WFP seeks to recruit a consultant – head of programme (103955) – Ethiopia
About WFP :
Assisting 91.4 million people in around 83 countries each year, the World Food Programme (WFP) is the leading humanitarian organization saving lives and changing lives, delivering food assistance in emergencies and working with communities to improve nutrition and build resilience. On any given day, WFP has 5,000 trucks, 20 ships and 92 planes on the move, delivering food and other assistance to those in most need. Every year, we distribute more than 15 billion rations at an estimated average cost per ration of US$ 0.31. These numbers lie at the roots of WFP’s unparalleled reputation as an emergency responder, one that gets the job done quickly at scale in the most difficult environments. WFP’s efforts focus on emergency assistance, relief and rehabilitation, development aid and special operations.
WFP Ethiopia is working with the government and other humanitarian partners to strengthen the resilience of Ethiopia’s most vulnerable population and to chart a more prosperous and sustainable future for the next generation. The Country Office also supports programmes that use food assistance to empower women, transform areas affected by climate change and keep children in school. It aims to contribute to Ethiopia’s five-year development agenda, the Growth and Transformation Plan (GTP), through which the Government combats food insecurity.
Organizational context :
This job is located in Ethiopia, Jijiga Area Office under the direct supervision of the Head of the Area office.
Job purpose :
The Head of Programme shall be based in Jijiga Area Office and will report to the Head of Area Office, and work closely with the Country Office Programme Unit. S/he will have responsibility for guiding and supporting programme implementation (including emergency response) across the four Sub-Offices in Somali Regional State.
Key accountabilities (not all-inclusive) :
- Provide overall technical guidance to programme design and implementation in the region. This includes supporting the planning and follow up delivery and monitoring of assistance in all contexts including relief and development in the region (GFD, Refugees, PSNP, TSFP and FFE, SIIPE and others) ;
- Provide advice and support on targeting and registration of beneficiaries. This entails working with programme colleagues (AO, SO & CO) to develop targeting guidelines/criteria to implement community-based ;
- participatory methodology followed by registration of the selected beneficiaries ;
- Liaise with different WFP units (Logistics, Procurement, Programme, Information and Communications Technology (ICT), Finance and Vulnerability Assessment & Mapping (VAM) to ensure coordinated preparation and implementation of progammes, projects and or activities ;
- Support the HOAO in liaison with local government authorities, international and local NGOs, UN agencies, donors, civil society, beneficiaries and other partners on programme operations ;
- Support the HOAO on collaboration with DPPB, WFP Sub-Offices and the Programme Unit at CO on a regular basis on implementation, monitoring and reporting of programme activities and in addressing operational challenges ;
- Serve as focal point to support HOSOs to address issues of quality of response, including gender equality and women’s empowerment, accountability to affected populations, disability inclusion and protection issues.
- Assist the Country Office programme Unit to collaborate effectively with the various focal points in the Somali Region sub-offices ;
- Advice and support the development of functional training in areas of expertise to enhance the capacity of WFP staff and partner to deliver effective food assistance programmes ;
- Attend regular and ad hoc coordination meetings (including the inter-cluster meetings) to represent WFP and to provide updates and visibility to partners on WFP’s operations ;
- Assist in organizing relevant trainings/ orientation for the capacity building of DPPB and WFP staffs on details of implementation of programme activities ;
- Lead, support or participate in rapid assessments (including with WFP partners) to inform or enhance WFP’s activities ;
- Support or contribute to donor missions to the region ;
- Perform any other tasks as may be assigned.
Standard minimum qualifications :
Education:
Post Graduate or Advanced University degree in International Affairs, Economics, Health, Agriculture, Environmental Science, Social Sciences or other field relevant to international development assistance with five years of relevant experience.
Language :
Fluency (level C) in English language. Intermediate knowledge (level B) of a second official UN language: Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish, and/or WFP’s working language, Portuguese.
4ps core organisational capabilities :
Purpose :
- Understand and communicate the Strategic Objectives : Utilizes understanding of WFP’s Strategic objectives to communicate linkages to team objectives and work ;
- Be a force for positive change : Proactively identifies and develops new methods or improvements for self and immediate team to address work challenges within own work area ;
- Make the mission inspiring to our team : Identifies opportunities to further align individual contributions with WFP’s mission of making an impact on local communities ;
- Make our mission visible in everyday actions : Helps colleagues to see the link between their individual tasks and the contributions of their unit’s goals to the broader context of WFP’s mission.
People :
- Look for ways to strengthen people’s skills : Is able to identify, support and encourage focused on-the-job learning opportunities to address gaps between current skillsets and needed future skillsets for WFP ;
- Create an inclusive culture : Recognizes the contributions of teammates, and encourages contributions from culturally different team mates to recognise the value of diversity above and beyond just including it in programming for beneficiaries ;
- Be a coach & provide constructive feedback : Provides and solicits ongoing constructive feedback on strengths and development opportunities to help develop individual skills, whilst also helping others identify areas for improvement ;
- Create an “I will”/”We will” spirit : Sets clear targets for self and others to focus team efforts in ambiguous situations (e.g., unprecedented issues and/or scenarios).
Performance :
- Encourage innovation & creative solutions : Thinks beyond team’s conventional approaches to formulate creative methods for delivering food aid and assistance to beneficiaries ;
- Focus on getting results : Maintains focus on achieving individual results in the face of obstacles such as volatile or fragile environments and/or organizational roadblocks ;
- Make commitments and make good on commitments : Takes personal accountability for upholding and delivering upon team’s commitments and provides assurance to stakeholders ;
- Be Decisive : Demonstrates ability to adjust to team’s plans and priorities to optimize outcomes in light of evolving directives, while also responding quickly in high-pressure environments, such as in emergency settings.
Partnership :
- Connect and share across WFP units : Demonstrates an understanding of when and how to tactfully engage other units in conversations on impact, timing, or planning ;
- Build strong external partnerships : Networks regularly with key external partners using formal and informal opportunities to understand each partner’s unique value proposition, and to build and strengthen relationships
- Be politically agile & adaptable : Demonstrates ability to adapt engagement approach in the context of evolving partner circumstances and expectations
- Be clear about the value WFP brings to partnerships : Demonstrates ability to articulate to internal and external audiences the value that individual contributions and immediate teams bring to partnerships.
Functional capabilities :
Capability Name : description of the behaviour expected for the proficiency level
Programme Lifecycle & Food Assistance :
Displays ability to identify the main hunger problem at the national or subnational level to design and implement context-specific programmes that integrate complex analysis and the full range of food assistance tools.
Transfer Modalities (Food, Cash, Voucher) :
Demonstrates the ability to design, implement, monitor and provide oversight over effective and efficient programmes deploying different transfer modalities.
Broad Knowledge of Specialized areas (i.e. Nutrition, VAM, etc.) :
Demonstrates the ability to interpret basic data in the context of WFP specialised fields to contribute to technical programme design, implementation and monitoring.
Emergency Programming :
Displays ability to translate understanding of programme principles in emergencies and protracted conflict situations into relevant, effective, and context specific approaches
Strategic Policy Engagement w/ Government :
Develops thorough recommendations using multiple inputs (e.g., government counsel, research, own experience) to strengthen national or subnational entities and government owned food and nutrition security programmes..
Deadline for applications : 17 March 2019