Consultant Logistics

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• Reporting to the Project Manager, the Supply Chain Officer will coordinate operational/logistics aspects of the UNDP/ Global Fund’s ‘in-Country’ Health Supply Chain – pharmaceutical products for the Malaria, TB, HIV Programmes and Covid-19 commodities in Luanda, Cuanza Sul and Benguela Provinces, to assure the implementation and monitoring of deliveries of medicines and other health products for the programmes to final destinations, in collaboration with key project stakeholders including the UNDP and the Provincial Authorities, to assure results in an effective, efficient and coherent CONOPS and SOPs, and other duties related to relevant function including, inter alia:
• Contribute towards the development of the project’s operational/logistics plans and processes ensuring compliance with wider logistics policies and WFP standards.
• Assess all other risks associated to ‘in country’ health supply chain management and propose optimal risk mitigation mechanisms.
• Participating in the implementation of the supply chain coordination "upstream" and "downstream".
• Ensure continuous and direct support to the project team (CO/field level) as required in order to ensure success of the UNDP/Global Fund’s ‘in-Country’ Health Supply Chain management, particularly in delivery/ distribution operations;
• Contribute directly and indirectly to the coordination of the UNDP/Global Fund’s ‘in-Country’ Health Supply Chain logistics activities following standard processes for effective management of Global Fund’s ‘in country’ supply chain.
• Collect and analyze data through research and networking with the field teams, cooperating partners, WFP Field Offices, as well as WFP Angola Office to recommend actions to the operational team to improve performance of the UNDP/Global Fund’s ‘in country’ supply chain management.
• Conduct regular project operation (transport) financial analysis and budget reviews, drawing out insights and recommending actions to the operations team to optimize use of available funds.
• Coordinate consolidation and preparation of transport/distribution planning and the management of related logistics aspects, including assessing transport readiness for deliveries from the logistics bases to municipalities in each province and from municipalities to service delivery points
• SDPs (ensure that contracts are in place), loading and discharging operations, warehouse/storage capacity at the delivery destinations and any relevant operational/logistics related services including organizing convoying if necessary.
• Contribute to the project by providing technical support and guidance to the operations/logistics team and particularly to the field/municipality level teams, including cooperating partners if any to be used.
• Collate data and contribute to preparation of accurate and timely reporting on project’s operational activities that enables consistency of information presented to stakeholders.
• Coordinate with WFP transport contractors and Cooperating Partners (if any to be used), the teams on the ground as well as with the operations team at the Benguela and Luanda hubs on all transport/delivery/distribution related activities to ensure an integrated approach to the operation.
• Participate in review of internal processes and procedures of the operation and identify ways to increase the day-to-day efficiencies.
• Contribute in the identification and hiring process of services from private sector and/or WFP cooperating partners (if required) for their participation in deliveries to the last miles.
• Ensure close follow up of delivery activities carried out by WFP transporters (and cooperating partners if required) in the implementation of project activities.
• Manage logistics vendors’ contracting activities including performance monitoring and measurement.
• Maintain proper filing system and document archiving so that they can be retrieved quickly and efficiently as needed
• Replace the Project Manager for continuity of the overall coordination of the project during his/her absence
• Any other activities as required by WFP Project Manager
• 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

• 3 to 5 years of relevant work experience and/or training/courses. Previous UN experience
• Experience using corporate systems to monitor ongoing shipments, pipeline information, insurance claims, and food stock.
• Experience analyzing data (on commodities, funds, etc.) and drafting reports.
• Experience in measuring service providers’ performance against set KPIs.
• Experience in providing technical business support in corporate systems.
• Knowledge &

Knowledge and Skills

• Languages:
• • Fluent in English and Portuguese
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