Career Opportunities: Logistics Officer SC-8 |
Duty station: Odesa | One year
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🚩 Vacancy Announcement n°: 432693
📢 Job Title: Logistics Officer
📌Type of Contract: Service Contract
➡️ Unit / Division: Supply Chain Unit (Cluster)/ WFP Ukraine
📍 Duty Station: Odesa
➡️ Duration: 12 months (renewable)
⏰ Closing date: Monday 20 February, midnight (Ukraine 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.
What will you do in this position?
The Global Logistics Cluster (GLC) is part of the humanitarian architecture of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC), together with the other 10 Global Clusters. It is led by WFP, and it is about enhancing cooperation and partnerships in the logistics sector. The GLC works directly with its partners and stakeholders to coordinate the logistics response during a humanitarian crisis. Its partners and stakeholders include international NGOs, the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, other UN organizations, Governments, Academia and Donors. The GLC was formally endorsed by the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) on 15 December 2010. At the country level, the Cluster leadership is held by the WFP Country Director who is accountable to the Humanitarian Coordinator for its management. At the country level, the Logistics Cluster is activated whenever there is a need to strengthen the coordination of humanitarian partners who are challenged by logistics issues or constraints when responding to a humanitarian crisis. The objective of a country-level Logistics Sector Coordination mechanism is to ensure the implementation of full or part of the 6 core functions of the sectoral cluster approach (i) support service delivery (ii) inform HC/HCT’s strategic decision-making (iii) plan and implement cluster strategies (iv) monitor and evaluate performance (v) build national capacity in preparedness and contingency planning (vi) to support robust advocacy. To date, the Global Logistics Cluster is supporting 28 Governments in the implementation the cluster approach in the sector of logistics -including sudden-onset, protracted crisis and prone-to-disaster countries.
Why work with us?
The war in Ukraine has left an estimated one in three families without enough food, rising to one in two in some areas of the East and South. More than 6 million Ukrainians have been internally displaced and more than 6 million have left the country. Many of those who remain have lost their livelihoods, especially in areas close to the front lines. Millions who fled their homes to the country’s West are preparing for long-term internal displacement. Many who have returned to liberated areas around the capital, Kyiv, are struggling to rebuild their lives, having run out of money or found their homes reduced to rubble.
WFP is quickly scaling up to support 4.7 million people per month inside Ukraine, using a flexible mix of food and cash assistance. We support people wherever they are, including in areas close to the front line.
This is an opportunity for an exciting and challenging role in a multicultural, hardworking, fun and interdisciplinary team. In addition, we offer:
➡️ Meaningful and impactful careers:
Our day-to-day work makes a difference in the lives of the people we serve
➡️ Continuous learning and training:
We provide learning tools for our staff to continually develop their careers
➡️ Multicultural and stimulating work environment:
We encourage gender and cultural diversity to make our teams stronger
How can you make a difference?
• Contribute towards the development of logistics plans and processes ensuring compliance with requirements of the Global Logistics Cluster, and wider logistics policies and WFP standards.
• Support Logistics Cluster projects or operational day-to-day activities following standard processes and contributing, directly or indirectly, to the effective delivery of services to beneficiaries.
• Collect and analyse data through research and networking with colleagues to recommend actions to the supervisor to improve the performance of local logistics operations.
Manage cooperating partners contracting activities including performance monitoring and measurement.
• Monitor inventory management processes to track trends and account for the inventory status.
• Conduct portions of financial analysis and budget reviews, drawing out insights and recommending actions to the supervisor to optimize the use of available funds.
• Guide support staff as well as cooperating partners, acting as a point of referral, and supporting them with analysis and queries.
• Collate data and contribute to the preparation of accurate and timely reporting, supporting a Logistics Cluster view of logistics activities that enables informed decision-making and consistency of information presented to stakeholders.
• Utilize and review Logistics Cluster Relief Item Tracking Application (RITA) system and ensure that entries are accurate and up to date.
• Support the capacity building of Logistics Cluster staff, WFP staff, and cooperating partners for efficient and effective delivery of services to the humanitarian community and ultimately meeting the needs of the beneficiaries (i.e. through contribution to the training materials).
• Support and build productive relationships with logistics colleagues, staff and partners within the area of assignment to support an integrated approach to Logistics assistance.
• Support logistics emergency preparedness and response activities including Logistics Capacity Assessment and Contingency Plan update, to support WFP’s response in emergencies.
• Liaise with commercial suppliers of transport, handling and warehousing to find the best prices and monitor contracts.
• Other duties as required.
To join us in saving lives, changing lives, you will have for…
Education:
Advanced University degree in Transport Economics, Supply Chain, Logistics, Engineering, Business Management or other related fields, or First University degree with additional years of related work experience and/or training/courses.
Experience:
– At least one year of postgraduate professional experience in Logistics.
– Experience in commercial or humanitarian transportation sectors.
– Experience in monitoring and reporting on transport and freight market conditions and trends.
– Experience in dealing with shipments and clearing imports/exports with customs officials.
– Experience coordinating procurement and transportation processes with other units/ teams.
– Experience in the warehouse and commodity management.
– Experience working with corporate systems (databases, software).
Knowledge & Skills:
Problem-solving, client orientation, behavioural flexibility, initiative, attention to detail, good communication skills, teamwork, organizational and mission awareness, good interpersonal relations.
Languages: Ukrainian native language. Good working knowledge of English in both verbal and written communication.
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 Ukraine. Qualified female applicants are especially encouraged to apply. CV and cover letter must be submitted in English language.
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.
