UN World Food Programme -
Somalia
Vacancy Announcement No. 036/2016
Vacancy Announcement No. 036/2016
Post Title: National
Logistics Officer (Operations)
Contract type: Fixed Term
Post Grade: NOA
Duty Station: Nairobi
Date of issue: 21st December 2016
Closing Date: 3rd January 2017
Organizational Background: The World Food
Programme Somalia activities include food assistance for relief, emergency and
school feeding projects including humanitarian air and logistics services.
This position is open to
qualified Kenyan candidates only. Female candidates, are encouraged to apply.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Under the direct supervision
of the Logistics Officer and the overall guidance of the Head of Logistics, the
incumbent will be responsible for the following duties:
- Provide
leadership in specific areas of competence i.e. transport operations,
freight, forwarding, fleet and warehouse managements among others;
- Coordinate
logistics operations for Somalia and contribute towards the developments
of logistics plans and processes;
- Support
logistics projects activities following standard processes to effectively
deliver food assistance and cash based transfers to right beneficiaries at
the right time;
- Collect and
analyse data through research and networking to recommend actions and
improve performance;
- Support the
capacity building of WFP staff and partners for efficient and effective
delivery of food assistance to beneficiaries;
- Identify and
build productive relationship with logistics colleagues, area offices,
contractors and staff within the area of assignment for an integrated
approach to serve beneficiary needs;
- Follow
emergency logistics preparedness practices to ensure quick response in
delivering food to affected areas at the onset of a crisis;
- Act in an
assigned emergency response capacity as required to meet emergency food
assistance needs and ensure that logistics capacity assessment is carried
out in timely manner;
- Perform other
related duties as required.
Minimum Qualifications:
Education:
- Advanced
University degree in Transport Economics, Supply Chain, Logistics,
Engineering, Business Management or other related field, or First
University degree with additional years of related work experience and/or
training/courses.
Experience:
- At least one
year of postgraduate professional experience in one or more of the
transportation and ancillary sectors: port operations, shipping, clearing
and forwarding, warehouse/fleet management, large scale road/rail
transport and distribution management.
Language: Fluency in both oral
and written communication in English.
Knowledge: Experience in
coordinating service providers’ contract execution, arranging supplier
deliveries and the discharge of WFP vessels (rail, air, or sea), and evaluating
offers and writing proposals would be an added advantage.
Interested and qualified
candidates are requested to submit online applications through E-Recruitment
using the following link:
Applications that do not meet the above requirements will be disregarded.
Only shortlisted candidates
will be contacted.