Programme Assistant SC5, Galkayo

Post Title: Programme Assistant

Contract type/grade: SC 5

Duty Station: Galkayo, Somalia

Closing Date: 13th March 2022

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, physical or mental disability.

Organizational Background:

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.

This position is open to qualified Somali candidates. Female candidates in particular, are encouraged to apply.

Key Accountabilities:

1. Ensure that the Safety Net Locust Response (SNLR) geographical and beneficiary targeting criteria is discussed with all stakeholders, and is adhered to during the selection processes
2. Follow up with partners to ensure that the set targets for the SNLR are achieved within the set timelines
3. Provide registration support to partners, and on job training whenever needed
4. Crosscheck the SCOPE registration data submitted by partners, share with Transfer Management Team (TMT) for dedup analysis, and enroll cleared households’ data into SCOPE. Follow up with partners where necessary to make corrections on households with errors.
5. Support in the preparation of distribution cycles and lists. For the cleared households
6. Receive from TMT, phone number validation results for the cleared households, share with cooperating partners those not validated, for sim card equipping, keep all records of Simard’s equipping and share with supervisor, WFP Country Office social protection, and TMT Focal Points on a weekly basis
7. Coordinate with cooperating partners and Food Security Partners (FSP) at field level to ensure that those households in need of Sim equipping are supported timely to ensure timely assistance as per the agreed SNLR timelines
8. Together with Sub Office Field Monitors conduct monitoring of the SNLR project activities and follow up on monitoring findings and Open M&E cases from the call center requiring resolution by WFP.
9. Support in periodic CP assessments/evaluations and project surveys.
10. Support in the review and submission of the CP invoices to LO payment processing unit
11. Support in the preparation of the weekly SNLR reports
12. Any other task requested to undertake

Standard Minimum Qualifications

Education:

Completion of Secondary School Education. A Post-secondary school certificate in the following fields is desirable: Development Studies, International Affairs, Economics, Social Sciences, or any other field relevant to international development Assistance

Experience:

Four or more years of experience in programme implementation and monitoring.

Language:

Proficiency in oral and written communication in English and Somali is a must.

Knowledge & Skills:

• Knowledge and experience of the use of SCOPE is desirable
• Experience in Safety Net programming is desirable.
• Proven experience and ability to work under pressure and independently on technical matters with minimum supervision
• Understanding of Cash-based Programme in the humanitarian context

Terms and Conditions

Contract Duration: 11 months (initial)

Application Instructions

Interested and qualified candidates are requested to submit online applications through E-Recruitment.

Applications that do not meet the above requirements will be disregarded. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

WFP seeks applicants of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our humanitarian principles.

WFP is an equal opportunity employer and we are committed to promoting diversity and gender balance.

The selection of candidates is made on a competitive basis.