Storekeeper, SC 4, Gambela

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19 April 2026-23:59-GMT+03:00 East Africa Time (Addis Ababa)

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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.

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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).

JOB TITLE: Storekeeper
TYPE OF CONTRACT: Service Contract- Level 4
UNIT/DIVISION: Supply Chain
DUTY STATION (City, Country): Gambella, Ethiopia
DURATION: 12 Months

JOB PURPOSE

Under the direct supervision of the Warehouse Management Associate, the Storekeeper will manage the receipt, storage and dispatch of commodities, ensuring accurate documentation, proper stock management, and compliance with WFP warehouse standards in order to minimize losses and maintain efficient warehouse operations.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES: (not all-inclusive, nor exhaustive):

1.    Effectively receive/dispatch commodities against official approved documentation (e.g. waybills and/or delivery notes) ensuring accuracy in physical count of commodities including the quality in compliance with the established standards.
2.    Prepare, verify and sign off warehouse and transport documents, and maintain confidential files and accurate warehouse transaction records to ensure immediate reporting on commodity movements in line with the corporate requirements. 
3.    Conduct daily warehouse closing reconciliation and accurate inventory checks supporting internal control systems in compliance with the warehouse management requirements. 
4.    Perform daily inspections and prepare reports on the quantity and quality of the commodities received/dispatched and handled, detect promptly and analyse reasons for stock discrepancies/damages, investigate missing quantity and prepare warehouse loss reports recommending appropriate solutions, to enable informed decision-making.
5.    Implement appropriate measures to safeguard food and non-food commodities, to ensure quality control using standard preventive measures in line with WFP established procedures and authorization received from the supervisor.
6.    Monitor condition of the warehouse and commodities and take appropriate actions, to support efficient warehouse space-planning and well-organized commodity storage following WFP warehouse standards.
7.    Oversees all BMS marking activities, ensuring each unit is correctly marked during receipt and dispatch, supervises loading and sequence compliance, manages Work Orders and Waybills, and ensures BMS printers are clean, functional, and properly supplied.
8.    Provide guidance and on-the-job training to warehouse staff to contribute to their development and high performance.  
9.    Ensure compliance with safety, health, and environmental procedures within the warehouse and promote safe working practices.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

Education: Completion of secondary school education. A post-secondary certificate in the related functional area is desirable.

Experience: At least 4 (Four) years of work experience in:

• Using logistics databases to extract routine reports.
• Managing warehouses with food and NFIs.
• Managing inventories and.
• Processing invoices.

Language: Fluency (level C) in English and the local language.
 

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REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION

 

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