Logistics Associate Commodity Accounting (Dongola) – WFP

Job Description

Organization	United Nations World Food Programme
Job Title	Logistics Associate Commodity Accounting
Requisition ID	JR110673
Location	Dongola
Closing Date	20 March 2025

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.

ABOUT WFP

The World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian organization saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace, stability and prosperity, for people recovering from conflict, disasters and the impact of climate change.

At WFP, people are at the heart of everything we do and the vision of the future WFP workforce is one of diverse, committed, skilled, and high performing teams, selected on merit, operating in a healthy and inclusive work environment, living WFP’s values (Integrity, Collaboration, Commitment, Humanity, and Inclusion) and working with partners to save and change the lives of those WFP serves.

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WHY JOIN WFP? 

• WFP is a 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.
• WFP offers a highly inclusive, diverse, and multicultural working environment.
• WFP invests in the personal & professional development of its employees through a range of training, accreditation, coaching, mentorship, and other programs as well as through internal mobility opportunities.
• A career path in WFP provides an exciting opportunity to work across the various country, regional and global offices around the world, and with passionate colleagues who work tirelessly to ensure that effective humanitarian assistance reaches millions of people across the globe.
• We offer an attractive compensation package (please refer to the Terms and Conditions section of this vacancy announcement).

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ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT

This position is based in Dongola and reports to the Head of Logistics.  

   
THE ROLE: To provide specialized support functions and/or supervise staff performing standard logistics/supply chain processes and activities to enable effective delivery of goods and services for all delivery modalities

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive, nor exhaustive):

Provide support to logistics transport unit operations and activities, following standard processes and facilitating, directly or indirectly, the effective delivery of food assistance to beneficiaries.

1. Capture all Waybills for deliveries to Cooperating Partners

2. Monitor all stocks remaining in transit and liaise with transporters to ensure Waybills are provided and captured timely

3. Produce Consolidated Dispatch Reports (CDR) to verify deliveries under STOs and support with invoice processing

4. Coordinate and manage the monthly physical inventory count (PIC) process, including liaising with other units to ensure a PIC Committee is present.

5. Support the rollout of LESS Last Mile and manage the implementation of the tool in coordination with Commodity Accounting and CP Management

6. Conduct monthly data quality checks for transport & warehouse transactions, including ensuring all interim areas are cleared

7. Provide technical support to transport and warehouse teams

8. Monitor and close open items (open OBD/IBD, STOs, and WOs)

9. Support the LESS & COMET reconciliation process

10. Monitor losses & ensure correct capturing of data with all documentation in place

11. Provide requests for all offline movements to Commodity Accounting

12. Any other tasks as required

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

Education: Completion of secondary school education. A post-secondary certificate in the related functional area is desirable.

Experience: Six or more years of progressively responsible work experience in the relative business stream with experience in general administrative work.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Previous work in humanitarian organizations (United Nations or NGOs)
• Experience maintaining corporate systems and running queries on transport, dispatch, and receipt of food and non-food items. Use of SAP ERP systems is necessary.
• Experience in warehouse and stock management.
• Experience in data analysis, reporting, and visualization.

Language: General Service (Field): Fluency (level C) in English and Arabic languages.

WFP LEADERSHIP FRAMEWORK

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REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION

WFP is committed to supporting individuals with disabilities by providing reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process. If you require a reasonable accommodation, please contact:  [email protected]

NO FEE DISCLAIMER

The United Nations does not charge any application, processing, training, interviewing, testing or other fee in connection with the application or recruitment process. Should you receive a solicitation for the payment of a fee, please disregard it. Furthermore, please note that emblems, logos, names and addresses are easily copied and reproduced. Therefore, you are advised to apply particular care when submitting personal information on the web.

REMINDERS BEFORE YOU SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION

• We strongly recommend that your profile is accurate, complete, and includes your employment records, academic qualifications, language skills and UN Grade (if applicable).
• Once your profile is completed, please apply, and submit your application.
• Please make sure you upload your professional CV in the English language
• Kindly note the only documents you will need to submit at this time are your CV and Cover Letter
• Additional documents such as passport, recommendation letters, academic certificates, etc. may potentially be requested at a future time
• Please contact us at [email protected] in case you face any challenges with submitting your application
• Only shortlisted candidates will be notified

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