The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the leading UN organization in Reproductive Health and Population and Development is recruiting personnel for the following position in its Country Office in Abuja, Nigeria.
Job Title: Shipping and Logistics Associate (RHCS) - Lagos
Vacancy Number: VN 008-2012
Type of Contract: Service Contract
Post level: ICS 07
Duty Post: Lagos
Duration of Contract: One Year only
Key External Contacts:
Clearing agents, shipping company, Nigeria Port authority, Third
party port operators, Transport companies and FMoH/CCW staff.
Specific Purpose of the job: Responsible for the supervision of clearing and forwarding
agents to expedite timely delivery of commodities to Central Contraceptive Warehouse and
managing of distribution to States
Primary duties, responsibilities and accountabilities
Port Clearance
• Follow up and collection of form M exemptions prepared by Field Office Admin and
Procurement Staff.
• Follow up with the Admin/Protocol Clerk for FMoFA waivers
• Collection of shipping company debit note from shipping company in collaboration with
clearing agents.
• Collection of terminal charges from NPA or third party container terminal operators in
collaboration with shipping company/clearing agents.
• Review shipping company and terminal charges and recommend to field office for payment.
• Obtaining receipt for shipping and terminal charges in collaboration with clearing agents.
• Supervises the loading of the container and monitor container until delivery to agreed
location.
• Ensure timely return of containers to shipping company.
• Obtain container deposit from shipping company and remit to field office
Commodity Logistics
• Documentation of delivery of commodities to Implementing Partners using UNFPA
recommended formats
• Support to CCW staff in monthly physical stock count and documentation in stock cards
and ledgers
• Support to CCW staff in stock counts and packaging for distribution to States and NGOs
• Provision of regular status reports on stocks and storage conditions in CCW and Shed 36
• Any other duties that may be appointed by Supervisor from time to time.
Functional Competencies
• Results-based programmes development and management
• Innovation and marketing of new approaches
• Leveraging the resources of national governments and partners/Building strategic alliances
and partners
• Advocacy/Advancing a policy oriented agenda
• Empowerment/Developing people/Performance management
• Analytical and strategic thinking:
• Results orientation/Commitment to excellence:
• Appropriate and transparent decision making:
• Resource mobilization:
Corporate Competencies:
• Knowledge sharing/Continuous learning
• Integrity/Commitment to mandate
• Valuing diversity
• Working in teams
• Communicating information and ideas
• Conflict and self management
Qualification and Experience:
The ideal candidate should;
- Be a Nigerian national (Male or Female).
- Have the ability to perform well under pressure and flexibility in handling unexpected
- work assignments as and when necessary
- Possess good writing and communication skills.
- Have good working knowledge of MS Office applications
- Possess University degree in B.sc/HND in Social /Management Sciences,
- Possess a minimum of 7 years of related work experience preferably in a national or
international organization. At Least years working experience in Nigeria Port clearance
- Have an excellent organizational and time management skills
How to Apply
All applications should include functional e-mail addresses and mobile phone numbers, letter of
application and UN Personal History Form (which can be download from our intrasite) attached as
one file in MS WORD . Applications should be addressed to The UNFPA Resident
Representative, Abuja and forwarded to e-mail addresses - [email protected] latest by
25 December, 2012 and clearly marked “Shipping and Logistics Associate RHCS - ICS 07”
Please note that UNFPA will respond only to those applicants in whom it has a further
interest. Kindly also note that ONLY applications sent by e-mail will be accepted. Qualified
women are encouraged to apply.
*UNFPA reserves the right to appoint at the indicated or lower level and prior to the closing
date.
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