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Application deadline 1 year ago: Tuesday 11 Oct 2022 at 21:29 UTC

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ABOUT WFP

The United Nations World Food Programme is the world's largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide. The mission of WFP is to help the world achieve Zero Hunger in our lifetimes. Every day, WFP works worldwide to ensure that no child goes to bed hungry and that the poorest and most vulnerable, particularly women and children, can access the nutritious food they need.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Position Title: Logistics Assistant

Contract Type: Service Contract (SC-5)

Contract Duration: 6 Months

Duty Station: Colombo Sri Lanka

Nationality: Sri Lankan only

Language: Sinhala, Tamil and English

Remuneration: Attractive remuneration package following UN policy including salary and medical insurance

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

Tuesday, 11 October 2022

JOB PURPOSE

To implement well-defined standard logistics/supply chain processes and activities to enable effective delivery of goods and services for all delivery modalities.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

1. Provide support to logistics operations and activities, following standard processes and facilitating, directly or indirectly, the effective delivery of food assistance to beneficiaries. 2. Support timely ordering and delivery of commodities and supplies to authorised partners and destinations. 3. Support management of logistics vendors’ contracting activities including performance monitoring and measurement. 4. Respond to a variety of technical queries/requests for support, following standard processes, and obtaining guidance as required, to ensure timely and accurate resolution of all enquiries with a high standard of client service mind-set. 5. Contribute to budget preparation, monitoring and revision for all delivery modalities, ensuring adherence to relevant procedures and in compliance with corporate standards. 6. Assist in monitoring inventory management processes to track trends and account for the inventory status from source to beneficiary. 7. Assist in management of commodity accounting data quality and integrity. 8. Support operational pipeline analyses, assessments and operational planning for all delivery modalities. 9. Process documentation for execution of logistics operations (e.g. customs clearance, invoice verification), take appropriate actions to resolve operational issues escalating various issues to the supervisor. 10. Collect and compile data, produce and/or contribute to reports (e.g. CCTI, SPRs, financial closure, physical inventory, transport performance) and ensure information accuracy in corporate systems in support to informed decision-making. 11. Liaise with internal and limited number of external stakeholders to support efficient logistics operations management. 12. Provide guidance to other support staff, in order to assist them in completing standard tasks to agreed standards and deadlines.

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education

Minimum Requirement:

Completion of secondary school education, and a post-secondary certificate in the related functional area

Desirable:

First University Degree

Experience: Four or more years of progressively responsible experience with one year at the lower grade level

Knowledge & Skills:

  • Knowledge and experience in collecting and analyzing relevant technical data from diverse sources to foresee operational needs under various scenarios
  • Knowledge and experience in maintaining corporate systems and running queries on ongoing shipments, pipeline information and food stock
  • Knowledge and experience in administering third party service providers’ contracts
  • Knowledge and experience in budget preparation, monitoring and reporting

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To Apply:

Click ‘Apply’ to the link below to start the application process. Candidates are requested to create an account in WFP E-Recruitment system before applying.

Please also include your CV with a cover letter, highlighting your motivation and suitability for this vacancy, as part of an online application.

WFP offers an attractive compensation and benefits package including basic salary and medical insurance.

Please visit https://www.wfp.org/countries/sri-lanka to learn more about WFP’s operations in Sri lanka.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

All employment decisions are made on the basis of organizational needs, job requirements, merit, and individual qualifications. WFP is committed to providing an inclusive work environment free of sexual exploitation and abuse, all forms of discrimination, any kind of harassment, sexual harassment, and abuse of authority. Therefore, all selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

No appointment under any kind of contract will be offered to members of the UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ), International Civil Service Commission (ICSC), FAO Finance Committee, WFP External Auditor, WFP Audit Committee, Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) and other similar bodies within the United Nations system with oversight responsibilities over WFP, both during their service and within three years of ceasing that service.

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