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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).
To tally commodities and assist in stacking and physical inventory activities to maximize accuracy and efficiency of commodity management.
JOB TITLE: Tally Assistant
TYPE OF CONTRACT: Service Contract (SC-2)
UNIT/DIVISION: Logistics
Report to: Logistics Officer
DUTY STATION: Vientiane, Laos
DURATION: 12 months (with renewal)
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive, nor exhaustive):
Tally Assistant SC-2 will be under the direct supervision of the Logistics Assistant and overall supervision by the Logistics Officer in Vientiane.
1. Tally receipt/dispatch of commodities including the transformation of commodities during internal milling operations, identify and report to the supervisor any anomalies, to support accurate and effective commodity management in the warehouse.
2. Implement and maintain accurate stacking and assist in conducting periodic physical inventory checks following the established guidelines and standards, to support compliance with internal control procedures and systems.
3. Prepare accurate tally reports including efficient preparation and distribution of tally sheets to relevant parties, to ensure consistent and prompt accountability for commodity movement from/to and storage in the warehouse.
4. Supervise the warehouse cleaning after loading/unloading and reconstitution exercises, to ensure WFP warehouse meets the established standards
STANDARD MINIMUM ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Completion of secondary school education.
Experience:
At least one year of related experience in conducting basic logistics activities-tallying, and warehousing activities; and supervising loading and offloading of food and non-food items.
Experience in conducting basic logistics activities (tallying).
Knowledge and Skills:
Basic knowledge of logistics, transport, commodity management and handling processes and procedures.
Language: Fluency in oral and written communication in English and Lao.
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