1. Acquire Knowledge of WFP’s humanitarian work, operations and activities in the Middle East, North Africa, Central Asia and Eastern Europe. In-depth knowledge of the wide range of operations carried out by individual WFP country offices.
2. Gain exposure to the work of individual functional areas involved in a WFP operation (e.g. Programme & Policy, Supply Chain, Monitoring & Evaluation, Vulnerability Assessment, and Mapping, etc.) at country office and regional bureau level and the ability to learn from exchanges with these units.
3. Gain exposure of additional WFP work areas through online learnings and personal exchange.

Key accountabilities (not all-inclusive) :

1. Familiarize him-/herself thoroughly with the 2018 ACR guidance;
2. Support with tracking ACR documents in the system and keep the ACR task force updated with documents received and pending deadlines;
3. Review the general and technical checklists (cash-based transfer activities, Vulnerability Analysis and Mapping (VAM), school feeding, nutrition/relief, livelihoods, climate change, etc.). Ensure that regional bureau technical team complies with the checklist. Perform spot-checks following all technical checklists;
4. Review consistency between the previous baseline and follow up indicators;
5. Review the narrative for consistency with the tables;
6. Check if the beneficiary, tonnage, and other figures are consistent in all tables, and flag any inconsistencies that may either be an IT or human error;
7. Assist in reviewing all components of the ACR on grammar, format, and general content, and suggestions for improvement as needed;
8. Support staff in the assigned area to ensure that standard OIM & PR procedures and templates are followed to drive the quality, consistency, and standardization of information management and performance reporting across WFP;
9. Collaborate with counterparts internally to ensure consistency in humanitarian information and to complement WFP analysis and information;
10. Collate relevant information and data from media and local internal and external sources to facilitate and maximize the exchange of information and data flow between functional units within the bureau;
11. Any other tasks as may be required and/or assigned.

Standard minimum qualifications :

Knowledge & Skills:

The incumbent should have the following skills and experience:

• Advanced English language skills both written and oral;
• Experience utilizing computer programs, including word processing, spreadsheets, data capture systems, and other software packages and systems;
• Ability to deliver results through planning and organizing own activities effectively;
• Ability to manage multiple work deliverables at a time;
• Excellent teamwork skills in a multicultural environment;
• Detailed work style and strong work ethic;
• Ability to meet strict deadlines.

Languagues :

Advanced working knowledge in English language (proficiency/level C). Intermediate knowledge (intermediate/level B) of a second official language; Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish, and/or WFP’s working language, Portuguese is an asset.

Terms and conditions :

• Internship Duration: 8 months – start 1st September 2019
• Interns receive a monthly stipend from WFP to cover basic subsistence costs.
• WFP is not responsible for living expenses, arrangements for accommodation, necessary visas, and related costs.
• Depending on the duty station of assignment, WFP will reimburse travel ticket for candidates who are nationals of developing countries and are pursuing their studies in their home country.
• WFP will recognize candidates’ educational credentials from recognised institutions that have been certified by competent international or national authorities such as the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) or Ministries of Education;