Programme Assistant (Food Systems), SC5, Quelimane- Mozambique
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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 factors 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 RESPONSIBILITIES (not all-inclusive, nor exhaustive):
1. Perform specialized and/or standardized processes and activities within the specific technical area of work supporting alignment with wider programme policies and guidelines. 2. Provide project management and/or programme office support following established targets and WFP’s policies and procedures. 3. Within the specific area of responsibility, compile data and support analysis and preparation of reports (e.g. resource utilization, programme status, performance) in order to support operational decision-making. 4. Perform accurate, timely recording of data within the specific technical area of work following corporate standards and guidelines. 5. Oversee the implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of the project. 6. Supervise monitoring assistant technical work and provide guidance as needed. 7. Work and exchange information with internal counterparts and WFP CPs to support effective collaboration, implementation, and monitoring of ongoing project activities. 8. Support communication and activities with local partners, agencies, NGOs and government institutions. 9. Act as a point of contact for resolution of general operational queries requesting assistance where necessary.
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: At least 5 years of experience in related functional area. Language: Fluency in both oral and written communication in English and Portuguese languages.
DESIRED EXPERIENCES FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROLE:
• Strong understanding of the private sector oriented to rural market, food security and nutrition context, gender inequalities and agriculture development in Mozambique. • Demonstrated significant expertise providing support to the field project team and government staff. • Has facilitated communication with technical teams. • Has contributed to implementation of programmes. • Has observed or assisted with policy discussions.
LEADERSHIP FRAMEWORDK - 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, analyze 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 5
Duty Station: Quelimane - Zambezia
Duration: 12 months
This position is open to Mozambican Nationals Only.
Female and qualified applicants with disabilities are highly encouraged to apply.
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS
09th October 2023
Only Shortlisted Candidates will be contacted
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