Logistics Assistant

The World Food Programme (WFP) is the United Nations frontline agency fighting hunger. WFP reaches more than 150 million people per year - delivering humanitarian food assis-tance and working with smallholder farmers, communities, and governments to improve nu-trition and build resilience to crises. As conflict, climate change and economic shocks drive up the number of hungry people in Eastern Africa, finding innovative solutions to the com-plex humanitarian and development challenges in the region is essential, now perhaps more than ever.
In Rwanda, WFP works in partnership with the Government to support the country’s long-term development goals and its commitment to achieving zero hunger by ensuring food se-curity and nutrition and equitable access to sustainable livelihoods for all. In this effort, WFP Rwanda works closely with diverse stakeholders to provide general food and nutrition assis-tance to over 135,000 refugees, asylum seekers and returnees.
Beyond emergency assistance, WFP supports the strengthening of national systems in disaster risk management, social protection, nutrition, school feeding, and food systems transformation

WFP Rwanda manages complex supply chain operations involving the distribution of nearly 4,000 MT of food commodities for refugees through September 2027. The office also oversees the Rwandan Corridor, managing 40,000 MT of commodities annually into the DRC and exporting specialized nutritious foods (CSB++) from local producers. The UN Volunteer will support the Supply Chain Management Team in coordinating these flows, ensuring timely delivery to refugee camps, and assisting in the oversight of the evaluation, purchase, and management of contracts that serve our beneficiaries and staff as well as the Government

Under the direct supervision of the Head of Supply Chain Management, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:
• Support Pipeline Monitoring: Assist in tracking the arrival and movement of commodities for refugee assistance and school feeding programmes stocks to ensure that 60,000 stu-dents receive timely assistance.
• Support Corridor Assistance: Contribute to the daily monitoring of the Rwandan Corridor for shipments destined for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and other country offic-es, supporting the maintenance of accurate and up-to-date transit records
• Support Data Management: Assist in maintaining logistics databases and contribute to the provision of regular updates on inventory levels across warehouses.
• Support Reporting: Assist in the preparation of logistics reports, with a focus on sourcing, production, food quality, and delivery timelines for refugee camps and school distributions.
• Field Support: Accompany senior staff on field missions to refugee camps and farmer co-operatives to assist in monitoring food safety, downstream verification, and distribution ef-ficiency.