Programme Associate (Emergency Preparedness and Response), SC6 – Maputo

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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

These jobs are found in Regional Bureaux (RBs), Country Offices (COs), Area/Field Offices (AOs/FOs). Job holders typically report to a Programme Policy Officer or Head of Field Office.

At this level, job holders are expected to demonstrate responsibility and initiative to respond independently to various queries with only general guidance. There is a requirement to use judgment in dealing with unforeseen operational problems on a daily basis. Job holders are expected to manage resources and coach and coordinate support staff.

JOB PURPOSE

Under the Strategic Outcome 1 of the new CSP, WFP has committed to ensuring that people are better able to meet their food and essential needs, through support to crisis-affected populations to have safe and equitable access to adequate and nutritious food.

More specifically under Act 1 of the new CSP 2022-2026, WFP aims to save lives and protect the food security and nutrition status of vulnerable populations affected by shocks and strengthen essential health and nutrition service delivery, while leveraging opportunities to initiate resilience building and self-reliance activities. actions associated with social protection, food security and nutrition, school feeding, and emergency response.

Whilst WFP will continue to augment government capacity for emergency response, this CSP’s focus on capacity and systems strengthening promotes resilience and long-term sustainability and scalability of national responses.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not All-inclusive)

• Support update and review the capacity strengthening needs mapping matrix of INGC and identify specific capacity strengthening needs and priority areas of support from WFP
• Identify the gaps and relevant areas requiring assistance from WFP
• Development of annual work plans
• Support with the development of joint fund-raising strategy
• Support and Participate in the design and development of tools and systems aiming at improving the efficiency and effectiveness of disaster preparedness and response capacities
• Support the development of the electronic registration platforms that are compatible with the already existing Government systems such as INAS single registry System, Information and management systems available at CENOE
• In coordination with WFP IT identify equipment needs at central and decentralized level
• Follow up on equipment purchase and provision to INGC;
• Support INGC to conduct trainings to the relevant staff at decentralized level and conduct pilots on using mobile devices for beneficiary registration,
• Support INGC to pilot beneficiary registration in target districts
• Support conducting lessons learnt exercises and improvement of tools and mechanisms for an efficient humanitarian response
• Perform other duties as needed Support CO to update the capacity needs assessment to INGC and ensure that annual Work Plans are produced implemented and monitored

Standard Minimum Qualifications

Education: University degree or equivalent qualification, preferably in a field or discipline relevant to the position, i.e. food security, humanitarian assistance, information technology, information systems, or communication. Significant relevant experience may be considered in place of a university degree.

Experience: Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in the areas of humanitarian assistance science, humanitarian affairs, food security, information technology, information systems, or communication.

Language: Fluency in English and Portuguese language, both orally and in writing.

4Ps CORE ORGANISATIONAL CAPABILITIES

Purpose

• Understand and communicate the Strategic Objectives: Coaches team in the most effective ways to communicate WFP’s Strategic Objectives to WFP team and partners in the field.
• Be a force for positive change: Implements new methods or tools to improve team’s work processes and productivity.
• Make the mission inspiring to our team: Maps team’s activities and tasks to specific successes in beneficiary communities to showcase positive impact.
• Make our mission visible in everyday actions: Explains to teammates how each unit contributes to the overall WFP mission.

People

• Look for ways to strengthen people’s skills: Identifies skill development opportunities such as training modules or on-the-job experiences for self, colleagues and direct reports.
• Create an inclusive culture: Facilitates team building activities to build rapport in own unit.
• Be a coach & provide constructive feedback: Facilitates the pairing of junior colleagues with coaches within own team.
• Create an “I will”/”We will” spirit: Proactively anticipates potential challenges and develops mitigation plans to ensure that team meets goals and targets.

Performance

• Encourage innovation & creative solutions: Identifies opportunities to be creative in own work and to help team be more innovative and accurate in their respective tasks and areas of work.
• Focus on getting results: Monitors team’s deliverables and provides feedback to ensure outcomes are delivered consistently and accurately.
• Make commitments and make good on commitments: Provides accurate guidance to team on expected responsibilities and tasks, whilst also upholding own commitment to the team.
• Be Decisive: Sets an example and provides guidance to junior team members on when to escalate issues when faced with challenging issues in the workplace or in the field.

Partnership

• Connect and share across WFP units: Facilitates partnerships with other WFP units to accomplish missions in the field.
• Build strong external partnerships: Sets an example and provides guidance to team on how to build relationships with external partners.
• Be politically agile & adaptable: Articulates to colleagues or direct reports the value of contributing to other WFP teams and agency partnerships in fulfilling WFP’s goals and objectives.
• Be clear about the value WFP brings to partnerships: Organizes, monitors, and prioritizes own and team’s efforts to ensure that they will fulfil the needs of internal and external partners.

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.

Other Specific Job Requirements

• Excellent command of data storage and management; Knowledge of spreadsheets and databases (MS Excel and MS Access) or other databases
• Desirable technical skills:
• The expertise of GIS software: ArcGIS preferably or other mapping software would be an asset
• Willingness and ability to work in challenging environments and often critical conditions
• Ability to work in a multicultural environment

Desired Experiences For Entry Into The Role

• Has worked with technical teams (i.e. nutrition, VAM, etc.).
• Has contributed to implementation of programmes.
• Has observed or assisted with policy discussions.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

This position is open to Mozambican Nationals only

Type of contract: Service Contract SC6

Duty Station: Maputo, Mozambique

Duration: 06 Months

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

Deadline: 16th March 2022

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.