Logistics Officer (Funds Management and Invoices) NOA, Douala at World Food Programme

Akwajobs   (Douala, Littoral Cameroon)

Posted : 20 April, 2022

Category : Logistics    Location : Douala, Littoral Cameroon

Job type : Full Time

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Job Title: Logistics Officer (Funds Management and Invoices)

Job Level: NOA (Fixed-Term)

Number of openings: 01

Unit/ Division: Supply Chain

Contract duration: 12 months

Duty station: Douala

 

 

About WFP

Assisting almost 100 million people in around 83 countries each year, the World Food Programme (WFP) is the leading humanitarian organization saving lives and changing lives, delivering food assistance in emergencies and working with communities to improve nutrition and build resilience.

Our mission is to help the world achieve Zero Hunger in our lifetimes.

Every day, WFP works worldwide to ensure that no child goes to bed hungry and that the poorest and most vulnerable, particularly women and children, can access the nutritious food they need.

 

Organisational context

To provide expertise in Funds management and Invoices, analytics and contribute to ensure appropriated funds commitments and disbursement are in place.

 

 

Why work with us?

· WFP provides food assistance to more than 86 million people in 83 countries, including Cameroon. Your work will have a positive impact on lives of the world’s most vulnerable people.

· You will join a diverse team of professionals and will have an opportunity to exchange your experiences with your colleagues and continuously learning from each other.

· WFP invests in the training and development of its employees through a range of training, accreditation, mentorship and other programs as well as through international mobility opportunities.

· Our team is growing nationally and internationally and the timing to join us cannot be better!

 

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Key Responsibilities (not all-inclusive, nor exhaustive):

 

1. Oversee funds management activities and ensure adequate funds commitment and utilization procedures are fully implemented in Douala corridor.
2. Ensure continuity of operations in the corridor and mitigate risk through adequate budget planning and timely request of needed funds to beneficiaries countries (Chad and RCA).
3. Establish an appropriate funds management approach in the corridor and ensure that any regular services are engaged without corresponding funds being committed through a Purchase Order in the system.
4. Review monthly the corridor budget consumption, provide analytical reports to the supervisor on actual expenses vs. funds committed and provide justification on any outstanding balances.
5. Ensure overall transactions captured in the system are accurate and liabilities and assets are accounted for at any given point in time.
6. Ensure IPSAS compliance through monthly monitoring of open logistics Pos, on time creation of Logistics SES, Invoice processing and payment.
7. In collaboration with the other units in the office, identify operational bottlenecks that are impacting funds management & invoicing and propose solutions.
8. Coordinate with finance unit and to ensure Invoice Tracking System (ITS) is fully used and all invoices in the system are paid within 30 days.
9. Share disputed invoices or non-compliant invoices with the supervisor and if agreed, prepare justification and return these invoices to the service provider with clear rejection reasons.
10. Maintain appropriated invoice filing system along with all the signed copy of the waybills.

 

 

Qualifications and Key Requirements:

 

Education: Advanced University degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, Supply Chain, Logistics or other relevant field, or First University degree with additional years of related work experiences and/or training/courses.

 

Experience: At least 5 years of progressively responsible experience in Financial Management accounting with exposure to accounts analysis.

 

Language: Fluency (level C) in English language. Intermediate knowledge (level B) in French.

 

Deadline for application

 

Date: 27th April 2022 at 11:59 PM

 

This position is open to Cameroonian nationals only.

 

Terms and Conditions

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.

 

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