Logistics Coordination and Partnership Officer | Roving Dnipro / Odesa, Ukraine | CST II

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 Vacancy Announcement n°: 832887

 Job Title: Logistics Coordination and Partnership Officer

Type of Contract: International Consultancy CST II

➡️ Unit / Division: Logistics Cluster / Supply Chain

   Duty Station: Roving Dnipro / Odesa, Ukraine

➡️ Duration: 11 months

⏰ Closing date: 10 June 2024, midnight (Central European Time)

Upon the completion of a competitive selection process, successful candidates will be placed on the roster and rostered applicants may be contacted in the future on an as-needed basis, for immediate opportunities.

 

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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What will you do in this position? 

The Global Logistics Cluster (GLC) is part of the humanitarian architecture of the Inter- Agency Standing Committee (IASC), together with other 10 Global Clusters. It is led by WFP and it is about enhancing cooperation and partnerships in the Logistics sector. The GLCworksdirectlywithitspartnersandstakeholderstocoordinatethe logisticsresponse during a humanitarian crisis. Its partners and stakeholders include international NGOs, the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, other UN organizations, Governments, Academia and Donors. The GLC was formally endorsed by the Inter Agency Standing Committee (IASC) on the 15 December 2010.

At country level, the Cluster leadership is held by the WFP Country Director who is accountable to the Humanitarian Coordinator for its management. At country level, the Logistics Cluster is activated whenever there is a need to strengthen the coordination of humanitarian partners who are challenged by logistics issues or constraints when responding to a humanitarian crisis.

The objective of a country-level Logistics Sector Coordination mechanism is to ensure implementation of full or part of the 6 core functions of the sectoral cluster approach (i) support service delivery (ii) inform HC/HCT’s strategic decision-making (iii) plan and implement cluster strategies (iv) monitor and evaluate performance (v) build national capacity in preparedness and contingency planning (vi) to support robust advocacy. To date, the Global Logistics Cluster is supporting 28 Governments in the implementation the cluster approach in the sector of logistics -including sudden-onset, protracted crisis and prone to disaster countries.

The Logistics Coordination and Partnership Officer is – together with the Cluster Coordinator and Cluster Lead Agency – co-responsible to an efficient functioning sectoral coordination mechanism. The role of the Logistics Coordination and Partnership Officer, as set out in the IASC Generic Terms of Reference for Sector Leads at Country Level, is to co-lead and facilitate this process.

The Logistics Coordination and Partnership Officer will work across responding agencies and organizations to support building a common situation awareness of supply chain operations, limitations, and challenges; promote sharing of information and logistics capacities where appropriate; offer technical advice on supply and logistics operations where needed.

 

Why work with us? 

The war in Ukraine has had drastic consequences, both for people inside the country and for those around the world dependent on its huge grain supplies. It is inflicting untold suffering on civilians, displace families, and disrupt supply chains and food production. It has caused one of the fastest forced population movements since the Second World War. Close to 6 million Ukrainians are still living as refugees across Europe, and almost 5.1 million are internally displaced. Many have lost their homes and livelihoods. As food production and supply lines are disrupted by fighting, many families in the east and south do not have reliable access to nutritious food.

WFP uses a flexible mix of food and cash assistance to support communities affected by the war wherever they are. This includes working with local partners to distribute food rations in areas near the frontline and providing cash transfers wherever people have access to banks and markets to buy food. Since March 2022, WFP has distributed food and cash assistance equivalent to 2.4 billion meals to families displaced and affected by the war, partnering directly with local responders.

 

➡️       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 trainings, 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 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.

 

➡️       WFP offers a competitive benefits package including salary, leave plus a medical insurance.

 

 

How can you make a difference?

 

Being a Logistics Coordination and Partnership Officer requires a very specific set of skills, composed on one hand of advanced technical capacities in Project Management – including assessment, planning, implementation, monitoring and revision of logistics projects – and on the other hand of specific partnership skills to ensure optimum engagement of required stakeholders and negotiation skills to facilitate consensus and achieve common objective.

 

Expert advice

• Ensure logistics and supply managers have access to relevant technical advice and support on supply chain operations and planning (covering operations, risk assessment and mitigation/management, preparedness and capacity building).
• Provide logistics and supply managers with technical advice and operational solutions based on detailed cost/benefits analyses and recommended standard operating procedures for supply chain management.
• Facilitate discussion and agreement on the use of common standards and tools among logistics and supply managers; and promote awareness of and adherence to relevant policy guidelines, codes of conduct and examples of good practice.

Needs assessment, prioritization, project planning and implementation

• Working across agencies and organizations, lead a continuous identification and assessment of logistics capacities, gaps and bottlenecks in country.
• Join inter-agency needs assessment exercises as appropriate to ensure that identified needs, gaps and priorities are as evidence-based as possible in any given emergency context.
• Support the development of an overall engagement strategy, based on the common gaps and needs identified and update it regularly according to evolving needs.

Effective inter-agency coordination

• Provide leadership by co-chairing regular Logistics Cluster meetings to coordinate the continuous identification and prioritisation of logistics needs, as well as technical solutions adequate to overcome bottlenecks and ensure delivery of humanitarian aid/relief.
• Establish and ensure fluid and regular communication and coordination with all relevant stakeholders, including supply and logistics managers in national and international humanitarian organizations.

Information management, Monitoring and Evaluation

• Support the collection, analysis and dissemination of relevant logistics information (including – but not limited to – capacity mapping, risk and gap analysis).
• Provide inputs for any relevant operational planning and analyse trends of supply chain risk using tools.
• Support the proper reporting, communication and coordination with the relevant Information Management Unit.

Capacity Building

• Actively contribute to regular logistics training and workshops as required, in line with developing capacity of all stakeholders.

 

Deliverables at the end of the contract

 

• Sectoral Logistics Assessment (local market, government and humanitarian actors’ capacity) is conducted, analysis and report are produced including recommendations to define/revise the current sectoral coordination mechanism/architecture.
• Sectoral Logistics strategy is developed based on the Sectoral Logistics Assessment report recommendations.
• Resource requirements for the Sectoral Logistics strategy are developed, monitored (incl. effective follow-up on the relevant budget lines of the Lead Agency), and communicated as needed.
• Technical guidance, guidelines and best practices are produced and shared with partners when and where required.
• Produce reports on activities and provide guidance document for corrective measures and the future of the project.
• Develop and provide briefings on logistics and access constraints, the Cluster Approach and implementation of the Sectoral Logistics strategy are delivered to government officials, donors and other stakeholders.
• Contribute to the production of key information products and ensure IM products are shared with relevant stakeholders.
• Activity reports are produced with analysis of achievements and recommendation for improvement.
• A handover/debriefing report is prepared.
• Related tasks as may be requested by the supervisor are undertaken.

 

To join us in saving lives, changing lives, you will have for…

 

Education: Advanced university degree in Supply Chain Management, International Business, International Relations, Humanitarian Project Management, Business Administration and related field or equivalent relevant experience, or First University Degree with additional years of related work experience and/or coursework/trainings.

 

Experience:

At least 5 years of postgraduate professional experience in humanitarian project/programme implementation (incl. assessment, management of operational budget and funds, monitoring and evaluation). Additional years of experience is an asset. Out of which: 

• i. at least 4 years professional experience in project/programme coordination and management, including serving in a supervisory role
• ii. at least 2 years professional experience in emergency response operations (natural disaster and/or complex emergency) and/or preparedness projects
• iii. at least 2 years experience in supply chain and/or logistics operations (i.e. land transport, international shipping or air transport, warehouse management, freight forwarding, etc).

 

Solid experience in the following areas is essential:

• Understanding of the international humanitarian response architecture, including co-ordination mechanisms,
• Humanitarian Reform and humanitarian action, and international emergency response funding mechanisms.
• Experience of high-level coordination, including serving as the chair of a multi-lateral working group (i.e. any output-oriented group of independent stakeholders); an ability to work within a diverse group, build/develop consensus and deliver on joint outputs.
• Partnership and service mindset, integrity, result oriented, proactive engagement, gender and culturally sensitive.
• Demonstrated ability to work productively in remote and high-pressure environments, to motivate a team, maintain morale and deliver on objectives in difficult circumstances.

• Display strong leadership skills whilst ensuring full participation of partners at all times.
• Create strategic vision and shared goals based on humanitarian principles.
• Delegate responsibility when required and seek and internalise feedback.
• Promote climate of teamwork, encourage learning of colleagues and facilitate team approach.
• Ability to analyse and evaluate data and translate into useful information management products to facilitate decision making.

 

Language: Fluency (Level C) written and spoken in English is essential. Working knowledge (level B) of another UN language is an advantage.

Standards of behaviour: The WFP Leadership Framework describes the common standards of behaviour that guide HOW we work together to accomplish our mission.

Leads by Example with Integrity	Drives Results and Delivers on Commitments	Fosters Inclusive and Collaborative Teamwork	Applies Strategic Thinking	Builds and Maintains Sustainable Partnerships
Lives the WFP values and shows humanity and integrity by role modelling care for others	Delivers on commitments and adapts readily to change	Is inclusive and collaborative, and contributes to a culture of learning and personal growth	Demonstrates commitment to gather perspectives, analyse options and risks, and propose new ways of doing things	Builds and nurtures  external partnerships and collaborates with partners to deliver common objectives

Different expectations of behaviour are defined depending on your grade and role/responsibilities within WFP. Candidates’ alignment with these behaviours is assessed in our selection process.

 

 

Before you apply…

 

WFP seeks candidates of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our humanitarian principles. 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.

We aim to achieve parity in our teams in Ukraine.

WFP is dedicated to fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion. Our recruitment process is inclusively crafted to welcome candidates of all backgrounds, celebrating diversity and ensuring a respectful environment for all. We aim for an accessible and fair recruitment journey. Should you need any reasonable accommodations or have accessibility concerns, please reach out to us confidentially at [email protected].

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.

 

 

How do you apply…

To be considered, you are invited to apply via WFP’s recruitment portal. CV and cover letter must be submitted in English language.

Only those who are short-listed candidates will be contacted for the next steps of our recruitment process.

We also encourage you to create your candidate profile and set up WFP job alerts to learn more about all the opportunities available to join us and make a difference in the lives of the people we serve.