Programme Assistant (Livelihoods) G5 – Maiduguri
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WFP celebrates and embraces diversity. It is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all its employees and encourages qualified candidates to apply irrespective of race, colour, national origin, ethnic or social background, genetic information, gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, HIV status or disability.
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
A University degree in International Development, Agricultural Economics, Nutrition/Health, General Agriculture, Environmental Science, Social Sciences, or other field relevant to international development assistance, or First University Degree with additional years of related work experience and/or trainings/courses.
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 has supported livelihoods and resilience building interventions in Northeast Nigeria since 2018, in Borno Adamawa and Yobe (BAY) states. Livelihoods and Resilience building activities are the main thrust of SO2 of the Country Strategic Plan (CSP), whose goal is to support vulnerable populations in targeted areas become more resilient to shocks and are able to meet their basic food needs throughout the year. Under SO2, WFP supports early recovery and resilience building through Food for Asset creation and preservation, increased livelihood opportunities and enhanced agricultural value chains. This is achieved through 3 different modalities: (i) In-kind food assistance, (ii) Cash Based Transfer and (iii) capacity strengthening through transfer of assets and resources to affected population.
JOB PURPOSE
Under the direct supervision and guidance of the Programme Policy Officer (Livelihoods and Resilience), the Programme Assistant will provide effective support to programme activities that effectively meet objectives of building resilience of vulnerable households for food and nutrition security.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)
1. Provide technical support and assist in the implementation of various livelihood and resilience activities and processes, supporting alignment with wider programme policies and guidelines.
2. Provide specialized project management support to livelihood and resilience programmes to ensure that the various activities are performed within the established targets following WFP’s policies and procedures.
3. Prepare a range of reports and data analysis (e.g., food assistance needs, resource utilization, programme status, performance) and highlight trends / issues ensuring deliverables adhere to corporate standards and quality control.
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 ensure efficient delivery of livelihood interventions. 6. Contribute to program communications through good research, analysis of assigned area of work and timely preparation and distribution of information products to target audience(s). 7. Support the capacity building of staff, cooperating partners and national government on WFP livelihood planning and designing tools among others.
8. Act as a point of contact for resolution of a range of operational queries and problems within a specific technical area of responsibility including CBT and technical related queries from beneficiaries.
9. Monitoring activities planning and implementation at the CO and provide support to the FOs and report progress periodically to the head of section for his / her information, reflections and actions.
10. Contribute to the preparation of accurate and timely progress reporting on programmes and activities that enable informed decision making and consistency of information presented to stakeholders, including donor specific visibility content.
11. Others as determined by the line manager.
DESIRED EXPERIENCES FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROLE
1. Exposure to and experience with implementation of agriculture and livestock, watershed management, Natural Resource Management, International Development, Social Protection and planning, participatory approaches, and community-led change projects; food security, nutrition programmes and safety nets desirable.
2. Exposure to and experience with food security, nutrition programmes and safety nets desirable.
3. Proficiency in Windows, MS Office (Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook) and experience in using geographic information systems is an advantage.
4. Good analytical skills; resourcefulness, initiative, maturity of judgement, tact, negotiating skills; ability to communicate clearly both orally and in writing; ability to work in a team, and establish effective working relations with persons of different national and cultural backgrounds.
5. Ability to cope with situations which may threaten health or safety.
6. Flexibility in accepting work assignments outside normal desk description.
7. Ability to deal patiently and tactfully with people of different national and cultural backgrounds.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
- Qualified female candidates are encouraged to apply.
- Only Nigerian nationals or holders of valid residence and work permits are eligible to apply for this position. (For G level positions, for NO level position candidates must be Nigerian Nationals)
- Applications are to be submitted and received online and in English language only.
- Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Canvassing is strictly prohibited. Canvassing of any sort will lead to automatic disqualification of the concerned applicant.
The selected candidate will be employed on a fixed-term contract with a probationary period of one year. WFP offers an attractive compensation package. For more details please visit the International Civil Service Commission's website: http://icsc.un.org (link: http://www.un.org/Depts/OHRM/salaries_allowances/salaries/nigeria.htm).
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS
Deadline for submitting application: 23rd January 2023 by 11:59pm (Nigerian Time).
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WFP has a zero-tolerance approach to conduct such as fraud, sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to WFP’s standards of conduct and will therefore undergo rigorous background verification internally or through third parties. Selected candidates will also be required to provide additional information as part of the verification exercise. Misrepresentation of information provided during the recruitment process may lead to disqualification or termination of employment
WFP will not request payment at any stage of the recruitment process including at the offer stage. Any requests for payment should be refused and reported to local law enforcement authorities for appropriate action.
