2 New Jobs Opportunities at World Food Programme May 2023

2 New Jobs Opportunities at World Food Programme May 2023

2 New Jobs Opportunities at World Food Programme May 2023

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 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.

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

1.Logistics Associate (Logistics Contracting) G6 

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT

The Logistics Associate (Logistics Contracting) will report to the Logistics Officer.

JOB PURPOSE

To contribute mainly to the Supply Chain Unit’s logistics services contracting process, market assessment, and vendor performance evaluations for World Food Programme (WFP) operations in Tanzania for cost-effective delivery of humanitarian food commodities and related non-food items to regional destinations including Tanzania, DRC, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, South Sudan and Kenya.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

1. 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.
2. Coordinate requisitioning and ensure timely delivery of commodities and supplies to authorised partners and destinations.
3. Manage logistics vendors’ contracting process and activities including performance monitoring and measurement.
4. Support gathering logistics market intelligence, and vendor assessments (e.g. transporters, customs agents, stevedores, cargo handlers, grain millers, and retailers) to support the vendors selection process.
5. Identify, resolve, and/or provide recommendations on specialised queries/requests for support, using initiative and following standard processes, to ensure timely and accurate resolution of enquiries with an excellent client service mindset.
6. Prepare, monitor and revise budget for all delivery modalities, ensuring adherence to relevant procedures and in compliance with corporate standards.
7. Monitor inventory management processes to track trends and account for the inventory status from source to beneficiary.

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8. Support oversight for commodity accounting data quality and integrity.
9. Analyse operational pipeline and contribute to assessments and operational planning for all delivery modalities, to ensure that supply chain requirements are taken into consideration.
10. Manage documentation processing for execution of logistics operations (e.g. customs clearance, invoice verification), take appropriate actions to resolve operational issues escalating complex issues to the supervisor.
11. Perform research, collect data and conduct analysis, produce reports (e.g. transport, and logistics vendors’ performance, financial closure, physical inventory) and ensure information accuracy in corporate systems to enable informed decision-making.
12. Liaise with internal and external stakeholders to support logistics operations management and contribute to effective service delivery.
13. Supervise the work of support staff, providing practical advice and guidance, to ensure individual and team objectives are delivered to agreed standards and deadlines for all assistance modalities.
14. Support logistics emergency preparedness and response activities including Logistics Capacity Assessment and Contingency Plan update, to support WFP’s response in emergencies.

OTHER SPECIFIC JOB REQUIREMENTS

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Only qualified Tanzanian nationals should apply.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

The deadline for applications is 13 May 2023. WFP has a zero-tolerance approach to conduct such as fraud, sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to WFP’s standards of conduct and will therefore undergo rigorous background verification internally or through third parties. Selected candidates will also be required to provide additional information as part of the verification exercise. Misrepresentation of information provided during the recruitment process may lead to disqualification or termination of employment.

WFP will not request payment at any stage of the recruitment process including at the offer stage. Any requests for payment should be refused and reported to local law enforcement authorities for appropriate action.

2.National Logistics Officer (Shipping/Port Operations) NOB

JOB PURPOSE

To contribute mainly to daily planning and coordination of WFP shipping and port operations at Dar Es Salaam Port, 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 Shipping Agents/Port Authorities for prompt berthing and smooth discharge/loading operations and ensure all required contract modalities are in place prior to shipments/vessels arrivals and efficient shipments receipts, warehousing, and dispatches to the regional destinations including Tanzania, DRC, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, and South Sudan.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

1. Managing the WFP’s port 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.
2. Consolidate and plan shipments and manage operational aspects of chartered and/or liner vessels, and cargoes, including checking shipping document readiness, and loading and discharging operations.
3. Coordination with all internal and external stakeholders, to ensure the timely and cost-effective movement of commodities through the port, streamlined with downstream pipeline plans, to ensure the smooth and timely provision of food assistance to beneficiaries in the region countries using the Dar Es Salaam Port.
4. Effective coordination with WFP’s vessel agents, vessel port representatives, local authorities, WFP’s cargo superintendent companies and WFP’s logistics service providers, to ensure no delays in cargo clearance, and vessel loading and discharging operations.
5. The supervision and monitoring of vessel loading and discharge 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.
6. Ensure that all required documentation, such as Statement of Facts, Notice of Readiness, Letter of Protest, etc. are submitted/accepted correctly as per Charter Party (C/P), and communicated to WFP Head Quarter in a timely manner.
7. Close coordination with WFP’s cargo superintendent company and/or Vessel’s port representatives prior to vessel arrivals to protect WFP interests during vessel operations and to ensure full cargo quantity in good condition is always loaded/discharged.
8. Ensuring that adequate measures are in place for commodity handling, quality and quantity control and any immediate actions are being taken to safeguard the commodities and WFP’s interest at all times.

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9. The pro-active prevention of commodity losses during discharges/loading 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.
10. Ensure good communications and effective negotiations with external parties in order to facilitate smooth shipping and port operations.

Mode of Application

1.Logistics Associate (Logistics Contracting) G6 

2.National Logistics Officer (Shipping/Port Operations) NOB