Programme Assistant G4

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WFP Lesotho 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.

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.

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education

Degree qualification in any relevant social sciences fields

Experience:

At least 1 year of work experience, part of which should be in any work that entailed writing reports or minutes of meetings.

Knowledge & Skills:

Ability to organize and consolidate information in ways that are structured; quick to learn including through self-directed learning

Languages:

Fluency (level C) in English language

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT

This position will be under the overall guidance and direct supervision of the WFP Evaluation Manager, and day-to-day consultation with the WFP activity manager for Resilience and the project coordinator for adaptation fund.

JOB PURPOSE

This evaluation will be co-managed by the WFP Progamme Policy Officer (VAM/M&E) and the Economic Planner at the Ministry of Forestry. The co-managers will work under the overall guidance of the co-chairs of the evaluation committee (The WFP Deputy Country director and the director of Forestry at the Ministry). The purpose of the programme assistant position is to support the co-managers and the evaluation committee to ensure a smooth and efficient evaluation process.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

• Consolidate data/documents/reports,comments and feedback from stakeholders on draft inception report using the WFP inception report comments matrix and submit to the evaluation team leader, create and maintain a library for the evaluation.
• Assist the evaluation managers in the convening of evaluation committee and stakeholder/evaluation reference group meetings by making arrangements for meeting rooms, sending invitations etc.
• Prepare notes for the record of the meetings and submit these to the evaluation managers;
• Maintain up to date list of key stakeholders, making sure when there are changes the names of specific people are updated; share this information to the evaluation team to inform the communication and learning plan.
• Support the recruitment and training of research assistants as well as the management of all information related to the evaluation by maintaining a clear structure of the valuation documentation on SharePoint.
• Keep the evaluation schedule up to date up making changes when timelines shift, and share the updated schedule with the Regional Evaluation unit.
• Ensure that data sets collected by the evaluation are received and stored on the shared space for future analysis.
• Perform any other tasks as shall be allocated by the WFP evaluation manager.

4Ps CORE ORGANISATIONAL CAPABILITIES

Purpose

• Understand and communicate the Strategic Objectives: Helps teammates articulate WFP’s Strategic Objectives.
• Be a force for positive change: Suggests potential improvements to team’s work processes to supervisor.
• Make the mission inspiring to our team: Explains the impact of WFP activities in beneficiary communities to teammates.
• Make our mission visible in everyday actions: Articulates how own unit’s responsibilities will serve WFP’s mission.

People

• Look for ways to strengthen people's skills: Trains junior teammates on new skills and capabilities.
• Create an inclusive culture: Seeks opportunities to work with people from different backgrounds.
• Be a coach & provide constructive feedback: Serves as a peer coach for colleagues in same area of work.
• Create an “I will”/”We will” spirit: Tracks progress toward goals and shares this information on a regular basis with supervisor.

Performance

• Encourage innovation & creative solutions: Explores ways to consistently be more efficient and accurate in own areas of work and shares new methods of work with colleagues.
• Focus on getting results: Focuses on getting results and tracks trends in completion rates for own tasks to identify opportunities for efficiency.
• Make commitments and make good on commitments: Takes responsibility for own tasks and notifies supervisor as soon as possible of potential delays in meeting deadlines or commitments.
• Be Decisive: Independently decides what action to take when faced with critical choices in the workplace or in dangerous situations in the field.

Partnership

• Connect and share across WFP units: Suggests opportunities for partnering with other units to supervisor.
• Build strong external partnerships: Identifies opportunities to work with colleagues and partners in the field towards common goals.
• Be politically agile & adaptable: Develops an understanding of the value of WFP’s teams and external partners in fulfilling team’s goals and objectives.
• Be clear about the value WFP brings to partnerships: Aligns own activities with supervisor’s priorities to fulfill internal and external partner needs.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

22.10.2021

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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.