United Nations World Food Programme - WFP Ethiopia Logistics Associate Jobs
United Nations World Food Programme - WFP Ethiopia Logistics Associate Jobs
Job PurposeWFP Ethiopia is looking for a Logistics Associate to contribute in establishing preventative measures and standard practices in place to decrease the risk of food incident occurrence.
The incumbent is expected to support in ensuring that food commodities / meals provided through WFP School Feeding Programme is safe and of good and acceptable quality for students, by undertaking a strict food safety and quality monitoring procedures for food product across its supply chain.
Key Accountabilities (not all-inclusive)
Under direct supervision of the Logistics Officer, the incumbent will perform the following duties:
Support the overall Logistics Operations in delivering School Feeding food commodities and associated Non-Food Items to destination schools.
Conduct regular and surprise visits to schools to ensure compliance of food handling and hygienic practices which shall include and not limited to food receipt, storage, meal preparation and food serving activities.
Establish solid food safety preventative measure after performing risk assessment for food handling activities at the school ensuring that likelihood of food incident is reduced and eventually eliminated.
Establish and maintain coordination with School directors; School food management committee; local educational and health authorities for smooth support on food testing, food disposal and related issues
Identify training needs and develop training modules on Food Quality and Safety practices at schools in collaboration with Food Quality and Safety team in Country Office (CO) which will allow bringing school management, woreda educational and
health authorities up to speed to the principles and practices related to food quality and safety.
Ensure school stores compliance with WFP’s manuals on Storage of Special Nutritious Foods and Grains.
Propose proactively preventive measures to mitigate food losses and food incidents/food borne diseases.
Follow up of the shelf life of foods in warehouses, notify and advise on the actions to be taken accordingly.
In case of food quality issues identified, propose corrective actions to address the food quality issues and minimize losses of food.
Prepare regular reports related to Food Quality and Food Safety and provide regular updates to support informed planning and decision-making.
Ensure that the disposals of food which are declared unfit for human consumption are as per WFP disposal guidelines and procedures.
Perform regular commodity inventory at schools.
Perform other related duties as required.
Desired Experiences
Experience with humanitarian operations.
Experience with food quality and quantity monitoring and handling food quality issues.
Experience with conducting trainings.
Experience in preparing guideline and standard procedures.
Experience in communication and reporting.
Job Requirements
Education
A university degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Economics, Business Administration, Logistics, or related field.
Experience
Six (6) or more years of relevant progressively responsible experience in a related field.
Language
Fluency in both oral and written communication in English. Knowledge of the local language is an added advantage.
How to Apply
For more information and job application details, see; United Nations World Food Programme - WFP Ethiopia Logistics Associate Jobs
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