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• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

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