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WFP offers a highly inclusive, diverse, and multicultural working environment.
WFP invests in the personal & professional development of its employees through a range of training, accreditation, coaching, mentorship, and other programs as well as through internal mobility opportunities.
A career path in WFP provides an exciting opportunity to work across the various country, regional and global offices around the world, and with passionate colleagues who work tirelessly to ensure that effective humanitarian assistance reaches millions of people across the globe.
We offer an attractive compensation package (please refer to the Terms and Conditions section of this vacancy announcement).
Career Opportunities: Monrovia
Duty station: Monrovia, Liberia
๐ข Job Title: Logistics Assistant (Distribution)
๐ข Job Grade: SC-5
๐Type of Contract: Service Contract
๐Post holder reports to: Operations & Systems Manager
โก๏ธ Unit / Division: Health Supply Chain
๐ Duty Station: Monrovia
โก๏ธ Duration: 1 year (Renewable based on funding & Operational need)
โฐ Closing date: 26 September 2024, midnight (Liberia Time)
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.
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Background and Context
On 22 July 2021, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund) and the World Food Programme (WFP) signed a partnership agreement on the provision of health supply chain services in Liberia, in cooperation with the Ministry of Health (MoH) under the Government of Liberia. The scope of activities includes Long-haul transport service (including loading and unloading) of medicines and health supplies from the Central Medical Store (CMS) to 13 county depots and 29 hospitals across the country (excluding Margibi and Montserrado counties); and Last mile delivery service (including loading and unloading) to 150 health facilities (HFs) and hospitals in Margibi and Montserrado counties.\"
The objective of the position is to implement well-defined logistics / supply chain processes and activities to enable efficient delivery of goods and services for all storage and warehousing modalities, and traceability that contributes to greater transparency at all stages of the chain.
What will you do in this position?
- Perform loading operations, tracking of trucks, compliance of deliveries to sites, follow standard processes and facilitate directly or indirectly, and the effective delivery of medicines and other health products.
- Be the focal point for field tracking of deliveries at county, hospitals, health facilities levels; provide feedback to the central levels; ensure movements alright time, right conditions, and right place.
- Support timely response to a request for loading and delivery of medicines and health supplies to authorized destinations.
- Certify the number and content of packages against the information on the loading authorizations.
- Certify the types of products and quantities loaded on trucks for delivery to different destinations
- Certify conditions of the trucks before loading to ensure that minimum requirements are met to keep medicines and other health products in good conditions during transportation.
- Support management of logistics vendorsโ contracting activities, including Performance monitoring and measurement.
- 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 mindset.
- Assist in management of Relief Items Tracking System (RITA) for data quality and integrity.
- Support operational assessments and operational planning for all delivery modalities.
- Process documentation for the execution of logistics operations (e.g., transport documents, invoice verification), take appropriate actions to resolve operational issues escalating various issues to the supervisor.
- Collect and compile data, produce and/or contribute to reports (e.g., trucks movements, deliveries, losses, transport performance) and ensure information accuracy in corporate systems in support to informed decision-making.
- Maintain an appropriate filing system and archiving of documents so that they can be retrieved quickly and efficiently as needed.
- Perform other related functions as required.
Why work with us?
โก๏ธ Meaningful and impactful careers:
Our day-to-day work makes a difference in the lives of the people we serve
โก๏ธ Continuous learning and training:
We provide learning tools for our staff to continually develop their careers
โก๏ธ Multicultural and stimulating work environment:
We encourage gender and cultural diversity to make our teams stronger
Join us to make a difference in Liberia!!
To join us in saving lives, changing lives, you will have for...
Education:
Completion of secondary school with a post-secondary diploma in logistics,
management, computer science or other related field; a university degree in the same fields or an equivalent combination of education and experience would be an asset.
Experience & Knowledge:
- Minimum of 5 yearsโ experience in logistics (transportation, warehousing, purchasing), experience in customer service and cargo tracking.
- Production of logistics activity reports/data entry, and knowledge of supply chain Management procedures.
Before you apply
WFP seeks candidates of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our humanitarian principles. Selection of staff is made on a competitive basis, and we are committed to promoting an inclusive work environment in which diversity is valued and where no form of discrimination is tolerated. We aim to achieve parity in our teams in Liberia.
Qualified female applicants and individuals with disabilities are especially encouraged to apply.
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.
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REMINDERS BEFORE YOU SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION
We strongly recommend that your profile is accurate, complete, and includes your employment records, academic qualifications, language skills and UN Grade (if applicable).
Once your profile is completed, please apply, and submit your application.
Please make sure you upload your professional CV in the English language
Kindly note the only documents you will need to submit at this time are your CV and Cover Letter
Additional documents such as passport, recommendation letters, academic certificates, etc. may potentially be requested at a future time
Please contact us at global.hrerecruitment@wfp.org in case you face any challenges with submitting your application
Only shortlisted candidates will be notified
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.
- Production of logistics activity reports/data entry, and knowledge of supply chain Management procedures.
- Minimum of 5 yearsโ experience in logistics (transportation, warehousing, purchasing), experience in customer service and cargo tracking.
- Perform other related functions as required.
- Maintain an appropriate filing system and archiving of documents so that they can be retrieved quickly and efficiently as needed.
- Collect and compile data, produce and/or contribute to reports (e.g., trucks movements, deliveries, losses, transport performance) and ensure information accuracy in corporate systems in support to informed decision-making.
- Process documentation for the execution of logistics operations (e.g., transport documents, invoice verification), take appropriate actions to resolve operational issues escalating various issues to the supervisor.
- Support operational assessments and operational planning for all delivery modalities.
- Assist in management of Relief Items Tracking System (RITA) for data quality and integrity.
- 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 mindset.
- Support management of logistics vendorsโ contracting activities, including Performance monitoring and measurement.
- Certify conditions of the trucks before loading to ensure that minimum requirements are met to keep medicines and other health products in good conditions during transportation.
- Certify the types of products and quantities loaded on trucks for delivery to different destinations
- Certify the number and content of packages against the information on the loading authorizations.
- Support timely response to a request for loading and delivery of medicines and health supplies to authorized destinations.
- Be the focal point for field tracking of deliveries at county, hospitals, health facilities levels; provide feedback to the central levels; ensure movements alright time, right conditions, and right place.
- Perform loading operations, tracking of trucks, compliance of deliveries to sites, follow standard processes and facilitate directly or indirectly, and the effective delivery of medicines and other health products.