JOB TITLE: Logistics Associate (customs)
Contract Type/Grade: Service Contract Level 6
UNIT/DIVISION: Supply Chain/Logistics
REPORTING LINE: Head of Logistics or Logistics Officer
DUTY STATION (City, Country): Diredewa, Ethiopia
Job Description
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.
ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT
Under the supervision of the Logistic officer in Dire Dawa sub office.
JOB PURPOSE
The Logistics Associate shall provide specialized support functions and perform standard logistics/supply chain processes and activities under Customs functions to enable the effective delivery of goods and services for all delivery modalities.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)
- Provide specialized support to logistics operations and activities, following standard processes and contributing, directly or indirectly, to the effective delivery of food assistance to beneficiaries.
- Support the development and implementation of procedures at field operations, focused on customs activities, ensuring that objectives are achieved in compliance with regional and functional strategies, policies and plans.
- Support in ensuring that contracted service providers for Customs activities provide services both timely and as per the contracts and undertake regular performance monitoring and measurement, supported by analysis and recommendations.
- Manage documentation processing for execution of Customs activities and take appropriate actions to resolve operational issues escalating complex issues to the supervisor.
- Prepare accurate and timely accounting, data collection, and reporting, to inform supply chain planning and enabling informed decision making and consistency of information presented to stakeholders.
- Analyse custom requirements and contribute to assessments and operational planning for all delivery modalities, to ensure that supply chain requirements are taken into consideration.
- Liaise with internal and external stakeholders to support logistics operations management and contribute to effective service delivery.
- Follow-up with bonded warehouses licence renewals and ensure bonded stocks are kept in bonded warehouse according to custom/WFP agreements and procedures.
- Perform daily inspections and prepare reports on the quantity and quality of the commodities inside the bonded warehouse.
- Perform any other duties as assigned.
STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education: A secondary certificate in or completion of a university degree with a focus on Logistics and Supply Chain or any other related field.
Experience: Secondary school education complete with a minimum of 6 years of working experience OR a Bachelor’s Degree with 4 years of work experience in the relative business stream out of on humanitarian or development context in the Customs field will have an added
value.
Language: Fluency in oral and written communication in English. Knowledge of the local language is an added advantage.
FUNCTIONAL CAPABILITIES
| Capability Name | Description of the behaviour expected for the proficiency level |
| Supply Chain Management and Optimization | Demonstrates ability to design basic supply chain networks, including appropriately assessing and escalating challenges to ensure that WFP is able to provide consistent and uninterrupted service to its beneficiaries and partners. |
| Planning, Project & Resource Mgmt | Collects and analyses relevant technical data from diverse sources to forecast operational needs under various scenarios and makes evidence-based proposals. |
| Information Management & Reporting | Liaises with internal and external stakeholders to consolidate preliminary data analysis, draft reports and disseminate information that represents concerns and trends. |
| Market Analysis, Contracting and Operational Execution | Demonstrates ability to collect market information and process and analyse proposals in line with WFP standard rules and regulations in order to deliver efficiently. |
| Warehouse and Inventory Management | Demonstrates ability to implement operational warehouse procedures and normative guidance in order to manage WFP’s warehouse, handle inventory effectively through corporate systems, and ensure loss mitigation. |
| Technical Assistance and Coordination | Demonstrates abilities to provide basic technical advice and maintain effective (inclusive, collaborative, unified) logistics coordination mechanisms with humanitarian partners and other relevant stakeholders. |
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS
31 January 2023 (Open to Ethiopian National Only)
This position is open to all qualified candidates. Female applicants and people with disability are especially encouraged to apply.
WFP celebrates and embraces diversity. It is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all its employees and encourages qualified candidates to apply irrespective of race, colour, national origin, ethnic or social background, genetic information, gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, HIV status or disability.