Storekeeper, SC4, Cox’s Bazar and Chittagong
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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.
JOB RELATED KEY INFORMATIONS:
Job Title: Storekeeper, SC4
Grade: SC 4
Type of contract: Service Contract
No of positions: 02 position
Duration: 12 months
Duty Station: Cox’s Bazar and Chittagong (with frequent Travel to Bhasan Char).
Vacancy Number: 827425
Date of Publication: 29 May 2023
Deadline of Application: 11 June 2023
This vacancy announcement is for Nationals from Bangladesh.
Terms and Conditions:
WFP offers a competitive benefits package including salary, pension, leave plus a medical insurance.
JOB PURPOSE
To handle receipt/dispatch and verification of commodities in order to maximize quality of warehouse operations and mitigate losses, and to support the best storage management practices in compliance with WFP warehouse standards and established guidelines. Support retail warehouse operation though regular monitoring visit.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)
Under the overall supervision of a logistics associate, and/or his/her designated, the storekeeper will undertake
the following duties.
1. Effectively receive/dispatch commodities including transhipment (truck to truck) against official approved documentation (e.g. waybills and/or delivery notes) ensuring accuracy in physical count of commodities including the quality in compliance with the established standards.
2. Prepare, verify and sign off warehouse and transport documents, and maintain confidential files and accurate warehouse transaction records to ensure immediate reporting on commodity movements in line with the corporate requirements.
3. Conduct daily warehouse closing reconciliation and accurate inventory checks supporting internal control systems in compliance with the warehouse management requirements.
4. Perform daily inspections and prepare reports on the quantity and quality of the commodities received/dispatched and handled, detect promptly and analyse reasons for stock discrepancies/damages, investigate missing quantity and prepare warehouse loss reports recommending appropriate solutions, to enable informed decision-making.
5. Implement appropriate measures to safeguard food and non-food commodities, to ensure quality control using standard preventive measures in line with WFP established procedures and authorization received from the supervisor.
6. Keep the warehouse commodity movement updated records on stock register / stack cards, and in WFP Corporate Systems LESS
7. Assist in conducting monthly/quarterly physical inventories.
8. Monitor condition of the warehouse and commodities and take appropriate actions, to support efficient warehouse space-planning and well-organized commodity storage following WFP warehouse standards.
9. Provide guidance and on-the-job training to warehouse staff including causal labours to contribute to their development and high performance.
10. Ensure good warehousing practices including cleanliness and pest-free storing conditions.
11. Coordinate with Cox’s Bazar office and Country office as and when required.
12. Report on and, in consultation relevant authority, take appropriate action for the disposal of spoilt commodities.
13. Prepare daily warehouse stocks movement reports and shared with relevant staffs.
14. Visit and monitor CP/retail partner warehouses to monitor the food quality, to assist them to manage their warehouse following the standards and provide hands on training on job training for their capacity building.
15. Any other tasks as assigned.
STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
EDUCATION: Bachelor's degree in social science, environmental science, or any other relevant fields in the relevant field.
WORK EXPERIENCE: At least Three years of progressively responsible experience in the relevant field including at least two years in the field of commodity handling /warehousing.
LANGUAGE: Proficiency in both oral and written communication skills in Bangla and English
OTHER SPECIFIC JOB REQUIREMENTS
- Experience maintaining corporate systems.
- Experience leading a small team of national staff, casual labour and 3rd party service providers
- Familiarity with the context of refugee emergency.
- Experience using logistics databases to extract routine reports.
- Experience in managing warehouses with food and NFIs.
- Demonstrated competence in use of basic mobile application, spreadsheets, data presentation and reporting skills.
- Experience in managing inventories.
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.
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 the Diversity and Inclusion team on: [email protected], cc’ing [email protected]. 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, 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.
ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT
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. The country strategic plan is aligned with the United Nations sustainable development cooperation framework for Bangladesh for 2022‒2026 and the eighth five-year plan (covering the period July 2020‒June 2025) of the Government of Bangladesh. It is informed by the recommendations of an independent evaluation of the country strategic plan for 2017–2021 and consultation with key stakeholders. It will contribute to Sustainable Development Goals 2 and 17 through four strategic outcomes.
WFP is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce. WFP has zero tolerance for sexual exploitation 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.
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS
11 JUNE 2023.
