Logistics Associate (Warehouse Operations) SC-6 (Kyiv, Ukraine)
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🚩 Vacancy Announcement n°: 286204
📢 Job Title: Logistics Associate (Warehouse Operations)
📌Type of Contract: Service Contract
➡️ Unit / Division: Supply Chain Unit / WFP Ukraine
📍 Duty Station: Kyiv (2 Positions)
➡️ Duration: 12 months (renewable)
⏰ Closing date: Monday,23 January 2023 , 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.
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What will you do in this position?
To provide specialized support functions and/or supervise staff performing standard logistics/supply chain processes and activities to enable effective delivery of goods and services for all delivery modalities
How can you make a difference?
1. Provide specialized support to logistics operations and activities, following standard processes and contributing, directly or indirectly, to the effective delivery of food assistance to beneficiaries.
2. Coordinate requisitioning and ensure timely delivery of commodities and supplies to authorised partners and destinations while taking appropriate actions to resolve operational issues, escalating complex issues to the supervisor.
3. Plan and manage warehouse operations to ensure safe and efficient warehousing and storage of food and non-food commodities.
4. Oversee warehouse operations and manage the kitting process, ensuring the effective functioning of the production.
5. Manage documentation processing for execution of logistics operations (e.g., customs clearance, invoice verification), take appropriate actions to resolve operational issues , escalating complex issues to the supervisor.
6. Perform research, collect data and conduct analysis, and produce reports (e.g. CCTI, SPRs, financial closure, physical inventory, transport performance) and ensure the information accuracy in corporate systems to enable informed decision-making
7. Undertake monthly and annual stock counting physically and systematically, and discrepancies are identified and reported.
8. Implement effective execution of warehouse and inventory management practices according to WFP standards (including regular commodity and warehouse inspection, sanitary measures, pest control, and other loss mitigation methods)
9. Liaise with internal and external stakeholders to support logistics operations management and contribute to effective service delivery.
10. Supervise the work of support staff, providing practical advice and guidance to ensure individual, and team objectives are delivered to agreed standards and deadlines for all assistance modalities.
To join us in saving lives, changing lives you will have to…
Education: Completion of secondary school education. A post-secondary certificate in the related functional area is desirable.
Experience: Six years of progressively responsible experience in supply chain systems, logistics reporting, inventory management, and/or warehouse.
Knowledge and skills :
⦁ Experience maintaining corporate systems and running queries on ongoing shipments, pipeline information, insurance claims, and food stock.
⦁ Experience in administering third-party service providers’ contracts.
⦁ Experience in compiling contract documentation.
⦁ Experience in contract execution.
Language: Proficient in oral and written communication skills in English and Ukraine.
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!
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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.
