Job
Title: Logistics Assistant
Title: Logistics Assistant
Organization: United
Nations World Food Programme (WFP)
Nations World Food Programme (WFP)
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Uganda
Reports to: Logistics
Officer
Officer
About US:
The UN World Food Programme (WFP)
is the United Nations frontline agency against world hunger. It is the largest
and longest serving humanitarian agency in Uganda. . Currently WFP focuses on
three priority areas: Saving lives in Emergencies; Building Resilience through
Predictable Safety Nets; Improving Nutrition & Mother-and Child Health; and
Supporting Small Holder Farmers to Access Markets. WFP has operations in
various parts of the Country.
is the United Nations frontline agency against world hunger. It is the largest
and longest serving humanitarian agency in Uganda. . Currently WFP focuses on
three priority areas: Saving lives in Emergencies; Building Resilience through
Predictable Safety Nets; Improving Nutrition & Mother-and Child Health; and
Supporting Small Holder Farmers to Access Markets. WFP has operations in
various parts of the Country.
Job Summary: The Logistics
Assistant will implement well-defined standard logistics/supply chain processes
and activities to enable effective delivery of goods and services for all
delivery modalities.
Assistant will implement well-defined standard logistics/supply chain processes
and activities to enable effective delivery of goods and services for all
delivery modalities.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Offer
technical support to logistics operations and activities, following
standard processes and facilitating, directly or indirectly, the effective
delivery of food assistance to beneficiaries. - Support
timely ordering and delivery of commodities and supplies to authorised
partners and destinations. - Support
management of logistics vendors’ contracting activities including
performance monitoring and measurement. - Quickly
respond to a variety of technical queries/requests for support, following
standard processes, and obtaining guidance as required, to ensure timely
and accurate resolution of all enquiries with a high standard of client
service mind-set. - Actively
contribute to budget preparation, monitoring and revision for all delivery
modalities, ensuring adherence to relevant procedures and in compliance
with corporate standards. - Provide
support in monitoring inventory management processes to track trends and
account for the inventory status from source to beneficiary. - Provide
support in the management of commodity accounting data quality and
integrity. - Support
operational pipeline analyses, assessments and operational planning for
all delivery modalities. - Process
documentation for execution of logistics operations (e.g. customs
clearance, invoice verification), take appropriate actions to resolve
operational issues escalating various issues to the supervisor. - Collect
and compile data, produce and/or contribute to reports (e.g. CCTI, SPRs,
financial closure, physical inventory, transport performance) and ensure
information accuracy in corporate systems in support to informed
decision-making. - Work
closely with internal and limited number of external stakeholders to
support efficient logistics operations management. - Provide
guidance to other support staff, in order to assist them in completing
standard tasks to agreed standards and deadlines.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The
ideal candidate for the United Nations UN World Food Programme (WFP) Logistics
Assistant job opportunity should hold a University degree or its
equivalent in Business Administration, Statistics, and Logistics or in any
related functional area. - Experience
using corporate systems to monitor ongoing shipments, pipeline
information, insurance claims, and food stock. - Previous
experience in analysing data (on commodities, funds, etc.) and drafting
reports. - Prior
experience in measuring service providers’ performance against set KPIs. - Experience
in assisting the preparation of contract documentation. - Experience
in providing technical business support in corporate systems. - Language: Fluency (level C) in English language.
Personal Competencies:
- Supply
Chain Management and Optimization: Displays aptitude at monitoring and reporting on supply chain
operations to enable teams to efficiently assess the performance and
sustainability of current networks. - Planning,
Project & Resource Management: Supports the planning, forecasting & resource management efforts
of own team by collecting data from diverse sources. - Information
Management & Reporting:
Collates accurate and timely information and data to enable informed
decision making on reporting within individual unit and consequently the
greater humanitarian community. - Market
Analysis, Contracting and Operational Execution: Ability to collect and collate necessary
information to enable WFP to make informed operational decisions. - Warehouse
and Inventory Management: Demonstrates
ability to implement operational warehouse procedures and normative
guidance in order to manage WFP’s warehouse, handle inventory effectively
through corporate systems, and ensure loss mitigation. - Technical
Assistance and Coordination: Demonstrates awareness of the importance of technical assistance and
coordination with key stakeholders and an ability to carry out logistics
activities, respecting individual mandates and programme priorities.
How to Apply:
All candidates who desire to
join the United Nations World Food Programme are encouraged to submit their
applications online at the link below.
join the United Nations World Food Programme are encouraged to submit their
applications online at the link below.
Deadline: 20th February 2018
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