Logistics Coordination and Partnership Officer
Logistics Coordination and Partnership Officer
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DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS
26 June 2025-23:59-GMT02:00 Eastern European Time (Kiev)WFP celebrates and embraces diversity. It is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all its employees and encourages qualified candidates to apply irrespective of race colour national origin ethnic or social background genetic information gender gender identity and/or expression sexual orientation religion or belief HIV status or disability.
ABOUT WFP
The World Food Programme is the worlds 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.
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WHY JOIN WFP
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 training 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 the 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.
We offer an attractive compensation package (please refer to the Terms and Conditions section of this vacancy announcement).
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT:
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 GLC works directly with its partners and stakeholders to coordinate the logistics response 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/HCTs 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.
ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:
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
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
Education:
A university degree in Supply Chain Management International Business International Relations Humanitarian Project Management Business Administration and related field or equivalent relevant experience.
Experience:
At least 8 years professional experience in humanitarian project/ programme implementation (incl. assessment management of operational budget and funds monitoring and evaluation). 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).
Knowledge & Skills:
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. Desirables: 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.
Languages:
Fluency (level C) in English language.
Intermediate knowledge (level B) of a second official UN language: Arabic Chinese French Russian Spanish and/or WFPs working language.
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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.
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.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
