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Jobs in Tanzania 2023: New Job Vacancies at The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) 2023
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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.
Career Opportunities: Logistics Associate (Logistics Contracting) G6 Fixed Term Appointment Dar es Salaam CO (826765)
Requisition ID 826765 - Posted 29/04/2023 - Fixed Term - Africa, Southern - Tanzania, United Republic of - Dar-es-Salaam - Working Job Language (1) - SUPPLY CHAIN
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.
JOB PURPOSE
To contribute mainly to the Supply Chain Unit’s logistics services contracting process, market assessment, and vendor performance evaluations for World Food Programme (WFP) operations in Tanzania for cost-effective delivery of humanitarian food commodities and related non-food items to regional destinations including Tanzania, DRC, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, South Sudan and Kenya.Education:
- Completion of secondary school education. A post-secondary certificate in logistics and transport management, supply chain, shipping, or other relevant fields is an added advantage.
Languages:
- General Service (Field): Fluency in both oral and written communication in English and Swahili.
Experience:
- At least six (6) years of relevant work experience in logistics and transport management, port operations, landside transport management, customs clearance and freight forwarding, and/or related fields.
- Experience in managing logistics operations, including knowledge of transport and logistics contracting and executions, port operations, commodity accounting, and warehouse management.
- Experience maintaining corporate systems and running queries on ongoing shipments, pipeline information, insurance claims, and food stock.
- Experience in administering third party service providers’ contracts.
- Experience in compiling contract documentation.
- Experience in contract execution.
- Experience in budget monitoring and reporting.
Requisition ID 826759 - Posted 29/04/2023 - Fixed Term - Africa, Southern - Tanzania, United Republic of - Dar-es-Salaam - Working Job Language (1) - SUPPLY CHAIN
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.
To contribute mainly to daily planning and coordination of WFP shipping and port operations at Dar Es Salaam Port, including monitoring of services provided by contracted external organizations to ensure cost-effective operations and that, set objectives are achieved in full. To lead the good coordination with WFP Shipping Agents/Port Authorities for prompt berthing and smooth discharge/loading operations and ensure all required contract modalities are in place prior to shipments/vessels arrivals and efficient shipments receipts, warehousing, and dispatches to the regional destinations including Tanzania, DRC, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, and South Sudan.
- Advanced University degree in Transport Economics, Supply Chain, Shipping, Logistics, or other relevant fields.
International Professional: Fluency (level C) in the English language.
Experience:
- 5 At least five (5) years of relevant postgraduate professional-level work experience in shipping, port operations, and/or related fields.
- Experience in managing complex logistics operations, including knowledge of transport and logistics contracting and executions, port operations, commodity accounting, and warehouse management.
- Professional level experience specifically in Port and International Shipping Operations.
- Experience working with supply chain actors in coordinating transport modality/timing and liaising with agents and suppliers to meet deadlines.
- Preparation and management of transport and project budgets.
- Successful demonstration of staff management capacity for large and complex operations.
- Experience in working with interagency partners to assess and coordinate emergency response.
- Demonstrated capacity for undertaking technical assistance with public and private sector stakeholders.
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