Logistics Assistant
Category | Grade:General | G-5Deadline:12 Aug 2026Job ID:JR125423Posted on:29 Jul 2026
Overview
Supports WFP logistics and supply-chain operations in Madagascar. The assistant coordinates commodity movements, vendors and documentation, monitors inventories and pipelines, contributes to budgets and reports, maintains data quality in corporate systems, and guides staff in routine delivery tasks.
Department: Madagascar Country Office
Languages
Required: French
Desired: English
Minimum Experience
5 years
Estimated Salary
Not available
Responsibilities
- Support logistics operations and delivery of food assistance
- Coordinate ordering and delivery of commodities and supplies
- Monitor vendor contracting and service performance
- Track inventories, pipeline data and commodity-accounting quality
- Process customs, invoice and logistics documentation
- Compile operational and financial reports in corporate systems
Requirements
- Completion of secondary school education
- Five years of relevant work experience
- Experience using corporate systems to monitor shipments, pipelines, claims and stocks
- Experience analyzing commodity or financial data and drafting reports
- Experience measuring service-provider performance and preparing contract documentation
- Fluency in French
Skills
Logistics OperationsInventory ManagementVendor Performance MonitoringCommodity AccountingPipeline AnalysisReporting
Tools
Corporate Logistics Systems
Additional info
- Fixed-term roster for Manakara, Fort Dauphin and Bekily
- Appointment is initially one year and renewable