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.

Are you interested in further developing your professional experience while contributing to ending global hunger? Are you passionate about helping those in need? Would you like to join a global organization investing in its people?

If so, an exciting & fulfilling career awaits you!!! Join our diverse and passionate team that works on varied and international projects directly contributing to saving & changing millions of lives around the globe.

ABOUT WFP

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), a highly prestigious, reputable & 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.

To learn more about WFP, visit our website: https://www.wfp.org and follow us on social media to keep up with our latest news: YouTube, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter.

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).

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT

This job will be based in Mombasa and the assistant storekeeper will work  under close supervision of a Senior Storekeeper.  

 
THE ROLE

To support receipt/dispatch and verification of commodities in order to maximize quality of warehouse operations and mitigate losses, and to support the best storage management practices in compliance with WFP warehouse guidelines and standards.

• Prepare and issue to tally clerks offloading work orders from LESS for all received WFP food commodities through trucks and containers.
• Confirm receipt documents, duly filled offloading work order against service providers tally sheets to be in order and proceed to capture the receipts in LESS system real-time as per physical documents.
• At end of receiving, reconcile received stocks against physical stocks and ensure both are matching.
• Check for stock condition in the system and verify through tally clerks that is in good physical condition before issuing loading order.
• Strip containers in the system as per superintendent reports received.
• Ensure all excesses, losses, damages during receiving are appropriately captured in the system.
• Issue loading orders for trucks or containers presented for loading after confirming against approved truck list.
• Check from LESS system that presented truck have been duly planned and has both shipment and outbound delivery.
• Issue waybill for loaded truck or containers real-time as per signed tally sheets.
• Participate in month end physical inventory count and reconciliations.
• Report on unfit for human consumption stocks in the system for disposal actions to be taken.
• Perform warehouse inspection to ensure commodity are stored in conditions meeting WFP standards.
• Directly supervise third party warehouse staff as well as WFP vendors working at the warehouse.
• Ensure proper filing of all food movement documents at Kilindini warehouse.
• Create stocks in the system for all deliveries where suppliers deliver at the warehouse or loadings at supplier sites (FCA Mombasa)
• Monitor stock expiry in the system and report for those with 6 months and less to enable action to be taken.
• Issue required warehouse reports after receiving inputs from storekeepers.
• Prepare Daily Operations Report for the previous day and ensure submitted to labor team on time.
• Perform any other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Education: Successful completion of secondary school education. Training in stores management or related course is desirable.

Experience: Three or more years of relevant work experience.

Knowledge and Skills:
• Experience monitoring various aspects of logistics operations.
• Experience in supporting warehouse management.
• Experience in supporting inventory management.
• Experience in data entry and extracting routine reports.

Language: Fluency in spoken and written English.

WFP LEADERSHIP FRAMEWORK

WFP Leadership Framework guides to the common standards of behavior that guide HOW we work together to accomplish our mission.

Click here to access WFP Leadership Framework

• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.
• The World Food Programme DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS.
• WFP embraces diversity and equal opportunity. We are committed to building a team that celebrates diversity and inclusivity in all ways. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications and merit.
• Applications for this position will close at 11:59 p.m. (East African Time) on 16 August 2024.

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