Programme Associate G6 in Pakse, Champasak

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WFP encourages female candidates and people with disabilities to apply.

WFP seeks candidates of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our humanitarian principles. Selection of staff is made on a competitive basis. We are committed to promoting diversity and the principle of equal employment opportunity for all our employees and encourages qualified candidates to apply irrespective of religion or belief, ethnic or social background, gender, gender identity and disability.

ABOUT WFP

The United Nations World Food Programme is the winner of the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize. We are 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. In Lao PDR, WFP supports the government in providing school lunches for primary students, counters malnutrition with targeted food support to the most vulnerable, and helps communities build resilient lives with sustainable livelihood options.

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT

These jobs are found in Regional Bureaux (RBs), Country Offices (COs), Area/Field Offices (AOs/FOs). Job holders typically report to a Programme Policy Officer or Head of Field Office.
At this level, job holders are expected to demonstrate responsibility and initiative to respond independently to various queries with only general guidance. There is a requirement to use judgment in dealing with unforeseen operational problems on a daily basis. Job holders are expected to manage resources and coach and coordinate support staff.

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. Act as a focal point for programme-related decisions at the field level;

2. Work planning and supervision of the day-to-day tasks of District Community Facilitators (DCFs);

3. Check monitoring plan submitted by the counterparts;

4. Ensure timely entry of all monitoring data;

5. Prepare the food delivery database;

6. Conduct periodic spot checks at villages to ensure implementation is going as planned;

7. Closely coordinate with the DCFs, District Officers (DOs), PPO, HOFO and Operations Officer at the Country Office on facilitating effective implementation at the field level

8. Support the PPOs, HOFO in capacity building for DCFs and counterparts

9. Establish relationship with villagers, DOs and beneficiaries;

10. Advise PPO, HOFO on programme implementation performance

11. Act as Officer-ln-Charge during absence of the Program Policy Officer or Head of Field Office

12. Perform other duties as required.

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education: Bachelor Degree in Business Administration, Education, Community Development, Social Service, Agriculture, Nutrition or any other related field
Language: Fluency in both oral and written communication in English and Lao; Ability to speak ethnic group language(s) is an asset

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

DESIRABLE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

Good inter-personal skills and ability to work in a team, including sound communication skills; analytical skills, flexible and programmatic; ability to handle multitask with effectiveness and efficiency

DESIRED EXPERIENCES FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROLE

• At least five years relevant working experience in rural community development or equivalent is Preferable
• Excellent word processing skills and excel skills.
• Knowledge of database and data analysis is an asset.
• Experience working in difficult locations with people of different backgrounds.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Contract type and level: Fixed-Term Appointment, General Service (GS-6)

Contract duration: 1 year (renewable)

Duty station: Pakse District, Champasak Province

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

Posting date: 29 September 2022

Closing date: 12 October 2022

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Female applicants and qualified applicants from developing countries are especially encouraged to apply

WFP has zero tolerance for discrimination and does not discriminate on the basis of HIV/AIDS status.

No appointment under any kind of contract will be offered to members of the UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ), International Civil Service Commission (ICSC), FAO Finance Committee, WFP External Auditor, WFP Audit Committee, Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) and other similar bodies within the United Nations system with oversight responsibilities over WFP, both during their service and within three years of ceasing that service.

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