Short Detials
- Organization: WFP
- Location: Romania
- Type: Full Time
- Job Title: Senior Logistics Associate
- Close on: 14 Mar 2023
About Organization
The World Food Programme (WFP) is a United Nations agency that was established in 1961. Its primary mission is to combat hunger and malnutrition around the world by providing food assistance and promoting sustainable development.
WFP operates in more than 80 countries and provides assistance to approximately 80 million people annually. Its activities include emergency response to natural disasters and conflicts, as well as longer-term food assistance programs that aim to improve food security and promote economic development.
In addition to its food assistance programs, WFP also works to strengthen national and local food systems, promote social protection measures, and support education and nutrition programs. The organization is funded by voluntary donations from governments, private sector partners, and individuals, and operates with the goal of achieving a world with zero hunger.
About UN Jobs-Senior Logistics Associate
Provide specialised support to logistics operations and activities, following standard processes and contributing, directly or indirectly, to the effective delivery of food assistance to beneficiaries.
• Coordinate requisitioning and ensure timely delivery of commodities and supplies to authorised partners and destinations.
• Manage logistics vendors’ contracting activities including performance monitoring and measurement, supported by analysis and recommendations.
• Gather market intelligence, coordinate vendor assessments (e.g. transporters, retailers) and produce relevant reports to support vendor selection process.
• Manage complex operational issues and provide solutions or recommendations related to all assistance modalities, using initiative and following processes, to ensure the provision
• of timely resolutions with excellent client service mind-set.
• Monitor budget compliance and adherence for all delivery modalities, ensuring adherence to relevant procedures and in compliance with corporate standards.
• Monitor inventory management processes to track trends and account for the inventory status from source to beneficiary.
• Support oversight for commodity accounting data quality and integrity.
• Provide comprehensive analyses of operational pipeline and contribute to assessments and operational planning for all delivery modalities, to ensure that supply chain requirements are taken into consideration.
• Manage and coordinate a full range of documentation processing for execution of logistics operations (e.g. customs clearance, invoice verification), take appropriate actions to address issues and recommend improvements in processes.
• Perform research, collect data and conduct analysis to produce comprehensive reports (e.g. CCTI, SPRs, financial closure, physical inventory, transport performance) providing insight and recommendations that enable informed decision-making.
• Coordinate and liaise with internal and external stakeholders to support logistics operations management and strengthen partnerships on humanitarian supply chain.
• Support the provision of technical advice and training to ensure individual and team objectives are delivered to agreed standards and deadlines for all assistance modalities.
• Participate in logistics emergency preparedness and response activities including Logistics Capacity Assessment and Contingency Plan update, to support WFP’s response in emergencies.
UN Jobs-Senior Logistics Associate Requirments
Education:
- secondary school diploma or equivalent. an advanced degree with a certificate in logistics, engineering, business management, supply chain management, or another comparable functional area.
Experience:
- a minimum of seven (07) years of professional experience in the retail industry, the supply chain, coordinating the performance of service provider contracts, and/or similar sectors.
Languages:
- Fluency (level C) in both English and Romanian language.
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