The World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian organization saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace, stability and prosperity, for people recovering from conflict, disasters and the impact of climate change.
At WFP, people are at the heart of everything we do and the vision of the future WFP workforce is one of diverse, committed, skilled, and high performing teams, selected on merit, operating in a healthy and inclusive work environment, living WFP’s values (Integrity, Collaboration, Commitment, Humanity, and Inclusion) and working with partners to save and change the lives of those WFP serves.
ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT:
Job holders directly report to the Logistics officer (Head of Logistics) in Dodoma.
At this level, job holders are expected to take responsibility for the completion of a range of processes and activities requiring some interpretation of standard guidelines/practices for all assistance modalities for both WFP and logistics common services. Job holders are able to recommend a course of action to staff at various levels and may allocate tasks to other support staff.
POSITIONS:
1: Logistics Assistant – Operations, SC 5
JOB PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT
To implement well-defined standard logistics/supply chain processes and activities to enable the effective delivery of goods and services for all delivery modalities.
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:
Education: University degree in procurement and logistics, Supply Chain, Shipping, Logistics, Engineering or other related field.
Experience:
At least 4 years of responsible work experience in operations and logistics at any commercial or national/international humanitarian organization.
Analytical and conceptual work in support of strategy design and implementation.
Coordination of supply chain activities across functions and with external partners.
Experience with process improvement and performance management
2: Logistics Business Support Assistant (Funds Management), G4
DESIRED EXPERIENCE FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROLE:
Education: Completion of secondary school education. A post-secondary certificate in the related functional area is desirable.
Experience:
At least 3 years of logistics operations experience in the refugee camps.
Experience using corporate systems to monitor ongoing shipments, pipeline information, insurance claims, and food stock.
Experience analyzing data (on commodities, funds, etc.) and drafting reports.
Experience in measuring service providers’ performance against set KPIs.
Experience in assisting in the preparation of contract documentation.
Experience in providing technical business support in corporate systems.
Languages: Fluency (level C) in both written and oral communication in English and Swahili languages.
Location: Dodoma, Tanzania, The United Rep.
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: 7 December 2025
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