Logistics Assistant
Logistics Assistant Jerusalem (2 Posts) 832507
1. Provide support to logistics operations and activities, following standard processes and facilitating, directly or indirectly, the effective delivery of food assistance to beneficiaries.
2. Support timely ordering and delivery of commodities and supplies to authorised partners and destinations.
3. Support management of logistics vendors’ contracting activities including performance monitoring and measurement.
4. Respond to a variety of technical queries/requests for support, following standard processes, and obtaining guidance as required, to ensure timely and accurate resolution of all enquiries with a high standard of client service mind-set.
5. Contribute to budget preparation, monitoring and revision for all delivery modalities, ensuring adherence to relevant procedures and in compliance with corporate standards.
6. Assist in monitoring inventory management processes to track trends and account for the inventory status from source to beneficiary.
7. Assist in management of commodity accounting data quality and integrity.
8. Support operational pipeline analyses, assessments and operational planning for all delivery modalities.
9. Process documentation for execution of logistics operations (e.g. customs clearance, invoice verification), take appropriate actions to resolve operational issues escalating various issues to the supervisor.
10. Collect and compile data, produce and/or contribute to reports (e.g. CCTI, SPRs, financial closure, physical inventory, transport performance) and ensure information accuracy in corporate systems in support to informed decision-making.
11. Liaise with internal and limited number of external stakeholders to support efficient logistics operations management.
12. Provide guidance to other support staff, in order to assist them in completing standard tasks to agreed standards and deadlines.
13. Generate FTC cost estimates using the HQ FTC Matrix software.
- Prepare payment authorization requests and track authorization to incur expenditure.
- Establish cash needs on a semi-monthly basis for all FTC activities in liaison with Logistics, Programme and Admin/Finance Units.
- Process FTC related invoices and requests for payments and verify that invoices and requests are cross-checked against supporting documentation (contracts, LESS data, waybills, time sheets, petty cash receipts, etc.).
- Prepare payment requests for expenditure of FTC funds.
- Track and account for payments made with FTC funds in liaison with the Finance Section
- Maintain the database of FTC spending authorizations, expenditures and book balances, by project and object of expenditure.
- Prepare the quarterly submission of the CCTI Report.
Perform other duties as may be required by Head of Unit or Logistics supervisors
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Education: Completion of secondary school education. A post-secondary certificate in the related functional area is desirable.
Language: Fluency in both oral and written communication in the English and Arabic languages
- Experience in reviewing and processing payments
- Experience using corporate systems to monitor ongoing
- expenditures
- Experience analysing data (on commodities, funds, etc.) and drafting reports.
Interested applicants are requested to submit their online application through E-recruitment www.wfp.org/careers
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