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.
THE ROLE
Job Tittle : Logistics Consultant (Innovations)
Type of Contract : Consultancy – P3 Equivalent level
Duty Station : Nairobi, Kenya
Duration : 11 months
JOB BACKGROUND
The World Food Programme (WFP) is the United Nations’s frontlineagncy in fighting hunger Worldwide. WFP reaches more than 80 million million people everyday ,delivering food assistance in emergencies and working with smallholder farmers , communities and governments to improve nutrition and build resilience.
RBN Logistics has a vision for innovating core logistics and ‘enabling the future’ in areas of food systems, nutrition, health and environment – including delivery mechanisms, packaging, transportation technology and process flow, with the goals of increasing efficiency, improving services to beneficiaries, and reducing WFP’s carbon footprint. Some of the innovation projects underway include:
- Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) accreditation for priority border-crossing status throughout the region
- Food ATM
- Delivery & distribution of Rations in Bulk
- New water systems technology
- Improved River-Road Networks
- Lake Victoria Rail-Boat-Rail Networks
BACKGROUND CONTINUED..
- Intra-regional corridor visibility, planning and management
- Real-time cargo tracking and monitoring
- Drone deliveries
- Airship deliveries
- Hydroponic container farming
- Recycling of packaging waste
The Innovation consultant will play a key role in progressing assigned logistics innovation initiatives through project management, interdepartmental cooperation, pilot planning, reporting, and relationship management both with internal and external partners.
The consultant will also be expected to support core operational activities of the Department, assisting to resolve any logistical challenges raised to the Regional Bureau by Country teams.
STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in one or more of the following disciplines: Supply Chain, Project Management, Strategic Commodity Management, Humanitarian Logistics or related field
Experience:
- Minimum 5 years professional experience in supply chain management with a multi-national entity.
- Experience in Project Management using certified processes to report and measure progress and implementation.
- Experience in managing an area of logistics involving coordination with internal and external stakeholders.
- Prior experience with UN/WFP would be an advantage
Languages:Fluency in both oral and written English is a must. Intermediate knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish) or Portuguese (one of WFP’s working languages) is desirable.
DESIRED EXPERIENCES FOR THE JOB
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KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)
The position will report to the Logistics Officer for Innovations. The role requires close liaison with project teams in Country Offices as well as RBN Partnerships, Programme & Supply Chain units
The selected candidate will be expected to ensure that structured project plans are in place, while compiling detailed analyses and reports to support information consistency, and enabling smooth implementation of assigned programmes/projects
He/She will have the following responsibilities (not all inclusive):
- Project manage and support to logistics projects through concept, proposal, and pilot phases; this will include initial and ongoing assessment of associated exposure and risk.
- Engage with internal counterparts to support effective collaboration, implementation and monitoring of ongoing Supply Chain activities and innovation projects.
- Support in evaluating supply chain challenges and weaknesses that could be addressed through innovation projects, in consultation with Country Offices within the RBN region.
- Identify, engage and manage relationships with private sector partners and vendors.
- Support communication and activities with local partners, agencies, NGOs and government institutions, as relevant to the assigned projects.
- Ensure linkages between COs and RBN Logistics to help projects reach growth/scale (e.g. impact, level of innovation, team).
ACCOUNTABILITIES CONT…
- Support resource mobilization for innovations with internal and external partners, ensuring these opportunities are made known and Country Offices have the assistance they need to pursue these funds.
- Support building strong partnerships with internal functional and business units and within the Nairobi and East Africa ecosystem, especially with other UN agencies.
- Support rollout of best practices.
- Any other related duties, as may be required by the supervisor.
DELIVERABLES AT THE END OF THE PROJECT
- Timely progression and completion of assigned projects.
- Detailed and up-to-date records & period reports, by country, on the status and recommendations for all projects.
- Delivery of a platform for capturing detail on all projects to support rollout of best practice, learning opportunities and knowledge sharing.
- Successful fund management and accurate reporting on expenditure vs plan.
- Capture of institutional knowledge via follow-up tracking, monthly reports and financials.
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