Logistics Coordination and Partnership Officer- CST II- Amman

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• 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).

📌 Type of Contract: Consultant, CST II

➡️ Unit / Division: Supply Chain – Logistics Cluster

📍 Duty Station:  Amman- Jordan

➡️ Duration: 11 months (renewable, subject to funding and performance)

❗You are required to fill in all mandatory fields on Workday in English and upload your English CV. Your application would be otherwise disqualified.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT:

What will you do in this position? 

The World Food Programme (WFP) is the United Nations frontline humanitarian agency addressing hunger and malnutrition worldwide.  Due to its expertise in the field of humanitarian logistics, WFP was chosen to be the lead agency for the Logistics Cluster.

Comprised of a diverse, multi-skilled group of logisticians, the Logistics Cluster, led by WFP, is mandated by the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) to complement and co-ordinate the logistics capabilities of co-operating humanitarian agencies during large-scale complex emergencies and natural disasters.

In order to support the response to the Gaza Crisis, the Logistics Cluster was formally activated for Palestine on the 16th October 2023, with coordination and operation cells established to support the response inside Gaza as well as the various corridors.

The incumbent is the main interlocutor for all stakeholders and partners in Jordan, providing leadership, and ensuring that coordination systems, information platforms and operational services are established and maintained at all levels in the country. The incumbent ensures relevant information is collected and shared, and that efficient and adequate operations are set up in support of the humanitarian partners. These include the provision of various logistics services Amman as required. The function reports to the Palestine Cluster Coordinator.

Why work with WFP Palestine? 

For decades, Palestine has been facing a protracted and complex protection and humanitarian crisis. The humanitarian situation worsened alarmingly after an upsurge in violence from October 2023.

WFP, through our dual mandate in humanitarian and development, provides life-saving food assistance to the most vulnerable and food insecure non-refugee Palestinians.

WFP provides logistics support to humanitarian and development partners, allowing them to reach more people faster, and at a lower cost to donors and the environment. By offering our cash-based transfer platform to the wider humanitarian and development community, coordinating logistics, and developing an inter-agency common feedback mechanism, WFP contributes to wider humanitarian efforts.

How can you make a difference?

Expert advice and leadership

• Ensure supervision of team members in the location under his/her responsibility.
• Ensure logistics and supply managers have access to relevant technical advice and support on supply chain operations and planning (covering operations, risk assessment and mitigation/management, preparedness and capacity building).
• Facilitate discussion and agreement on the use of common standards and tools among logistics and supply managers; and promote awareness of and adherence to relevant policy guidelines, codes of conduct and examples of good practice.

Needs assessment, prioritization, project planning and implementation

• Working across agencies and organizations, lead a continuous identification and assessment of logistics capacities, gaps and bottlenecks in country.
• Join inter-agency needs assessment exercises as appropriate to ensure that identified needs, gaps and priorities are as evidence-based as possible in any given emergency context.
• Support the development of an overall engagement strategy, based on the common gaps and needs identified and update it regularly according to evolving needs.
• Provide technical support to the operations team based in Amman.

Effective inter-agency coordination

• Organize and chair regular Logistics Coordination meetings to coordinate the continuous identification and prioritisation of logistics needs, as well as technical solutions adequate to overcome bottlenecks and ensure delivery of humanitarian aid/relief through the Jordan Corridor
• Establish and ensure fluid and regular communication and coordination with all relevant stakeholders in Amman, including national counterparts, supply and logistics managers in national and international humanitarian organizations.
• Represent the Logistics Cluster in all forums at country level and ensure all information is shared with the Palestine Cluster Coordinator.
• Support the coordination of convoys from Amman to Gaza and ensure coordination between all stakeholders, including national authorities, national and organizations.
•  Provide leadership and guidance to the teams in Amman.

Information management, Monitoring and Evaluation

• Support the collection, analysis and dissemination of relevant logistics information (including – but not limited to – capacity mapping, risk and gap analysis)
• Through coordination with IMPACCT Working Group, engagement with Customs Authorities, Ministries and partners, facilitate importation processes, address partner’s queries and develop customs and importation SOPs.
• Ensure the proper reporting, communication and coordination with the relevant stakeholders, internal and external.
• Support the consolidation and sharing of key logistics information and procedures, such as Concept of Operations and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) ensuring they are regularly revised/updated when required.
• Support the preparation of project proposals.
• With the support of the IM team, ensure collection and dissemination of incoming pipelines.
• Ensure information on humanitarian convoys is shared with relevant stakeholders.
• Support the proper management of RITA and cargo tracking, ensuring regular feedback on challenges and issues are reported to the Cluster Coordinator.
• Sensitize partners on the correct use of Cluster services through dissemination of relevant SOPs.

DELIVERABLES AT THE END OF THE CONTRACT:

• Sectoral Logistics Assessment (local market, government and humanitarian actors’ capacity) is conducted, analysis and report are produced including recommendations to define/revise the current sectoral coordination mechanism/architecture.
• Sectoral Logistics strategy is developed based on the Sectoral Logistics Assessment report recommendations.
• Resource requirements for the Sectoral Logistics strategy are developed, monitored (incl. effective follow-up on the relevant budget lines of the Lead Agency), and communicated as needed.
• Advocacy papers are produced when and where required.
• Technical guidance, guidelines and best practices are produced and shared with partners when and where required. 
• Produce reports on activities and provide guidance document for corrective measures and the future of the project.
• Develop and provide briefings on logistics and access constraints, the Cluster Approach and implementation of the Sectoral Logistics strategy are delivered to government officials, donors and other stakeholders.
• Participate to the production of key information products and ensure IM products are shared with relevant stakeholders.
• Activity reports are produced with analysis of achievements and recommendation for improvement.
• A handover/debriefing report is prepared.
• Related tasks as may be requested by the supervisor are undertaken.

To join us in saving lives, changing lives, you will have:

EDUCATION:

Advanced University degree in Supply Chain Management, International Business, International Relations, Humanitarian Project Management, Business Administration and related field or equivalent relevant experience, OR First University degree with additional two (02) years of related work experience and/or training/courses.

EXPERIENCE:

At least 5 years of relevant postgraduate professional experience (incl. assessment, management of operational budget and funds, monitoring and evaluation). Out of which:

-At least 1 year professional experience in project/programme coordination and management, including serving in a supervisory role.

-At least 2 years professional experience in emergency response operations (natural disaster and/or complex emergency) and/or preparedness projects.

-At least 2 years professional experience in supply chain and/or logistics operations (i.e. land transport, international shipping or air transport, warehouse management, freight forwarding, etcetera)

Knowledge & Skills:

Essential:

• Understanding of the international humanitarian response architecture, including co-ordination mechanisms, Humanitarian Reform and humanitarian action, and international emergency response funding mechanisms.
• Experience of high-level coordination, including serving as the chair of a multi-lateral working group (i.e. any output-oriented group of independent stakeholders); an ability to work within a diverse group, build/develop consensus and deliver on joint outputs.
• Partnership and service mindset, integrity, result oriented, proactive engagement, gender and culturally sensitive.
• Demonstrated ability to work productively in remote and high-pressure environments, to motivate a team, maintain morale and deliver on objectives in difficult circumstances.

Desirables:

• Display strong leadership skills whilst ensuring full participation of partners at all times.
• Create strategic vision and shared goals based on humanitarian principles.
• Delegate responsibility when required and seek and internalize feedback.
• Promote climate of teamwork, encourage learning of colleagues and facilitate team approach.
• Ability to analyze and evaluate data and translate into useful information management products to facilitate decision making

LANGUAGES:

Fluency (level C) in English. Intermediate knowledge (level B) of (Arabic can be considered as an asset).

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