WFP is looking for programme associate SC6 (104525)

POSITION GRADE : SC6

CONTRACT TYPE : SERVICE CONTRACT

CONTRACT DURATION : 12 MONTHS RENEWABLE

DUTY STATION : JUBA

 

About WFP :

The United Nations World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide.  The mission of WFP is to help the world achieve Zero Hunger in our lifetimes.  Every day, WFP works worldwide to ensure that no child goes to bed hungry and that the poorest and most vulnerable, particularly women and children, can access the nutritious food they need.

 

Standard minimum qualifications :

• Education : Completion of secondary school education. A post-secondary certificate in the related functional area ;
• Language : Fluency in both oral and written communication in the UN language in use at the duty station and in the duty station’s language, if different.

 

Organizational context :

WFP’s Programme in South Sudan aims to reach more than 6 million people each year with both emergency and recovery assistance. WFP provides food and nutrition assistance for populations in crisis and delivers safety net programmes such as food assistance for assets, purchase for progress, and food for education to food insecure people in more stable contexts. In all its programmes WFP seeks to employ the most efficient, effective and appropriate transfer modalities, whether in-kind food, Cash Based Transfers (CBT), or capacity development, and to do so in as transparent and accountable way.

WFP South Sudan currently provides CBT to more than 650,000 beneficiaries monthly, with transfers equivalent to close to USD 4 million/month during the lean season. In areas where markets are functioning, or can be supported to effectively deliver cash assistance, WFP will scale-up its CBT interventions given the positive impacts it has on beneficiary empowerment and choice, diversification of diets, efficiencies, and local markets. WFP is increasingly utilizing the corporate SCOPE system for the beneficiary and transfer information management, and is increasing biometrics registration and authentication of beneficiaries, in order to improve programmes.

 

Job purpose :

To provide effective specialized support and technical analyses to policy and programme activities that effectively meet food assistance needs.

 

Key accountabilities (not all-inclusive) :

1. . Provide technical support and assist in the development and implementation of various activities and processes for the Cash-Based Transfer programmes supporting and ensuring alignment with wider programme policies and guidelines ;
2. . Prepare a range of reports and data analysis (cash assistance, resource utilization, programme status, performance) and highlight trends/issues ensuring deliverables adhere to corporate standards and quality control ;
3. . Ensure and/or perform accurate, timely recording of data for cash-based transfer programmes and consistency of information presented to stakeholders ;
4. . Liaise with internal counterparts to support effective collaboration, implementation and monitoring of ongoing project activities ;
5. . Coordinate and communicate with local partners, agencies, NGOs and government institutions to perform to ensure efficient delivery of food assistance ;
6.  Support the capacity building of WFP staff, cooperating partners and national government within the cash-based transfer programmes ;
7.  Act as a point of contact for resolution of a range of operational queries and problems for cash-based transfer programmes ;
8.  Oversee and/or review the work of other support staff, providing practical advice and guidance, to contribute to delivering objectives to agreed standards and deadlines ;
9.  Follow standard emergency preparedness practices to ensure WFP is able to quickly respond and deploy needed resources to affected areas at the onset of the crisis.

4ps core organisational capabilities :

Purpose :

• Understand and communicate the Strategic Objectives: Coaches team in the most effective ways to communicate WFP’s Strategic Objectives to WFP team and partners in the field ;
•  Be a force for positive change: Implements new methods or tools to improve team’s work processes and productivity ;
•  Make the mission inspiring to our team: Maps team’s activities and tasks to specific successes in beneficiary communities to showcase positive impact ;
•  Make our mission visible in everyday actions: Explains to teammates how each unit contributes to the overall WFP mission.

People :

• Look for ways to strengthen people’s skills: Identifies skill development opportunities such as training modules or on-the-job experiences for self, colleagues and direct reports ;
•  Create an inclusive culture: Facilitates team building activities to build rapport in own unit ;
•  Be a coach & provide constructive feedback: Facilitates the pairing of junior colleagues with coaches within own team ;
•  Create an “I will”/”We will” spirit: Proactively anticipates potential challenges and develops mitigation plans to ensure that team meets goals and targets.

Performance :

• Encourage innovation & creative solutions: Identifies opportunities to be creative in own work and to help team be more innovative and accurate in their respective tasks and areas of work ;
•  Focus on getting results: Monitors team’s deliverables and provides feedback to ensure outcomes are delivered consistently and accurately ;
•  Make commitments and make good on commitments: Provides accurate guidance to team on expected responsibilities and tasks, whilst also upholding own commitment to the team ;
•  Be Decisive: Sets an example and provides guidance to junior team members on when to escalate issues when faced with challenging issues in the workplace or in the field.

Partnership :

• Connect and share across WFP units: Facilitates partnerships with other WFP units to accomplish missions in the field ;
•  Build strong external partnerships: Sets an example and provides guidance to team on how to build relationships with external partners ;
•  Be politically agile & adaptable: Articulates to colleagues or direct reports the value of contributing to other WFP teams and agency partnerships in fulfilling WFP’s goals and objectives ;
•  Be clear about the value WFP brings to partnerships: Organizes, monitors, and prioritizes own and team’s efforts to ensure that they will fulfil the needs of internal and external partners.

Functional capabilities :

Capability Name	Description of the behaviour expected for the proficiency level
Programme Lifecycle & Food Assistance	Demonstrates ability to identify key variables and contextual factors that affect food assistance problems and programmes throughout the lifecycle to inform quality programme design or re-design.
Transfer Modalities (Food, Cash, Vouchers)	Demonstrates ability to implement, under guidance, food assistance programmes deploying the full range of transfer modalities with an understanding of basic principles guiding modality selection and implementation.
Broad Knowledge of Specialized Areas	Understands basic technical concepts and data and their relevance to food assistance programmes.
Emergency Programming	Displays capacity to provide inputs into the development, implementation and realignment of high quality emergency programmes.
Strategic Policy Engagement w/Government	Understands and applies basic principles of engagement with government counterparts at the national or local level.

Other specific job requirements :

This section is optional to describe additional responsibilities & knowledge required for the specific job.

Desired experiences for entry into the role :

• Has worked with technical teams (i.e. nutrition, VAM, etc.) ;
• Has contributed to implementation of programmes ;
• Has observed or assisted with policy discussions.

Terms and conditions :

This position is open to south sudanese nationals only. Please take note that wfp does not charge any fee at any stage of recruitment process.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: 10 April 2019