Supply Chain Officer

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  • Added Date: Wednesday, 03 September 2025
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DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS15 September 2025-23:59-GMT+05:45 Nepal Time (Kathmandu)

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.


ABOUT WFP

The World Food Programme is the worldโ€™s 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).

    BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT:

    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

    These jobs are found in Headquarters (HQ), Regional Bureaux (RBs) or Country Offices (COs) and report to a more senior Supply Chain Officer or Deputy Division/Country Director. Job holders at this grade level make definite contributions within the established policies and procedures. Job holders apply considerable knowledge derived from educational training and practical experience and exercise independent analysis for further reviews and decisions. At this grade level, staff receive supervision but are able to work under broader instructions developing analytical tools and achieve outputs for effective supply chain execution. Job holders may also act as team leaders in smaller supply chain operations working closely and in coordination with the relevant stakeholders.

    JOB PURPOSE

    Act as Head of Unit under delegated authority and provide analytics and contributions to supply chain activities or contribute to the planning and coordination of field supply chain operations, to ensure actions are in line with an effective and integrated supply chain approach meeting the food assistance needs of beneficiaries, technical assistance approaches to government counterparts and service provision requirements for partners.

    TERMS AND CONDITION

    Position Title: Supply Chain Officer
    Contract Type: Service Contract (SC)
    Level: SC L9
    Contract Duration: 12 Months (renewable)
    Duty Station: Kathmandu, Nepal

    Date of Publication: 3 Sep 2025
    Deadline of Application: 16 Sep 2025
    WFP offers a competitive benefits package including salary plus CIGNA health insurance

    KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive, within delegated authority)

    Under the supervision of the Deputy Country Director, the incumbent will:

    • Contribute to the development and implementation of supply chain plans and procedures, in line with the global WFP supply chain strategy and regional/functional strategies, policies and plans, to achieve operational cost efficiency, agility, reliability, quality and to support national capacity strengthening.
    • Provide substantive contributions to country context analyses and to the management of end-to-end operational supply chain and retail networks, in support of operational supply chain challenges and operational optimization.
    • Contribute to planning and implementation of supply chain operations, initiatives and services to ensure a timely, cost-effective and integrated approach and in close cooperation with key supply chain stakeholders.
    • Perform analyses and detailed conceptual work putting together comprehensive reports identifying opportunities for improvement and effective operationalization of supply chain within the area of responsibility.
    • Conduct regular financial analysis and budget reviews, drawing out insights and recommending actions to senior staff for maximizing use of resources and effectiveness of supply chain operations.
    • Build and maintain internal productive partnerships mostly at the operational level and collaborate with counterparts in the key supply chain functions contributing to an integrated supply chain approach to food assistance and cross-functional operational alignment.
    • Lead the delivery of on-demand logistics services, including warehousing, transport, and procurement support, through the WFP Service Marketplace, ensuring that services are delivered in a prompt, efficient, cost-effective manner.
    • Build and maintain productive partnerships with supply chain counterparts amongst government and other national organizations, UN agencies, NGOs and private sector to share operational knowledge contributing to coordinated and cost-effective supply chain operations.
    • Support the design and delivery of technical assistance to government counterparts in collaboration with other units and HQ technical teams, including trainings, simulation exercises, and knowledge transfer initiatives involving supply chain optimization and systems strengthening initiatives as required.
    • Provide technical contribution to market analysis and supply chain network mapping to inform the selection of an appropriate operation modalities to improve supply chain performance.
    • Support the management of supply chain operations in compliance with the established supply chain strategies, policies, procedures and controls, and following corporate standards, with special emphasis on quality control, loss prevention, risk mitigation and cost effectiveness.
    • Lead the HSA operations team and oversee the day-to-day management of the WFP Humanitarian Staging Area, ensuring the facility stays a central, high-functioning hub for logistics coordination and service delivery.
    • Support emergency preparedness efforts, lead or contribute to the activation and scale-up of logistics operations during crises, and coordinate the mobilization of assets, including representing WFP in its role as Co-lead of the National Logistics Cluster.
    • Support the monitoring of supply chain activities to check that appropriate internal controls are followed to increase the day-to-day efficiencies and overall performance of supply chain operations.
    • Support management of service providers/vendors, port, fleet and warehouse operations to promote safe, efficient planning and execution of WFP operations.
    • Prepare accurate, comprehensive and timely reports, dashboards and other visual materials on supply chain activities including trends to support informed decision-making and consistency of information presented to the stakeholders.
    • Guide and supervise staff, acting as a point of referral, providing training and supporting them with more complex analysis and queries.
    • Contribute to preparedness actions and support quick emergency response to deploy food and resources at the onset of the crisis.
    • Other as required.

      Qualifications & Experience Required.

      Experience:

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