Logistics Assistant

Contract

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Result of Service

• Proper maintenance of bin locations, both indoor and outdoor UNGSC warehouse facilities. • Reduced inconsistent or incorrect identification of bin location or storage areas, resulting in a minimum bin locations discrepancies reported by clients and UNGSC stakeholders.

Work Location

Brindisi

Expected duration

3 months

Duties and Responsibilities

The United Nations Global Service Centre (UNGSC) provides critical Supply Chain, Geospatial, Information and Telecommunications Technologies services and Training to all Secretariat Entities, Peacekeeping and Special Political Missions, Agencies, Funds and Programs of the UN system worldwide. The United Nations Global Support Centre (UNGSC) is seeking to hire two (2) individual contractors for the support in warehouse related activities, such as put-away, preservation, packaging and crating, loading and unloading of ISO sea containers and physical maintenance of UN owned-equipment (UNOE) bin locations. These positions are located in the United Nations Global Service Centre, Brindisi, Italy within the Warehouse & Distribution Team of the Supply Chain Service. The Logistics assistants will work under the supervision of the supervisor, Warehouse Operations Cell. The individual contractors will be performing the following duties: • Supports Warehouse daily operations (put-away, picking and bin-to-bin). • Operates small capacity mechanical handling equipment (manual, diesel and electrically pow-ered equipment, up-to 3 tons). • Supports goods preparation for transfer to peacekeeping missions and UN agencies worldwide, including crating and packing to ensure protection of goods during transportation. • Supports physical stock count, checks and stock reconciliation of inventory (Global Support Centre (GSC), United Nations Reserve (UNRES) and Strategic Deployment Stocks (SDS) in or-der to maintain an updated and accurate record of all equipment in stores. • Supports physical maintenance and reconciliation of bin locations (indoor and outdoor). • Performs any other duty assigned by the Supervisor, Warehouse Operation Cell and the Chief, Warehouse & Distribution Team (W&D).

Qualifications/special skills

Education High School diploma or equivalent is required. Experience A minimum of 2 years of working experience in Supply Chain Management, warehouse operations or related area is required Experience operating forklifts up to 3 tons is required. Experience with stock taking, periodical inventory check, receiving and inspection of incoming assets is desirable. Qualifications Valid driving license type B is required. Forklift operator certificate (up to 3 Tons) is required. Valid driving license type C is desirable.

Languages

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the post advertised, fluency in oral and written English is required.

Additional Information

Women candidates are strongly encouraged to apply to the mentioned position.

No Fee

THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.