Programme Assistant (School Feeding) G5

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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.

WHY TO WORK AT WFP?

Join us to make a difference!

SAVING & CHANGING LIVES ❤ Make a difference, the world will notice. We are driven by our mission to fight world hunger and feed people’s dreams of a brighter future.

GLOBAL COMMUNITY 🌍 Build bridges that unite people across the world. Being part of a global, diverse and multicultural community like WFP, will continuously expose you to new ideas and perspectives.

UNLIMITED POSSIBILITIES 💡 Unlock possibilities you never thought you'd find. WFP goes anywhere it is needed and does whatever it takes to get the job done.

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT

WFP is supporting the National School Feeding Programme by providing daily school meals to around 500,000 students through two different modalities: The healthy school feeding model (HSFM) and the date bars model. The HSFM model consists of providing healthy nutritious meals prepared at healthy productive kitchens located across 6 governorates to students from KG to sixth grade in selected schools in the host community, while for the date bars model, WFP provides 80 grams of fortified biscuits for around 30,000 school-aged children in both Syrian Refugee Camps in Jordan (Zaatari & Azraq), as well as support the Ministry of education biscuits programme by providing date bars to around 380,000 school-aged children attending schools in the host community.

JOB PURPOSE

The purpose of this appointment is to support the field operations team in coordination with the Country Office School Feeding Pogramme Unit in aligning goals and resources with the Field Office priorities, be heavily involved in the prgoramme’s delivery and monitoring in refugee camps and host community under direct supervision of the School Feeding Programme Associate.

This position is based in WFP Mafraq field office inside Zaatari camp, with regular travels to Azraq & Zaatari camps in addition to other governorates as work requires.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

1. Support the implementation of the School Feeding programme at the field level in refugee camps and the host community, under supervision of the Programme Associate (Field Office, School Feeding) and in coordination with School Feeding unit at the country office level. 2. Perform specialized and/or standardized processes and activities within the specific technical area of work supporting alignment with wider programme policies and guidelines. 3. Provide project management and/or general office support following established targets and WFP’s policies and procedures. 4. Ensure presence in the field and on-site monitoring for the School Feeding Programme operations and flag any potential risks to the supervisor as needed. 5. Within the specific area of responsibility, compile data and support analysis and preparation of reports in order to support operational decision-making. 6. Perform accurate, timely recording of data within the specific technical area of work (such as MDRs) following corporate standards and guidelines. 7. Work and exchange information with internal counterparts to support effective collaboration, implementation and monitoring of ongoing project activities. 8. Support communication and activities with local partners, agencies, NGOs and government institutions, under directions of the supervisor. 9. Follow standard emergency preparedness practices to ensure WFP is able to quickly respond and deploy needed resources to affected areas at the onset of the crisis. 10. Other tasks as requested by Supervisor.

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education: Completion of secondary school education. A post-secondary certificate in one or more of the following disciplines: International Affairs, Social Protection, Social Sciences, Nutrition, or Project Management. University degree is desirable.

Experience: At least five years of progressively responsible support experience in programme implementation, including experience in school feeding programmes or education, nutrition, emergency response related programmes , etc., including at least one year in refugee camps context. Working experience in programme monitoring, programme reporting, and capacity building will be an added advantage.

Language: Fluency in both oral and written communication in Arabic and English.

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

• Knowledge of Project Cycle Management • Good communication skills both written and verbal • Good coordination skills • Ability to prepare and present reports • Sound judgment • Positive team player • Ability to work positively under pressure • Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

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.

EXPECTED BENEFITS:

WFP Offers a diverse range of benefits and entitlements including annual, sick and parental leaves, allowance for the eligible spouse and children and UN Joint pension Funds. In addition to a life Changning experience that save and change lives.

WFP is following the UN salary scale in Jordan; the expected net pensionable salary ranges between 16,767 and 21,422 JOD per year; depending on the years of experience exceeding the minimum requirements.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Applications must be submitted online through WFP e-Recruitment System

• Internal WFP staff can access the VA through the internal WFP CAREER page via the link: http://newgo.wfp.org/services/e-recruitment
• External applicants are kindly requested to follow the link: http://www1.wfp.org/careers/job-openings

Make sure that you answer all mandatory questions accurately and to attach your updated CV in English.

• Join WFP to be part of saving lives and changing lives: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4rFCbNDXiw&feature=youtu.behttp://ar.wfp.org/videos/recruitment-video-ar

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

30 April 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.