WORLD FOOD PROGRAM
JOB TITLE: Storekeeper
TYPE OF CONTRACT: Fixed Term Appointment
UNIT/DIVISION: Supply Chain Unit/RBJ
DUTY STATION (City, Country): Dar Es Salaam Port Office,
Tanzania
DURATION: One year
WFP seeks candidates of the highest integrity and
professionalism who share our humanitarian principles.
Selection of staff is made on a competitive basis, and we are committed to promoting diversity and gender balance.
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ABOUT WFP
The United Nations World Food Programme is the world's
largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide. The mission of WFP
is to help the world achieve Zero Hunger in our lifetimes.
Every day, WFP works worldwide to ensure that no child goes to bed hungry and
that the poorest and most vulnerable, particularly women and children, can
access the nutritious food they need.
STANDARD
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education:
Completion of secondary school education.
A post-secondary certificate in the related functional area
is desirable.
Language:
Fluency (level C) in the English and Swahili languages.
ORGANIZATIONAL
CONTEXT
The Storekeeper will report to the Logistics Associate and be
managed by the National Logistics Officer at Dar es Salaam Port. The
Storekeeper is expected to be exposed to all phases of the warehouse operations
and work with minimum supervision. The Storekeeper may provide supervision and
on-the-job training to other warehouse staff.
JOB PURPOSE
To handle receipt/dispatch and verification of commodities in
order to maximise quality of warehouse operations and mitigate losses, and to
support the best storage management practices in compliance with WFP warehouse
standards and established guidelines.
KEY
ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)
1. Effectively
receive/dispatch commodities including transhipment (truck to truck) against
official approved documentation (e.g. waybills and/or delivery notes) ensuring
accuracy in physical count of commodities including the quality in compliance
with the established standards.
2. Prepare,
verify and sign off warehouse and transport documents, and maintain
confidential files and accurate warehouse transaction records to ensure
immediate reporting on commodity movements in line with the corporate requirements.
3. Conduct
daily warehouse closing reconciliation and accurate inventory checks supporting
internal control systems in compliance with the warehouse management
requirements.
4. Perform
daily inspections and prepare reports on the quantity and quality of the
commodities received/dispatched and handled, detect promptly and analyse
reasons for stock discrepancies/damages, investigate missing quantity and
prepare warehouse loss reports recommending appropriate solutions, to enable
informed decision-making.
5. Implement
appropriate measures to safeguard food and non-food commodities, to ensure
quality control using standard preventive measures in line with WFP established
procedures and authorization received from the supervisor.
6. Monitor
condition of the warehouse and commodities and take appropriate actions, to
support efficient warehouse space-planning and well-organized commodity storage
following WFP warehouse standards.
7. Provide
guidance and on-the-job training to warehouse staff to contribute to their
development and high performance.
DESIRED
EXPERIENCES FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROLE
• Experience using logistics databases to extract routine
reports.
• Experience in managing warehouses with food and NFIs.
• Experience in managing inventories.
• Experience in processing invoices.
TERMS AND
CONDITIONS
- The applicant should be a Tanzanian National.
- Only candidates who are shortlisted will be contacted.
- Applicants must be submitted online.
- Use English Language only.
- Indicate clear years of experience with each job
(Month/Year).
- Attach copies of your qualifications.
- By submitting your application, you have read the Terms of
Reference for this position and agree that any false, wrong, or incomplete
information might lead to your disqualifications in this recruitment process.
DEADLINE
FOR APPLICATIONS
The deadline for submitting applications is 04 May 2022
NOTE: -
FEMALE
APPLICANTS AND QUALIFIED APPLICANTS ARE ESPECIALLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY
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