Monitoring Assistant (Food Systems), SC4, Gurue- Zambezia

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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

Mozambique, with an estimated population of 31 million people, is classified as a low-income, food-deficit country, ranked 180 out of 188 countries on the Human Development Index. Mozambique is one of the most disaster-prone countries in the world; while the southern and central regions regularly experience droughts, floods occur every two to three years along the major river basins and in poorly drained urban settlements. The regularity of these events perpetuates a cycle of vulnerability and emphasizes the need for adequate disaster preparedness, prevention, and management. Two decades ago, Mozambique was one of the most impoverished and capacity-constrained countries in the world. Over the past decade, Mozambique has ranked amongst the top ten fastest-growing economies in the world, however strong and steady economic growth has not been translated into a proportionate reduction of poverty.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT

The Mastercard Foundation (the Foundation) and the World Food Programme (WFP) have entered a five-years (2022-2027) project partnership to strengthen food systems along agricultural value chains, and target young men and young women participants in Mozambique, for improved job opportunities. The initiative is aligned with the Country Office’s (CO) newly approved Country Strategic Plan (CSP) 2022-2026, namely under WFP’s Strategic Objective 3: Vulnerable and shock-affected communities, households, women, and young people in targeted areas have more equitable, resilient, sustainable, and climate-smart livelihoods through enhanced adaptive and productive capacities that enable them to meet their food and nutrition needs by 2030. Through key entry points across the food system and linkages, Strategic Objective 3 will be achieved through an integrated package of climate risk management, livelihood support, adaptive agriculture, and smallholder agricultural market support.

According to the National Institute of Statistics (INE), Mozambique population in 2023 is estimated around 32 million people, of which 65 percent is represented by rural population. In the rural areas, youth between 18 – 35 years amount approximately to 7 million individuals, constituting the second most numerous group, after children.2 Youth unemployment is a key issue, many young women and men are driven into marginal jobs in the informal economy, both in rural and urban areas. The main challenges for sustainable employment in rural areas are high illiteracy levels, scarce vocational and technical training opportunities, and lack of productive assets or the capital necessary to successfully kick-start small and family-owned businesses. Considering that most participants of the Kufungula Muae project will be young women and young men, the project will adopt a gender transformative approach aligned with WFP Gender Policy (2022). It is fundamental to tackle the inequalities that oppress and discriminate women and girls by promoting equity and the empowerment of all, through enabling environments that foster equitable job opportunities. Women's economic empowerment is a key means of achieving gender equality, it involves women having the capacity to determine and shape their own lives and contribute to the lives of their families, communities, and societies.

In line with the MasterCard Foundation Young Africa Works´ strategy and building from WFP’s existing value chain coordination, WFP firmly believes that this is a crucial opportunity to expand support to smallholder farmers by promoting and increasing the inclusion of youth and women, especially young women, as key actors in the agricultural sector, with a right to remuneration for their work, access to correct and up to date information, and tools to improve their practices and decision-making power both at the community and household level. This will be achieved by understanding and addressing the root causes of low participation and limited integration of youth and women in the agricultural sector (on-farm and off-farm), combined with scaling up interventions that reflect the identified root causes, aimed at making the value chains more inclusive and profitable thus creating formal and informal employment opportunities that are accessible and attractive to youth and more particularly to women.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

1. Act as project focal point at district level, with the direct technical support and supervision of provincial programme assistant. 2. Verify the planned activities, reporting issues or discrepancies to the supervisor for timely resolution of problems and to ensure that the quantity distributed, and the quality of the operation is in line with WFP standards. 3. Maintain information records and monitoring plan documentation, such as records of commodity movements and programme checklists, in order to assist in the effective delivery and distribution of non-food items and other items related to project activities. 4. Collate assistance programme(s) data in accordance with clear direction, in order to support programme reviews and informative decision-making. 5. Provide guidance for cooperating partners on WFP operational practices, monitoring tools and methods in order to support them to complete self-monitoring tasks and to contribute to the visibility of WFP in the coverage areas. 6. Liaise and provide guidance to cooperating partners and internal counterparts to gather feedback, data in the field, and comments to support programme reviews and improve services. 7. Receive and collate comments and feedback from cooperating partners, and project participants to support identifying programmatic issues with a view to fostering efficient operations. 8. Prepare field mission reports to document programme implementation.

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education: A post-secondary certificate in the related in Agriculture, Agribusiness, Economics, Supply Chain, Development studies or a field relevant to international development assistance.

Experience: Has experience analysing programme output and outcome data. • General knowledge of WFP monitoring and evaluation systems and standards. • Has facilitated communication with technical teams.

Languages: Fluency in Portuguese and English. Knowledge of local languages is highly desirable.

WFP LEADERSHIP FRAMEWORK - OUR BEHAVIOUR MATTERS

• Leads by Example with Integrity

Lives WFP values and shows humanity and integrity by role modelling care for others.

• Drives Results and Delivers on Commitments

Delivers on commitments and adapts readily to change.

• Fosters Inclusive and Collaborative Teamwork

Is inclusive and collaborative, and contributes to a culture of learning and personal growth.

• Applies Strategic Thinking

Demonstrates commitment to gather perspectives, analyse options and risks, and propose new ways of doing things.

• Builds and Maintains Sustainable Partnerships

Builds and nurtures external partnerships & collaborates with partners to deliver common objectives.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Type of contract: Service Contract, Level 4

Duty Station: Gurue- Zambezia

Duration: 12 months

This position is open to Mozambican Nationals Only.

Female and qualified candidates with disabilities are highly encouraged to apply.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

DEADLINE: 09th October, 2023

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WFP has a zero-tolerance approach to conduct such as fraud, sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to WFP’s standards of conduct and will therefore undergo rigorous background verification internally or through third parties. Selected candidates will also be required to provide additional information as part of the verification exercise. Misrepresentation of information provided during the recruitment process may lead to disqualification or termination of employment

WFP will not request payment at any stage of the recruitment process including at the offer stage. Any requests for payment should be refused and reported to local law enforcement authorities for appropriate action.