Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, December 08, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:

Tasks and Responsibilities
• Support logistics operations including all logistics assets maximize efficiency and ensures regular maintenance in order to ensure timely and cost-effective delivery of cargoes;
• Ensure integrity of transport information, including commodity tracking in the standard systems and maintains transport information for reporting purposes;
• Ensure FAO standard logistics forms are consistently used, readily available, and completed accurately and electronically by the inspection company, transporters, vendors and field personnel;
• Ensure adequate logistics preparedness through contingency planning and continuous logistics preparedness reviews;
• Establishes comprehensive purchase orders delivery tracking system in order to be informed of the status of accomplishment of purchase order deliveries at all stages of supply chain.
• Coordinate logistics operations with other organizations in the area and provides logistics support to ongoing air, land, sea, or rail operations in the area;
• Ensure maximum availability and implementation of controls and monitoring mechanisms for all logistics assets such as vehicles, generators, computers and all other technical items using either petrol, diesel or kerosene to maximize efficiency and ensure regular maintenance.
• Establish stock movement, fleet and logistics reports based on logistics movements and distributes them according to requirements;
• Monitor regular and timely transmission of pipeline, logistics monitoring information, stock levels and distribution status to programmes and logistics focal point at national level.
• Establish stock movement, fleet and logistics reports based on logistics movements and distributes them according to requirements;
• Liaise with vendors and the procurement unit to obtain needed materials with particular attention to cost control, quality and timely delivery;
• Ensure appropriate logistics filing systems to include all equipment manuals, maintenance schedules; filing of all, waybills, inspection reports, copies of invoices, delivery notes - orders (national and international) to ensure accurate tracking and documentation for audit purposes;
• Perform other duties as requested.

CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING
Minimum Requirements
• University Degree, preferably in business administration or economics (preferably transport economics), logistics, finance, budget, public administration or related fields or extensive logistics experience
• Ten years of relevant experience at the national level in logistics management, administration, procurement, finance or budget more than five years in a management level position;
• Working knowledge (level c) of English and Swahili
• Must be a national of Kenya.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 120

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure

• To apply, visit the recruitment website at Jobs at FAO and complete your online profile. We strongly recommend that your profile is accurate, complete and includes your employment records, academic qualifications, and language skills
• Candidates are requested to attach a letter of motivation to the online profile
• Once your profile is completed, please apply, and submit your application
• Candidates may be requested to provide performance assessments and authorization to conduct verification checks of past and present work, character, education, military and police records to ascertain any and all information which may be pertinent to the employment qualifications
• Incomplete applications will not be considered
• Personal information provided on your application may be shared within FAO and with other companies acting on FAO’s behalf to provide employment support services such as pre-screening of applications, assessment tests, background checks and other related services. You will be asked to provide your consent before submitting your application. You may withdraw consent at any time, by withdrawing your application, in such case FAO will no longer be able to consider your application
• Only applications received through the FAO recruitment portal will be considered
• Your application will be screened based on the information provided in your online profile
• We encourage applicants to submit the application well before the deadline date.
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