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WFP GFD Officer

Samaritan's Purse

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Tahtay Adiyabo,Asgede,Sheraro,Addis Ababa

1 years - 2 years

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2021-05-15

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2021-05-20

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Job Description

Background

  • Samaritan’s Purse’s (SP) food assistance programs, funded by the World Food Program (WFP), distributes monthly rations to all households in three woredas in North-Western Zone of Tigray. Under the direct supervision of the General Food Distribution (GFD) Coordinator the Distribution Officer will be responsible for directly overseeing the implementation of food distributions, and the reception of food commodities from WFP. This will include supervising registration, crowd control and line monitor staff, taking full accountability for receiving and distributing commodity, ensuring each family receives entitlement (giving priority to vulnerable people groups per WFP criteria), households are registered according to WFP’s beneficiary reporting requirements, and ensuring that the distribution is implemented according to the standards and under the budget constraints of SP and WFP. Additionally, the Distribution Officer will be responsible for overseeing the reception of food commodity from WFP trucks, accounting and recording any differences between the number of units received per commodity against WFP’s dispatch waybill, and ensuring that the commodities are stored in neat stacks. The Distribution Officer will also be responsible for monthly reporting of SP’s beneficiary feedback mechanisms: post-distribution discussions and complaints received on-site.
  • In serving Samaritan’s Purse with a generous and serving spirit, always maintaining Samaritan Purse’s Christian witness to the communities the Distribution Officer will additionally be responsible for the following duties: 

Job Requirements

Key Responsibilities

  • Perform a monthly inventory of distribution materials to ensure all materials are available and ready to use before the monthly cycle
  • Coordinate with community leaders to hire manual labor for off-loading trucks and/or preparing rations at distribution site
  • Train hired camp staff on using the WFP registration requirements and forms
  • Assist Commodity Line Assistant in training hired laborers on proper unloading of commodity at the distribution
  • Organize and assist in conducting post-distribution discussions with beneficiaries and community leaders after each distribution cycle
  • Support the Data Quality Assurance Officers in overseeing the beneficiary’s registration database, ensuring that each registration record is comprehensive through the development of cross-checking mechanisms
  • Assist GFD Coordinator in coordinating the reception of commodity from WFP and monthly physical inventory
  • Oversee the reception of food commodity, accounting for the number of units received from WFP against the dispatch waybill
  • Ensure the commodities are neatly stored in the warehouse
  • Ensure the commodity tracking paperwork is being completed by the General Food Distribution Assistants, including stack cards, warehouse ledgers
  • Support GFD Coordinator in post-distribution physical inventories
  • Complete other activities as directed by the Program Manager

 Skills Required

  • To perform this job successfully, an individual must be willing to abide by Samaritan’s Purse’s code of conduct and understand the principals of Samaritan’s Purse’s statement of faith, as well as be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
  •  Attention to detail, anticipation and follow up are core values of the job function while maintaining the highest levels of confidentiality regarding contracts and salaries.
  • Possesses strong organizational and problem solving skills within a fast-paced environment.
  • Must be a self-starter and internally driven to success and hard work.
  • Possesses strong cross-cultural communication skills, both written and verbal.
  • Must be a humble team player.
  • Ability to be flexible and adaptable, taking on additional responsibilities as needed.
  • Knowledge of computer systems and its applications such as Outlook, Word, and Excel including formulas/formatting.
  • Must have analytical and report writing skills.
  • High level of integrity and stewardship.
  • Committed to the SP values and ethics.
  • Above average mathematic skills

Education / Experience Needed

  • High school diploma required; degree from university preferred.
  • One or two years of work experience in food assistance, Business Administration or Finance.
  • Must have accounting background with cash handling.

Language

  • English required; Tigrigna and Amharic language skills preferred.

How to Apply

Interested applicants can send ONLY updated CV (maximum of 3 pages) and application letter (one Page only) no later than May 20,2021 to hrspe@samaritan.org . Please write the position title you are applying for in the email subject line, '' FP GFD Officer "   

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