DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

Applications must be submitted by Sunday, July 17, 2022 (10:59 PM CET)

WHO WE ARE

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), a highly prestigious,
reputable & world’s largest humanitarian organization, operating in
more than 120 countries and territories, bringing life-saving assistance
in emergencies, building pathways to peace, stability and prosperity
for people recovering from conflict, disasters and the impact of climate
change and supporting sustainable and resilient livelihoods for a world
with zero hunger.

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 US?

• 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)

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT

  

Humanitarian actors are committed to the principle of “do no harm”. A
growing body of work, by governments and humanitarian partners, has
documented adverse environmental impacts that can result from
well-intended, life-saving humanitarian action. These impacts can hamper
the effectiveness of relief, recovery and sustainable development
efforts and make them more costly. Agreement on the need to reduce these
impacts is matched by recognition that no one organization can tackle
this challenge alone.

Humanitarian logistics sit at the nexus of those impacts, both as a
potential source and as an opportunity to reduce them. Recent studies on
environment in humanitarian action have consistently identified
logistics as a stage of supply chain where the risk of unintended
impacts is high and where there is a need to embed environmental
expertise to identify scalable solutions. Progress in translating
existing guidance into practical results on the ground is currently too
slow to deliver the sustained and effective changes called for by the
Sustainable Development Goals and global climate change initiatives.

Coordinated by the Global Logistics Cluster and supported by a coalition
of humanitarian organizations - the Danish Refugee Council (DRC), the
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC),
Save the Children International and the World Food Programme of the
United Nations - this Environmental Sustainability in Global
Humanitarian Logistics project, titled Waste management and measuring,
Reverse logistics, Environmentally sustainable procurement and
transport, and Circular economy (WREC), seeks to address priority gaps
in knowledge and methodology, seeking solutions to environmental
challenges, and to document existing activities to improve awareness and
environmental sustainability in humanitarian operations. The proposal
also seeks to provide operational answers to key concerns highlighted in
the humanitarian logistics pillar of the September 2020 IFRC Climate
Summit: the need to act together, to scale up from ad hoc to systematic
action, and for solutions that can be localized.

A dedicated Project Team of six staff will be established for the
Environmental Sustainability in Global Humanitarian Logistics project:
one Project Manager and one Information Management/Reporting Officer in
the Logistics Cluster and four Environmental Specialists who will be
embedded within the coalition partners of the project. This position
will be seconded to a coalition partner, to be determined upon selection
of the candidate. The Project Team will work together towards a common
goal: consolidate global good-practice guidance from diverse sources,
adapt that guidance to the realities and processes of humanitarian
logistics, and identify new and more sustainable solutions to improve
coherence between the aims of humanitarian assistance and its ways of
working.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

To contribute to and support the project coalition partners (DRC,
IFRC, SCI, and WFP) with environmental expertise to identify scalable
solutions in humanitarian logistics contributing to environmental
sustainability in humanitarian responses globally.

Objective 1: in coordination with GLC partners, (including academic
and private sector), ensuring collaboration and avoidance of overlap,
identify, collect, assemble, develop and make widely available to the
humanitarian community up-to-date guidance and training on
environmentally sustainable logistics and supply chain based on the
principles of circular economy. As a specialist in Environmentally Sustainable Procurement, you will be responsible for leading the WREC Project’s activities in this thematic area. 

Objective 2: map, analyse, and make widely available case studies of
existing local solutions that can be reviewed and tailored for piloting
and potential localised replication across humanitarian actors in the
field.

Specific Duties and Tasks

Guidance and training on environmentally sustainable logistics and supply chain 



• Map and consolidate existing good guidance, tools, and best
  practices in support of environmentally sustainable procurement
  practices with an emphasis on a) reduction of packaging waste; b)
  supplier vetting and certification; c) product reuse; and d) reverse
  logistics. 
• Consolidate existing and planned training on sustainable
  procurement (and related topics) provided by GLC partners, private
  sector, and academia and ensure it is made widely available to the
  humanitarian community. 
• Map and maintain a sustainable procurement key stakeholder contact
  list and participate in, or host, relevant coordination meetings to
  provide updates on the subject matter. 
• Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to capture and
  support the development of innovative solutions to environmental
  sustainability such as the use of new technologies to reduce the
  environmental impact of logistics practices across common areas of
  humanitarian activity.
• Map existing training on environmentally sustainable logistics and
  supply chain and review training materials for content quality ensuring
  that the materials are relevant and able to be shared amongst the
  humanitarian community.
• Adapt existing guidance/training to the realities and processes of
  humanitarian logistics as it relates to procurement. Develop new
  guidance and training on environmentally sustainable logistics and
  supply chain, as required.
• Raise awareness of existing sustainable logistics and procurement
  standards, and product/service specifications and, through a mapping
  exercise, help partners to identify and access related expertise.
• Network with external partners/organisations to share on best
  practices/tools aiming to improve supply chain sustainability related to
  the assigned thematic area .
• Organize and take part in training and awareness campaigns on
  environmentally sustainable logistics and supply chain related to the
  assigned thematic area.

NOTE: The above tasks and outputs should ensure complementarity
to existing approaches and workstreams related to environmental
sustainability in the humanitarian sector.

Identification of local solutions

• Identify existing local, affordable, and scalable solutions. With
  special emphasis on localisation: solutions to be affordable so they can
  be implemented and maintained locally.
• Map and analyse case studies of existing local solutions for more
  sustainable humanitarian logistics. Create case studies, as required.
• Make widely available case studies of existing local solutions as
  potential solutions which may be replicated by local humanitarian
  actors, and support piloting of best practices or tools when appropriate
  and as informed by the Project Implementation Plan.
• If engaged in supporting implementation of local solutions, take a
  high-level view and identify barriers and enablers for environmental
  projects. Propose how to lift the barriers and share with local managers
  when relevant.
• Provide visibility on sustainability initiatives across the network
  of partners of the logistics cluster, share benefits with stakeholders
  and help support the transfer of initiatives between entities.
  

Other

• Provision of expert knowledge and guidance to humanitarian
  partners, by responding to queries made via the dedicated information
  portal accessible to the entire humanitarian community.
• Map existing complementary initiatives in the humanitarian sector and establish interlinks with relevant focal points.
• Follow up on activities as per the project implementation plan,
  including monitoring of project indicators (covering progress, immediate
  results and longer-term outcomes) and provide technical guidance to
  relevant stakeholders, as assigned by the Project Manager.
• Support the Project Manager with project related reporting,
  activity progress, plans, and achievements as well as review of project
  documents, analysis reports, minutes of meetings, etc.
• Capture lessons learned from the project and support dissemination
  of the findings. In general, promote the project and derive best
  practices to be shared across humanitarian organizations via the WREC
  information platforms and bilateral meetings, briefings, and workshops,
  including by presenting project plans, results, outcomes, etc., to
  internal and external audiences as required. 
• As a core staff member of the Project team, and on behalf of the
  project coalition partners, maintain a cross-organizational mindset and
  approach to implementation (i.e., operating on behalf of the
  humanitarian community), ensure a cross sector approach is core to this
  project while leveraging on the specific strengths of the organization
  hosting the specialist.

QUALIFICATIONS AND KEY REQUIREMENTS

EDUCATION:  

You have:

• Advanced University degree in a relevant subject such logistics,
  humanitarian development, supply chain, or environmental sustainability;
  or the equivalent combination of education and experience
  

EXPERIENCE: 

You have:

• At least five years of professional experience in a similar role
  providing expertise on environmental sustainability in logistics and
  supply chain or similar field. 
• Experience working in an international context is required. 

LANGUAGE:

You have:

• Fluency (level C) in English language. 
• Intermediate knowledge (level B) of a second official UN language:
  Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish, and/or Portuguese (a WFP
  working language)
  

MORE ABOUT YOU

You have:

• Demonstrable experience working in complex, multi-faceted
  organizations on issues related to supply chain and operational
  sustainability
• Demonstrable experience engaging with multiple internal and
  external stakeholders, complex coordination and diplomacy, and
  participating in or leading teams on interdisciplinary issues
• Ability to take charge of duties as assigned with high levels of autonomy and time management
• Strong familiarity with Microsoft Office software
• Project management training or experience is an asset
  

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Limited Fixed-Term Appointment (LFT) position is a non-mobile staff
appointment in the international professional category for a limited
period for up to 4 years. Incumbents of LFT positions are not eligible to apply for other mobile positions advertised internally through the Reassignment.

WFP offers an attractive compensation and benefits package in line with ICSC standards (http://icsc.un.org)
including basic salary, post adjustment, relocation entitlement, visa,
travel and shipment allowances, 30 days’ annual leave, home leave, an
education grant for dependent children, a pension plan, and medical
insurance.

The position is based in London, UK and the selected candidate will be expected to relocate.

REMINDERS BEFORE YOU SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION

• 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 wfprecruitment@wfp.org in case you face any challenges with submitting your application
• Only shortlisted candidates will be notified
  

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All
employment decisions are made on the basis of organizational needs, job
requirements, merit, and individual qualifications. WFP is committed to
providing an inclusive work environment free of sexual exploitation and
abuse, all forms of discrimination, any kind of harassment, sexual
harassment, and abuse of authority. Therefore, all selected candidates
will undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

No appointment under
any kind of contract will be offered to members of the UN Advisory
Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ),
International Civil Service Commission (ICSC), FAO Finance Committee,
WFP External Auditor, WFP Audit Committee, Joint Inspection Unit (JIU)
and other similar bodies within the United Nations system with oversight
responsibilities over WFP, both during their service and within three
years of ceasing that service.