Programme Associate (Food System) SC6-Galkayo-
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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.
Posting Dates
Date of Issue: 12th June 2023 Closing Date: 25th June 2023
Why Join WFP?
The United Nations World Food Programme is the world's largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide and the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate. The mission of WFP is to help the world achieve Zero Hunger in our lifetimes.
This position is open to qualified Kenyan candidates. Female candidates, in particular, are encouraged to apply.
What will you do?
Under the direct supervision of Programme Officer, and overall supervision of the Head of Field Office, the Programme Associate is responsible for the following duties:
Explore and engage with the CPs, partners, and communities to get opportunities for appropriate resilience and livelihood projects that positively impact the targeted community and present it as a proposal for the office and technical team for future resource opportunities.
Explore suitable climate change adaptation projects that can restore the livelihood of the affected population by droughts or disasters and present as well for resources opportunities.
Coordinate with the implementing partner and actively monitor progress and performance, ensuring that project deadlines and targets are met.
Provide supervision and support for the Training of Trainers (ToT) and on-farm training on the stages of post-harvest loss (PHL) reduction and access to markets, using both demonstrative and classroom-based teaching methods.
Review social and behaviour change messages for broadcast using various communication channels
Engage with target smallholder farmers, producer groups, and agro-dealers regularly to ensure smooth communications and to anticipate challenges
Foster relationships and communications with relevant stakeholders, such as other operating partners, coordination mechanisms, government, and community members.
Coordinate and liaise with internal counterparts on a range of complex matters to enable effective collaboration, implementation, and monitoring of ongoing project activities.
Ensure accurate, timely recording of data within the specific technical area of work and consistency of information presented to stakeholders
Provide specialized project management support to ensure that technical support is provided or resourced following WFP’s policies and procedures
Support the capacity building of WFP staff, cooperating partners and national government within a specific technical area.
Do you meet the Minimum Qualification
Education: University degree in Agriculture, Agribusiness, Agronomy, Market Information Systems, Environmental Engineering, Food Systems, or another field relevant to international development assistance, or Secondary Degree with additional years of related work ex-experience and/or pieces of training/courses.
Experience: 6 years and above of progressively responsible work experience in programme functions.
Knowledge and Skills:
- Ability to work independently on analytical and technical matters with minimum supervision.
- Strong organizational skills and ability to deliver timely high-quality deliverables.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills.
- Negotiation Skills.
- Critical Thinking i.e. ability to analyze situations and make decisions based on on-hand information.
- Strong analytical and report writing skills in English.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Suite (MS Excel, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, etc.)
- Training/Capacity Strengthening skills.
Language: Fluency in both oral and written communication in English and Somalia.
JOB PURPOSE
To provide effective specialized support and technical analyses to policy and programme activities that effectively meet food assistance needs.
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. |
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
1 Year Initials
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS
Application deadline: 25th June 2023
WFP does not charge any application fees to candidates.
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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.
