United Nations World Food Programme Assistant Storekeeper Jobs in Arua & Rhino 1 Uganda

United Nations World Food Programme Assistant Storekeeper Jobs in Arua & Rhino 1 Uganda

United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) 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.

In emergencies, WFP gets food to where it is needed, saving the lives of victims of war, civil conflict and natural disasters.

After an emergency, WFP uses food to help communities rebuild their lives.

On average, WFP reaches more than 80 million people with food assistance in 80 countries each year.

The organization has the global footprint, deep field presence and local knowledge and relationships necessary to provide access to food and contribute to lasting solutions, especially in many of the world’s most remote and fragile areas.

Brief description of WFP in Uganda

WFP delivers food assistance in emergencies and work with communities to improve nutrition and build resilience.

WFP provides life-saving food assistance and livelihood opportunities to refugees in Uganda. In addition, WFP assists the most vulnerable people in Karamoja with food and nutrition assistance.

Finally, WFP works with smallholder farmers and links them to markets.

As Uganda strives to achieve Zero Hunger by 2030 and become a middle-income country by 2040, WFP is also assessing its relevance and repositioning its role in Uganda.

Organizational Context

  • The incumbents will be based in various field offices.
  • He/She will report to the Head of Field Office or the designate.
  • He/She is expected to demonstrate responsibility and initiative to respond independently to queries with only general guidance for all assistance modalities for both WFP and logistics common services.
  • There is a requirement to use judgment in dealing with unforeseen problems on a daily basis.

    Job Purpose

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

    Key Accountabilities

  • Provide overall supervision and training of Tally Clerks and Casual Labourers;
  • Effectively receipt/dispatch commodities including transhipment (truck to truck) against official approved documentation (e.g. waybills and/or delivery notes) ensuring accuracy in physical count of commodities including the quality in compliance with the established standards.
  • Prepare and verify warehouse and transport documents, and maintain confidential files and accurate warehouse transaction records, to ensure immediate reporting on commodity movements in line with the corporate requirements.
  • Conduct daily warehouse closing reconciliation and accurate inventory checks in compliance with the warehouse management requirements.
  • Perform daily inspections and prepare reports on the quantity and quality
    of the commodities received/dispatched and handled, detect promptly and analyse reasons for stock discrepancies/damages, investigate missing quantity and prepare warehosue loss reports recommending approriate solutions to enable informed decision making;
  • Implement appropriate measures to safeguard food and non-food commodities to ensure quality control using standard preventive measures in line with WFP established procedures and authorization received from the supervisor.
  • Monitor condition of the warehouse and commodities and take appropriate actions to support efficient warehouse space-utilization and well-organized commodity storage following WFP warehouse standards.
  • Provide guidance and on-the-job training to warehouse staff to contribute to their development and high performance.

    Core Organisational Capabilities

    Purpose

  • Understand and communicate the Strategic Objectives:
  • Builds an understanding of WFP’s Strategic Objectives.
  • Be a force for positive change: Approaches individual tasks and responsibilities with a positive attitude and demeanor.
  • Make the mission inspiring to our team: Understands the impact of WFP activities in beneficiary communities.
  • Make our mission visible in everyday actions: Connects individual tasks and responsibilities to unit’s goals and mission.

    People

  • Look for ways to strengthen people's skills:
  • Seeks opportunities to build and enhance individual skills.
  • Create an inclusive culture: Demonstrates respect and understanding for diversity and cultural differences.
  • Be a coach & provide constructive feedback:
  • Identifies and approaches colleagues or supervisors to serve as coaches.
  • Create an “I will”/”We will” spirit: Sets clear goals and measurable targets for own tasks and responsibilities.

    Standard Minimum Qualifications
  • At least a Diploma in Stores Management, Logistics, Supply Chain and Business Administration/Management, Procurement or related field obtained from a recognized education institution;
  • At least three (3) years of progressively responsible professional experience in a fast paced environment dealing with managing logistics database, running queries on ongoing shipments, pipeline information, inventory management, service provider contracts administration and execution;
  • Experience in warehouse management, Casual labour management or pest management;
  • Fluency in both Oral and Written English;
    Proficiency in the local language dialects of Lugbara, Madi, Aringa and Luo is desirable.

    Experience
  • Experience monitoring various aspects of logistics operations.
  • Experience in supporting warehouse management.
  • Experience in supporting inventory management.
  • Experience in data entry and extracting routine reports.

    How to Apply
  • Interested and qualified candidates should apply online by 28th April 2019
  • For more information and job application details, see; United Nations World Food Programme Assistant Storekeeper Jobs in Arua & Rhino 1 Uganda

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