Logistics Assistant (Q&Q) SC5 - Tartous - Jobs in Tartus, Syria

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DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONSAll applications should be received no later than the 16th of November 2021.ABOUT WFPThe?United Nations World Food Programme is the worlds largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide. The mission of WFP is to help the world achieve Zero Hunger in our lifetime. 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. In 2020, WFP was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for its efforts to fight hunger globally, including its work during the coronavirus pandemic.?In Syria, WFP provides food assistance to more than 4.6 million people each month. This includes families who require emergency assistance when affected by conflict and displacement and also those who need help to improve their nutrition and food security. WFP supports children across Syria with healthy meals and snacks at school, mothers with nutritious diets, and families and communities with sustainable livelihood projects.The United Nations World Food Programme is the worlds 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.The United Nations World Food Programme is the worlds 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.CONTRACT TYPE & DURATIONContract Type:?Service contarct - SC5Duration:?12 monthsDuty Station: TartousNumber of required employees: 1?STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE/ACTIVITY:To deliver standard logistics support processes for a specific professional area of work, to facilitate effective service delivery.BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT:The Logistic Assistant (Q&Q) will work in the Logistics/ Warehouse and in collaboration with the other units of WFPTo implement well-defined standard logistics processes and activities to enable effective delivery of goods and services for all delivery modalities. The Logistics. Assistant (Q&Q) will work in the Tartous Field Office under direct supervision of Warehouse Manager / Logistics Officer within Warehouse operations team.ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide support to logistics operations and activities, following standard processes and facilitating, directly or indirectly, the effective delivery of food assistance to beneficiaries.?
• Safeguard commodities, and provide guidance on the implementation of preventive measures, to ensure efficient quality control in line with WFP established procedures. Daily, regular commodities inspection focusing on expiring dates, BUB, proper stacking / storage.
• Support management of logistics vendors? contracting activities including performance monitoring and measurement.?
• Perform logistics processes and activities in a timely and efficient manner, following standard processes such as monitoring the fumigation, inspection process, loading and?off-loading, the production lines (both manual and automated), repackaging, and warehouse hygiene
• Respond to a variety of technical queries/requests for support, following standard processes, and obtaining guidance as required, to ensure timely and accurate resolution of all enquiries with a high standard of client service mind-set.?
• Support the implementation of the food incident management system and Assist in the preparation of reports related to food quality and safety issues.
• Initiate and coordinate requisitions (Sampling, reconstitution, fumigation) with WFP / third parties/service providers to ensure commodities are delivered in good sound.
• Contribute to budget preparation, monitoring and revision for all delivery modalities, ensuring adherence to relevant procedures and in compliance with corporate standards.?
• Assist in monitoring inventory management processes to track trends and account for the inventory status from source to beneficiary.?
• Assist in management of commodity accounting data quality and integrity.?
• Support operational pipeline analyses, assessments and operational planning for all delivery modalities.?
• Collect and compile data, produce and/or contribute to reports (e.g. CCTI, SPRs, financial closure, physical inventory, transport performance) and ensure information accuracy in corporate systems in support to informed decision-making.?
• Liaise with internal and limited number of external stakeholders to support efficient logistics operations management.?
• Provide guidance to other support staff, in order to assist them in completing standard tasks to agreed standards and deadlines.?
• Support timely ordering and delivery of commodities and supplies to authorised partners and destinations.
• Prepare regular and ad hoc reports (damage / loss) and statistics on warehouse operations, to support informative planning and decision-making by Warehouse Manager / Logistics Officer.
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FUNCTIONAL CAPABILITIESCapability NameDescription of the behaviour expected for the proficiency levelSupply Chain Management and OptimizationDisplays aptitude at monitoring and reporting on supply chain operations to enable teams to efficiently assess the performance and sustainability of current networks.Planning, Project & Resource ManagementSupports the planning, forecasting & resource management efforts of own team by collecting data from diverse sources.Information Management & ReportingCollates accurate and timely information and data to enable informed decision making on reporting within individual unit and consequently the greater humanitarian community.Market Analysis, Contracting and Operational ExecutionAbility to collect and collate necessary information to enable WFP to make informed operational decisions.Warehouse and Inventory ManagementDemonstrates ability to implement operational warehouse procedures and normative guidance in order to manage WFP?s warehouse, handle inventory effectively through corporate systems, and ensure loss mitigation.Technical Assistance and CoordinationDemonstrates awareness of the importance of technical assistance and coordination with key stakeholders and an ability to carry out logistics activities, respecting individual mandates and programme priorities.

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