Programme Officer (Emergency Preparedness & Response) – CST II

VACANCY ANNOUCEMENT

VA number # 828007

WFP Lebanon encourages female candidates and people with disabilities to apply.

WFP seeks candidates of the highest integrity and professionalism. Selection of staff is made on a competitive basis. WFP does not charge a fee or request bank details at any stage of recruitment process. We are committed to diversity and inclusion within iour workforce, and encourage all qualified candidates to apply irrespective of religion or belief, ethnic or social background, gender, gender identity and disability.

(يبحث برنامج الأغذية العالميّ عن موظفيين لديهم درجة عالية من النزاهة والمهنيّة. يتمّ اختيار الموظفين على أساس تنافسيّ. لا يتقاضى برنامج الأغذية العالمي أيّ رسوم ولا يطلب أي معلومات مصرفيّة خلال أيّ مرحلة من مراحل التوظيف. نحن ملتزوم بالتنوّع والإشراك ضمن القوىالعاملة ونشجّع جميع المرشّحين المؤهّلين على تقديم الطلبات بغضّ النظر عن دينهم، معتقداتهم، خلفيتهم العرقيّة أو الاجتماعيّة، جنسهم، هويّتهم الجنسيّة أو إعاقتهم.

ABOUT WFP

Assisting more than 130 million people in 123 countries and territories each year, the World Food Program (WFP) is the leading humanitarian organization saving lives and changing lives, delivering food assistance in emergencies partnering with governments, and providing common services that allow the entire humanitarian community to save lives in emergencies and build the resilience of food insecure people and communities.

As the international community has committed to end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition by 2030, one in nine people worldwide still do not have enough to eat. Food and food-related assistance lie at the heart of the struggle to break the cycle of hunger and poverty.

WFP Lebanon provides humanitarian assistance to nearly 1.1 million vulnerable persons, in the form of unrestricted assistance in-kind and cash-based transfers. WFP Lebanon also provides food assistance in the form of snack and fresh food to school aged students and their families. This support is designed to improve the students’ health and make them and their families more motivated to pursue the children’s right to education.

To know more about WFP’s mission, please check the below video:

https://www.facebook.com/WorldFoodProgramme/videos/10154930622760178

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 THE ASSIGNMENT:

The incumbent will be responsible for monitoring WFP’s activities within a specific geographic area of coverage, share the monitoring findings and observation through WFP’s reporting channels and platforms, and support the effective and efficient delivery of assistance.

ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES (not all inclusive):

Within the assigned unit and delegated authority, the Consultant will be responsible for the following duties:

1. Set up and lead the internal coordination of a LECO Emergency Preparedness and Response (EPR) task force with work streams to support i) contingency planning ii) capacity strengthening and iii) EPRP tracking, in coordination with relevant Country Office units to ensure WFP Lebanon is able to quickly respond and deploy needed resources to affected areas at the onset of a crisis.
2. Lead on technical coordination of preparedness activities at inter-agency level, with government stakeholders, NGO partners and other stakeholders and act as the focal point with other agencies engaged in contingency planning processes, ensuring a collective and inter-sector response (food assistance, livelihoods, nutrition, shelter, WASH, etc.), where possible.
3. Lead the technical preparation and implementation of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Lebanese Red Cross (LRC) on Emergency Preparedness and Response activities, including the review of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and the potential capacity sharing needs for both organisations in Lebanon.
4. Identify and build the capacity of the new generation of emergency officers (through building of rosters, simulations, mentorships and other workforce development initiatives); and coordinate with relevant functional units to avail dedicated learning opportunities for staff and partners as required.
5. Provide technical leadership on detailed documentation of the current business processes if and as needed; develop SOPs and timelines related to the operation; evaluate and provide recommendations to assure and improve process business flow/system.
6. Manage accurate and timely information and reporting to enable informed decision-making and consistency of information presented to a wide range of stakeholders including briefings notes, talking points and presentations.
7. Support work on partnership cycle management (partner selection, oversight, reporting and assessment), building quality cooperating partnerships.
8. Provide field-level support for WFP operations, including activity design, implementation, monitoring as well as budget management.
9. Support programme and policy issues including assessment and analysis, the choice of objectives, activities, transfer modalities.
10. Provide guidance and support related to the programme business process management (budget revisions, internal advance requests, others).
11. Perform other related duties as required.

WFP LEADERSHIP FRAMEWORK: COMMON STANDARDS OF BEHAVIOUR

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

REMEMBER BEFORE YOU SUBMIT APPLICATION

• We strongly recommend that your profile is accurate, complete and includes your employment records, academic qualifications, language skills and UN Grade (if applicable)
• Once your profile is completed, please apply, and submit your application
• Please make sure you upload your professional CV in the English language
• Kindly note the only documents you will need to submit at this time are your CV and Cover Letter
• Additional documents such as passport, recommendation letters, academic certificates, etc. may potentially be requested at a future time

• Please contact us at wfprecruitment@wfp.org in case you face any challenges with submitting your application
• Only shortlisted candidates will be notified

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

The deadline for applications is on 17 July 2023, Monday at 11:59 pm (Rome Time). Qualified candidates are required to complete an online candidate profile on UN WFP Careers Website (https://www.wfp.org/careers). Only applications received on this website are considered valid and will be processed and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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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