Position: Food distribution manager

Job Time: Full-Time

Job Type: Contract

Place of Work: Gambella - Ethiopia

Posted date: 2 hours ago

Deadline: June, 13/2024 (14 days left)

With over 70 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience the fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.

Come join our 33,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!

Employee Contract Type:

Local - Fixed Term Employee (Fixed Term)

Job Description:

Facilitate the planning and implementation of all WFP activities of the woreda by closely working with the program team, commodity staff, and stakeholders at the woreda level. Ensure the best management of food commodities as per the minimum commodity management standards by communicating and acting with the commodity team at the head office and woreda level. Led the planning and implementation of food distribution to project participants promptly and to the best standard required by closely working with the commodity team at the head office, regional, and woreda level

Supervise and lead the commodity team at the woreda level to ensure the best commodity management practice in warehousing and distribution to project participants promptly. Provide written reports, data, etc. to the WFP team and commodity staff at the head office and regional level constantly in the course of WFP response program implementation. Maintain a strong and smooth relationship with woreda and Kebele /Center level major stakeholders in planning and implementing the program

Major responsibilities are:

• Facilitate the planning and implementation of all WFP activities of the woreda by closely working with the program team, commodity staff, and stakeholders at the woreda level.

• Ensure the best management of food commodities as per the minimum commodity management standards by communicating and acting with the commodity team at the head office and woreda level.

• Lead the planning and implementation of food distribution to project participants promptly and to the best standard required by closely working with the commodity team at the head office, regional, and woreda level

• Supervise and lead the commodity team at the woreda level to ensure the best commodity management practice in warehousing and distribution to project participants promptly.

• Provide written reports, data, etc. to the WFP team and commodity staff at the head office and regional level constantly in the course of WFP response program implementation.

• Maintain a strong and smooth relationship with woreda and Kebele /Center level major stakeholders in planning and implementing the program

• Maintain and demonstrate a decent and respectful manner in serving the target community and in interacting with society in general.

Required Professional Experience

• Minimum of 4 years of experience in relief and/or any emergency response program intervention implementation

Required Education, training, license, registration, and certification.

• BA/BSc Degree in Agric. Econ, Disaster Management, Rural Development, and Economics & Devs. Studies

Preferred Knowledge and Qualifications

• Experience in integrated project design, implementation, and monitoring.

• Familiarity with major donor programs- WFP and USAID.

• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing and negotiation.

• Good level of computer literacy (word, excel, power point and Outlook

Applicant Types Accepted:

Local Applicants Only

How to Apply

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