Supply Chain Officer Vacancy-Job Ref: WJMWWFP/1206/2025810

Supply Chain Officer Vacancy-Job Ref: WJMWWFP/1206/2025810

Lilongwe (Malawi)

ABOUT WFP: The World Food Programme is the 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.

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 position will be based in Lilongwe, in the World Food Programme (WFP) Malawi country office, under the direct supervision of the lead for Emergency Preparedness and Response (EPR).

THE ROLE: To act as deputy lead for Emergency Preparedness and Response (EPR) logistics team, including direct management of EPR logistics staff, designing and managing preparedness activities, and acting as the Coordinator for the National Transport and Logistics Cluster.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive, within delegated authority): 1.Provide strategic guidance and leadership in project designing, planning and implementation of emergency preparedness and response activities. Liaise with key stakeholders including MoTPW, Roads Authority, and DoDMA throughout project development.

2.Assume direct supervision and managerial responsibility of staff under the Emergency Preparedness and Response (EPR) team within logistics; providing necessary guidance, review of works completed, and support for team members.

3.Plan, monitor, and manage resources to maximize effectiveness of emergency preparedness projects.

4.Identify and develop necessary supply chain plans, procedures, and training to support emergency operations, in line with the global WFP supply chain strategy and regional/functional strategies, policies and plans, to achieve operational cost efficiency, agility, reliability, quality and to support national capacity strengthening.

5.Support rapid emergency response deployments as Cluster Coordinator of the national Transport and Logistics Cluster, providing timely logistics updates to partners and strategic inputs towards the operation.

6.Support the strategic operations and development of the humanitarian logistics hub network in partnership with the Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA).

7.Collect and analyze data and put together reports highlighting opportunities for improvement and effective operationalization of supply chain within the area of emergency preparedness and response.

8.Identify and establish strategic partnerships supporting activities across the supply chain function, between WFP units in addition to external partners.

9.Draft project proposals, donor reports, and presentations for high-level presentations to support EPR activities.

10. Represent WFP at high level events, including public speaking and presentations at workshops, conferences, and donor meetings.

11. Other tasks as required.

DESIRED EXPERIENCES FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROLE:

Experience in analysing operational context and trends;
Experience in supporting analytical and conceptual work on supply chain strategy and implementation;

Experience in analysing end-to-end supply chain operations;
Experience working with supply chain information systems;
Experience in troubleshooting and solving operational issues.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE: Education: Advanced University degree preferably in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Economics, Business Administration, Logistics, or other related field, or First University degree with additional years of related work experience and/or training/courses.

Language: Fluency (level C) in English language and the duty station’s language, if different.

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

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