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.

JOB PURPOSE

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

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT

Long-standing conflicts between cattle herders and farmers in the border lying areas of Falaba in northern Sierra Leone and Faranah in central Guinea (Haute Guinée) are intensifying with climate change, as water shortages undermine the viability of both herder and crop farmer livelihoods. With increasing numbers of cattle herders migrating from Guinea into Sierra Leone in recent years, the conflict, if left unaddressed, could further escalate, and destabilize both regions.

To address these challenges, WFP in partnership with the International Office of Migration in Sierra Leone and Guinea are to implement a cross-border project supported by the United Nations Peace Building Fund (UNPBF) that seeks to:

Strengthen the efficiency and accountability of institutions and mechanisms as well as cross-border relations that promote peaceful coexistence between cattle herders and crop farmers from border-lying communities in Falaba district and Faranah prefecture;
Strengthen social cohesion, trust and economic collaboration in the same communities through climate-smart livelihoods and herder and farmer cooperation; and
Improve cross border management capacities between Sierra Leone and Guinea through collecting and using data to develop evidence-based policies that mitigate conflicts among and between communities in the border area.

Under the direct supervision of the Programme Policy Officer (UNPBF) and in close consultation with the WFP Makeni Head of Sub-Office, the Programme Associate will be responsible for monitoring and supervising implementation of project activities and collecting data for accurate reports. Specifically, the Programme Associate will perform the following tasks:

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

1. Field- Coordination

Support coordination with district-level government partners and local stakeholders to ensure timely and quality implementation of the project at field level.
Work in close coordination with the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) at district level to ensure timely and quality implementation of planned agricultural livelihood activities in alignment with the seasonal calendar.
Work in close coordination with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) at field level to ensure an integrated and timely approach to programme implementation, ensuring that any challenges faced are flagged and addressed.
Work in close coordination with the NGO Cooperating Partner (CP), Talking Drums Studio at the field-level, ensuring strong integration with WFP’s livelihood activities.
Perform other related activities as requested.

2. Programme Implementation

Support the assessment and identification of viable asset creation sites to develop with food assistance.
In collaboration with MAF, assist the identification of Community Youth Contractors and lead farmers that can drive change in their communities.
Monitor and review food deliveries, storage, transportation and distribution at the designated sites and verifying if the amounts received have been properly recorded, damaged or suspected to be damaged.
Supervise the efficient distribution of food/cash and non-food items at the site and ensure proper distribution of entitlements, verifying that appropriate entitlements are distributed.
Implement Community Based Participatory Planning (CBPP) processes, supporting documentation, dissemination to partners and quality implementation.
Oversee the delivery of trainings to beneficiaries, ensuring quality implementation.

3. Monitoring and Reporting

In collaboration with WFP Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) unit, undertake weekly monitoring of project activities and ensure that these are effectively documented, and lessons learned incorporated into the project cycle.
Compile monthly monitoring data into a monthly report to be shared with the Programme Policy Officer to track project progress against the approved Integrated Results Framework (IRF).
Support compilation of quarterly and annual project narrative reports to UNPBF.
Closely monitor project expenditure to ensure that it is aligned with the approved project budget.
Collect case studies, to showcase the impact of the project UNPBF, donors and the public.

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education: A university degree or high-level Diploma supplemented by courses in; General Agriculture, Rural Development; Sociology; Development Economics; etc. A qualification in the design of land development, irrigation and IVS development is an added advantage.

Experience: A minimum of five years of progressively responsible experience, with proven success in effectively implementing projects in challenging rural contexts.

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. Project, Monitoring, Asset Management etc.). • Has contributed to implementation of programmes. • Has observed or assisted with policy discussions.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Position open to Sierra Leone Nationals only

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

WFP offers a competitive compensation package which will be determined by the contract type and selected candidate’s qualifications and experience.

The contract duration is 12 months for Fixed Term Contract holders.

Please visit the following websites for detailed information on working with WFP.

http://www.wfp.org Click on: “Our work” and “Countries” to learn more about WFP’s operations.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

22nd 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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Added 2 years ago - Updated 2 years ago - Source: wfp.org