Supply Chain Officer / Consultant Level-1_United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)

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?

You will bolster the team in Romania with Supply Chain skills in the areas of transportation and warehousing to support the provision of food assistance.

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 Human Resources role in a multi-cultural, hardworking, fun and interdisciplinary HR 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

Join us to make a difference in Ukraine, watch this video to know more about us!!

How can you make a difference?

In this position, you will have to:
•Participate in 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.
• Analyse regional/country context, and design and manage end-to-end operational supply chains and retail networks, to proactively mitigate and/or address dynamic supply chain challenges and obtain operational optimisation.
• Plan and manage implementation of innovative supply chain operations, initiatives and services to ensure timely, cost-effective and integrated approach with core activities and services and in close cooperation with key supply chain stakeholders.
• Provide technical advice and identify opportunities for improvement and innovation initiatives by analysing best practices from the humanitarian and development fields, academia and private sector.
• Plan, monitor and manage resources to maximise effectiveness of supply chain operations.
• Build productive partnerships and collaborate with counterparts in the key supply chain functions to ensure an integrated supply chain approach to food assistance and cross-functional operational alignment.
•Identify and build productive partnerships with counterparts amongst government and other national organisations, UN agencies, NGOs and private sector to share operational knowledge and resources and build capacity to ensure coordinated and cost-effective supply chain operations.
• Perform in-depth market analysis and supply chain network mapping to inform the selection of appropriate operation modalities to improve supply chain performance.
•Manage supply chain operations to ensure 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.
• Constantly monitor the performance of supply chain operations to ensure that appropriate internal controls are in place.
• Manage service providers/vendors of fleet, warehouse and possibly port operations to promote safe, efficient planning and execution of WFP operations and safeguard WFP’s interest.
• Manage accurate and timely reporting including provision of substantial analysis of supply chain activities and trends to enable informed decision-making and consistency of information presented to a wide range of stakeholders.
• Manage, motivate and develop a team providing coaching, training and career guidance as required to ensure appropriate development and enable high performance.
• Contribute to preparedness actions, providing technical recommendations and guidance and monitoring the management of specific supply chain risks to enable WFP, governments and other partners to quickly respond and deploy food and resources at the onset of the crisis.
• Other tasks and duties as required.

OTHER SPECIFIC JOB REQUIREMENTS

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To join us in saving lives, changing lives, you will have for…

Education: Advanced university degree preferably in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Economics, Business Administration, Logistics, or other related field, or First University degree with additional years of related work experience and/or
Experience: Minimum of 3 to 5 years of relevant professional experience.
• Experienced in managing supply chain operations including coordination with internal and external stakeholders.
• Experienced in implementing operational supply chain strategies in a new country context.
• Experience in designing and implementing supply chain, retail and partnership networks.
• Experience in managing relationships and national capacity building initiatives with UN agencies, NGOs, private sector and/or government organisations.
• Experience evaluating, selecting and managing service providers and/or suppliers.
• Experience identifying operational risks and maintaining documentation on emergency preparedness.
• Experience in implementing approved corrective actions to improve performance and monitoring progress.
• Experience supervising professional staff.
Knowledge & Skills: Specifically, we are looking for:
• Well-developed ability to forge strong professional relationships with key supply chain stakeholders.
• Well-developed understanding and appreciation of the local context.
• Well-developed appreciation of supply chain and logistics in an emergency context.
Language: Fluency (level C) in both written and spoken English language.

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.

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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.