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Logistics Officer, NOA

World Food Programme

Expires: 15 Jul 2025

Full Time

Harare

Ngos

job Description

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Zimbabwe works in partnership with the Government of Zimbabwe, humanitarian and development actors, the private sector, and local communities to address immediate food needs while supporting long-term solutions to hunger and malnutrition.

WFP’s portfolio in Zimbabwe is guided by its Country Strategic Plan (CSP 2022–2026), which aligns with national development priorities and the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework. The CSP focuses on four key areas:

Crisis Response: Providing emergency food assistance during critical periods such as the lean season, with a focus on protecting lives and livelihoods, particularly in response to climate shocks like droughts and floods.

Resilience Building: Supporting communities to strengthen food systems, improve agricultural productivity, diversify livelihoods, and build resilience to climate change through integrated rural and urban programmes.

Nutrition Improvement: Addressing malnutrition, particularly among children, pregnant and breastfeeding women, and people living with HIV, while promoting healthy diets and social behaviour change.

Capacity Strengthening: Enhancing the capacity of government institutions to manage food security and nutrition programmes, social protection systems, and emergency preparedness and response.

WFP Zimbabwe is a key partner in supporting the Government’s Food Deficit Mitigation Strategy (FDMS), advancing localization through partnerships with local organizations, and driving innovation in digital solutions, youth empowerment, and private sector engagement. WFP continues to deliver life-saving assistance and invest in long-term, sustainable food security solutions for vulnerable Zimbabwean communities.

The position is based in Harare and reports to the Head of Supply Chain.

JOB ROLE
To collect, analyse and report on information to maximise efficiency of the logistics operations and activities.

Duties and Responsibilities

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive, within delegated authority):
-Contribute towards the development of logistics plans and processes ensuring compliance with wider logistics policies and WFP standards.
-Support logistics projects or operational day-to-day activities following standard processes and contributing, directly or indirectly, to the effective delivery of food assistance to beneficiaries.
-Collect and analyse data through research and networking with colleagues to recommend actions to the supervisor to improve performance of local logistics operations.
-Conduct portions of financial analysis and budget reviews, drawing out insights and recommending actions to the supervisor to optimise use of available funds.
-Guide support staff, acting as a point of referral and supporting them with analysis and queries.
-Collate data and contribute to preparation of accurate and timely reporting, supporting a WFP wide view of logistics activities that enables informed decision making and consistency of information presented to stakeholders.
-Support the capacity building of WFP staff and partners for efficient and effective delivery of food assistance to beneficiaries (i.e. through contribution to the training materials).
-Identify and build productive relationships with logistics colleagues and staff within the area of assignment to support an integrated approach to food assistance.
-Follow emergency logistics preparedness practices to ensure WFP are able to quickly respond and deploy food and needed resources to affected areas at the onset of the crisis.
-Act in an assigned emergency response capacity as required to meet emergency food assistance needs.

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Qualifications and Experience

Education: Advanced University degree in Transport Economics, Supply Chain, Logistics, Engineering, Business Management or other related field, or First University degree with additional years of related work experience and/or training/courses.

Experience: At least one year of postgraduate progressively responsible professional experience:
-Coordinating service providers’ contract execution.
-Arranging supplier deliveries and the discharge of WFP vessels (rail, air, or sea).
-Evaluating offers and writing proposals.
-Report writing.

Language: Fluency (level C) in English language and the duty station’s language, if different.

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Job overview

  • Location

    Harare

  • Job Type

    Full Time

  • Expiry Date

    15 Jul 2025

  • Date Posted

    04 Jul 2025