22 November 2024-23:59-GMT+01:00 Central European Time (Rome)

• WFP is a 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.
• WFP offers a highly inclusive, diverse, and multicultural working environment.
• WFP invests in the personal & professional development of its employees through a range of training, accreditation, coaching, mentorship, and other programs as well as through internal mobility opportunities.
• A career path in WFP provides an exciting opportunity to work across the various country, regional and global offices around the world, and with passionate colleagues who work tirelessly to ensure that effective humanitarian assistance reaches millions of people across the globe.
• We offer an attractive compensation package (please refer to the Terms and Conditions section of this vacancy announcement).

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• Collaborate with design teams and key stakeholders to support the co-creation of solutions that address the evolving needs of humanitarian response, providing necessary logistical input and support.
• Assist in developing technical specifications for long-term agreements related to core activities and items (e.g., Mobile Storage Units, generators, prefabs), and support the evaluation of proposals to ensure compliance with UNHRD standards.
• Assist in the identification, evaluation, and adoption of innovative technologies and practices, providing logistical insights and support to ensure successful implementation contributing to the development and implementation of cutting-edge supply chain solutions.
• Coordinate requisitioning and ensure the timely delivery of commodities and supplies for Innovation Lab projects to authorized partners and destinations, supporting the lab’s experimental and pilot initiatives.
• Manage logistics vendors’ contracting activities, including performance monitoring and measurement, ensuring that vendors meet the innovative and quality standards required for the lab's projects.
• Support gathering market intelligence and conducting vendor assessments (e.g., transporters, suppliers) to support the vendor selection process for the Innovation Lab's projects and initiatives.
• Prepare, monitor, and revise budgets for projects within the Innovation Lab, ensuring adherence to relevant procedures and compliance with corporate standards.
• Perform research, collect data and conduct data analysis and produce reports on various aspects of the Innovation Lab, ensuring accurate and reliable data for informed decision-making.
• Process any documentation related to the Innovation Lab activity (invoice verification, etc) and take appropriate actions to resolve operational issues, escalating complex issues to the supervisor as needed.
• Support with communication activities (prepare presentations, present to stakeholders, work with communication experts as required, etc) to attract the interest from private sector, suppliers, partners for the Innovation Lab current and future initiatives and to keep the community of partners abreast of the Innovation Lab achievements.

• Experience managing a team.
• Strong organization and coordination skills and record-keeping skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to address and resolve issues efficiently.
• Competence in preparing, implementing, and monitoring project budgets.
• Organizational skills and attention to details.
• Excellent data analysis and reporting skills.

• Knowledge of supply chain operations in emergency
• Experience in developing technical specifications, evaluating proposals, and managing logistics contracts,
• Experience in gathering market intelligence, conducting vendor assessments, and supporting the vendor selection process
• Experience in using IPSAS and SAP.

• Knowledge of supply chain operations in emergency.
• Organizational skills and attention to details.
• Recognized communication, and negotiation skills with a passion for driving sustainable positive change.

• Italian Residents holding a valid passport and/or identity card, and;
• Reside within commuting distance (100-kilometer radius or distance that can be covered within 1.5 hours by car or public transport under average conditions of traffic, weather, and roads) to the office location at the duty station World Food Programme, UNHRD Brindisi, Ex SS 16 Km 906.9, 72100 Brindisi, Italy). If not residing within commuting distance at the time of application, candidates must be willing to relocate to Brindisi, Italy, at their own cost before taking up the assignment. WFP shall not be responsible for any costs associated with such relocation nor shall WFP assist or otherwise be involved in obtaining residency status or legal work permits. Preference will be given to candidates who reside within commuting distance of Brindisi, Italy.

• We strongly recommend that your profile is accurate, complete, and includes your employment records, academic qualifications, language skills and UN Grade (if applicable).
• Once your profile is completed, please apply, and submit your application.
• Please make sure you upload your professional CV in the English language
• Kindly note the only documents you will need to submit at this time are your CV and Cover Letter
• Additional documents such as passport, recommendation letters, academic certificates, etc. may potentially be requested at a future time
• Please contact us at

  global.hrerecruitment@wfp.org

  in case you face any challenges with submitting your application
• Only shortlisted candidates will be notified