{"id":13347,"date":"2023-03-20T07:33:05","date_gmt":"2023-03-20T07:33:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yes.et\/jobs\/?post_type=job_listing&#038;p=13347"},"modified":"2023-03-20T07:33:05","modified_gmt":"2023-03-20T07:33:05","slug":"wfp-addis-ababa-full-time-supply-chain-officer-jpo-p2","status":"publish","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/www.yes.et\/jobs\/job\/wfp-addis-ababa-full-time-supply-chain-officer-jpo-p2\/","title":{"rendered":"Supply Chain Officer (JPO, P2)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The World Food Programme (WFP) is the world&#8217;s largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide. We are currently seeking a Junior Professional Officer to fill the position of Supply Chain Officer with the WFP Country Office (CO) Supply Chain unit based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Ethiopia has made strides in reducing poverty and expanding social services, but food insecurity and under-nutrition remain a hindrance to economic growth, with an estimated 8 million people needing food assistance. The World Food Programme (WFP) is committed to supporting the government&#8217;s efforts to address these issues through various programs, including the delivery of food assistance and capacity building.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To deliver its programs in Ethiopia, WFP relies on a strong and agile supply chain unit. The Ethiopia CO operates one of WFP&#8217;s largest supply chain operations, moving over 400,000 metric tons of food per year to 3,000 distribution points and 26 refugee camps. The supply chain unit also plays a crucial role in delivering CBT in terms of monitoring the markets, engaging and contracting financial service providers and ensuring actual delivery and proper feedback mechanism for CBT activities.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Your responsibilities as Supply Chain Officer are (among others):<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Support the development of the country&#8217;s supply chain strategy for food assistance, including analysis of markets, supply chains, and delivery mechanisms, as well as determining specific activities and budgetary requirements for supporting food assistance delivery.<\/li>\n<li>Participate in evaluation and contracting of retailers and financial service providers to sustainably and efficiently meet beneficiaries&#8217; needs.<\/li>\n<li>Maintain and manage a list of contracted retailers and financial service providers.<\/li>\n<li>Train staff, build relationships, set up monitoring and reporting, and analyze data to improve retail engagement and operations.<\/li>\n<li>Work with various stakeholders to set up and implement market development activities, establish performance indicators to measure success, and report regularly to relevant units and stakeholders.<\/li>\n<li>Provide coordination and supply chain staff capacity development, familiarize with corporate tools and templates, and engage with external stakeholders to establish preparedness actions for CBT operations in the WFP CO.<\/li>\n<li>Promote digitalization, use data analytics, and collaborate with other WFP units to produce analysis reports on market indicators.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Part of the Swiss JPO Programme, this position is sponsored by\u00a0the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SDC of the FDFA.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>MORE DETAILS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Working hours (%):<strong>\u00a0100%<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Type of contract:\u00a0Staff (Permanent and Fixed Term)<\/p>\n<p>Duration<strong>:\u00a02 to 3 &#8211; year assignment (1 year renewable fixed-term contracts)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Macro-area:<strong>\u00a0Sub-Saharan Africa<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Level of experience:\u00a0<strong>Professional, 3 to 5 years<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Area of work:<strong>\u00a0Supply Chain Management<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Type of organisation:\u00a0<strong>Multilateral Organisations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>SKILLS REQUIRED<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>For the Swiss JPO programme:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Swiss nationality<\/li>\n<li>Not older than 32 years at the date of the first round of interviews<\/li>\n<li>Fluency in English and a second UN language<\/li>\n<li>Master&#8217;s degree<\/li>\n<li>Strong interest in a longer-term career with the United Nation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>For this position:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Advanced university degree in Supply Chain Management, Public Administrations, Business Management or Social Sciences.<\/li>\n<li>Three years of relevant working experience in the field of Supply Chain management, either in the private sector or development\/humanitarian sector (Counted at 100%, gained after completion of first university degree, Internship experience counted 100%, both paid and unpaid).<\/li>\n<li>Proficiency in Windows MS Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook).<\/li>\n<li>Behavioural competencies such as Action Management, Client Orientation, Cognitive Capacity, Innovation, Partnering and Teamwork.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Desirable requirements:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To perform the wide range of tasks and excel in this position, the ideal candidate would also possess:<\/li>\n<li>Exposure to the international arena either by direct work for an international institution\/organization; or, if working for a national entity, by way of interacting with international stakeholders;<\/li>\n<li>Intermediate level of one, or more, of the following official languages: French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Russian and Portuguese;<\/li>\n<li>WFP&#8217;s international professionals are required to serve in different locations around the world during the course of their career (including in hardship duty stations); willingness to be mobile would maximise opportunities for long-term retention into the Organization.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Please find more details in the full job description.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Important details regarding your application:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Make sure your profile on cinfoPoste is complete and up to date:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Motivation letter in English (not more than 3500 characters, to be inserted in the pop-up window when you click on &#8220;apply&#8221;)<\/li>\n<li>\\CV in English<\/li>\n<li>P11 form duly completed and uploaded under the section &#8220;documents&#8221;. Note that we will base our evaluation and calculation of your relevant experience on the P11.<\/li>\n<li>Work certificates, diplomas and university credentials (as PDF) uploaded under the section &#8220;documents&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For the full job description, please check the cinfo website.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>First round of interviews: 26. + 27. April 2023 in Bienne\/Switzerland or online<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Start date:\u00a0Please be aware that the recruitment process may take 3 to 6 months. You are expected to start your assignment within 3 months following notification of selection.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Any questions?\u00a0Contact Caroline Johnigk, cinfo&#8217;s Recruitment Specialist, recruitment@cinfo.ch<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":146,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","job_listing_type":[47],"job_listing_category":[132],"job_listing_location":[194],"job_listing_tag":[],"metas":{"_job_category":{"132":"Government &amp; Public Administration"},"_job_type":{"47":"Full Time"},"_job_apply_type":"external","_job_apply_url":"https:\/\/jobboard.cinfo.ch\/job\/view-job.php?id=59492&source=&source=&source=","_job_apply_email":"","_job_phone":"","_job_salary_type":"","custom-select-17263742":"","_job_qualification":"Master\u2019s Degree","_job_location":{"194":"Addis Ababa"},"_job_application_deadline_date":"03\/05\/2023","custom-text-18129948":"","_job_logo":"https:\/\/www.yes.et\/jobs\/wp-content\/uploads\/wp-job-board-pro-uploads\/_employer_featured_image\/2022\/12\/E-wAG5wXIAIGGpI-150x150.png","_job_employer_name":"WFP","_job_employer_url":"https:\/\/www.yes.et\/jobs\/employer\/wfp\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yes.et\/jobs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing\/13347"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yes.et\/jobs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yes.et\/jobs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/job_listing"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yes.et\/jobs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/146"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yes.et\/jobs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13347"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yes.et\/jobs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13347"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"job_listing_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yes.et\/jobs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing_type?post=13347"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yes.et\/jobs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing_category?post=13347"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yes.et\/jobs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing_location?post=13347"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yes.et\/jobs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing_tag?post=13347"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}