Expert Resilience Strengthening*

  • Contractor
  • Bamako / Kayes / Segou Mali
  • TBD USD / Year
  • Welthungerhilfe profile




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Welthungerhilfe

The position is to be filled as soon as possible, with an initial contract duration of one year. There are good prospects for an extension. Employment location will be split between Bamako, Kayes and Segou, Mali. You will spend about one third of your time in each office.

As Expert Resilience Strengthening you will work in Welthungerhilfe’s (WHH) country office in Bamako as part of a local program team.and under the general supervision of the Head of Programmes. You will be responsible for the proper planning, development and field implementation of WFP-funded resilience projects in the regions of Kayes and Segou and provide technical, operational and programming support to project activities and conduct regular monitoring activities.

Your responsibilities

  • Support the development of results-based planning and management tools and produce a consolidated annual work plan for the resilience program
  • Oversee and ensure quality implementation of the entire resilience program in accordance with the work plans and budget of the two subprojects
  • Support logistics and coordination for timely distribution of items/services to the various projects
  • Assist project managers in the preparation of project documents, work plans, operational and budgetary components
  • Ensure quality of project interventions by monitoring partnership agreements, training, donation requests, post-distribution assessments, etc. to ensure consistency with project plans and Welthungerhilfe’s resilience strategy
  • Provide operational support and oversight of workflows and procedures to ensure timely delivery of required inputs and implementation of project activities
  • Ensure overall coordination of relevant project activities and provide Welthungerhilfe and WFP an overview of the overall progress of the two projects the program
  • Provide weekly briefings to the Welthungerhilfe team on progress and requests related to procurement and contracts
  • Ensure effective coordination with the humanitarian program experts to create synergies with ongoing emergency projects in the regions of operation
  • Ensure monitoring of program activities in close collaboration with the national MEAL expert and MEAL focal points in the field
  • Support the project management in establishing a monitoring system with indicators and participate in monitoring activities with a particular focus on cross-cutting issues such as gender, nutrition, conflict sensitivity and environment
  • Ensure that evaluation activities (e.g. baseline, PDM, endline) meet required Welthungerhilfe standards

Your profile

  • A university or polytechnic degree in agriculture, environmental science, agricultural economics, social sciences, development studies or a related discipline
  • A minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience in monitoring or managing resilience and socio-economic recovery projects
  • Experience working and collaborating with governmental institutions
  • Regional working experience in Mali or the Sahel region is preferred
  • WFP donor experience would be an asset
  • Sound knowledge of the MS Office Software package (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
  • Strong communication skills, team player and ability to cope in a multicultural working environment
  • Results-oriented approach and ability to build constructive relationships
  • Readiness to receive necessary vaccinations for traveling to Welthungerhilfe’s project countries
  • Excellent knowledge of spoken and written English and French

Our offer

We offer you the opportunity to work in a responsible and interesting field as part of an extremely dedicated team. Welthungerhilfe attaches great importance to the personal and professional development of its employees and the balance of their work and private life. Remuneration is based on our gender-independent salary scale. In addition, Welthungerhilfe offers numerous other benefits, which are listed under “Our benefits”.

How to apply

Please send your application via our online recruiting system by October 16, 2022 by following this link. Welthungerhilfe is committed to fighting terrorism in all its activities. Accordingly, any applicant who is offered employment will be screened against lists of known and suspected terrorists.

*Welthungerhilfe values diversity and ensures an inclusive, non-discriminatory working environment. We welcome applications from suitably qualified people from all sections of the community.


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