International Consultant - Supply Chain Officer

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  • Added Date: Monday, 07 July 2025
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DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS20 July 2025-23:59-GMT+04:30 Afghanistan Time (Kabul)

WFP celebrates and embraces diversity. It is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all its employees and encourages qualified candidates to apply irrespective of race, colour, national origin, ethnic or social background, genetic information, gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, HIV status or disability.


ABOUT WFP

The World Food Programme is the worldโ€™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.

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WHY JOIN WFP?

  • 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).

    BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT:

    The World Food Programme (WFP) is the world's largest humanitarian agency, fighting hunger worldwide. Over the years, WFP has made available its supply chain expertise, knowledge and network to governments, donors and UN agencies as a global good. To meet the increasing needs of WFPโ€™s service provision portfolio, WFP requires a Supply Chain Officer to coordinate the Afghanistan Logistics Working Group (LWG) to ensure that timely, coherent and effective logistics support to humanitarian aid/relief operations is possible through information management and coordination (within funding and security constraints). The LWG reports to the ICCT, attending and providing regular updates to the ICCT meetings and to the HCT when requested. WFP, as lead agency, works in partnership with humanitarian stakeholders to deliver relevant and timely information, identifying operational gaps and bottlenecks.

    The incumbent will work directly with the Supply Chain Officer heading the Humanitarian Logistics Services sub-unit to achieve its objective, complementing ongoing corporate initiatives, supporting partners in the achievement of SDGs, and emphasizing WFPโ€™s contributions in this regard.

    ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

    The Supply Chain Officer will be responsible for the following activities:

    LOGISTICS WORKING GROUP

    • Support LWG membership through coordination and prioritisation of logistics needs.
    • Identify issues of mutual interest and identify information which should be proactively shared with other actors, and should be acquired from other clusters to ensure a more effective overall response
    • Manage communication and coordination with all relevant sector stakeholders, national and international humanitarian organizations, and WFP as country-level and Lead Agency of the LWG.
    • Identify and build productive relationships and partnerships with counterparts in UN agencies, NGOs, governments, and the private sector to share knowledge and resources.
    • Attend Inter-Cluster (ICCT) and other related coordination meetings.
    • Encourage all partners to include common/sector-wide issues, concerns and messages in their own communication activities.

      ON-DEMAND SERVICES

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