VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT N°029/CO/CMR/2015

(Female candidates are encouraged to apply)

The united world food programmed is looking for the services of a Logistics Officer (Operations) with competences listed below

TITLE: Logistic Officer (Operations)

CATEGORY: Professional

GRADE: NOA

CONTRACT TYPE: Fixed-Tern

CONTRACT DURATION: 12 months (renewable)

DUTY STATION: Yaoundé

CLOSING APPLICATION DATE: 15 JANUARY 2016

Accountabilities:

Uunder the direct supervision of the Logistic Officer Head of Unit and the overall supervision of the country director, the incumbent will be responsible for the following duties and responsibilities:

• Contribute toward the development of logistics plans and processes ensuring compliance with wider logistics policies and WFP standards
• Support logistics projects or operational day-to-day activities following standard processes and contributing, directly or indirectly, to the effective delivery of food assistance to beneficiaries.
• Collect and analyze data through research and networking with colleagues to recommend actions to the supervisor to improve performance of local logistics operations.
• Conduct portions of financial analysis and budget reviews, drawing out insights and recommending actions to the supervisor to optimize use of available funds.
• Guide support staff, acting as a point of referral and supporting them with analysis and queries.
• Collate data and contribute to preparation of accurate and timely reporting, supporting a WFP wide view of logistics activities that enables informed decision making and consistency of information presented to stakeholders.
• Support the capacity building of WFP staff and partners for efficient and effective delivery of food assistance to beneficiaries (i.e. through contribution to the training materials).
• Identify and build productive relationships with logistics colleagues and staff within the area of assignment to support an integrated approach to food assistance.
• Follow emergency logistics preparedness practices to ensure WFP are able to quickly respond and deploy food and needed resources to affected areas at the onset of the crisis.
• Act in an assigned emergency response capacity as required meeting emergency food assistance needs.
• Perform any other duties as required.

Education:

• Advanced university degree in transport economics, supply chain, logistics, engineering, business management or other related field, or first university degree with additional years of related work experience and/or training/ courses.

Experience: 

• Typically five or more years of postgraduate professional experience in logistics and transport with an interest in international humanitarian development

Knowledge & skills:

• Experience coordinating service providers contract execution.
• Experience arranging supplier deliveries and the discharge of WFP vessels (rail, air, or sea).
• Experience in evaluating offers and writing proposals.
• Ability to design basic supply chain networks, including appropriately assessing and escalating challenges to ensure that WFP is able to provide consistent and uninterrupted service to its beneficiaries and partners.
• Ability to collect market information and process and analyze proposals in line with WFP standard rules and regulations in order to deliver efficiently.
• Ability to implement operational warehouse procedures and normative guidance in order to manage WFP’s warehouse handle inventory effectively through corporate systems, and ensure loss mitigation.

Language: 

• Fluency (level C) in English language and duty station’s language if different.

Other desire skills:

• Good working knowledge of Microsoft software application, particularly MS- office (Word, Excel, Access, Power Point, etc.)

Completed files (Letter of motivation, Curriculum Vitae with references, Diplomas, etc.) should carry the post title on the sealed envelope marked "Confidential" quoting VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT 029/CO/CMR/2015

Applications can be deposited at the WFP office in Yaoundé.

Please address the applications to:

Country Director/representative

World Food Programme

Giscard d’Estaing Avenue

Behind the Municipal Council

PO Box: 7308

Yaoundé

Closing date of application 15 January 2016

Only applicants with correspond profiles will be given due consideration.