ISCOS Shipping and Freight Logistics Assistant Jobs in Kenya

ISCOS Shipping and Freight Logistics Assistant Jobs in Kenya

The Intergovernmental Standing Committee on Shipping (ISCOS) is seeking to hire a Shipping
and Logistics Assistant to serve in its Shipping and Freight Logistics Information and Support
Centre/ Platform, the SHIPPLINC.

The individual should be a Kenyan by Nationality.

The SHIPPLINC is a platform where shippers and other stakeholders can forward, report, and
communicate incidences, happenings, practices and policies which they consider as hindrances to
trade and the movement of cargo.

The platform, which can be accessed instantly through electronic means (mobile applications, telephone calls, SMSs, e-mails, Letters, Petitions, web interactive portal etc) is also backed up by personnel who will be available to talk and interact with shippers on a continuous basis.

The main purpose of this platform is to offer instant and continuous support to freight logistics, serve as a common platform for reporting and resolving of Non-Tariff Barriers, reporting undesirable practices, incidences, situations and even policies that impede the smooth flow of cargo from the port to the hinterland and vice versa.

The Platform is also intended to help in the collection of information and data on NTBs, provide clues on the effectiveness and efficiency of service delivery in freight Logistics, guide the assessment of training needs for shippers and help in the determination and formulation appropriate policies.

The Platform provides an opportunity to shippers to have their issues escalated, followed up and resolved in a consistent and organized manner.

The target users are mainly traders or cargo owners/shippers at sea ports as well as those based in land linked countries that utilize Mombasa and Dar es Salaam ports, transit corridors and border posts.

Attributes and competencies of the individual