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DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS
12 November 2026-23:59-GMT+03:00 East Africa Time (Addis Ababa)
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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).
CONTRACTUAL INFORMATION
Job title: Logistics Assistant (Information Management)
Grade: SC 5
Type of Contract: Service Contract
Unit: Logistics Cluster
Duty Station (City, Country): Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Duration: Twelve (12) Months
JOB PURPOSE
To support all Operational Information Management and Performance Reporting (OIM & PR) activities and contribute to the establishment and presentation of standard operating picture of the Ethiopia Logistics Cluster’s portfolio and associated results that facilitate informed and timely decision-making at all levels throughout the organisation. The Information Management Assistant will report to the Information Management Officer in this role.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive, within delegated authority)
1. Core Information Management & Standardization
• Standard Compliance: Support the LTC unit staff to ensure standard OIM & PR procedures and templates are followed to drive the quality, consistency, and standardization of information management.
• Asset & Environment Tracking: Support the collation, analysis, and communication of the ‘Essential Elements of Information’ (EEI) pertaining to the operational environment and available human, financial, and physical assets.
• Data Management: Establish and maintain comprehensive physical and electronic data folders and filing structures in compliance with internal control protocols. Ensure a standardized coding system (e.g., matching Global/National or Regional frameworks) is applied to all logistics datasets for audit readiness and operational traceability.
• Quality Assurance: Monitor and enforce quality control (QC) and quality assurance (QA) protocols to prevent anomalies, data gaps, or duplication across all logistics information platforms.
2. Assessments, Strategy & Humanitarian Planning
• Logistics Assessments Support: Support the implementation of the logistics assessment cycle (Prepare, Design, Implement, Analyse, Share) by collecting primary field data and cleaning secondary source data.
• Assessment Analysis: Participate in rapid, initial, and in-depth logistics assessments to evaluate the infrastructure functionality of vital logistics corridors, including airports/airstrips, roads, warehouses, seaports, and fuel availability.
• HNRP Preparation: Provide detailed quantitative data inputs, statistical consolidation, and structural formatting for the Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan (HNRP) logistics sector chapters.
• Gap & Needs Analysis (GNA): Coordinate data verification exercises to support GNA products, mapping infrastructure bottlenecks, transit constraints, and local market dynamics across Ethiopia.
• Rapid Response Mechanisms (RRM): Monitor, evaluate, and provide direct database inputs for Rapid Response Mechanisms conducted by the cluster to systematically track key performance indicators (KPIs) like delivery timelines and cost-efficiency.
• Task Force Mobilization: Assist national or regional offices during sudden-onset emergencies by updating initial impact assumptions, organizing emergency documentation, and providing administrative support to Operational Task Forces (OTFs).
3. Working Groups & Inter-Agency Coordination
• Access Working Group Support: Collate and map physical infrastructure constraints, road accessibility, checkpoints, and security-related disruptions to provide timely updates for the Access Working Group.
• Assessment & Analysis Working Group Support: Represent the cluster's data tracking workflow within the inter-agency Assessment & Analysis Working Group, ensuring logistics indicators are successfully integrated with broader multi-sectoral humanitarian needs assessments.
• Context Analysis & Dissemination: Support the collection and dissemination of contextual, political, and socio-humanitarian analysis to safeguard operational visibility and anticipate emerging logistical needs.
4. Products, Reporting & Stakeholder Coordination
• Periodic Overviews & Factsheets: Compile, update, and publish periodic operational overviews and factsheets on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis to reflect aggregate cargo tracking numbers, storage use, and cluster achievements.
• Donor Bulletins: Draft and update targeted monthly bulletins customized for potential and existing donors to clearly present funding levels, resource gaps, operational constraints, and logistical milestones.
• Annual Corporate Reporting: Coordinate with monitoring & evaluation (M&E), logistics operations, and resource management functions to secure and harmonize data for the Annual Corporate Report (ACR).
• Inter-Agency Information Sharing: Manage information flows across internal and external humanitarian coordination networks to optimize resource utilization and maintain high response transparency.
5. Media, Visual Advocacy & Capacity Building
• Media & Advocacy Content Creation: Produce professional multimedia content, visibility materials, and public updates for cluster advocacy and media campaigns to raise awareness of funding requirements and severe logistics constraints.
• Information Design: Translate complex data and narrative findings into easily digestible visual communication formats, including structured slide decks, infographics, maps, and concise briefing notes.
• Capacity Enhancement: Support training delivery for Logistics Cluster personnel and cooperating partners by scheduling, coordinating logistics for, and co-facilitating standard OIM & PR training modules on core competencies.
Technical Skills & Software Requirements
The position requires high technical proficiency in data collection, spatial analysis, business intelligence, and creative publishing platforms. The incumbent must actively utilize the following toolsets:
• Geographic Information Systems (GIS / ArcGIS): Used to perform spatial analysis, map humanitarian access routes, plot infrastructure functionality (airports, roads, seaports), and generate dynamic log-corridor maps.
• Business Intelligence Platforms (PowerBI): Used to build interactive data dashboards, track operational performance metrics (KPIs), clean raw multi-source datasets, and generate automated statistical breakdowns for periodic overviews and factsheets.
• Creative Publishing Software (Adobe Suite - InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop): Used for the high-end layout, graphic design, and professional publication of donor bulletins, public-facing factsheets, advocacy media assets, and regional visibility materials.
• Data Collection & Management Tools: Experience with mobile data collection software (e.g., KoboToolbox, ODK) and advanced database management tools (Microsoft Excel, cloud-based data storage) to systematically clean primary field survey inputs.
STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
Education: Completion of secondary school education. A post-secondary certificate in the related functional area is desirable.
Experience: A minimum of 5 years of experience in logistics information management, data analysis, reporting, humanitarian coordination, , or related fields. Experience in humanitarian or development operations and familiarity with information management tools such as Excel, Power BI, GIS/ArcGIS, and data collection platforms is desirable.
Knowledge & Skills
• General knowledge of information management best practices, techniques and processes with some understanding of the basic theoretical background.
• Strong written and oral communication skills, including substantive analysis and report writing skills.
• Knowledge of, or the ability to quickly assimilate, UN/Logistics Cluster specific processes and systems.
Language: Fluency (level C) in English language.
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REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION
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REMINDERS BEFORE YOU SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION
- All applications must be submitted exclusively through our online recruiting system. We do not consider CVs or applications sent by email, LinkedIn, or any other channel.
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- At the application stage, the only required documents are your CV and Cover Letter. Additional documents (passport, certificates, recommendation letters, etc.) may be requested later in the process.
- Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and invited to proceed to the next stage of the recruitment process.
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.
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