Call for applications: Logistics Officer ( SC-8) | Multiple Duty Stations in Ukraine
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🔔🔔🔔 CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Logistics Officer| SC-8 | Multiple duty stations (Kyiv, Lviv, Odesa, Dnipro) | One year
🚩 Vacancy Announcement n°: 470274
📢 Job Title: Logistics Officer
📌Type of Contract: Service Contract
➡️ Unit / Division: Supply Chain
📍 Duty Station: Multiple duty stations (Kyiv, Lviv, Odesa, Dnipro)
➡️ Duration: 12 months (renewable)
🔄 Successful candidates will be placed on the talent pool and may be contacted in the upcoming 12 months on an as-needed basis for immediate opportunities.
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 collect, analyse and report on information to maximise the efficiency of the logistics operations and activities.
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 role in a multi-cultural, hardworking, fun and interdisciplinary 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.
How can you make a difference?
1. Contribute towards the development of logistics plans and processes ensuring compliance with wider logistics policies and WFP standards.
2. 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.
3. Collect and analyse data through research and networking with colleagues to recommend actions to the supervisor to improve performance of local logistics operations.
4. Conduct portions of financial analysis and budget reviews, drawing out insights and recommending actions to the supervisor to optimise use of available funds.
5. Guide support staff, acting as a point of referral and supporting them with analysis and queries.
6. 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.
7. 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).
8. Identify and build productive relationships with logistics colleagues and staff within the area of assignment to support an integrated approach to food assistance.
9. 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.
10. Act in an assigned emergency response capacity as required to meet emergency food assistance needs.
11. Other as required.
To join us in saving lives, changing lives, you will need to have.
Education: A bachelor's degree in Transport Economics, Supply Chain, Logistics, Engineering, Business Management or other related fields, and/or with additional years of related work experience and/or training/courses.
Experience: At least one (1) year of postgraduate professional experience in humanitarian logistics, supply chain incl., land, shipping, or air transport, and logistics/transport operations, including the following experiences.
- Experience conducting analytical and conceptual work in support of strategy design and implementation.
- Experience in coordinating periodic planning across functions and with partners.
- Experience in analyzing and supporting the implementation of end-to-end supply chain operations.
- Experience in implementing supply chain improvement initiatives.
Knowledge and Skills :
- Strong general analytical skills
- Good understanding of emergency logistics assessments and analysis
- Emergency preparedness and contingency planning
- Team management and development skills
Language: Fluency in both oral and written communication in the English and Ukrainian languages.
Before you apply…
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 the 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.
