Supply Chain Expert (SSA, L10)

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

5 August 2026-23:59-GMT+02:00 Eastern European Standard Time (Cairo)

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• 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).

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT:

The World Food Programme (WFP) has extensive global experience in supporting governments to design, strengthen and scale sustainable National School Feeding Programmes (NSFPs). Under its School Feeding Strategy (2020–2030), WFP prioritizes national ownership by helping countries enhance systems, improve programme quality, and test innovative approaches tailored to their context.

Egypt currently operates one of the world’s largest school feeding programmes, reaching over 13 million children. However, the model relies predominantly on fortified biscuits with limited nutritional diversity due to logistical, safety and infrastructure constraints. In line with national strategies, including Vision 2030, the Education Sector Plan and the National Food and Nutrition Strategy, the Government, through the Minister of Education, is exploring the possibility of shifting toward providing fresh, nutritious hot meals, reaffirming commitments made under the School Meals Coalition.

To support this transition, the Minister of Education has formally requested WFP’s assistance in designing a scalable, cost efficient national hot meal model, covering operational guidance, infrastructure mapping, procurement and supply chain strengthening and the integration of lessons from global best practice. As a foundational step, WFP and the Ministry of Education and Technical Education (MoETE) will undertake a comprehensive mapping of school, community, and market capacities relevant to hot meal delivery, and to conduct a feasibility analysis to classify schools according to their readiness for transition during the 2026/2027 academic year.

WFP seeks the services of a Supply Chain Expert to provide specialist advice, analytics and contributions to integrated supply chain operations to ensure the design of effective and integrated supply chain approach that will inform the transition from snack based school feeding to a national hot/fresh school meals programme.

The expert should have broad experience across procurement, service delivery systems, operational design, contract management, costing, and logistics to support the development of a scalable and sustainable national hot school meals model.

The incumbent will work through the WFP Egypt CO in close collaboration with MoETE at central, governorate, and district levels to ensure alignment with national rules and regulations.

WHY JOIN WFP EGYPT?

•Contribute to one of the largest school feeding transformation initiatives globally.

•Support a high-impact programme expected to improve access to nutritious meals for millions of children.

•Work alongside government counterparts, technical experts and international stakeholders.

•Apply your expertise to influence relevant national supply chains and service delivery models.

SCOPE

•Thematic Scope: The scope of this assignment falls within the WFP’s support to enhance Egypt’s national school feeding programme, focusing on assessing the readiness of the system to transition to safe and efficient hot/fresh meal provision. For that, a comprehensive examination of the infrastructure and operational conditions required for such a shift to understand existing capacities for meal production, storage, and delivery. Based on the feasibility assessment, a collection of context-appropriate delivery models will be developed, including guidance on costs, staffing, equipment, logistics, safety, and nutrition standards. To operate hot meals at scale, there is need to operationalize a procurement and supply chain system capable of ensuring food safety and quality, predictability, and cost-efficiency.

•Temporal Scope: The assignment is expected to commence in the coming months and continue through the rollout of the programme for the 2026/2027 school year, subject to project timelines and funding availability.

•Geographic Scope: Nationwide.

TYPE OF CONTRACT: Special Service Agreement (SSA, L10)

DUTY STATION (City, Country): Cairo, Egypt

DURATION: 6 months

ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Provide technical guidance on supply‑chain‑related data collection for the national mapping, covering market access, supplier proximity, cold chain and storage availability, transport corridors, and the presence of caterers, community kitchens, NGOs, and private operators, and contribute to the infrastructure gap analysis by defining minimum logistics and supply chain requirements per school cluster.
• Analyze local market functionality in priority governorates, including availability, seasonality, price stability, supplier capacity, and associated supply chain risks (food safety, inflation, transport reliability), and propose preliminary mitigation measures.
• Provide technical inputs into the design of on‑site, central kitchen, and hybrid delivery models, including end‑to‑end supply chain flows, indicative logistics, staffing, storage needs, cost drivers, and operational constraints by geography and school cluster.
• Lead development of procurement and supply chain strategy options aligned with national regulations, covering local sourcing, centralized and decentralized procurement modalities, contracting of caterers and service providers, framework agreements, quality assurance and food safety controls, and initial options for digital traceability and monitoring systems.
• Provide detailed supply chain inputs to costing and financial models, including logistics unit costs, scenario and sensitivity analysis (fuel, distance, inflation), and implications of local sourcing levels across delivery models.
• Draft and/or review supply chain sections of the National Operational Manual, including SOPs for procurement, storage, transport, inventory management, roles and responsibilities, performance indicators, and identification of capacity‑strengthening needs for government and implementation partners.
• Assess technical capacity and develop a related training programme for national stakeholders with a Training of Trainers focus.
• Support supply chain readiness for phased start‑up by validating assumptions for selected governorates, advising on tendering and contracting technical inputs, identifying early operational bottlenecks and mitigation actions, and contributing to a short lessons‑learned and adjustment note to inform scale‑up.
• Provide ad-hoc support to national counterparts during pilot stage.
• Any other related duties, as required, within the scope of the assignment.

Deliverables

Supply Chain Mapping and Feasibility Input Report

A concise report consolidating supply‑chain inputs to the national mapping and feasibility work, including analysis of market functionality, supplier and logistics capacity, storage and cold‑chain availability, and key supply‑chain risks affecting hot meal delivery.

Hot School Meals Supply Chain & Procurement Strategy

A streamlined strategy outlining end‑to‑end supply chain designs for on‑site, central kitchen, and hybrid models, with recommended procurement and contracting modalities, local sourcing options, and key food safety and quality assurance considerations.

Supply Chain Costing and Operational Guidance Package

A practical package providing supply‑chain cost assumptions and sensitivity inputs for financial modelling, alongside draft supply‑chain sections for the National Operational Manual covering procurement, storage, transport, inventory management, and performance monitoring.

Capacity Assessment and TOT

Capacity Assessment of supply chain relevant stakeholders and TOT delivered

Start‑up Readiness and Scale‑up Adjustment Note

A short, action‑oriented note assessing supply‑chain readiness for phased implementation, highlighting early operational bottlenecks, mitigation measures, and recommended adjustments to inform initial roll‑out and scale‑up.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

Education: Advanced university degree (Master’s or equivalent) in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Operations, Economics, Engineering, or a related field.

A first-level degree with additional relevant experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced degree.

Experience:

• At least 8–10 years of progressively responsible professional experience in supply chain, logistics, procurement, operations design, or related fields, including a minimum of 5 years providing senior technical or advisory support. Proven experience designing, implementing, or strengthening end-to-end supply chain and service delivery systems, ideally covering a combination of procurement, catering or food service operations, facility or service design, logistics, contract management, costing, and operational planning.
• Experience in institutional catering, hospitality, airline catering, large-scale food service operations, school feeding, healthcare, or comparable sectors is highly desirable.
• Demonstrated experience in costing, financial modelling, and analysis of operational and supply chain solutions, including assessment of cost drivers, efficiency opportunities, and delivery models.
• Experience managing or advising on procurement strategies, supplier engagement, contracting modalities, and performance management of service providers.
• Strong understanding of food safety and quality standards and their application across food procurement, production, storage, transport, and service delivery systems is highly desirable.
• Experience supporting large-scale public sector, food systems, nutrition, school feeding, or social protection programmes is highly desirable.
• Demonstrated experience working with government counterparts and contributing to policy, strategy, or operational guidance at national or sub-national level.

Knowledge & Skills

• Strong knowledge of procurement and contracting modalities, supply chain design, food safety and quality assurance systems, storage, transport, logistics, and service delivery operations.
• Sound understanding of large-scale food service, catering, or institutional meal delivery systems, including operational, infrastructure, and supplier management considerations.
• Proven ability to assess and develop cost-effective supply chain and service delivery models, including costing assumptions, operational requirements, and performance monitoring frameworks.
• Strong analytical, report-writing, and drafting skills, with the ability to produce clear, practical technical guidance and recommendations for government and senior decision makers.
• Demonstrated stakeholder engagement and facilitation skills, with the ability to work effectively with government counterparts, service providers, and technical experts.
• Ability to work independently and deliver high-quality outputs under tight timelines.

Languages:

Fluency in written and spoken English and Arabic required.

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