Vacancy Announcement
No: ODN/007/2011
VA issued: 30 November 2011
Closing date: 13 December 2011
Post Title: Senior Logistics Assistant
Grade: Service Contract SC 7 (G7 equivalent)
Duty Station: Regional Bureau for East & Central Africa, based in Nairobi
Salary: As per
UN Salary ScaleVA issued: 30 November 2011
Closing date: 13 December 2011
Post Title: Senior Logistics Assistant
Grade: Service Contract SC 7 (G7 equivalent)
Duty Station: Regional Bureau for East & Central Africa, based in Nairobi
This vacancy announcement is open to both male and female candidates.
Qualified female candidates are particularly encouraged to apply.
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is looking for a suitably qualified candidate to fill the post of Senior Logistics Assistant in support of the Regional Bureau for East & Central Africa, based in Nairobi, Kenya.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Under the direct supervision of the Regional Chief Logistics Officer, the Senior Logistics Assistant will be responsible for the following duties: (These duties are generic and thus are not all-inclusive nor are all duties carried out by all Senior Logistics Assistants)
- Assist
the Regional Logistics Officer on providing oversight on all operational
transport matters arising in the region and assist in the implementation
of corporate standards, with special emphasis on quality control, i.e.
loss prevention and cost control;
- Assist
in the training of staff, particularly ensuring that support staff are
adequately trained, cross trained and identify any additional training
needs to achieve high working standards;
- Follow
up on projections of needs and call forward requirements. Liaise closely
with Resource & Pipeline Focal points on food movements;
- Collect
regional and statistical information related to needs in various
locations;
- Assist
CO with reporting on contracting as required by CCTI;
- Maintain
cost data on various means of transport in the Region;
- Assist
CO in Bureau with commodity accounting and reporting on food and non-food
items and ensure that internal control systems are functioning and that
all relevant records are maintained;
- Assist
in contingency planning and logistics preparedness reviews;
- Supervise
other general service staff as required;
- Perform
other related duties as required.
Results Expected: Well
managed and supervised support staff in a country office; timely administrative
support in general & specialized areas.
Critical Success Factors:
Critical Success Factors:
- Sound
judgment;
- ability
to extract, interpret, analyze and format data and to resolve operational
problems.
- Ability
to work with minimum of supervision; to supervise and train support staff;
and to work effectively with people of different national and cultural
backgrounds.
- Ability
to work with accuracy under time constraints and pressure;
- to
deal patiently and tactfully with staff members and others and to have a
high sense of confidentiality, initiative and good judgment.
- Good
administrative and supervisory skills;
- ability
to plan and organize work and to
- train
and motivate support and administrative staff in a country office.
Experience: At least six years of practical commercial/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. At least one year at G6
level or equivalent.
Knowledge: Experience utilizing computers, including word processing, spreadsheet and other software packages. Knowledge of WFP administrative regulations and rules, and WFP policies and procedures in the area of work.
Language: Fluency in both oral and written communication in English and Kiswahili.
Desirable skills: Working knowledge (level C) of two of the UN official languages; training and/or experience using MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint and other WFP software.
Closing Date: 13 December 2011.
Applications must be received by the deadline and only short-listed candidates shall be contacted.
Interested individuals meeting the above qualifications are requested to submit their applications by e-mail, together with detailed curriculum vitae, copies of education certificates, names and telephone numbers or email addresses of three work referees. Please send your application to: wfp.odnhr@wfp.org
Please quote the Vacancy Announcement No. and the title of the position in the subject line.
Candidates should also complete and submit a Personal History form (P.11) available on the following link -www.unon.org/docs/P11.doc
Please Note: WFP does not charge fees from applicants at any stage in the recruitment process.
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