Logistics Associate -Fixed Term

World Food Programme is recruiting a Logistics Associate -Fixed Term - GS-6, to be based in Beira.

Duties

• Provide specialized support to logistics operations and activities, following standard processes and contributing, directly or indirectly, to the effective delivery of food assistance to beneficiaries
• Coordinate requisitioning and ensure timely delivery of commodities and supplies to authorised partners and destinations
• Manage logistics vendors’ contracting activities including performance monitoring and measurement
• Support gathering market intelligence, vendor assessments (e.g. transporters, retailers) to support vendor selection process
• Identify, resolve and/or provide recommendations on specialised queries/requests for support, using initiative and following standard processes, to ensure timely and accurate resolution of enquiries with excellent client service mind-set
• Prepare, monitor and revise budget for all delivery modalities, ensuring adherence to relevant procedures and in compliance with corporate standards
• Monitor inventory management processes to track trends and account for the inventory status from source to beneficiary
• Support oversight for commodity accounting data quality and integrity
• Analyse operational pipeline and contribute to assessments and operational planning for all delivery modalities, to ensure that supply chain requirements are taken into consideration
• Manage documentation processing for execution of logistics operations (e.g. customs clearance, invoice verification), take appropriate actions to resolve operational issues escalating complex issues to the supervisor
• Perform research, collect data and conduct analysis, produce reports (e.g. CCTI, SPRs, financial closure, physical inventory, transport performance) and ensure information accuracy in corporate systems to enable informed decision-making
• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders to support logistics operations management and contribute to effective service delivery
• Supervise the work of support staff, providing practical advice and guidance, to ensure individual and team objectives are delivered to agreed standards and deadlines for all assistance modalities
• Support logistics emergency preparedness and response activities including Logistics Capacity Assessment and Contingency Plan update, to support WFP’s response in emergencies

Requisites

• Experience maintaining corporate systems and running queries on ongoing shipments, pipeline information, insurance claims, and food stock
• Experience in administering third party service providers’ contracts
• Experience in compiling contract documentation
• Experience in contract execution
• Experience in budget monitoring and reporting
• Completion of secondary school education. A post-secondary certificate in the related functional area
• General Service (Headquarters): Fluency (level C) in English language. Fluency (level C) or intermediate knowledge (level B) of another official language may be required depending on the location of the post or area of responsibility
• General Service (Field): Fluency in both oral and written communication in the UN language in use at the duty station and in the duty station’s language, if different

Notes

• Only short listed applicants will be contacted