Vacancy Announcement No. 605315/2023

Job Title: Logistics Assistant

Contract Type/Grade: G5

Duty Station: Mogadishu, Somalia

Contract Duration: 12 Months (Initial)

Date of Issue: 13 March 2023 | Closing Date: 27 March 2023

What will you do?

1. Provide support to logistics operations and activities, following standard processes and facilitating, directly or indirectly, the effective delivery of food assistance to beneficiaries.
2. Support timely ordering and delivery of commodities and supplies to authorised partners and destinations.
3. Support management of logistics vendors’ contracting activities including performance monitoring and measurement.
4. 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.
5. Contribute to budget preparation, monitoring and revision for all delivery modalities, ensuring adherence to relevant procedures and in compliance with corporate standards.
6. Assist in monitoring inventory management processes to track trends and account for the inventory status from source to beneficiary.
7. Assist in management of commodity accounting data quality and integrity.
8. Support operational pipeline analyses, assessments, and operational planning for all delivery modalities.
9. 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.
10. 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.
11. Liaise with internal and limited number of external stakeholders to support efficient logistics operations management.
12. Provide guidance to other support staff, in order to assist them in completing standard tasks to agreed standards and deadlines.

Do you meet the minimum requirements?

• Completion of secondary school education. A post-secondary certificate in the related functional area is desirable.
• Five or more years of progressively responsible work experience in the relative business/logistics stream with experience in general administrative work
• Fluency in both oral and written communication in English & Somali language.

Are you competent for this job? Do you have

• Experience using corporate systems to monitor ongoing shipments, pipeline information, insurance claims, and food stock.
• Experience analysing data (on commodities, funds, etc.) and drafting reports.
• 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.

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

https://career5.successfactors.eu/sfcareer/jobreqcareer?jobId=605315&company=C0000168410P

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.

@WFPSomalia

@WorldFoodProgramme Somalia