Supply Chain Officer: VTS (Vehicle Tracking System) Data Analyst -Junior Consultancy – Dubai, UAE
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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.
ABOUT WFP
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is the largest humanitarian organisation delivering food assistance to over 90 million beneficiaries in 80 countries on a yearly basis. With over 5000 trucks, 50 ships and close to 100 planes on the move every single day, WFP, together with its partners, operates a global network to deliver life-saving food assistance to the most hard-to reach places.
GLOBAL FLEET
WFP owns, leases and globally operates more than 1,000 trucks of different configurations, trailers and workshop facilities throughout 28 Country Offices (COs). The WFP fleet is deployed to fill critical gaps in local transport capacity and stabilize transport rates in the event of increased insecurity and/or sudden growth in demand, as well as pioneer new routes that, due to prevailing insecurity, would remain inaccessible to local transporters. The Global Fleet unit provides a range of fleet services to WFP and non-WFP entities such as spare parts supply, technical trainings, capacity strengthening projects and the managing of a corporate fleet management- and vehicle tracking systems.
JOB PURPOSE AND ACCOUNTABILITIES
The incumbent will work under the supervision of the VTS project manager to assist in the administration of the system and to support the implementation of fleet related project activities:
- Provide VTS platform support to WFP offices, such as managing user access, configuration management, providing information, etc.
- Liaise with WFP technical team and/or provider to solve supports requests of a technical nature.
- Generate / prepare VTS based KPI reports periodically and/or on demand of Cos.
- Gather and update billing information for VTS units in use, and support VTS airtime subscription management.
- Keep record of support requests, and type of request for development, performance, and training purposes.
- Assist with the return/replacement of faulty devices and components.
- Align VTS data with the corporate fleet management system.
- Coordinate and conduct trainings (Webinars, online trainings, or physical training).
- Provide administrative and logistics support required for the successful implementation of project activities.
- Assist in the preparation of project documents and communications products.
- Undertake other related tasks and duties when required.
STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education
- University degree in Business, Logistics, Data Management, Engineering or related fields.
Experience and essentential requirements
- Minimum one year of relevant professional experience in logistics, business analytics, system design, and transport tracking systems;
- Excellent communications and organizational skills.
- Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, Power Point), Python would be a plus
- Fluency (C-level) in English is required, speaking another UN language will be an advantage (mainly Arabic and/or French)
- Good English writing skills and ability to create reports to present findings of data analysis.
- Understanding of WFP’s logistics practices is considered an advantage
Language
- Proficiency in English required and intermediate knowledge of another official UN language desirable.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
WFP offers a competitive compensation package which will be determined by the contract type and selected candidate’s qualifications and experience.
Please visit the following websites for detailed information on working with WFP:
http://www.wfp.org Click on: “Our work” and “Countries” to learn more about WFP’s operations.
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS
Application deadline: 5 July, 2023 (midnight Rome time)
Your CV must be submitted in English
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WFP has a zero-tolerance approach to conduct such as fraud, sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to WFP’s standards of conduct and will therefore undergo rigorous background verification internally or through third parties. Selected candidates will also be required to provide additional information as part of the verification exercise. Misrepresentation of information provided during the recruitment process may lead to disqualification or termination of employment
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.
Women applicants and qualified applicants from developing countries are especially encouraged to apply.
WFP has zero tolerance for discrimination and does not discriminate on the basis of HIV/AIDS status. 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.
