Programme Assistant (Nutrition Sensitive) SSA5 - Maputo

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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.

Female and qualified applicants are especially encouraged to apply.

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). The pathways to Gender Equality and good Nutrition are mutually reinforcing to improve gender equality attention to Nutrition Sensitive Programming is of the essence essential.

Women and Children who are well-nourished perform better in school, are less likely to experience life threatening complications during pregnancy and childbirth or to give birth to underweight or premature babies. At the same time, attention to Gender dynamics when addressing stunting is likely to lead to improved Nutrition as it enables joint decision making within the family, including on intra-household food distribution, health seeking practices and family planning. This was underlined by findings in the 2011 Demographic and Health Survey highlighting that the Mother's nutritional status is closely correlated with the Child's Nutritional status and that the prevalence of chronic malnutrition reduces with the increase in the Mother's education level and the wealth quintile.

Social and cultural norms, lack of women’s Empowerment and limited Gender Equity highly influences the access to adequate diets for pregnant and lactating Women, adolescent girls and young Children. Thus, these vulnerable groups are unlikely to receive their fair share of the most nutritious foods (animal source foods, vegetables, fruits or fortified foods) despite being the group most in need. This situation is well documented with only 54% of adolescent girls and 36% of Women in reproductive age having the minimum dietary diversity and only 11% of children 6-23 months have minimum acceptable diet (IFAD 2016, SETSAN 2013).

JOB PURPOSE

As part of the efforts towards integrating Nutrition outcomes across the project portfolio, WFP Mozambique is expanding our Nutrition Sensitive Social behavior change communication Programming. Therefore, we are seeking committed professionals with the highest integrity to support this development.

At this level, job holders are responsible for the completion of a range of specialized and/or standardized processes and activities requiring some interpretation of standard guidelines and practices. Job holders are able to recommend a course of action to staff at various levels and may allocate tasks to other support staff. They work under minimum Supervision, perform basic analyses and compile reports to support information consistency and smooth implementation of programmes/projects. The position of Programme Assistant will report partially to the SBCC Team Leader of the Nutrition and HIV Unit as well as the Business Associate for all administrative related activities.

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education:

Completion of Secundary School. A post secundary certificate in Nutrition or related area desirable.

Experience:

Minimum of four years of experience implementing Nutrition technical programs. Experience Implementing programmes with increased level of responsibility. Experience participatipating and contribuiting in policy discussions.

Languages:

Fluency in both Portuguese and English.

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

• 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.
• Ability to analyze and consolidate quantitative and qualitative information from different sources (e.g. environment assessments) to inform transfer modality selection and programme development.
• Solid ability to interpret basic data in the context of WFP specialized fields to contribute to technical programme design, implementation and monitoring.
• Capacity to provide inputs into the development, implementation and realignment of high-quality emergency programmes.
• Understanding and application of basic principles of engagement with government & UN counterparts at the national or local level.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

1. Provide specialized expertise and contribute towards the development of project activities, plans and processes within the specific technical area of work ensuring alignment with wider programme policies and guidelines. This includes but is not limited to:

• Support the operational planning of nutrition sensitive SBCC responses;
• Support to the development and operationalization of HIV SBCC materials and responses;
• Support the operational planning of demand generation for PRN services;
• Support the adaptation of existing SBCC materials to the local context as well as the development of new tools and approaches;
• Support the development of nutritious recipes;

2. Prepare a variety of elaborated reports, and substantial data analysis (e.g. food assessment, desk review, recipe development, resource utilization, programme status, performance) and make recommendations to supervisors, ensuring deliverables adhere to corporate standards and quality control. 3. Coordinate and liaise with internal counterparts on the logistics for setting up partnerships for integrated responses and other administrative tasks. This will include, but not be limited to:

• Support the procurement process;
• Elaborate scope of work for CPs;
• Establishments of LoUs, FLAs and MoUs;

4. Foster relationships and support partnership-building with local partners, agencies, NGOs and government institutions to align activities under the joint response. 5. Support the capacity building of WFP staff, cooperating partners and national government within the area of nutrition and agricultural development. 6. Support the development of a concept notes on nutrition sensitive and SBCC related approaches. 7. Support all other SBCC and nutrition-sensitive projects under the Nutrition and HIV unit as needed.

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.

FUNCTIONAL CAPABILITIES

Capability Name Description of the behaviour expected for the proficiency level Programme Lifecycle & Food Assistance Can facilitate implementation of food assistance programmes under guidance using basic understanding of principles and good practices of programme design, implementation and monitoring. Transfer Modalities (Food, Cash, Vouchers) Demonstrates ability to facilitate, under guidance, food assistance programme implementation that deploys full range of transfer modalities with an understanding of basic principles guiding modality selection and implementation. Knowledge of Specialized Areas Understands basic technical concepts and data andtheir 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/Govt Understands and applies basic principles of engagement with government counterparts at the national or local level.

OTHER SPECIFIC JOB REQUIREMENTS

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

This position is applicable only to Mozambican Nationals.

Position Title: Programme Assistant (Nutrition Sensitive) SSA5

Contract Type: Special Service Agreement

Number of positions: 1

Duty Station: Maputo

Contract Duration: 5 Months

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

19th November 2021

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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.