Career Opportunities: Logistics Officer/ Warehouse Manager

Duty station: Monrovia, Liberia | 12 Months

🚩 Vacancy Announcement n°: 828289

📢 Job Title: Logistics Officer/ Warehouse Manager

📌Type of Contract: Service Contract/ SC-8

➡️ Unit / Division: Health Supply Chain

📍 Duty Station: Monrovia

➡️ Duration: 12 months (Renewable based on funding and performance)

⏰ Closing date: Thursday, 03 August 2023, midnight (Liberia Time)

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?

Under the supervision of the Head Pharmacist, the Logistics Officer- Warehouse will oversee the reception, storage, order preparation, and loading of commodities of the WFP Health Supply Chain Project for health facilities in Liberia. The project is funded by USAID.

Why work with us?

➡️ 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 Liberia!!

How can you make a difference?

In this position, you will have to:

• The logistics Officer will participate in the storage and distribution of health products at the CMS.
• To provide adequate support to all project teams to enable smooth and on-time deliveries of medical items to the validated distribution points.
• Monitor inventory management processes to track trends and account for the inventory status.
• Analyse and follow up on maintenance/upkeep works at the level of the warehouses (electricity, air conditioning, lighting).
• Oversee and monitor the various services provided at the warehouse level (cleaning, rodent control, disinfection, etc.)
• Be in charge of verifying the documentation attesting to the effective deliveries to the health facilities.
• Responsible for the accuracy of the warehouse transaction records, including identifying discrepancies, to ensure immediate and accurate reporting of commodity movements in line with corporate requirements.
• Collaborate effectively internally with other project departments to ensure the information and communication chain.
• Supervise the work of support staff, providing practical advice and guidance, to ensure individual and team objectives are delivered to agreed standards and deadlines for all assistance modalities. This includes the monitoring of warehouse staff security.
• Contribute to the review of WFP Corporate warehouse standards and procedures to support efficiency and changing business needs.

• Perform any other duties assigned by the supervisor.

To join us in saving lives, changing lives, you will have for…

Education: A university degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Management, Public Administration International Relations, or a related field.

Knowledge, Skills & Experience Required:

• Minimum 3 years of relevant work experience and 1 year of post-graduate experience.

• Experience in managing small teams of staff with related areas of expertise.

• Experience in international freight management is desirable.

• Experience in monitoring service providers’contracts and their execution is desirable.

• Ability to plan, coordinate and manage several activities simultaneously and adapt to changing priorities.

• Ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure.

• Good communication skills and ability to work in a team.

• Advanced knowledge of logistics operations as well as knowledge of medical logistics/ proven skills in medical logistics.

• Good knowledge of the Microsoft package (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and other related software).

• Knowledge of WFP warehouse management procedures and good database skills would be an asset

Language: Fluency (level C) in English language.

Deadline for application: Thursday, 03 August 2023, Midnight (Liberia Time)

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 Liberia.

Female applicants and individuals with disabilities are especially encouraged to apply.

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.

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.