Programme Associate (SCOPE) | SC-6 |(Filipino nationals only)

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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.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF ASSIGNMENT

The United Nations World Food Programme is the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate. 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. The World Food Programme’s engagement in the Philippines is constantly evolving. Initially commencing operations in the 1960s, WFP officially re-established its presence in 2006 to support the peace process in Mindanao, provide lifesaving food assistance in emergencies and develop programmes that seek to improve nutrition and the overall quality of life of vulnerable people.

Since 1 July 2018, WFP has been implementing a five-year Country Strategic Plan (CSP 2018-2023) to support the Government of the Philippines to address food insecurity, reduce malnutrition and building the resilience of vulnerable populations. In its strategic plan, WFP identified four outcomes and five main activities:

• Strategic outcome 1: Crisis-affected people in the Philippines can meet their food and nutrition needs during and immediately after an emergency.
• Strategic outcome 2: Women, boys and girls in provinces prioritized by the Government have adequate and healthy diets to reduce malnutrition by 2022 in line with government targets.
• Strategic outcome 3: Vulnerable communities in Mindanao have improved food security and nutrition by 2022 in line with government targets.
• Strategic outcome 4: National and local government agencies have enhanced capabilities to reduce vulnerability to shocks by 2022.

JOB PURPOSE

The Philippine CO intends to hire a Program Associate to support the programme team. The selected candidate will work under the direct supervision of National Cash Based Transfer Officer and with overall guidance from Head of Programme. S/he will also work closely with EPR Programme Officer and Activity Managers to support emergency preparedness and response efforts. In the event of an emergency response, the selected candidate will be deployed to the field within 72 hours as part of the rapid assessment team and will support with the implementation of relief activities. While in the field, the candidate will be guided by EPR Officer.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES DURING NON-EMERGENCIES (not all-inclusive)

1. Support the CBT officer with the planning of cash-based transfers under emergency response, anticipatory actions, and resilience programming in line with WFP’s corporate guidelines and recommendations of oversight mission.
2. Support programme team with the implementation of the Emergency Preparedness and Response Package (EPRP) including the development of Standard Operating Procedures, the conduct of risk analysis, and the design and execution of simulation exercises.
3. In cooperation with the CO’s SCOPE Focal Persons, develop SCOPE training materials and design and execute training of field staff and external enumerators as needed.
4. Review and refine existing workflows on SCOPE registration and distribution.
5. Assist CBT officers in providing secretariat to WFP’s Internal Cash Working Group, and Partnerships focal person by providing support and knowledge management tasks.
6. Perform other activities as may be assigned.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES DURING EMERGENCIES (not all-inclusive)

1. Participate in field missions as part of the rapid assessment team within 24-48 hours following a disaster.
2. Support in the generation of needed information that will contribute to the production of reports on damage assessment and needs analysis.
3. Work with local authorities, cooperating partners, and counterparts in WFP offices on geographic and beneficiary targeting.
4. Maintain a database of knowledge products and tools on cash based transfers and emergency response following the project cycle management flow.
5. Be designated as a SCOPE Team Leader and perform defined roles in beneficiary information management and transfer management.
6. Support Cooperating Partners and lead field teams in planning and executing SCOPE registration and cash distribution activities.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES DURING EMERGENCIES (contd.)

7. Provide supervision of SCOPE enumerators to ensure the adequacy and high quality of data collected.

8. Conduct regular data quality checks during any SCOPE-related registration or data enhancement exercise and provide technical backstopping when needs arise.

9. Provide daily error feedback to the enumerators to ensure that the daily data collected are accurate.

10. Prepare daily updates on the registration process and ensure that a daily debrief is done with the EPR Officer.

11. Respond to feedback and queries received and issues raised by beneficiaries during registration and distribution.

12. Perform any other duties as needed.

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education: Bachelor degree in the social sciences, social work, information technology, business administration, public administration, project management, disaster preparedness and response, and other related fields. A postgraduate qualification is an advantage.

Experience: At least five (5) years’ experience with a focus on humanitarian work, database management, and emergency response.

Language: Excellent written and oral communication skills in English and Filipino.

DESIRED EXPERIENCES FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROLE

• Has at least 3 years of field experience in humanitarian response operations
• Has at least 3 years functional experience on data management and data analysis
• Trained in any beneficiary information management and transfer management platform
• Has knowledge of basic IT systems
• Experienced in supporting emergency food assistance (in-kind and/or CBT) programming and distribution.
• Familiarity and experience working within the UN Cluster Approach and the international humanitarian response structure including coordination mechanisms
• Experienced working in collaboration with a diverse range of humanitarian actors, including governments, NGOs, UN agencies, civil society, etc.

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.

REMUNERATION PACKAGE

• Approximate monthly based salary: PHP 64,000++ min to PHP 82,000++ max
• Medical insurance coverage that can be extended to eligible dependents

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

The deadline for applications is on 17 October 2022, 11:59 PM. Qualified candidates are required to complete an online candidate profile in UN WFP Careers Website (https://www.wfp.org/careers). Only applications received from this website are considered valid and will be processed and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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All employment decisions are made on the basis of organizational needs, job requirements, merit, and individual qualifications. WFP is committed to providing an inclusive work environment free of sexual exploitation and abuse, all forms of discrimination, any kind of harassment, sexual harassment, and abuse of authority. Therefore, all selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

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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