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World Food Programme – Somalia
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Vacancy
Announcement No. VA-035/2012
Post
Title: Storekeeper
Post
Grade: SC4
Duty
Station: Berbera
Contract type: Service Contract
Date
of issue:
03.07.2012
Closing
date: 16.07.2012
Position
No:
22057182
Organizational background
Organizational background
The
World Food Programme Somalia activities include food assistance for relief,
emergency school feeding, humanitarian air and logistics services, food
coordination and emergency rehabilitation projects.
This position is open to qualified Somali candidates with good knowledge of the local area. Female candidates in particular, are encouraged to apply.
Major Duties and Responsibilities:
This position is open to qualified Somali candidates with good knowledge of the local area. Female candidates in particular, are encouraged to apply.
Major Duties and Responsibilities:
Under
the direct supervision of the Senior Logistics Assistant in Berbera and the
overall supervision of Logistics Officer Berbera Sub-Office, the incumbent will
be responsible for the following duties:
- Receive
and dispatch food and non-food items as per supporting documents;
- Maintain
clean and pest-free storing conditions; detect any infestation of goods
while on trucks and inside warehouse and arrange fumigation;
- Deliver
goods on request against official and approved documentation i.e. Landside
Transport Instructions (LTIs);
- Supervise
loading and off-loading of food and non-food items and report any
discrepancies;
- Report
on the quality and quantity of the food and non-food items;
- Ensure
proper stacking of food and non-food items at warehouse and ensure outdoor
stock is properly covered;
- Maintain
accurate stock as per stack cards;
- Ensure
proper filing of waybills and other warehouse related documents;
- Arrange
for re-bagging, reconstitution, weighing, and stitching of damaged bags at
both port and warehouse;
- Participate
at discharge of vessels at the port and issue waybills;
- Carry
out periodic physical inventory and maintain hard and soft records of the
same;
- Report
on and, in consultation with others, take appropriate action for the
disposal of spoilt commodities;
- Provide
overall supervision of casual workers at the warehouse and basic training
to tallying and casual labour;
- Perform
other related duties as required.
Minimal
Qualifications:
Education: Secondary school
education.
Experience: At least three years of progressively responsible support experience including at least one year in the field of transport, administration, accounting, statistics or another related field. At least one year at G3 level or equivalent.
Language: Fluency in both oral and written communication in English and Somali language is a requirement.
Knowledge: Experience utilizing computers, including word processing, spreadsheet and other software packages.
Interested and qualified candidates are requested to submit online applications only according to the following procedures:
Experience: At least three years of progressively responsible support experience including at least one year in the field of transport, administration, accounting, statistics or another related field. At least one year at G3 level or equivalent.
Language: Fluency in both oral and written communication in English and Somali language is a requirement.
Knowledge: Experience utilizing computers, including word processing, spreadsheet and other software packages.
Interested and qualified candidates are requested to submit online applications only according to the following procedures:
All
applications must include an accurately filled in Personal History Form (P11)
available at the following link http://www.unon.org/docs/P11.doc
to be sent by e-mail to HR-SOM@wfp.org
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the Vacancy Announcement number, job title and location of preference;
Hand
delivered applications will no longer be accepted;
Applications
that do not meet the above requirements will be disregarded;
Only
shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
