DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS 6 February 2025-23:59-GMT01:00 Central European Time (Rome) ABOUT WFP The World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian organization saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace, stability and prosperity, for people recovering from conflict, disasters and the impact of climate change. 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. To learn more about WFP, visit our website: WHY JOIN WFP?- 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 of this vacancy announcement). JOB TITLE: Consultant Supply Chain Officer TYPE OF CONTRACT: CST REG UNIT/DIVISION: SCDLHB DUTY STATION (City, Country): BRINDISI DURATION: 11 months BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT: UNHRD is an emergency preparedness and response tool for WFP and the wider humanitarian community. UNHRD manages six (6) strategically located hub worldwide (Panama, Ghana, Italy, Malaysia, Spain and UAE). It buys, stores and transports emergency relief items and support equipment for the humanitarian community. The Field Team supports the humanitarian community in sudden emergencies in cargo receipt consolidation, equipment installation and establishment and running of incountry logistics hubs. When not deployed, the team works in the LAB, which is a research and development unit that reviews, tests and helps develop innovative solutions and products for supply chain operations. Indeed, the function of the Lab is closely linked to the UNHRD Field team: the ability to see the functionality of support equipment in the field, the opportunity to identify gaps and evaluate potential improvements all contribute to taking the work of the Lab forward. The concept of the Field team is not new to UNHRD. Since its inception in 2000, UNHRD has deployed its Field Team to support emergency operations around the globe. In recent years, the teams have been in Nepal, Central America, the Caribbean, the Philippines, Yemen, countries affected by Ebola, Lebanon, Countries affected by COVID. The new aspect is now that of linking it to the Lab, thus creating a small team, led by the incumbent, of trained professionals working in the UNHRD Lab, but that are fully trained and readily available for immediate deployment at the onset of an emergency to install staging areas and logistics bases, support shipping, train UN and government staff on warehousing, and lead cargo aerial operations: the UNHRD Field Team. Under the overall guidance of the UNHRD Network Deputy Coordinator, the incumbent will perform the following duties and responsibilities: ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES: 1. Leads the Field team 2. Design and implement multipurposes medical structures for which the Lab is working in coordination with WHO upon request 3. Participate to coordination meetings and report activities in accordance with UNHRD needs 4. Maintain contacts and search for innovative solutions with suppliers in coordination with Procurement 5. Leads the operational part of the UNHRD Field Team, inclusive of being deployed into the emergency response theatre within 24/48 hours when and if required; 6. Maintains and expands the Field Team roster, inclusive of the trained personnel; 7. Identify the Field team members, with the right required skills, for deployment to an emergency; 8. Technical support to Procurement office for any necessary and eventual need related to LTA, new technologies inclusion in the products to be purchased etc 9. Conducts and organizes the simulation training for Field Team staff; 10. Identifies and support the UNHRD Procurement Support Office in the procurement process for the critical equipment for the Field Team staff; 11. Acts as a resource person to for the Brindisi Lab, testing new technology for the humanitarian support equipment and relief items; 12. When deployed to an emergency response theatre, Supports the Logistics Cluster in cargo management and consolidation at main entry points/airports and