UN World Food
Programme – Somalia
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Vacancy Announcement
No.VA-036/2012
Post Title: Logistics Assistant (Tally)
Post Title: Logistics Assistant (Tally)
Duty Station: Berbera
Date of issue: 03.07.2012
Closing date: 16.07.2012
Contract type: Service Contract
Position No: 22057183
Organizational background
Organizational background
The World Food
Programme Somalia activities include food assistance for relief, emergency
school feeding, humanitarian air and logistics services, food coordination and
emergency rehabilitation projects.
This position is open to qualified Somali candidates with good knowledge of the local area. Female candidates in particular, are encouraged to apply.
Major Duties and Responsibilities:
This position is open to qualified Somali candidates with good knowledge of the local area. Female candidates in particular, are encouraged to apply.
Major Duties and Responsibilities:
Under the direct
supervision of the Storekeeper/Senior Logistics Assistant and the overall
supervision of Logistics Officer Berbera Sub-Office, the incumbent will be
responsible for the following duties:
- Supervise
the loading, off-loading and stacking of the commodities and non-food
items (NFIs), and assist the storekeeper to keep updated records on stack
cards, and/or computer inventory lists;
- Detect
and report early infestation on trucks or inside warehouse;
- Make
appropriate remarks on the consignor’s documents and WFP tally sheets when
differences are observed between consigned and received quantities;
- Supervise
cleaning exercise after loading/off-loading and reconstitution exercise
when required;
- Check
and control incoming goods both food and non-food items by such methods as
physical counts, random weight checks, rejection of any spoiled commodity,
reconditioning of underweight bags to meet WFP standards;
- Prepare
the delivery of goods upon request of the storekeeper against official and
approved documentation;
- Participate
in periodic physical inventory checks as assigned by the storekeeper;
- Timely
report and, in consultation with the storekeeper, undertake
re-bagging/re-packing, reconstitution and segregation of damaged
food/NFIs;
- Implement
proper stacking according to commodity and Shipping Instruction (SI)
numbers;
- Prepare
dispatch tally sheets for commodities/NFIs issued from the warehouse/port;
- Distribute
tally sheets to the users as per WFP guidelines;
- Record
all commodity receipts, issues and disposals on stack cards;
- Assist
the storekeeper to supervise and train casual labor;
- Perform
other related duties as required.
Minimal Qualifications:
Education: Secondary school education.
Experience: At least one year of related experience in inventory keeping or warehousing in logistic/transport operations.
Language: Fluency in both oral and written communication in English and Somali.
Knowledge: Knowledge of inventory keeping or warehousing techniques. Basic computer skills including keyboard/mouse skills and knowledge of common basic software packages. Knowledge of commonly used warehouse equipment.
Interested and qualified candidates are requested to submit online applications only according to the following procedures:
All applications must
include an accurately filled in Personal History Form (P11) available at
the following linkhttp://www.unon.org/docs/P11.doc to be sent by e-mail to HR-SOM@wfp.org
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Announcement number, job title and location of preference;
Hand delivered
applications will no longer be accepted;
Applications that do
not meet the above requirements will be disregarded;
Only shortlisted
candidates will be contacted.
