Internship (Logistics Cluster)

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

9 January 2025-23:59-GMT-05:00 Eastern Standard Time (Panama)

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.

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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).

The World Food Programme (WFP) is the United Nations frontline humanitarian agency addressing hunger and malnutrition worldwide. Due to its expertise in the field of humanitarian logistics, WFP was chosen to be the lead agency for the Logistics Cluster and maintains a Global Logistics Cluster (GLC) support unit hosted by the Supply division in WFP Headquarters in Rome.

Comprised of a diverse, multi-skilled group of logisticians, the Logistics Cluster is mandated by the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) to complement and coordinate the logistics capabilities of co-operating humanitarian agencies during large-scale complex emergencies and natural disasters. The GLC is also tasked with advocacy on behalf of the cluster approach, training preparedness and the development of new tools and resources to benefic emergency humanitarian response operations.

The Importation And Customs Clearance Together (IMPACCT) Working Group was founded in 2017 to address delays in importation and customs clearance processes for humanitarian aid. The focus of the IMPACCT Working Group has primarily been on the importation of relief items during natural disasters. IMPACCT receives requests from humanitarian partners regarding the cross-border movement of relief items during complex emergencies and coordinates with official sources of information to enable relief items to pass efficiently. The IMPACCT Working Group represents a network of strategic partners coming together to develop collective and coordinated approaches and tools to support national coordination mechanisms related to customs and importation processes for disaster relief goods and equipment.

The intern will support the Coordinator of IMPACCT, under the leadership of the core members of IMPACCT.

The intern is expected to work on a full-time basis and based on flexible working arrangements.

This post is based in Panama City, Panama.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED:
The position will support the Coordinator of IMPACCT, under the leadership of the RBP Regional Supply Chain Officer and core members of IMPACCT.
- Assist in the ‘end-to-end” process mapping of the importation and customs clearance process for emergency relief aid, including identifying the key stakeholders along the process.
- Create a Log to monitor best practices, opportunities and lessons identified. Make recommendations on addressing and/or mitigating challenges.
- Conduct information gathering and management to support project activities.
- Assist in organizing conferences, forums, webinars or other collaborative events, including the documentation of these events.
- Take meeting minutes, prepare Notes for the Record and collect Q & A’s during meetings, events and consultations and disseminate them as required.
- Document and share relevant articles and publications linked to the importation and customs clearance.
- Attend relevant conferences and meetings and brief the team on main messages.
- Perform any other relevant duties as required.

To be considered for an internship with WFP, applicants must meet one of the following requirements listed below:
b. Be currently enrolled in a graduate programme (for example, Master degree) from a recognised university and have attended classes in the past 12 months;

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
Education:
Enrolled in a University Graduate or Post-Graduate Programme in International Relations, in Logistics or in Inform