The United Nations World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide. The mission of WFP is to help the world achieve Zero Hunger in our lifetimes. Every day, WFP works worldwide to ensure that no child goes to bed hungry and that the poorest and most vulnerable, particularly women and children, can access the nutritious food they need.

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT

This job is based in the Gambella sub-office and the jobholder typically reports to the Head of the Sub Office or the designate. Job holders are likely to be working closely with a more experienced professional staff member receiving guidance and regular feedback on work performed.

JOB PURPOSE

To collect, analyse and report on information to maximise efficiency of the logistics operations and activities.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

• Contribute towards the development of logistics plans and processes ensuring compliance with wider logistics policies and WFP standards and effective integration of Logistics Operations..
• Support logistics projects or operational day-to-day activities following standard processes and contributing, directly or indirectly, to the effective delivery of food assistance and/or CBT – Cash Based Transfer to beneficiaries. This includes but is not limited to transport and commodity accounting, large scale re-bagging operations for air operations, freight forwarding, fleet management and/or retailer/services provider for CBT.
• Collect and analyse data through research and networking with colleagues to recommend actions to the supervisor to improve performance of local logistics operations.
• Conduct portions of financial analysis and budget reviews, drawing out insights and recommending actions to the supervisor to optimise use of available funds. Ensure effective Landside, Transport, Storage and Handling (LTSH) management including forecasts, budgets, invoice processing and unconfirmed receipts..
• Guide support staff, acting as a point of referral and supporting them with analysis and queries.
• Collate data and contribute to preparation of accurate and timely reporting, supporting a WFP wide view of logistics/Supply chain activities that enables informed decision making and consistency of information presented to stakeholders.
• Support the capacity building of WFP staff and partners for efficient and effective delivery of food assistance to beneficiaries (i.e. through contribution to the training materials).
• Identify and build productive relationships with logistics colleagues and staff within the area of assignment to support an integrated approach to food assistance.
• Follow emergency logistics preparedness practices to ensure WFP are able to quickly respond and deploy food and needed resources to affected areas at the onset of the crisis.
• Act in an assigned emergency response capacity as required to meet emergency food assistance needs.
• Provide direct and technical supervision and guidance to logistics staff in the area of responsibilities.
• Ensure the integrity of transport/retailer information, including commodity accounting in WFP systems. Prepare and maintain transport/retailer information for reporting purposes, including vendor performance evaluations,
• Other as required.

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education: Advanced University degree in Transport Economics, Supply Chain, Logistics, Engineering, Business Management or other related fields, or First University degree with additional years of related work experience and/or training/courses.

Experience: At least one year of senior professional experience in one or more of the transportation and ancillary sectors: port operations, shipping, clearing and forwarding, air operations, large-scale road/rail transport, and distribution management. Proficiency in Windows (MS Word, MS Excel) and some transport tracking system experience.

Language: Fluency in both oral and written communication in English. Knowledge of the local language is added advantage.

DESIRED EXPERIENCES FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROLE

• Experience coordinating service providers’ contract execution.
• Experience arranging supplier deliveries and the discharge of WFP vessels (rail, air, or sea).
• Experience in evaluating offers and writing proposals.
• Experience in report writing.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

REPORTING LINE: Head of Logistics