Capacity Building Assistant SC5

Programme & Policy

Overview

Assist in capacity building and training implementation.

You have:

• Bachelor’s Degree in education or other related disciplines.
• 2 years of professional experience.
• Experience in education and/or corporate training including preparation of course material, preparation of training schedules, organization of classes/workshops/self-study modules.
• Preferably having experience of preparation and delivery of online training.
• Preferably having experience on donor financed projects, project management, and rural development.
• Good written and spoken English.

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World Food Programme

Vacancy Announcement

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

Selection of staff is made on a competitive basis, and we are committed to promoting diversity and gender balance.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

Contract type Service Contract SC5 Post Title Capacity Building Assistant Number of Post Two Duty Station Naypyitaw Report To Capacity Building Specialist Duration of Service 12 months (Extendable) Opening Date for Application 06 November 2020 Closing Date for Application 15 November 2020

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.

In emergencies, WFP gets food to where it is needed, saving the lives of victims of war, civil conflict and natural disasters. After an emergency, WFP uses food to help communities rebuild their shattered lives. On average, WFP reaches more than 80 million people with food assistance in 75 countries each year. The organization has the global footprint, deep field presence and local knowledge and relationships necessary to provide access to nutritious food and contribute to the lasting solutions, especially in many of the world’s most remote and fragile areas. WFP has been presented in Myanmar since 1994 and is now focusing on helping the Government reach its national Zero Hunger Challenge by 2025. WFP’s work in the country is guided by three priorities: emergency preparedness and response; nutrition; and provision of social safety nets. The Myanmar CSP 2018-2022 approved by the WFP Executive Board in November 2017 and it aims to contribute to three Strategic Outcomes that are aligned to four Strategic Results of SDG 2 (Zero Hunger) and SDG 17 (Partnerships for Development). A total of eight Activities are planned to be implemented to achieve the contributions to the three Strategic Outcomes. Under the Integrated Road Map (IRM) WFP has committed to a new way of working, linking not only all activities to the defined Strategic Outcomes but also linking the resources used for implementing the activities to the results achieved.

The three strategic outcomes are: SO1: Crisis-affected people in food-insecure areas meet their food and nutrition needs all year round. Lifesaving food and/or cash will be provided to women, men, girls and boys affected by natural disasters, armed conflict and inter-communal violence. SO 2: “Vulnerable people in states and regions with high food insecurity and/or malnutrition have access to food all year round.” WFP will provide food/cash assistance to vulnerable populations while providing technical assistance to support the government in strengthening its social protection programmes, food systems and emergency preparedness capacity. SO 3: “Children under 5 in Myanmar have improved nutrition in line with national targets by 2022.” WFP will contribute to increasing the availability and access to safe and nutritious food for vulnerable and affected populations in crisis and non-crisis situations to enhance their nutrition and resilience. WFP will also support the government in implementing national nutrition.

PROJECT BACKGROUND

The Republic of the Union of Myanmar has received financing from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to implement a 6 years project named Resilient Community Development Project (RCDP).The Department of Rural Development (DRD) under the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation (MOALI) is the implementing Agency. The Main Implementing Consultant and its team of expert will be contracted to support the implementation of the programme in all its aspects. WFP is bidding to assume the role of the MIC. The advertised position would be part of the team of experts proposed by WFP to assume the role of the MIC.

The main outcome of the project is to improve standard of living and resilience of targeted communities through three outputs: (i) development of climate and disaster resilient community infrastructure; (ii) development of resilient livelihood activities for poor men and women; and (iii) strengthening of institutional and organizational capacity of communities and government. The project will adopt a proven Community-Based Development (CBD) approach to deliver community infrastructure and livelihood subprojects to 17 poor, vulnerable townships covering 791 village tracts and 2,942 villages with a population of about 1.8 million people.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

The staff will support the international and national specialists in the planning and implementation of training and capacity building for project staff and DRD counterparts. :

• Assist the capacity building activities in project clusters;
• Assist training events for DRD staff, SSPs staff and villagers;
• Assist all training activities for village tracts and village level groups;
• Work closely with the SSPs, assist in devising strategies for effective community mobilization in the project village tracts based on RCDP’s experience and shared experience of similar projects in Myanmar;
• Assist to ensure that all PIU staff are fully familiar with, and have working knowledge of all reporting requirements for RCDP’s community project cycle;
• Assist in update the designs and related materials and lead the implementation of RCDP’s standard training packages;
• Assist the training designs and materials in accordance with the project design as well as collecting feedback from the training team and the field implementers;
• In collaboration with relevant experts and team members, design and administer training of trainers (TOT), as necessary;
• Assist in the development of innovative/non-traditional training approaches which are responsive to the varied learning environments and backgrounds of participants (e.g. ethnic groups, women, low literacy participants);
• Provide technical support to the PMU and PIU training team in terms of (a) planning and scheduling the delivery of standard training packages; (b) undertaking preparatory/pre-training activities; and (c) actual conduct of training;
• Assist in developing the establishment of a system, including templates, for training evaluation and reporting of training progress and outcomes;
• Assist in translations done in training materials and documents; and
• Assist in collaboration with the PM/TL provide monitoring and follow-up inputs on the capacity building plan implementation.

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Degree in education or other related disciplines
• 2 years of professional experience
• Experience in education and/or corporate training including preparation of course material, preparation of training schedules, organization of classes/workshops/self-study modules
• Preferably having experience of preparation and delivery of online training
• Preferably having experience on donor financed projects, project management, and rural development
• Experienced in preparing and delivering training modules
• Preferably having experience of donor-financed projects and programs
• Good written and spoken English

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

This post is opened for Myanmar Nationals Only. Applications received after the closing date will not be considered. Only short-listed candidates will be notified.

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Female applicants and qualified applicants from developing countries are especially encouraged to apply

WFP has zero tolerance for discrimination and does not discriminate on the basis of HIV/AIDS status.

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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