Programme Assistant SC-5

Programme & Policy

Overview

Assist in scaling up chakki fortification project for undernutrition.

You have:

• Completion of secondary school education. Bachelor’s in Nutrition/Sociology/Agriculture/Food Technology/Chemistry/Business area is desirable.
• Fluency in both oral and written communication in English and Urdu.
• Minimum 5 years experience in social safety protection/fortification/social mobilization programmes.

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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.

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: Completion of secondary school education. Bachelor’s in Nutrition/Sociology/Agriculture/Food Technology/Chemistry/Business area is desirable. Language: Fluency in both oral and written communication in the English and Urdu.

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT

Job is based in WFP Country Office Islamabad. Incumbent will report to Programme Policy Officer. 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.

JOB PURPOSE

To scale-up the chakki fortification project in a bid to address undernutrition and improve accessibility of fortified nutritious food to the most vulnerable population WFP is extending its support to chakkis/milling units. This support includes the technical strengthening of the mills in coordination with National and Provincial Fortification Alliances, National and Provincial Food Departments and Authorities Health Department. Under the overall supervision of the Head of The Nutrition, Social Protection and Education/Head of the Provincial Office and the direct supervision of the Food Technologist (Project Manager Fortification), the Programme Assistant will coordinate and assist in supervision of field project activities in five districts to effectively meet needs of the Flour Fortification through small scale mills (chakki) to ensure timely support in implementation of all field activities effectively meeting the needs of the chakki flour fortification through mills (Chakki) under the project.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

1. Provide support in supervision and monitoring of all field activities of the Business Support Assistants (BSAs) to ensure that selected chakki mills have adequate installation of mixing equipment provided by WFP, its calibrations and setting flow rate of premix as per standards prescribed by Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority. 2. Act as a point of contact for Chakkis Mills/Association, flour milling industry and district food department for effective coordination and collaboration ensuring district level planning and timely implementation of project activities. 3. Support the WFP project team in monitoring the capacity building activities for the staff of respective mills, food inspectors, laboratory staff and District Focal Person on fortification and quality assurance and quality control processes to promote sustainable and adequate fortification of wheat flour. 4. Ensure uninterrupted supply of micronutrient premix to the chakkis mills in the allocated territory, according to their requirements, through oversight supervision of all BSAs 5. Ensure smooth supply of Iron Spot Test Kits to chakkis mills for monitoring of fortified chakki flour at production, market and house-hold level through close monitoring of all BSAs in the two project districts. 6. Ensure that BSAs undertake timely collection of samples of chakki flour mills on regular basis and ensure its receipt at identified labs. 7. Oversee and/ or review the work of all BSAs ensuring adequately fortified chakki flour is produced and supplied in market and among consumers. 8. Ensure timely availability of accurate and timely recording of data for review and analysis by the WFP project team. 9. Provide support to the Food Technologist (Project Manager) in planning and undertaking awareness raising activities at the district level to generate demand for the fortified chakki flour in coordination with designated organization/agency. 10. Support the WFP Chakki project Team in regular collation of information and data from the chakki mills for its analysis and generation of monthly reports. 11. Identify issues and bottlenecks related to chakki fortification activities in the field, timely sharing with the WFP Chakki project team for mitigation measures. 12. Support the WFP project team in devising and implementing innovative approaches to the project. 13. Perform any other duties as may be assigned by WFP Food Technologist (Project 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.

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

This section is optional to describe additional responsibilities & knowledge required for the specific job.

DESIRED EXPERIENCES FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROLE

• Minimum 5-year experience in social safety protection/fortification/social mobilization programmes

• Has facilitated communication with technical teams (i.e. nutrition, VAM, etc.). • Has contributed to implementation of programmes. • Has observed or assisted with policy discussions.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

03 November 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.

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