 and 2020 the ELT had worked on projects specifically in Iraq and Kurdistan where we developed and delivered major Capacity Development programs funded by both GIZ & IOM.

And have delivered training courses in the following subjects:

  1. Program Management
  2. Quality Management
  3. Procurement
  4. Supply Chain Management
  5. Risk Assessment
  6. Team Building
  7. HR Management
  8. Leadership
  9. Protection & Safeguarding in Logistics (ELT developed course)

We have carried out full desk reviews utilising an Operational Checklist that we’ve developed and have used this to ascertain the level of competence and professionalism of numerous NGOs Policies, SOPs, Templates etc. which has supported all in improving their operations and programmatic delivery. Innovating and developing unique systems which benefit national staff and NGOs, fit for their context specific purpose.

The ELT CEO has been on the Advisory Board to the Humanitarian Logistics Association from 2018 until the present and was previously a Council member of the Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport Ireland over a four-year period between2008 and 2012.

The ELT CEO is also a certified trainer with the Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport International and the ELT has developed a unique Humanitarian Supply Chain 4 day training course, accredited by CILT International.

This course is the Introductory Certificate in Procurement & Logistics – Humanitarian Context. This course was delivered in Mosul University, Duhok University, Erbil, Sulymaniyah, Amman and Dublin. And multiple times online since 2020.

ELT CEO:
Will Holden CMILT