Supply Chain Officer (CBT) NOA Yangon
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Vacancy Announcement
WFP encourages female candidates and people with disabilities to apply.
WFP seeks candidates of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our humanitarian principles. Selection of staff is made on a competitive basis. We are committed to promoting diversity and the principle of equal employment opportunity for all our employees and encourages qualified candidates to apply irrespective of religion or belief, ethnic or social background, gender, gender identity and disability.
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYEMENT
Job Title: CBT Supply Chain Officer (NOA)
Grade : National Officer Level A
Type of contract: Fixed Term
Number of Post : 1
Duration: 12 months
Duty Station: Yangon
Report to : Head of Supply Chain, Yangon
VA Number: 637305
Date of Publication: 20 March 2023
Deadline of Application: 3 April 2023
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
This post is opened for Myanmar Nationals Only.
Applications received after the closing date will not be considered. Only short-listed candidates will be notified.
Female applicants and qualified applicants are especially encouraged to apply.
JOB PURPOSE
To provide analytics and contributions to the supply chain activities or/and contribute to field supply chain operations, following an effective and integrated supply chain approach meeting the food assistance needs of beneficiaries and service provision requirements for partners.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)
- Perform secondary analysis of the country's leading markets supply chains to determine functionality and identify main gaps; contribute to primary market data collection through inputs to the design of tools and analysis parameters.
- Support the overall Supply Chain (SC) strategy to support CO CSP identifying structure(s), capabilities and resourcing required for both CBT and in-kind.
- Working with SO managers, analyse the current country Strategic Outcomes (SO) food and cash assistance systems to map supply chain activities to support effective and efficient delivery;
- Determine specific SC activities & budgetary requirements to support delivery (CBT & In-Kind) of food assistance systems for each SO.
- Working with the internal WFP Cash Working Group, contribute Supply Chain inputs to the transfer modality selection process and operational planning for the selected modalities.
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- Coordinate and collaborate with RBB & HQ SC teams on CO SC CBT strategy and scale-up planning, guidance and implementation, incorporating best practices to support the development of the CSP (and SOs).
- Working with Procurement, Programme, IT and Finance teams, determine the scope of service for retail selection, participate in the evaluation and contracting of retailers to meet the effected populations’ food sustainably, and efficiently and or non-food items needs.
- Working with Procurement, Programme, IT and Finance teams, participate and contribute to the selection and contracting of appropriate financial service providers.
- In collaboration with the Procurement team, monitor utilisation of funds in the purchase orders for transfers to beneficiaries (Purchase Orders Type POCB).
- Arrange onboarding meetings with contracted retailers ensuring understandings of CO operations including programmatic objectives and CO processes from redemption to payment process with the participation of Procurement and Finance.
- Working with Programme team, Finance team, Cooperating Partners and Retailers set up and manage the processing of vouchers from ensuring clear traceability from orders to print to archiving and destructions.
- Working with Programme team, Finance team, IT/SCOPE team, Cooperating Partners and Retailers set up and manage the end-to-end process of e-vouchers.
- Review capacity gaps for the Supply Chain CBT/Markets team, counterparts from other functions, RBB SC team, partners, retailers, and effected populations to provide appropriate sensitisation, advocacy and trainings.
- Identify and build productive relationships and partnerships with counterparts in UN Agencies, NGOs, government, and the private sector to share knowledge and resources.
STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education: Advanced University degree, preferably in Supply Chain Management, Economics, Business Administration, Logistics, or other related fields, or First University degree with three additional years of relevant work experience and training/courses.
Experience: Minimum 3 years of working experience in relevant field (background with project and financial management for Retail, CBT and Supply Chain).
Language: Fluency in both spoken and written English is a mandatory.
All WFP Employees are expected to demonstrate the competencies and standards of behaviour aligned with our core values and defined in the WFP LEADERSHIP FRAMEWORK, namely:
• Leading by example with integrity,
• Driving results and delivering on commitments,
• Fostering inclusive and collaborative teamwork,
• Applying strategic thinking,
• Building and maintaining sustainable partnerships.
DESIRED EXPERIENCES FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROLE
- Experience in managing an area of supply chain CBT operations including coordination with internal and external stakeholders.
- Experience in supporting the implementation operational supply chain CBT strategies in country.
- Experience in supporting the design and implementation supply chain, retail, market developments and partnership networks.
- Experience in supporting the management of relationships and national capacity building initiatives with UN agencies, NGOs, private sector and government organisations.
- Experience evaluating and selecting retailers, service providers and suppliers.
- Experience identifying supply chain operational risks and maintaining documentation on emergency preparedness.
- Experience in implementing approved corrective actions to improve performance and monitoring progress.
- Experience working with supply chain information systems.
HOW TO APPLY
To be considered, interested candidates are invited to apply via (https://www.wfp.org/careers/job-openings).
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
WFP will not request payment at any stage of the recruitment process including at the offer stage. Any requests for payment should be refused and reported to local law enforcement authorities for appropriate action.
Request for Disability related Reasonable Accommodations:
It is important to WFP to create an accessible and inclusive workplace for everyone. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the selection and hiring process, please direct your request and inquiries to wfpmyanmar.vacancy@wfp.org. A member of the reasonable accommodation team will contact you to confidentially discuss your needs.
This email is only to be used for any disability related accessibility requirements, and not for sending the application itself. Due to volume of applications, any applications or CVs sent through this email address will not be considered as a formal application and will not receive a reply from WFP.
ABOUT WFP
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is the world’s largest humanitarian organization, operating in 123 countries delivering food assistance, partnering with governments and providing common services that allow the entire humanitarian community to save lives in emergencies and build the resilience of food insecure people and communities.
ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT
WFP is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce. WFP has zero tolerance for sexualexploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, abuse of authority or discrimination. 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.
