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6 Fresher UN Storekeeper Job Opportunities – United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)
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Title: Storekeeper
(6 Fresher Job Opportunities)
Title: Storekeeper
(6 Fresher Job Opportunities)
Organization: United
Nations World Food Programme (WFP)
Nations World Food Programme (WFP)
Duty Station:
Uganda
Uganda
Grade: SC4
Reports to:
Warehouse Management Assistant/Associate
Warehouse Management Assistant/Associate
About US:
The UN World Food
Programme (WFP) is the United Nations frontline agency against world hunger. It
is the largest and longest serving humanitarian agency in Uganda. Currently WFP
focuses on three priority areas: Saving lives in Emergencies; Building
Resilience through Predictable Safety Nets; Improving Nutrition &
Mother-and Child Health; and Supporting Small Holder Farmers to Access Markets.
WFP has operations in various parts of the Country.
Programme (WFP) is the United Nations frontline agency against world hunger. It
is the largest and longest serving humanitarian agency in Uganda. Currently WFP
focuses on three priority areas: Saving lives in Emergencies; Building
Resilience through Predictable Safety Nets; Improving Nutrition &
Mother-and Child Health; and Supporting Small Holder Farmers to Access Markets.
WFP has operations in various parts of the Country.
Job Summary: The
Storekeeper will handle receipt/dispatch and verification of commodities in
order to maximise quality of warehouse operations and mitigate losses, and to
support the best storage management practices in compliance with WFP warehouse
standards and established guidelines.
Storekeeper will handle receipt/dispatch and verification of commodities in
order to maximise quality of warehouse operations and mitigate losses, and to
support the best storage management practices in compliance with WFP warehouse
standards and established guidelines.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provide overall supervision and training of Tally Clerks and casual
labourers; - Effectively receive/dispatch commodities including transshipment
(truck to truck) against official approved documentation (e.g. waybills
and/or delivery notes) ensuring accuracy in physical count of commodities
including the quality in compliance with the established standards. - Prepare, verify and sign off warehouse and transport documents, and
maintain confidential files and accurate warehouse transaction records to
ensure immediate reporting on commodity movements in line with the
corporate requirements. - Conduct daily warehouse closing reconciliation and accurate
inventory checks supporting internal control systems in compliance with
the warehouse management requirements. - Carry out daily inspections and prepare reports on the quantity and
quality of the commodities received/dispatched and handled, detect
promptly and analyse reasons for stock discrepancies/damages, investigate
missing quantity and prepare warehouse loss reports recommending
appropriate solutions, to enable informed decision-making. - Implement appropriate measures to safeguard food and non-food
commodities, to ensure quality control using standard preventive measures
in line with WFP established procedures and authorization received from
the supervisor. - Monitor condition of the warehouse and commodities and take
appropriate actions, to support efficient warehouse space-planning and
well-organized commodity storage following WFP warehouse standards. - Provide guidance and on-the-job training to warehouse staff to
contribute to their development and high performance.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate for the United Nations UN World Food Programme
(WFP) Storekeeper job placement should hold a university degree obtained
from a recognised education institution in any of the following areas:
Logistics and Transport, Supplies Management, Business Administration,
Procurement, Engineering or any other related area; - A minimum of two (2) years of professional working experience in
logistics in a fast paced environment in the areas of maintaining a
logistics database, running queries on on-going shipments, pipeline information,
insurance claims, inventory management, service provider contracts
administration and execution, compilation of contract documentation and
budget monitoring and reporting; - Proficiency in both oral and written English;
- Proficiency in the local dialects of Luo, Acholi and Langi is
desirable. - Experience using logistics databases to extract routine reports.
- Previous experience in managing warehouses with food and NFIs.
- Prior exposure and experience in managing inventories.
- Experience in processing invoices.
Competencies:
- Supply Chain Management and Optimization: Displays aptitude at monitoring and
reporting on supply chain operations to enable teams to efficiently assess
the performance and sustainability of current networks. - Planning, Project & Resource Management: Supports the planning, forecasting &
resource management efforts of own team by collecting data from diverse
sources. - Information Management & Reporting: Collates accurate and timely
information and data to enable informed decision making on reporting
within individual unit and consequently the greater humanitarian
community. - Market Analysis, Contracting and Operational Execution: Ability to collect and collate necessary
information to enable WFP to make informed operational decisions. - Warehouse and Inventory Management: Demonstrates ability to implement operational warehouse procedures
and normative guidance in order to manage WFP’s warehouse, handle
inventory effectively through corporate systems, and ensure loss
mitigation. - Technical Assistance and Coordination: Demonstrates awareness of the
importance of technical assistance and coordination with key stakeholders
and an ability to carry out logistics activities, respecting individual
mandates and programme priorities.
NB:
Female applicants and qualified applicants from developing countries are
especially encouraged to apply
Female applicants and qualified applicants from developing countries are
especially encouraged to apply
How to Apply:
All candidates who
desire to join the United Nations World Food Programme are encouraged to submit
their applications online at the link below.
desire to join the United Nations World Food Programme are encouraged to submit
their applications online at the link below.
Deadline: 15th November 2018
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