Logistics Assistant (contracting) – SSA5 – Cairo

Disclaimer: This can be a 3-month contract, probably renewed for 6-11 months solely. This submit is for the emergency response crew for the Palestine Nation Workplace, positioned in Cairo, Egypt.

 

This place is for Egyptian nationals and Egyptian residency holders solely.

 

WFP encourages feminine candidates and folks with disabilities to use.

WFP seeks candidates of the very best integrity and professionalism who share our humanitarian rules. Number of workers is made on a aggressive foundation. We’re dedicated to selling range and the precept of equal employment alternative for all our staff and encourage certified candidates to use irrespective of faith or perception, ethnic or social background, gender, gender identification and incapacity.

 

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT:

The escalation of the battle which occurred on 07 October in Gaza, resulted within the disruption of electrical energy, meals, water, and gasoline provides, in addition to restricted entry to and motion inside Gaza. This has brought on a big worsening of the humanitarian disaster and a large-scale displacement of the inhabitants inside Gaza. Because of the magnitude of the humanitarian disaster, the numerous impression on the Provide Chain and the entry challenges to and inside Gaza, humanitarian organizations face vital logistics challenges for the supply of reduction provides and life-saving cargo. WFP has established Provide Chain corridors and supply mechanisms to ship meals help into Gaza, together with Egypt hall. WFP is establishing required staffing construction to greatest assist the operational wants and to ship help into Gaza by all attainable means.

To implement well-defined normal logistics/provide chain processes and actions to allow efficient supply of products and companies for all supply modalities and to additional assist contracting modalities for Egypt.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES (not all-inclusive, nor exhaustive):

• Preserve environment friendly warehouse, transporters, and Clearing and Forwarding service suppliers shortlist for WFP Ethiopia operations and perform shortlist evaluate recurrently and as and when required.
• Monitoring the native transport market, logistics infrastructures, port conditions, main corridors, and safety state of affairs within the nation.
• Guarantee environment friendly and efficient logistics service contracts are in place for WFP’s humanitarian operation and administer the contracts.
• Consider provides obtained and put together suggestions to the LCC.
• Set up an LCC and coordinate for the approvals.
• Award contracts to profitable firms and monitor implementation and efficiency of concluded contracts.
• Put together quarterly Transport Market Highlights and undergo the CSC.
• Comply with adjustments within the transport market, seasonal market traits and different associated areas that will impression in native transport markets.
• Take part in logistics and transport associated assembly and workshops.
• Monitor efficiency of contracted transporters and guarantee they’re offering the required degree of companies for WFP’s humanitarian operation.
• Monitoring native logistics infrastructures, transport market, port and hall circumstances.
• Comply with up fee processing to transporters in collaboration with LU bill processing and Finance models.
• Coordinate institution of storage amenities (everlasting warehouses and Cell Storage Items)
• Conduct logistics evaluation, determine challenges, and advise interventions when required. 
• Present every other logistics helps as and when required for WFP humanitarian operation.
• Set up and preserve good working relations with all shortlisted/contracted logistics service suppliers. Construct service suppliers understanding of their contractual obligations (RFQ phrases and circumstances) and the way WFP enterprise course of works.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

 

Schooling:

A bachelor’s diploma in a associated subject and a technical mindset able to dealing with technical points in massive operations. Robust information of contracting, warehousing, transportation modules, writing, reporting, and Enterprise Administration or different associated subject, further years of associated work expertise and/or coaching/programs. Superior IT software and powerful information administration expertise together with Microsoft workplace, particularly Microsoft Excel. 5 years of expertise working in logistics ideally humanitarian logistics and/or within the Fleet Administration operations.

Languages:

Fluency (Stage C) in oral and written communication in English and in Arabic.

 

Deadline: Please apply earlier than midnight April eighth, 2024.

 

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WFP is dedicated to range and inclusion inside its workforce. WFP has zero tolerance for sexual exploitation and abuse, any form of harassment, together with sexual harassment, abuse of authority or discrimination. All chosen candidates will endure rigorous reference and background checks. 
No appointment underneath any form of contract shall be supplied to members of the UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ), Worldwide Civil Service Fee (ICSC), FAO Finance Committee, WFP Exterior Auditor, WFP Audit Committee, Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) and different related our bodies throughout the United Nations system with oversight tasks over WFP, each throughout their service and inside three years of ceasing that service.

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All WFP Staff are anticipated to reveal the next competencies and requirements of habits, aligned with our core values and rules of WFP LEADERSHIP FRAMEWORK: Leads by instance with integrity, Drives outcomes and delivers on commitments, Fosters inclusive and collaborative teamwork, Applies strategic considering, Builds and maintains sustainable partnerships. Candidates’ alignment with these behaviors is assessed in our choice course of.

WFP won’t request fee at any stage of the recruitment course of together with on the supply stage. Any fee requests needs to be refused and reported to native regulation enforcement authorities for applicable motion.