Logistics Assistant SC5
World Food Programme
- Location:
- Faizabad, Afghanistan
- Grade:
- SC5
- Category:
- General Staff
Posted Aug 18, 2026Apply by Sep 1, 2026 (8d left)
See your match score & applyThe Logistics Assistant SC5 supports logistics operations and activities to facilitate the effective delivery of food assistance to beneficiaries. The role involves managing logistics vendors, inventory control, commodity tracking, and supporting operational planning and reporting.
Responsibilities
- Provide support to logistics operations and activities, following standard processes and facilitating, directly or indirectly, the effective delivery of food assistance to beneficiaries.
- Support timely ordering and delivery of commodities and supplies to authorised partners and destinations.
- Support management of logistics vendors’ contracting activities including performance monitoring and measurement.
- Respond to a variety of technical queries/requests for support, following standard processes, and obtaining guidance as required, to ensure timely and accurate resolution of all enquiries with a high standard of client service mind-set.
- Contribute to budget preparation, monitoring and revision for all delivery modalities, ensuring adherence to relevant procedures and in compliance with corporate standards.
- Assist in monitoring inventory management processes to track trends and account for the inventory status from source to beneficiary.
- Assist in management of commodity accounting data quality and integrity.
- Support operational pipeline analyses, assessments and operational planning for all delivery modalities.
- Process documentation for execution of logistics operations (e.g. customs clearance, invoice verification), take appropriate actions to resolve operational issues escalating various issues to the supervisor.
- Collect and compile data, produce and/or contribute to reports (e.g. CCTI, SPRs, financial closure, physical inventory, transport performance) and ensure information accuracy in corporate systems in support to informed decision-making.
- Liaise with internal and limited number of external stakeholders to support efficient logistics operations management.
- Provide guidance to other support staff, in order to assist them in completing standard tasks to agreed standards and deadlines.
Requirements
- Completion of secondary school education.
- A post-secondary certificate in the related functional area is desirable.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in logistics Operations including transport and vendor management, inventory control, commodity tracking, logistics documentation, use of SAP systems, operational planning, data analysis, and reporting.
- Fluency in both oral and written communication in English and local languages (Pashto/Dari)
Skills
- Logistics Management
- Transport Management
- Vendor Management
- Inventory Management
- Commodity Tracking
- Logistics Documentation
- SAP Applications
- Operational Planning
- Data Analysis
- Reporting
Languages
English, Pashto, Dari