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Contract Type: Fixed Term (GS-6)Post title: Sr. Logistics AssistantNumber of position: 1

Duty Station: LashioReport To: Head of Sub-Office LashioDeadline for application: 11 February 2010

Qualified women are especially encouraged to apply.

Duties and Responsibilities:Under the overall supervision of Country Director and direct supervision of Head of Sub-office inLashio, the incumbent will responsible for supervision of WFP warehouse activities, organizingtransport of WFP food and non-food items, issuance of Landside Transport Instruction (LTI) and inparticular, the following specific duties;

Review distribution plans received from programme unit and prepare monthly transport plan;

Prepare LTIs relating to distribution plans and forward to Head of Sub-Office for approval;

Transmit LTIs to transporters and warehouses at least 72 hours prior to the first loading dates; Monitor daily dispatch progress and through close collaboration with transporters and warehouse,

ensure delivery of all commoditites and the completion of LTIs on or before NLT dates specified inthe distribution plan;

Monitor daily transporters performance and ensure that the warehouse receive adequate truckingcapacity as scheduled every morning by 10:00 am;

Prepare consolidated LTI balances reports on daily basis and circulate to concerned Logistics andProgramme Officers;

Initiate contact with transporters if problems occur due to late loading or wrong delivery and reportto Head of Sub-Offices accordingly;

Liaise with Cooperating partners to ensure adherence to delivery locations and dates;

Communicate to Cooperating Partners in case of delays in the dispatch plan and make necessarychanges in collaboration with Programme staff;

Assist Logistics officer in contingency planning and Logistics preparedness reviews;

Maintain a standardized filing system of all transport operation activities; On monthly basis conduct appraisals on commercial transporters determining their performance

during the preceding month and prepare on a monthly performance reports;

Participate in the inspection and selection of potential commercial transporters for inclusion on theapproved shortlist;

Assist in preparation of transport RFQs;

Conduct transport market surveys at least 4 times per year;

Supervise storekeeper(s) and ensure warehouse activities conform to WFP standards;

Ensure the maintenance of quality and quantity of the food stored in the warehouse;

Capture commodity movement and loss data in WFP corporate commodity tracking system(COMPAS) and maintain proper filing system for all related documents;

Perform any other relevant assignments as requested by the immediate supervisor and or theHead of Logistics;

Qualification:

Education: University degree in any field. Preferably supplemented by technical or universitycourses in a field related to WFP logistics/transport activities.

Experience: At least five years of practical commercial/professional experience in one or more ofthe transportation and ancillary sectors: port operations, shipping, clearing andforwarding, air operations, large scale road/rail transport and distributionmanagement.

Knowledge: Experience utilizing computers including word processing, spreadsheet and othersoftware packages.

World Food Programme, MyanmarVacancy Announcement

21 January 2010

Vacancy Announcement No. VA10/006 MYA 2010-01

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Language: Must have good command in both oral and written English and Myanmar.

Please send applications to: Human Resources Unit (Sr. Logistics Assistant, Lashio)United Nations World Food Programme3

rdFloor, Inya Lake Hotel

37 Kaba Aye Pagoda Road

Yangon, MyanmarP.O. Box 650Email to: Myanmar.vacancy@wfp.org

Note: Candidates are also requested to mention in the applications if there is, blood/marriagerelationships with the existing WFP employees. Only short-listed candidates will be notified. Please donot send original documents as they will not be returned.