UN World Food
Programme – Somalia
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Vacancy Announcement
No.VA-035/2012
Post Title:Storekeeper
Duty Station: Berbera
Contract type: Service Contract
Date of issue: 03.07.2012
Closing date: 16.07.2012
Position No: 22057182
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 Senior Logistics Assistant in Berbera and the overall
supervision of Logistics Officer Berbera Sub-Office, the incumbent will be
responsible for the following duties:
- Receive
and dispatch food and non-food items as per supporting documents;
- Maintain
clean and pest-free storing conditions; detect any infestation of goods
while on trucks and inside warehouse and arrange fumigation;
- Deliver
goods on request against official and approved documentation i.e. Landside
Transport Instructions (LTIs);
- Supervise
loading and off-loading of food and non-food items and report any
discrepancies;
- Report
on the quality and quantity of the food and non-food items;
- Ensure
proper stacking of food and non-food items at warehouse and ensure outdoor
stock is properly covered;
- Maintain
accurate stock as per stack cards;
- Ensure
proper filing of waybills and other warehouse related documents;
- Arrange
for re-bagging, reconstitution, weighing, and stitching of damaged bags at
both port and warehouse;
- Participate
at discharge of vessels at the port and issue waybills;
- Carry
out periodic physical inventory and maintain hard and soft records of the
same;
- Report
on and, in consultation with others, take appropriate action for the
disposal of spoilt commodities;
- Provide
overall supervision of casual workers at the warehouse and basic training
to tallying and casual labour;
- Perform
other related duties as required.
Minimal Qualifications:
Education: Secondary school education.
Experience: At least three years of progressively responsible support experience including at least one year in the field of transport, administration, accounting, statistics or another related field. At least one year at G3 level or equivalent.
Language: Fluency in both oral and written communication in English and Somali language is a requirement.
Knowledge: Experience utilizing computers, including word processing, spreadsheet and other software packages.
Interested and qualified candidates are requested to submit online applications only according to the following procedures:
Experience: At least three years of progressively responsible support experience including at least one year in the field of transport, administration, accounting, statistics or another related field. At least one year at G3 level or equivalent.
Language: Fluency in both oral and written communication in English and Somali language is a requirement.
Knowledge: Experience utilizing computers, including word processing, spreadsheet and other software packages.
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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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.