DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS24 September 2025-23:59-GMT+03:00 East Africa Time (Dar es Salaam)
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ABOUT WFP
The World Food Programme is the worldโs largest humanitarian organization saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace, stability and prosperity, for people recovering from conflict, disasters and the impact of climate change.
At WFP, people are at the heart of everything we do and the vision of the future WFP workforce is one of diverse, committed, skilled, and high performing teams, selected on merit, operating in a healthy and inclusive work environment, living WFP's values (Integrity, Collaboration, Commitment, Humanity, and Inclusion) and working with partners to save and change the lives of those WFP serves.
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WHY JOIN WFP?
WFP is a 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.
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).
JOB PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT:
The job holder will be contributing mainly to daily planning and coordination of WFP logistics hub operations at Dodoma, including monitoring of services provided by contracted external organizations to ensure cost-effective operations and that, set objectives are achieved in full. To lead the good coordination with WFP stakeholders and service providers for effective and efficient logistics hub operations and ensure all required contract modalities are in place prior to shipments arrivals for efficient shipments receipts, storage, and dispatches to the regional destinations including Tanzania, DRC, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, South Sudan, and Kenya.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:
Managing the WFPโs logistics hub operations by leading, guiding, and coaching the team to achieve the effective and efficient delivery of humanitarian food and related non-food items to the regional countries through the Tanzania corridors.
Consolidate and plan shipments and manage operational aspects of receipts, storage, and dispatches cargoes, including checking the readiness of shipment documents and related formalities as per government and WFPโs standards.
Coordination with all internal and external stakeholders, to ensure the timely and cost-effective movement of commodities through the logistics hub, streamlined with downstream pipeline plans, to ensure the smooth and timely provision of food assistance to beneficiaries in the region countries using the Tanzania corridor.
Effective coordination with WFPโs stakeholders and logistics service providers, and local authorities, to ensure no delays in cargo clearance, and shipment receipts and dispatches.
The supervision and monitoring of cargo receipts, storage, and dispatch operations and assurance that all necessary corrective actions are taken to achieve the most cost-efficient and timely operations, as well as the avoidance or minimization of demurrage charges, detention fees and any other additional costs that WFP may incur.
Ensure that all required documentation, such as import permits, export permits, and Tanzania Bureau of Standards food quality certifications are timely processed in line with the operations plan and commodity call-forwards to avoid any food pipeline breaks to beneficiaries.
Close coordination with WFP's cargo superintendent/tally company and/or other logistics service providers to protect WFP interests during logistics hub operations and to ensure full cargo quantity in good condition is always received, stored, and dispatched to the intended destinations.
Ensuring that adequate measures are in place for commodity handling, quality, and quantity control and that any immediate actions are being taken to always safeguard the food commodities and WFPโs interest.
The pro-active prevention of food commodity losses during receipts, storage, and dispatch operations including the implementation of mitigation measures, necessary interventions during cases of cargo damage, the timely reporting of any incidents, commodity losses/ damages to all relevant parties, and the arrangements for adequate inspections, sampling, testing to support the final settlement of disputed cargoes.
Ensure good communications and effective negotiations with external parties in order to facilitate smooth shipping and port operations.
Ensuring that relevant staff are properly briefed on the Standard Logistics Hub Operation procedures and responsibilities of WFPโs service providers with a clear understanding of the points where risk is transferred and ensuring the capacity building and on-the-job training of your team staff in the technical areas of logistics hub operations.
Contribute to the preparation and implementation of WFP policy guidelines and operational directives and procedures in respect of warehousing and inland logistics and transport activities.
Monitor the performance of WFP contractors and report on their performances.
Supervise the performance of WFPโs Supply Chain Services providers and other ancillary contractors to ensure efficient operations and provide input in the annual performance review.
Contribute to the supply chain by providing technical support and guidance to other services, Units/Departments, and Country Offices using Tanzania Corridors, particularly for emergency response.
Identify, regularly monitor, and manage contractual, operational, and supply chain risks relevant to shipping and port operation activities.
Collect and analyze data through market analysis, research, and networking with colleagues and recommend actions to improve logistics, transport, shipping, and port operation performance for the Tanzania corridors.
Collect data and prepare accurate and timely reports, including Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), supporting a WFP-wide view of shipping and port operation activities that enables informed decision-making and consistency of information presented to stakeholders.
Build productive partnerships with supply chain colleagues and staff widely in the organization and support partnership building with donors, humanitarian agencies, and other institutions to support efficient and effective shipping and port operations for the Tanzania corridors.
Participate in the ongoing review of internal processes and procedures and identify ways to increase the day-to-day efficiency of the teams.
Follow emergency logistics preparedness practices to ensure WFP can quickly respond and deploy food and needed resources to affected areas at the onset of the crisis.
Adhere to WFP standard performance management guidelines and practices to contribute to achieving Service objectives and support the design and implementation of staff learning and development activities.
Take responsibility for incorporating gender perspectives in areas of work, to ensure equal participation of women and men.
Other as required.
DESIRED EXPERIENCE FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROLE:
Education: Completion of Advanced University degree in Transport Economics, Supply Chain, Shipping, Logistics, or other relevant fields.
Experience:
At least five (5) years of relevant postgraduate professional-level work experience in shipping, port operations, and/or related fields.
Experience in managing complex logistics operations, including knowledge of transport and logistics contracting and executions, logistics hub operations, commodity accounting, and warehouse management.
Professional level experience specifically in logistics hub and international shipping operations.
Experience working with supply chain actors in coordinating logistics and transport modality/timing and liaising with agents and suppliers to meet deadlines.
Preparation and management of logistics, transport, and project budgets.
Successful demonstration of staff management capacity for large and complex operations.
Experience in working with interagency partners to assess and coordinate emergency response.
Demonstrated capacity for undertaking technical assistance with public and private sector stakeholders.
Languages: Fluency in English and Swahili language.
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REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION
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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.