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.

POSTING DATE.

Posting date: 19th January 2024.

WHY JOIN WFP SOMALIA?

In Somalia, the World Food Programme provides food assistance for nutrition, livelihoods, and relief through the hard work of more than 618 employees who contribute towards making Somalia hunger free in close partnership with local partners.

This position is open to qualified Somali candidates. Female candidates are especially are encouraged to apply.

ABOUT WFP

The United Nations World Food Programme 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.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

• The IMO will act as the focal point for collecting, analyzing and disseminating logistics information, in close coordination with logistics and information personnel of other UN organizations and NGOs involved in the humanitarian response, and national authorities.
• Produce Logistics Cluster products/reports in Logistics Cluster product formats or specific formats as required within the operation. Key products include situation updates, bulletins, snapshots, briefings, situation updates.
• Liaise with Logistics Cluster participants, other cluster members, and national counterparts to gather information for the production of daily sitreps and weekly bulletins, ensuring that challenges and concerns relating to the logistics operation are represented.
• Gather information on the overall logistics situation in crisis areas, including comprehensive data on logistics procedures and bottlenecks from the various Logistics Cluster participants and national authorities and support emergency response operations with the drafting of lessons learned mission reports, as required.
• Support the Logistics Cluster Coordinator as required in drafting donor proposals and reports, collating key operational information and provide support as required, including, Flash Appeal, CERF, ECHO, DFID and others.
• Draft, consolidate, and share key logistics information and procedures, such as ConOps and SOPs ensuring they are regularly revised/updated if required. Inform relevant stakeholders on commodity tracking reporting procedures.
• Manage content of Logistics Cluster country operations page – in close coordination with Global Logistics Cluster (GLC) support team in Rome.
• Prepare operational overview, briefings and snapshots on the logistics operation for donors, Humanitarian Country Team, Office of the Humanitarian Coordinator and other stakeholders.
• Work closely with OCHA to ensure updated logistics information is disseminated to all focal points as necessary. Attend coordination meetings on access constraints and provide updates on logistics bottlenecks to OCHA working groups on a regular basis.
• Contribute to the Humanitarian Needs Assessment, Humanitarian Response Plan and other interagency key documents.
• Work with partners in the field, assessing their information requirements and support with training, and guidance on the basic principles of logistics.
• Identify the most appropriate methodology to source and map information that can be used for advocacy in addressing issues in the supply chain.
• Establish, moderate, and maintain the Logistics Cluster mailing list.
• Standardize and execute quality control of logistics assessments and activity reports.
• Provide WFP Report Officer with inputs on Logistics Cluster activities; Liaise regularly with reports officers in other agencies and NGOs.
• Establish and maintain internal information sharing mechanisms, documentation formats, assessment formats, central file store, according to Global Logistics Cluster Support Cell guidelines and standardization.
• Recognize and assess the sensitivity of information obtained; Respect the confidential nature of sources of information where relevant.
• Ensure all publications are in line with GLC standards and templates.
• Perform other duties as required.

Education: University bachelor's degree in economics, social sciences, international relations, communications, journalism or related field; or the equivalent combination of education and experience.

Languages: Fluency in English is required.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCES FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROLE

Work Experience:Minimum one-year postgraduate professional experience including: responsibility in information management, communications and/or reporting roles; experience with reporting/tracking systems; working in an emergency response. Previous experience in emergencies is important.

KNOWELEDGE AND SKILLS

• Excellent written and verbal communications skills; high attention to detail and proofreading ability; good research and analytical skills; ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure as part of a team; good communication and networking skills; ability to work independently while asking questions and seeking support in a fast-paced work environment; willingness to work in challenging environments / field locations.

• Proficientin MS Office package, particularly inMicrosoft Excel and PowerPoint. Demonstrated ability in data acquisition and knowledge of Access or other database tools is a great advantage. Experience with HTML is also a plus. Demonstrated ability in acquiring, wrangling, structuring, manipulating and visualizing unstructured and structured data with BI platforms like Power BI or Tableau is a distinct advantage.