Senior Logistics Assistant

The United Nations Global Service Centre (UNGSC) provides critical Supply Chain, Geospatial, Information and Telecommunications Technologies services and Training to all Secretariat Entities, Peacekeeping and Special Political Missions, Agencies, Funds and Programmes of the UN system worldwide.
This position is located in the United Nations Global Service Centre, Brindisi, Italy within the Warehouse and Distribution Team, Delivery & Return Section, Supply Chain Service.
This position reports directly to the Warehouse and Distribution Team leader.

Responsibilities Supply: Assists the Logistics Officers in coordinating warehouse and distribution operations; surveys United Nations-owned equipment (UNOE), evaluates requirements, and recommends additions and deletions to Strategic Deployment Stocks of equipment and commodities.
Provides support to Logistics Officers in warehouse operations management and inventory control.
Verifies technical specifications, inspections, and certifies documentation with respect to receipts and issues.
Coordinates the execution of disposal activities and asset liquidation processes.
Maintains liaison with relevant departments and field missions with respect to the status of warehousing, distribution, physical verification, and liquidation matters.
Warehouse: Coordinates the execution of technical evaluations for long and short-term contracts.
Provides and coordinates remote support for mission liquidation operations, ensuring compliant and timely physical inspections while certifying acceptance or rejection of reports.
Supervises generating warehouse and inventory management system reports to ensure data accuracy for warehouse and distribution teams' invoice payments, identifying and addressing discrepancies as needed.
Ensures adherence to Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to enhance inventory and warehouse management efficiency across warehouse operations within the W&D.
Liaises with stakeholders on warehouse operations and inventory status and provides support for contract management and technical evaluations, assisting in budget formulation and submitting financial and inventory reports.
General: Supervises assigned staff.
Initiates requisitions and performs technical evaluations.
Formulates and monitors budget allocations.
Assists with the collection and analysis of data as well as preparation of data presentations and reports for information sharing, responding to queries, knowledge management, planning and decision making.
Assists with visualizations and updating information material such as web pages or brochures.
Performs other duties as required.
Minimum Requirements Education: High school diploma or equivalent is required.

Job - Specific Qualification: Certificate or Diploma in Logistics and Transport, or other Supply Chain Operations, such as SCOR-P certification, is required.
Successful completion of both degree and non-degree programs in data analytics, business analytics or data science programs is desirable.

Work Experience: A minimum of ten (10) years of progressively responsible experience of practical logistics operations is required.
The minimum years of relevant work experience is reduced to eight (8) years for candidates who possess a first level university degree or higher.
Experience with ERP systems is required.
Experience in data analytics or related area is desirable.

Languages: English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat.
Fluency in English, (both oral and written) is required.

Assessment: Evaluation of qualified candidates may include an assessment exercise which may be followed by competency-based interview.

Special Notice: Recruitment for this position is done on a local basis.
This position is open for recruitment for an initial period of one year with possibility of extension subject to availability of funds.
This position is subject to local recruitment pursuant to staff rule 4.4 of the United Nations Staff Rules.
Applicants for positions in the General Service and related categories must be authorized to work for the United Nations in the duty station where the position is located.
Eligible applicants selected from outside the duty station are responsible for any expenses in connection with their relocation to the duty station.
Staff members subject to local recruitment are not eligible for allowances or benefits exclusively applicable to international recruitment.
The United Nations Secretariat is committed to achieving 50/50 gender balance and geographical diversity in its staff.
Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply for this position.

United Nations Considerations: According to article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the employment of the staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity.
Candidates will not be considered for employment with the United Nations if they have committed violations of international human rights law, violations of international humanitarian law, sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, or sexual harassment, or if there are reasonable grounds to believe that they have been involved in the commission of any of these acts.
The term "sexual exploitation" means any actual or attempted abuse of a position of vulnerability, differential power, or trust, for sexual purposes, including, but not limited to, profiting monetarily, socially or politically from the sexual exploitation of another.
The term "sexual abuse" means the actual or threatened physical intrusion of a sexual nature, whether by force or under unequal or coercive conditions.
The term "sexual harassment" means any unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature that might reasonably be expected or be perceived to cause offence or humiliation, when such conduct interferes with work, is made a condition of employment or creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive work environment, and when the gravity of the conduct warrants the termination of the perpetrator's working relationship.
Candidates who have committed crimes other than minor traffic offences may not be considered for employment.
Due regard will be paid to the importance of recruiting the staff on as wide a geographical basis as possible.
The United Nations places no restrictions on the eligibility of men and women to participate in any capacity and under conditions of equality in its principal and subsidiary organs.

No Fee: HLA is a membership organisation, empowering logisticians to deliver humanitarian aid and development assistance more effectively.
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