Logistics Officer SC8 (Commodity Accounting)

Всесвітня продовольча програма (ВПП ООН) - це гуманітарна організація ООН, яка надає продовольчу допомогу у вигляді грошової допомоги, сертифікатів або продуктів харчування громадам, що постраждали від війни. У своїй діяльності ВПП керується гуманітарними принципами нейтралітету, неупередженості, гуманності та незалежності. Спираючись на пристрасть, відданість та професіоналізм наших 24 000 співробітників по всьому світу, Всесвітня продовольча програма (ВПП) працює в понад 123 країнах і територіях, щоб доставляти життєво необхідну їжу людям, які залишилися переміщеними внаслідок конфлікту та знедоленими внаслідок катастроф. Крім того, ВПП допомагає окремим особам і громадам знайти кардинальні рішення для багатьох проблем, з якими вони стикаються, будуючи краще майбутнє. 

To be considered, you are invited to apply via WFP’s recruitment portal

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. 

•  Vacancy Announcement n°: JR106554
•  Job Title: Logistics Officer SC8 (Commodity Accounting)
• Type of Contract: Service Contract, SC8
•  Unit / Division: Supply Chain / WFP Ukraine
•  Duty Station: Kyiv
•  Duration: 12 months (renewable)
•  Closing date: 13th November 2024, midnight (Central European Time)

ABOUT WFP

The World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian organization saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace, stability and prosperity, for people recovering from conflict, disasters and the impact of climate change.

At WFP, people are at the heart of everything we do, and the vision of the future WFP workforce is one of diverse, committed, skilled, and high performing teams, selected on merit, operating in a healthy and inclusive work environment, living WFP's values (Integrity, Collaboration, Commitment, Humanity, and Inclusion) and working with partners to save and change the lives of those WFP serves.

Why work with us?

The war in Ukraine has had drastic consequences, both for people inside the country and for those around the world dependent on its huge grain supplies. It is inflicting untold suffering on civilians, displace families, and disrupt supply chains and food production. It has caused one of the fastest forced population movements since the Second World War. Close to 6 million Ukrainians are still living as refugees across Europe, and almost 5.1 million are internally displaced. Many have lost their homes and livelihoods. As food production and supply lines are disrupted by fighting, many families in the east and south do not have reliable access to nutritious food.

WFP uses a flexible mix of food and cash assistance to support communities affected by the war wherever they are. This includes working with local partners to distribute food rations in areas near the frontline and providing cash transfers wherever people have access to banks and markets to buy food. Since March 2022, WFP has distributed food and cash assistance equivalent to 2.4 billion meals to families displaced and affected by the war, partnering directly with local responders.

• WFP is a 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.
•  WFP offers a highly inclusive, diverse and multicultural working environment.
•  WFP invests in the personal & professional development of its employees through a range of trainings, accreditation, coaching, mentorship and other programs as well as through internal mobility opportunities.
•  A career path in WFP provides an exciting opportunity to work across various country, regional and global offices around the world, and with passionate colleagues who work tirelessly to ensure that effective humanitarian assistance reaches millions of people across the globe.

How can you make a difference?

Job holders at this level are typically involved in analytics and contributions to supply chain activities or contribute to the planning and coordinating field supply chain operations to ensure actions align with an effective and integrated supply chain approach meeting the food assistance needs of beneficiaries and partner service provision requirements.

ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Act as a role model of the values, principles, and standards of WFP, actively contributing to creating an inclusive and collaborative work environment through respectful and constructive communication and holding self and other team members accountable for their actions.  
• Contribute to developing and implementing supply chain plans and procedures on Commodity Accounting, in line with the global WFP supply chain strategy and regional/functional strategies, policies, and techniques, to achieve operational cost efficiency, agility, reliability, and quality and to support national capacity strengthening.  
• Ensure that the monthly Physical Inventory exercise in WFP warehouses is well coordinated and corporate SOPs are duly followed.  
• Make sure that the physical inventory exercise at cooperating partners premises is well-conducted and followed by all involved parties. Communicate the expected stock balance with WFP stakeholders before the inventory exercise begins and organize and agree on CP warehouse visits with WFP Field Officers (FOs) before the physical inventory exercise. As soon as the physical inventory exercise is concluded, ensure that accurate figures are shared with internal stakeholders promptly.
• Support supply chain projects or day-to-day operational activities in compliance with the established supply chain strategies, policies, procedures, and controls, and follow corporate standards, contributing to quality control, loss prevention, risk mitigation, and cost-effectiveness.
• Support Supply Chain units and Field Offices on commodity accounting and system technical issues allowing commodities real time tracking and the business continuity. Follow up with HQ in case technical advice is required.
• Prepare accurate and timely reports or support preparing complex reports, dashboards, and other visual materials on supply chain activities for the supervisor’s review to contribute to informed decision-making and consistency of information presented to the stakeholders.
• Follow up with all internal and external stakeholders to accurate reflect all corporate system data entries related to stock deliveries to cooperating partners and to WFP warehouses.
• Build and run reports aimed to check the quality and the timely data entries performed in the WFP corporate system.
• Perform other duties as required.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

Education: Advanced University degree, or First University degree with additional years of related work experience and/or training/courses in Economics, Supply chain, Business Administration, Computer Sciences, Information Technology or other related fields.

Experience: At least 1 year of postgraduate relevant progressively responsible professional experience in Supply chain systems, Logistics reporting, Inventory management, ERP SAP.

Language: Fluency in English and Ukrainian.

Before you apply...

WFP seeks candidates of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our humanitarian principles. 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.

We aim to achieve parity and inclusion in our teams in Ukraine. WFP encourages female candidates and people with disabilities to apply.

WFP is committed to an accessible, inclusive recruitment process. Please contact us at  Відправити резюме to advise us of any disability related reasonable accommodation or accessibility requests you may have. A member of the reasonable accommodation team will contact you to confidentially discuss your needs.

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.

How do you apply

To be considered, you are invited to apply via WFP’s recruitment portal.

CV and cover letter must be submitted in English language.

Only those who are short-listed candidates will be contacted for the next steps of our recruitment process.

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