Business Support Assistant (Civil Engineering), SC4 Juba

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT JR# 827860

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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.

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT

WFP South Sudan is committed to achieving gender parity and integrating gender equality into all its work and activities, as outlined in the WFP’s global Gender Policy (2022–2026). Our goal is to improve gender parity in WFP South Sudan. One key initiative to achieve this target is young women's Graduate Development programme, which aims to attract and develop young female professionals to our gender parity aspiration.

We plan to recruit fresh female graduates and initiate them in the workforce of WFP.

JOB PURPOSE

To support in construction and engineering works and contribute to the efficient delivery and quality outputs

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

• Operate basic civil engineering computer-aided design softwares for design and drafting of drawings;
• Contribute to quantity surveying for developing project reports, cost analysis, budgets or preliminary costs estimations;
• Provide simple design solutions and design drawings for building engineering services or construction activities;
• Assist and contribute to engineering design checks and reviews for WFP projects;
• Assist to undertake market researches and feasibility studies for building construction, water, sanitation and hygiene promotion (WASH);
• Undertake field visits with project teams in the field to understand and support to construction activities at various project locations

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Must be a female aged 18 years and above
• An undergraduate or postgraduate qualification in Agriculture, social Sciences, and other related disciplines from recognized /accredited institutions. Academic qualifications must have been obtained within the previous year or current year with an academic average score of 70% and above (Second class upper and above).
• Proficient in the use of office equipment and computer software packages, such as Microsoft Word
• Must be a citizen of South Sudan
• Fluent in English and the local language of the duty station
• Fit to travel and work at the duty station.
• Does not have a first-level family member working for WFP (father, mother, brother, sister, son, or daughter)

4Ps CORE ORGANISATIONAL CAPABILITIES

Purpose

• Understand and communicate the Strategic Objectives: Helps teammates articulate WFP’s Strategic Objectives.
• Be a force for positive change: Suggests potential improvements to team’s work processes to supervisor.
• Make the mission inspiring to our team: Explains the impact of WFP activities in beneficiary communities to teammates.
• Make our mission visible in everyday actions: Articulates how own unit’s responsibilities will serve WFP’s mission.

People

• Look for ways to strengthen people's skills: Trains junior teammates on new skills and capabilities.
• Create an inclusive culture: Seeks opportunities to work with people from different backgrounds.
• Be a coach & provide constructive feedback: Serves as a peer coach for colleagues in same area of work.
• Create an “I will”/”We will” spirit: Tracks progress toward goals and shares this information on a regular basis with supervisor.

Performance

• Encourage innovation & creative solutions: Explores ways to consistently be more efficient and accurate in own areas of work and shares new methods of work with colleagues.
• Focus on getting results: Focuses on getting results and tracks trends in completion rates for own tasks to identify opportunities for efficiency.
• Make commitments and make good on commitments: Takes responsibility for own tasks and notifies supervisor as soon as possible of potential delays in meeting deadlines or commitments.
• Be Decisive: Independently decides what action to take when faced with critical choices in the workplace or in dangerous situations in the field.

Partnership

• Connect and share across WFP units: Suggests opportunities for partnering with other units to supervisor.
• Build strong external partnerships: Identifies opportunities to work with colleagues and partners in the field towards common goals.
• Be politically agile & adaptable: Develops an understanding of the value of WFP’s teams and external partners in fulfilling team’s goals and objectives.
• Be clear about the value WFP brings to partnerships: Aligns own activities with supervisor’s priorities to fulfill internal and external partner needs.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

3rd July 2023

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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.

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