Storekeeper – WFP

Job Description

Organization	United Nations World Food Programme
Job Title	Storekeeper FT-G4 & SC 4, (Multiple Duty stations) (161721)
Requisition ID	161721
Location	Sudan – Kosti
Posted Date	24 April 2022
Closing date	08 May 2022

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 diversity & gender balance and encourage qualified female candidates to apply.

Would you like to join WFP Sudan’s Logistics team and enable the delivery of professional, client-focused programme services? Are you ready to partner with managers to deliver effective programme solutions that will change and save the lives of the most vulnerable people in Sudan? If yes, this opportunity is for you.

At WFP, we are looking for experienced Storekeepers to support our logistics operations in our offices in multiple duty stations to be hired on both a Fixed Term at the G4 level and Service contract SC 4-ROSTER 

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.

WFP Sudan has the potential to reach millions of food insecure people across Sudan – with a total of 7.8 million people assisted in 2020. WFP Sudan, one of the largest and complex operations for the UN WFP,  is currently rolling out its five-year Country Strategic Plan (2019-2023), which aims to provide emergency assistance through a hybrid approach (Cash, food and vouchers), along with life-changing types of programmes (Nutrition, Resilience and School Feeding).

JOB PURPOSE:

To handle receipt/dispatch and verification of commodities in order to maximize quality of warehouse operations and mitigate losses, and to support the best storage management practices in compliance with WFP warehouse standards and established guidelines

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive):

Under the direct supervision of the the Logistics Officer, the Storekeeper will be responsible from the following duties:

• Supervise loading and off-loading of trucks at WFP warehouse
• Supervise correct stacking of the commodities and NFIs as well as follow up on the tracking of the commodities in pipeline.
• Ensure that accurate and complete commodity accounting, reporting and internal control systems are functioning and that all relevant records are maintained;
• Perform LESS Storekeeper duties and functions with efficiency, accuracy and adherence to time and deadlines.
• Ensure LESS stocks is up-to-date and any discrepancies investigated and reconciled.
• Ensure that WFP commodity and warehouse management standard and systems are properly maintained at WFP warehouse compound;
• Assess the availability of space and prepare stacking/storage plans prior to WFP commodity and NFI arrivals in WFP warehouse;
• Maintain records and/or ensure that assistants assigned to the various stores keep records of the food stuff offloaded/loaded at warehouses, adhering to the WFP Commodity Accounting Systems and guidelines;
• Control incoming goods both food and non-food commodities by such methods as physical counts, random weight checks, rejection of any spoiled commodity, reconditioning of underweight bags, etc.;

ADDITIONAL KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Carry our regular commodity physical random check/ inventory at the WFP Warehouse
• Prepare the necessary process for commodity disposal in collaboration with CO;
• Produce regular stocks reports and daily stocks position and submit as required.
• Liaise with Area Office Logistics on matters pertaining to commodity and warehouse management;
• Prepare loading plans and ensure that WFP standard Commodity Tracking documentation are duly filled;
• Participate in weekly, monthly and annual physical inventory of commodities;
• Report on the quality, quantity of the received commodities and ensure that quantities dispatched as per consignor’s documents match with quantities received and endorse WFP standard commodity tracking documents;
• Maintain clean and pest-free storing conditions in warehouse compound;

ADDITIONAL KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Liaise with service providers for supervision of the waste material collection and other warehouse services.
• Prepare supporting document to aid in settlement of the warehouse services invoices
• Responsible for maintaining the fumigation order requests, fumigation records, inspection reports and follow-up with service providers;
• 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;
• Provide overall supervision of newly recruited warehouse staff and casual labour;
• Perform other duties, as required by the supervisor.

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education: Completion of secondary school education or a Post- Secondary certificate preferably, a Diploma Courses in Stores Management, Statistics, Business Administration or any other rleated field. 

Experience: At least three years of progressively responsible work experience in the field of Storekeeping, transport, administration, accounting, statistics or another related field.

Language: Fluency in both English and Arabic. 

DESIRED EXPERIENCES FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROLE:

• Experience using logistics databases to extract routine reports.
• Experience in managing warehouses with food and NFIs.
• Experience in managing inventories.
• Experience in processing invoices.

HOW TO APPLY:

• To apply, please create a personal account and fill out the profile form with your personal information at http://www1.wfp.org/careers/job-openings. If you are an internal applicant, apply through your E-Recruitment profile.
• In the application form, ensure filling the mandatory sections, attaching your CV, answering the pre-screening questions and agreeing on the legal statement before submitting your application.
• Selection of staff is made on a competitive basis on account of potential and performance. All applicants will undergo a rigorous process which includes screening against job requirements, a technical test, and a panel interview.

TALENTED WOMEN ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY

We look for applicants with the highest integrity and professionalism who share our humanitarian values. We commit to promote diversity, gender parity and equality between men and women.
 
WFP strives to build a work environment that is safe and respectful, and free of sexual harassment and abuse of authority. We believe in open communication, and every individual at WFP is treated with respect regardless of gender, age, ethnicity, religious and political beliefs, etc.
 
In this pursuit, WFP assists women to balance work exigencies with personal and family responsibilities by providing an attractive compensation package, including fully paid maternity leave for 16 weeks, breastfeeding time off, and the possibility to avail of flexible working arrangements. Also, we endeavor to provide our staff, women, and men, with training and professional career development.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS:

Closing date: 08 May 2022

• Qualified female applicants are especially encouraged to apply
• WFP does not charge any fee at any stage of its recruitment process.
• WFP has zero tolerance for discrimination and does not discriminate on the basis of HIV/AIDS status.
• This position is open to ONLY Sudanese nationals and those authorized to live and work in Sudan according to Sudanese regulations.
• Please indicate in your application the duty station(s) you prefer to be deployed should you be a successful candidate.