Programme Associate (FFA) SC6 Juba FO

Programme & Policy

Overview

Provide specialized support and analyses for food assistance programs

You have:

• Completion of secondary school education. A post-secondary certificate in the related functional area.
• Fluency in both oral and written communication in the UN language in use at the duty station and in the duty station’s language, if different.

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT # 159773

JOB TITLE:

Programme Associate (FFA)

TYPE OF CONTRACT:

Service Contract (SC) 6

UNIT/DIVISION:

Programme, Safety Nets & Resilience (SN&R) Unit

DUTY STATION (City, Country):

Juba FO, South Sudan

DURATION:

12 months

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WFP celebrates and embraces diversity. It is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all its employees and encourages qualified candidates to apply irrespective of race, colour, national origin, ethnic or social background, genetic information, gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, HIV status or disability.

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). Job holders typically report to a Programme Policy Officer or Head of Field Office. At this level, job holders are expected to demonstrate responsibility and initiative to respond independently to various queries with only general guidance. There is a requirement to use judgment in dealing with unforeseen operational problems on a daily basis. Job holders are expected to manage resources and coach and coordinate support staff.

JOB PURPOSE

To provide effective specialized support and technical analyses to policy and programme activities that effectively meet food assistance needs.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

1. Technical support to the Cooperation Partners (CPs) and Community Based Organisation (CBOs) to develop community based Cash and Food for-Asset (FFA) proposals;
2. Facilitate project proposal review committee meetings at sub office level, guide and support sub office on technical and budget issues and take the lead on project reviewing process;
3. Provide technical guidance to CPs and communities during monitoring visits;
4. Ensure all FFA partners possess sufficient technical capacity through conducting capacity building needs assessments, organisation of technical training and exchange visits and joint monitoring visits;
5. Provide technical inputs to monthly FFA technical group meetings as well as quarterly steering Committee meetings at the state level;
6. Actively lead and organise technical trainings on Community Based Participatory Planning, and other technical disciplines to the government, CPs, CBOs, and leading farmers;
7. Monitor FFA project implementation throughout the project cycle to ensure proper implementation of project activities as per the guidelines and standards including:
8. Oversee targeting processes to ensure it is done according to WFP’s FFA standards;

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES CONTINUED

1. Conduct regular monitoring visits to project sites during and after the project implementation period;
2. Analyse monitoring results, propose corrective actions to the CPs and follow-up with these action points;
3. Timely submission of monitoring reports
4. Monitor and track FFA food pipeline and distribution including preparation of monthly Distribution Plan (DP) and monthly distribution reports as well as analysis of these reports;
5. Document and disseminate success stories and lesson learnt;
6. Compile the progress and achievements of FFA project for various reporting requirement including periodic FFA progress reports, FFA input for sub-office weekly sitrep and FFA input to SPR and other donor reports,
7. Represent WFP in meetings on technical matters related to FFA;
8. Maintain good partnership with CPs, State Government counterpart, CBOs and others stakeholders’ coordination work include.
9. Monitoring of WFP supported field technical team consisted of representatives of various relevant state ministries, also ensure full accountability of WFP’s financial support to this team; and

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES CONTINUED

1. Ensure that State level steering committee and Technical Working Group meetings are held periodically;
2. Maintain technical –level partnership with any other relevant partners including FAO;
3. Arrange field visits for various mission as needed;
4. Prepare NFIs requirements based on the projects in the state and compile NFIs distributed to the partners;
5. Perform other job related duties as assigned.

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education: Completion of secondary school education. A post-secondary certificate in the related functional area. Language: Fluency in both oral and written communication in the UN language in use at the duty station and in the duty station’s language, if different.

4Ps CORE ORGANISATIONAL CAPABILITIES

Purpose

• Understand and communicate the Strategic Objectives: Coaches team in the most effective ways to communicate WFP’s Strategic Objectives to WFP team and partners in the field.
• Be a force for positive change: Implements new methods or tools to improve team’s work processes and productivity.
• Make the mission inspiring to our team: Maps team’s activities and tasks to specific successes in beneficiary communities to showcase positive impact.
• Make our mission visible in everyday actions: Explains to teammates how each unit contributes to the overall WFP mission.

People

• Look for ways to strengthen people's skills: Identifies skill development opportunities such as training modules or on-the-job experiences for self, colleagues and direct reports.
• Create an inclusive culture: Facilitates team building activities to build rapport in own unit.
• Be a coach & provide constructive feedback: Facilitates the pairing of junior colleagues with coaches within own team.
• Create an “I will”/”We will” spirit: Proactively anticipates potential challenges and develops mitigation plans to ensure that team meets goals and targets.

Performance

• Encourage innovation & creative solutions: Identifies opportunities to be creative in own work and to help team be more innovative and accurate in their respective tasks and areas of work.
• Focus on getting results: Monitors team’s deliverables and provides feedback to ensure outcomes are delivered consistently and accurately.
• Make commitments and make good on commitments: Provides accurate guidance to team on expected responsibilities and tasks, whilst also upholding own commitment to the team.
• Be Decisive: Sets an example and provides guidance to junior team members on when to escalate issues when faced with challenging issues in the workplace or in the field.

Partnership

• Connect and share across WFP units: Facilitates partnerships with other WFP units to accomplish missions in the field.
• Build strong external partnerships: Sets an example and provides guidance to team on how to build relationships with external partners.
• Be politically agile & adaptable: Articulates to colleagues or direct reports the value of contributing to other WFP teams and agency partnerships in fulfilling WFP’s goals and objectives.
• Be clear about the value WFP brings to partnerships: Organizes, monitors, and prioritizes own and team’s efforts to ensure that they will fulfil the needs of internal and external partners.

FUNCTIONAL CAPABILITIES

Capability Name Description of the behaviour expected for the proficiency level Programme Lifecycle & Food Assistance Demonstrates 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. Transfer Modalities (Food, Cash, Vouchers) Demonstrates ability to implement, under guidance, food assistance programmes deploying the full range of transfer modalities with an understanding of basic principles guiding modality selection and implementation. Broad Knowledge of Specialized Areas Understands basic technical concepts and data and their 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/Government Understands and applies basic principles of engagement with government counterparts at the national or local level.

DESIRED EXPERIENCES FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROLE

• Has worked 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

31st March 2022

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All employment decisions are made on the basis of organizational needs, job requirements, merit, and individual qualifications. WFP is committed to providing an inclusive work environment free of sexual exploitation and abuse, all forms of discrimination, any kind of harassment, sexual harassment, and abuse of authority. Therefore, all selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

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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