STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS<\/h2>\n

Education: Advanced University degree in Transport Economics, Supply Chain, Logistics, Engineering, Business Management or other related field, or First University degree with additional years of related work experience and\/or training\/courses.
Language: International Professional: Fluency (level C) in English language. Intermediate knowledge (level B) of a second official UN language: Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish, and\/or WFP\u2019s working language, Portuguese.
National Professional: Fluency (level C) in English language and the duty station\u2019s language, if different.<\/p>\n

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT<\/h2>\n

WFP\u2019s emergency response in Yemen is the agency\u2019s largest anywhere in the world, and is the largest sustained emergency operation in history, providing lifesaving monthly food assistance to 10+ million people most in need. WFP also provides nutrition support to 1.7 million children and mothers and delivers school meals to 850,000 children each day.<\/p>\n

JOB PURPOSE<\/h2>\n

To lead field logistics operations or provide technical support in HQ, partnering with the key supply chain functions to ensure an integrated supply chain approach to meeting the food assistance needs of beneficiaries. <\/p>\n

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)<\/h2>\n

Under the direct supervision of the Country Office (CO) Head of Operations and the overall supervision of the Head of Supply Chain, the incumbent shall perform the following duties:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Supervise and guide the Inventory Management \/ Commodity Accounting unit (CAU) in the CO. and provide technical guidance and oversight of CAU activities throughout the country inclusive of all area offices (AOs) and country office.
\u2022 Ensure adequate Commodity Accounting controls in relation to Logistics Execution Support System (LESS) are in place for all Yemen operation, and regularly monitor compliance; including clear documentation flow, good quality documentation, and accurate, qualitative, and timely data inputs; standard logistics business processes\/SOPs have been established and are followed in the CO\/AOs.
\u2022 Ensure CO\/AOs organizes timely and regular Physical count exercises, capturing the physical stock counts, with regular or systematic individual and collective reconciliation (physical Stocks vs. LESS system stocks) per store, warehouse, and date.
\u2022 Ensure full and timely compliance to cooperate reporting requirements deadlines (IPSAS Compliance, Annual Closure Reports, Stock reports, unconfirmed deliveries, Commodity age reports, LESS\/COMET reconciliation, etc.)
\u2022 Ensure Commodity Accounting principles in line with the corporate requirements and standard logistics business processes\/SOPs have been established in CO and AOs and are followed.
\u2022 Monitor Grant Terminal date of disbursement (TDDs)and liaise with the relevant parties to ensure full compliance with the donors\u2019 requirements, guidelines and restrictions on commodity usage.
\u2022 Develop staff capacity by developing and implementing training strategies based on identified training needs of all stakeholders (Logistics, Program, Resource Management, and other key users).
\u2022Provide oversight, guidance, and support to logistics staff performing day-to-day operational activities in the system in line with their duties and responsibilities in CO and all AOs.
\u2022 Ensure clear commodity accounting guidance on:
\u2022 Project closure and Resource Transfers,
\u2022 Loans and or reallocation Management and control
\u2022 Commodity status management
\u2022 Loss registration and certification
\u2022 Work closely with the regional bureau, HQ, any other WFP office handling Yemen stocks and Country Office Supply chain , Budget and Programming, and Program units to ensure that all loans, swaps, repayments, relocations, and diversions are properly recorded and provide regular status to CO Management.
\u2022 Verify and endorse reasons for offline transactions using HTS and closely monitor backlog build-up. <\/p>\n

OTHER SPECIFIC JOB REQUIREMENTS<\/h2>\n

As required, guide\/support and monitor backlog recovery to bring the system to live operations.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Liaising with Logistics Officers in the various area offices, reviewing LESS setup with a focus on connectivity, staffing, reporting, warehouse capacities, and utilization.
\u2022 Streamline Port Ops ensuring that the Ocean leg of consignments arriving in the CO is available, liaising with relevant units in HQ as required.
\u2022 Liaising with the Shipping units in the Area Offices to ensure the full reconciliation of all vessel arrivals and meeting all reporting requirements.
\u2022 Ensuring the timely registration of all deliveries and confirmation to Warehouses and\/or Cooperating Partners,
\u2022 Ensure timely and accurate issuance of Consolidated Delivery Report (CDR) to Transporters and all service providers to support the invoicing process.
\u2022 Ensure timely reconciliation of LESS and COMET figures.
\u2022 Provide all needed reports, analysis for donors\u2019 or management to enable decision making.
\u2022 Perform all duties which are required within the context of the operation.<\/p>\n

FUNCTIONAL CAPABILITIES<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Capability Name<\/strong><\/td>\n	Description of the behaviour expected for the proficiency level<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Supply Chain Management and Optimization<\/strong><\/td>\n	Analyses context of country challenges in order to lead the design and management of supply chain network, to proactively mitigate and\/or address dynamic supply chain challenges, to ensure operational optimization.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Planning, Project & Resource Management<\/strong><\/td>\n	Demonstrates the ability to design and manage the full lifecycle of project management, including planning, engaging with partners and key stakeholders, budgeting, strategically allocating material and human resources, implementation and reporting.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Information Management & Reporting <\/strong><\/td>\n	Ability to proactively identify gaps in information and findings, analyse and evaluate information, develop statistics, and translate into information management products to facilitate decision making and demonstrate performance.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Market Analysis, Contracting and Operational Execution<\/strong><\/td>\n	Demonstrates ability to analyse market trends, designs concepts of operations, negotiates and establishes contracts with WFP partners and service providers, ensures compliance with WFP rules and regulations and effectively executes logistics operations.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Warehouse and Inventory Management <\/strong><\/td>\n	Plans, coordinates and manages service providers and warehouse operations to promote safe, efficient, and sustainable operating procedures in the face of changing climates and conditions within region of expertise.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Technical Assistance and Coordination<\/strong><\/td>\n	Actively establishes and maintains networks, leads coordination and the provision of technical assistance, while demonstrating the ability to represent WFP to a broad spectrum of key stakeholders (e.g. providing services, and working with NDMOs\/NDMAs).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n DESIRED EXPERIENCES FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROLE<\/h2>\n \u2022 Experience evaluating and selecting service providers and third parties. \u2022 Experience identifying transportation operations risks and maintaining documentation on emergency logistics preparedness. \u2022 Experience determining with Supply Chain actors best transport modality\/timing and liaising with agents and suppliers to meet deadlines. \u2022 Experience preparing and managing transport and project budgets. \u2022 Experience managing integrated air, sea, and land transport operations. \u2022 Experience supervising professional staff. \u2022 Experience in working in insecure and difficult environments. \u2022 Experience working with interagency partners to assess and coordinate emergency\/non-emergency response.<\/p>\n TERMS AND CONDITIONS<\/h2>\n This is an International Professional position and is open to all nationalities.\u200b<\/p>\n Mobility is and continues to be, a core contractual requirement in WFP. The selected candidate will be employed on a fixed term as well as a rotational contract with a probationary period of one year.<\/p>\n WFP offers an attractive compensation and benefits package in line with ICSC standards (http:\/\/icsc.un.org) including basic salary, post adjustment, relocation entitlement, visa, travel and shipment allowances, 30 days\u2019 annual leave, home leave, an education grant for dependent children, a pension plan, and medical insurance.\u200b<\/p>\n The selected candidate will be required to relocate to Sana's, Yemen to take up this assignment.<\/p>\n REMINDERS BEFORE YOU SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION<\/h2>\n \n We strongly recommend that your profile is accurate, complete and includes your employment records, academic qualifications, language skills and UN Grade (if applicable)\u200b<\/li>\n Once your profile is completed, please apply, and submit your application\u200b<\/li>\n \u200bPlease make sure you upload your professional CV in the English language\u200b<\/li>\n \u200bKindly note the only documents you will need to submit at this time are your CV and Cover Letter\u200b<\/li>\n \u200bAdditional documents such as passport, recommendation letters, academic certificates, etc. may potentially be requested at a future time\u200b<\/li>\n Please contact us at wfprecruitment@wfp.org in case you face any challenges with submitting your application\u200b<\/li>\n \u200bOnly shortlisted candidates will be notified<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n .<\/h2>\n 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\u2019s 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<\/p>\n 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.<\/em><\/p>\n Apply For Job<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" . \nWFP celebrates and embraces diversity. It is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all its employees. 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