Storekeeper

Vacancy Announcement No. 829464/2023

Contract Type/Grade: SC4

Duty Station: Dolow, Somalia

Contract Duration: 12 Months

Date of Issue: September 14, 2023 | Closing Date: September 27, 2023

What will you do?

Under the direct supervision of the Logistics Officer and the overall supervision of the Head of Area Office, the incumbent will be responsible for the following duties: Under the direct supervision of the Logistics Officer and the overall supervision of the Head of Area Office, the incumbent will be responsible for the following duties:

• Effectively receive/dispatch commodities including transhipment (truck to truck) against official approved documentation (e.g., waybills and/or delivery notes) ensuring accuracy in physical count of commodities including the quality in compliance with the established standards.
• Prepare, verify, and sign off warehouse and transport documents, and maintain confidential files and accurate warehouse transaction records to ensure immediate reporting on commodity movements in line with the corporate requirements.
• Conduct daily warehouse closing reconciliation and accurate inventory checks supporting internal control systems in compliance with the warehouse management requirements.
• Perform daily inspections and prepare reports on the quantity and quality of the commodities received/dispatched and handled, detect promptly, and analyse reasons for stock discrepancies/damages, investigate missing quantity and prepare warehouse loss reports recommending appropriate solutions, to enable informed decision-making.
• Implement appropriate measures to safeguard food and non-food commodities, to ensure quality control using standard preventive measures in line with WFP established procedures and authorization received from the supervisor.
• Monitor condition of the warehouse and commodities and take appropriate actions, to support efficient warehouse space-planning and well-organized commodity storage following WFP warehouse standards.
• Provide guidance and on-the-job training to warehouse staff to contribute to their development and high performance.

Education: Completion of secondary school education. A post-secondary certificate in the related functional area such as Logistics and Warehouse Management is desirable.

Experience: Minimum 4 years of progressively responsible professional experience in Logistics Operations, Storekeeping and Warehouse Management

Language: Fluency in both English and Somali Language is a requirement.

Are you competent for this job? Do you have?

• Experience using logistics databases to extract routine reports.
• Experience in managing warehouses with food and NFIs.
• Experience in managing inventories.
• Experience in processing invoices.

Interested and qualified candidates are requested to submit online applications through E-Recruitment using the link below:

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Applications that do not meet the above requirements will be disregarded. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

WFP seeks applicants of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our humanitarian principles.

WFP is an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to promoting diversity and gender balance.

Selection of candidates is made on a competitive basis.

WFP does not charge any application fees to candidates.

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