Senior Logistics Assistant Job in Nairobi Kenya - United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)

Vacancy Announcement No: ODN/007/2011

VA issued: 30 November 2011

Closing date: 13 December 2011

Post Title: Senior Logistics Assistant

Grade: Service Contract SC 7 (G7 equivalent)

Duty Station: Regional Bureau for East & Central Africa, based in Nairobi

Salary: As per UN Salary Scale

This vacancy announcement is open to both male and female candidates.

Qualified female candidates are particularly encouraged to apply.

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is looking for a suitably qualified candidate to fill the post of Senior Logistics Assistant in support of the Regional Bureau for East & Central Africa, based in Nairobi, Kenya.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Under the direct supervision of the Regional Chief Logistics Officer, the Senior Logistics Assistant will be responsible for the following duties: (These duties are generic and thus are not all-inclusive nor are all duties carried out by all Senior Logistics Assistants)

Assist the Regional Logistics Officer on providing oversight on all operational transport matters arising in the region and assist in the implementation of corporate standards, with special emphasis on quality control, i.e. loss prevention and cost control;Assist in the training of staff, particularly ensuring that support staff are adequately trained, cross trained and identify any additional training needs to achieve high working standards;Follow up on projections of needs and call forward requirements. Liaise closely with Resource & Pipeline Focal points on food movements;Collect regional and statistical information related to needs in various locations;Assist CO with reporting on contracting as required by CCTI;Maintain cost data on various means of transport in the Region;Assist CO in Bureau with commodity accounting and reporting on food and non-food items and ensure that internal control systems are functioning and that all relevant records are maintained;Assist in contingency planning and logistics preparedness reviews;Supervise other general service staff as required;Perform other related duties as required.Results Expected: Well managed and supervised support staff in a country office; timely administrative support in general & specialized areas.

Critical Success Factors:

Sound judgment;
ability to extract, interpret, analyze and format data and to resolve operational problems.Ability to work with minimum of supervision; to supervise and train support staff; and to work effectively with people of different national and cultural backgrounds.
Ability to work with accuracy under time constraints and pressure;
to deal patiently and tactfully with staff members and others and to have a high sense of confidentiality, initiative and good judgment.
Good administrative and supervisory skills;
ability to plan and organize work and to
train and motivate support and administrative staff in a country office.Education: Diploma in Business Administration/Management, Engineering, computer science, Transport, or related field, preferably supplemented by technical or university courses in a field related to WFP logistics/transport activities.

Experience: At least six years of practical commercial/professional experience in one or more of the transportation and ancillary sectors: port operations, shipping, clearing and forwarding, air operations, large scale road/rail transport and distribution management. At least one year at G6
level or equivalent.

Knowledge: Experience utilizing computers, including word processing, spreadsheet and other software packages. Knowledge of WFP administrative regulations and rules, and WFP policies and procedures in the area of work.

Language: Fluency in both oral and written communication in English and Kiswahili.

Desirable skills: Working knowledge (level C) of two of the UN official languages; training and/or experience using MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint and other WFP software.

Closing Date: 13 December 2011.

Applications must be received by the deadline and only short-listed candidates shall be contacted.

Interested individuals meeting the above qualifications are requested to submit their applications by e-mail, together with detailed curriculum vitae, copies of education certificates, names and telephone numbers or email addresses of three work referees. Please send your application to: wfp.odnhr@wfp.org

Please quote the Vacancy Announcement No. and the title of the position in the subject line.

Candidates should also complete and submit a Personal History form (P.11) available on the following link - www.unon.org/docs/P11.doc

Please Note: WFP does not charge fees from applicants at any stage in the recruitment process.

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