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.

JOB PURPOSE

WFP Ethiopia operations have continued to evolve in terms of volume, geographical coverage, and complexity, especially with the increasing food insecurity and worsening security situation inside the country, resulting in WFP providing food assistance to more than eight (8) million beneficiaries under various food assistance activities in 2022. Accordingly, WFP Supply Chain has been required to devise and establish an agile and effective Supply Chain strategy and capacity to address the dynamic and rapidly evolving environment. The Logistics Officer will contribute to daily planning and coordination of WFP transport operations including monitoring of services provided by contracted external organizations to ensure cost-effective operations and that set objectives are achieved in full.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

• Contribute towards the development of logistics plans and processes ensuring compliance with wider logistics policies and WFP standards.
• Support or manage logistics projects or operational activities following standard processes and contributing, directly or indirectly, to the effective delivery of food assistance to beneficiaries.
• Collect and analyse data through research and networking with colleagues to recommend actions to senior staff to improve performance of local logistics operations.
• Conduct regular financial analysis and budget reviews, drawing out insights and recommending actions to senior staff to optimise use of available funds.
• Contribute to consolidation and preparation of operational pipeline planning, and to the management of operational aspects of the supply chain (procurement, shipping, port operation), including checking document and customs clearance readiness, loading and discharging operations and contracting of applicable transport, warehouse and any relevant logistics services.
• Contribute to supply chain by providing technical support and guidance to other CO unit/ services, divisions, particularly for emergency response.
• Guide and supervise more junior staff, acting as a point of referral and supporting them with more complex analysis and queries.
• Collate data and contribute to preparation of accurate and timely reporting, including Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), supporting a WFP-wide view ontify ways to increase the day-to-day efficiencies.
• Act in an assigned emergency response capacity as required to meet emergency food assistance needs.
• Other as requirf logistics 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 (e.g. through the design and review of 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, participate in preparation of CO Logistics Capacity Assessment (LCA), to ensure WFP are able to quickly respond and deploy food and needed resources to affected areas at the onset of the crisis.
• Participate in the on-going review of internal processes and procedures and ideed

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

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

Experience: At least 3 years of post-graduate professional and relevant work experience in a humanitarian organization and dealing with logistics operations.

Knowledge & Skills:

• ⦁ Experience in commercial or humanitarian transportation sectors.
• ⦁ Experience monitoring and reporting on transport and freight market conditions and trends.
• ⦁ Experience in dealing with shipments and clearing imports/exports with customs officials.
• ⦁ Experience coordinating procurement and transportation processes with other units/ teams.
• ⦁ Experience in warehouse and commodity management. Experience working with corporate systems (databases, software).

Language: Fluency in oral and written communication in English (level C) and Amharic.

DESIRED EXPERIENCES FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROLE

• • Experience in commercial or humanitarian transportation sectors.
• • Experience monitoring and reporting on transport and freight market conditions and trends.
• • Experience in dealing with shipments and clearing imports/exports with customs officials.
• • Experience coordinating procurement and transportation processes with other units/ teams.
• • Experience in warehouse and commodity management.
• • Experience working with corporate systems (databases, software).