United Nations World Food Programme Supply Chain Officer (Market Development) Jobs in Uganda
United Nations World Food Programme Supply Chain Officer (Market Development) Jobs in Uganda
About WFP United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) 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.
In emergencies, WFP gets food to where it is needed, saving the lives of victims of war, civil conflict and natural disasters. After an emergency, WFP uses food to help communities rebuild their lives. On average, WFP reaches more than 80 million people with food assistance in 80 countries each year.
Brief description of WFP in Uganda
WFP delivers food assistance in emergencies and work with communities to improve nutrition and build resilience. WFP provides life-saving food assistance and livelihood opportunities to refugees in Uganda. In addition, WFP assists the most vulnerable people in Karamoja with food and nutrition assistance. Finally, WFP works with smallholder farmers and links them to markets.
Are You Up to the Challenge?
We are seeking a qualified individual for the position of Supply Chain Officer (Market Development) NOA to be based in Kampala. The selected candidate will be employed on a Fixed Contract (12 months renewable).
Organizational Context
The job is found in Uganda Country Offices (CO) and reports to the Head of Supply Chain.
Towards the overarching goal of Zero Hunger, the UN World Food Programme in Uganda is implementing a new program that seeks to strengthen the food systems to promote increased value chain employment opportunities for youth and women. WFP will leverage its local and regional procurement policy to scale up evidence-based commodity trading by smallholder farmers, micro and small enterprises (MSEs).
Job Purpose
To lead markets and retail development by ensuring markets are functional while offering opportunities for young people and women.
Key Accountabilities
Lead the market development expansion of WFP Uganda while demonstrating the highest level of personal integrity and professionalism, strict compliance to WFP’s policies and procedures.
Ensures WFP’s cash disbursement increases agent banks/retail shops that are run by the youth, women, and refugees.
Provide appropriate and effective skilling and increase access to capital for young people.
Facilitate business growth or improvement for commission agents e.g., the bank agents, especially, youth, women, and refugee businesses involved in WFP cash assistance
Collaborate with CPs and other partners and ensure effective forward and backward linkages for market actors to strengthen business relationships with wholesalers and directly with local farmer groups/organizations, traders, and millers that are youth, women, and refugee led.
Support implementation of Market Development Activities such as setting up Buying Clubs, Preferred Wholesalers, or activities that improve market functionality by addressing supply chain inefficiencies in local markets.
For any restricted cash activities, conduct ongoing monitoring of retailers and Market Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) by analyzing reports from various data sources (Retailer Performance Monitoring Evaluation (RPME), VAM market price data, market situational monitoring and Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) Post Distribution Monitoring (PDM) or Complaints and Feedback Mechanism (CFM) reports, Point of Sale (POS) information).
Manage accurate and timely reporting including provision of substantial analysis of supply chain CBT & Markets activities and trends to enable informed decision-making and consistency of information presented to a wide range of stakeholders.
Help to build productive partnerships with counterparts amongst government and other national organizations, UN agencies, NGOs, and the private sector to share operational knowledge and resources and build capacity to ensure coordinated and cost-effective supply chain CBT & Markets operations.
Build capacity of internal WFP staff to deliver and execute on Supply Chain CBT & Markets activities through delivery of training or coaching.
Guide and supervise staff, acting as a point of referral, providing training,
and supporting them with more complex analysis and queries.
Contribute to preparedness actions, providing technical recommendations and guidance to monitor the management of Supply Chain CBT & Markets risks.
Take responsibility for incorporating gender perspectives in areas of work, to ensure equal participation of women and men.
Standard Minimum Qualifications
Education:
University Degree in Supply Chain Management, Economics, Business Administration, Logistics, or another related field.
Language:
Fluency in both oral and written communication in the UN language (English) in use at the duty station. Knowledge of at least one local language including Swahili will be an advantage for this role.
4Ps Core Organisational Capabilities
Purpose
Understand and communicate the Strategic Objectives: Helps teammates articulate WFP’s Strategic Objectives.
Be a force for positive change: Suggests potential improvements to team’s work processes to supervisor.
Make our mission visible in everyday actions: Articulates how own unit’s responsibilities will serve WFP’s mission.
People
Look for ways to strengthen people’s skills: Trains junior teammates on new skills and capabilities.
Be a coach & provide constructive feedback: Serves as a peer coach for colleagues in same area of work.
Create an “I will”/”We will” spirit: Tracks progress toward goals and shares this information on a regular basis with supervisor.
Performance
Encourage innovation & creative solutions: Explores ways to consistently be more efficient and accurate in own areas of work and shares new methods of work with colleagues.
Focus on getting results: Focuses on getting results and tracks trends in completion rates for own tasks to identify opportunities for efficiency.
Be Decisive: Independently decides what action to take when faced with critical choices in the workplace or in dangerous situations in the field.
Partnership
Connect and share across WFP units: Suggests opportunities for partnering with other units to supervisor.
Build strong external partnerships: Identifies opportunities to work with colleagues and partners in the field towards common goals.
Be politically agile & adaptable: Develops an understanding of the value of WFP’s teams and external partners in fulfilling team’s goals and objectives.
Be clear about the value WFP brings to partnerships: Aligns own activities with supervisor’s priorities to fulfill internal and external partner needs.
Desired Experiences for Entry Into the Role
At least five (5) or more years of progressive work in market facilitation, retail development, business development or support services with the private sector and particularly in rural context gained from reputable organizations.
Experience coordinating supply chain activities with other units/ teams.
Experience conducting analytical and conceptual work in support of strategy design and implementation.
Experience in analyzing and supporting the implementation of end-to-end supply chain operations.
Experience in coordinating periodic planning across functions and with partners.
Experience in implementing operational supply chain strategies in a country.
Experience conducting cost analysis
Good working knowledge and skills in MS Word, MS Excel, and MS Power point.
General knowledge of UN system policies, rules, regulations, and procurement procedures is desirable
Other Specific Job Requirements
Knowledge and skills
Has worked with technical teams (i.e., business development, distribution chains).
Has observed or assisted with policy discussions.
Ability to collect and summarize programme data, including information on the status of personas engaged, beneficiaries planned and reached for all procurement modalities.
Ability to gather, organise, and provide data on procurement outputs, processes, and outcomes.
How to Apply
For more information and job application details, see; United Nations World Food Programme Supply Chain Officer (Market Development) Jobs in Uganda
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