Programme Associate G6 (Gharm, Rasht District), Tajikistan

Programme & Policy

Overview

Provide technical support and project management expertise for food programs.

You have:

• Completion of secondary school education. A post-secondary certificate in the related functional area.
• At least six years of work experience in recovery, resilience and/or climate change-related initiatives.
• Progressively responsible relevant professional experience in food security, vulnerability analysis, early warning.
• Minimum 3 years of progressive experience in programme and project implementation working in the private business sector, government agencies, UN, non-profit national or international organizations.
• Proficiency in Windows MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and with data analysis and visualization software.
• Behavioral competencies such as action management, client orientation, cognitive capacity, innovation, partnering and teamwork.

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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.

Qualified female applicants and people with disabilities are highly 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). 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.

The United Nations World Food Programme's (WFP) Tajikistan Country Strategic Plan (CSP) 2023-2026 outlines strategic priorities aimed at supporting livelihoods, strengthening value chains, and enhancing food assistance delivery mechanisms, among others. Aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) for Tajikistan (2023-2026) and the Government of Tajikistan National Development Strategy (NDS) through 2030, the CSP seeks to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly SDG 2 (Zero Hunger) and SDG 17 (Partnerships for the Goals).

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

JOB TITLE: Programme Associate TYPE OF CONTRACT: G6 Level, Fixed Term UNIT/DIVISION: Programme DUTY STATION: Gharm town, Rasht district, Tajikistan DURATION:12 months with possibility of extension

JOB PURPOSE

One of the key outcomes of the CSP is to strengthen livelihoods and resilience capacities among food-insecure and vulnerable populations in urban and rural areas. This objective underscores the importance of ensuring that interventions are implemented efficiently and effectively to maximize impact.

The purpose of the Programme Associate assignment is to advance the objectives outlined in the CSP by providing technical support, project management expertise, and capacity building initiatives. The Programme Associate will play a critical role in supporting livelihoods, strengthening value chains, and enhancing food assistance delivery mechanisms. Additionally, the Programme Associate will facilitate collaboration with internal and external stakeholders, contribute to data analysis and reporting, and address operational challenges to ensure the timely and effective delivery of WFP interventions.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

Provide technical support and assist in the development and implementation of various activities and processes within the specific area of work supporting alignment with wider programme policies and guidelines. • Provide specialized project management support to specific and/or defined programmes to ensure that the various activities are performed within the established targets following WFP’s policies and procedures. • Within the specific area of responsibility, prepare a range of reports and data analysis (e.g. food assistance needs, resource utilization, programme status, performance) and highlight trends/issues ensuring deliverables adhere to corporate standards and quality control. • Ensure and/or perform accurate, timely recording of data within the specific technical area of work (e.g. assistance programmes, food security and vulnerability assessments) and consistency of information presented to stakeholders.

• Liaise with internal counterparts to support effective collaboration, implementation and monitoring of ongoing project activities. • Coordinate and communicate with local partners, agencies, NGOs and government institutions to perform accurate food security analyses and to ensure efficient delivery of food assistance. • Support the capacity building of WFP staff, cooperating partners and national government within the specific technical area. • Act as a point of contact for resolution of a range of operational queries and problems within a specific technical area of responsibility. • Oversee and/or review the work of other support staff, providing practical advice and guidance, to contribute to delivering objectives to agreed standards and deadlines. • 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.

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education: Completion of secondary school education. A post-secondary certificate in the related functional area.

Experience: • At least six years of work experience in recovery, resilience and/or climate change-related initiatives. Work experience with UN Agencies and/or INGOs is considered an asset. • Progressively responsible relevant professional experience in food security, vulnerability analysis, early warning.

• Minimum 3 years of progressive experience in programme and project implementation working in the private business sector, government agencies, UN, non-profit national or international organizations. A focus on Social and Education sphere will be considered as an asset; • Experience in liaison with national counterparts such as local authorities, state agencies and ministries; • Proven ability to develop and maintain effective relations with counterparts and staff within the office and external stakeholders, including donors, NGO partners, other UN agencies and/or private businesses; • Ability to plan and organize work, resourcefulness, initiative and problem-solving skills. • At least three years of progressive experience in supporting design and implementation of monitoring systems and/or feedback mechanisms with UN agencies, government entities, or civil society; • Proficiency in Windows MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and with data analysis and visualization software; • Behavioral competencies such as action management, client orientation,cognitive capacity, innovation, partnering and teamwork.

OTHER SPECIFIC JOB REQUIREMENTS

Coaching team in the most effective ways to communicate WFP’s Strategic Objectives to WFP team and partners in the field; • Implementing new methods or tools to improve team’s work processes and productivity. • Mapping team’s activities and tasks to specific successes in beneficiary communities to showcase positive impact. • Identifying skill development opportunities such as training modules or on-the-job experiences for self, colleagues and direct reports; • Identifying opportunities to be creative in own work and to help team be more innovative and accurate in their respective tasks and areas of work; • Provides accurate guidance to team on expected responsibilities and tasks, whilst also upholding own commitment to the team. • Articulating to colleagues or direct reports the value of contributing to other WFP teams and agency partnerships in fulfilling WFP’s goals and objectives. • Demonstrating 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. • Organizing, monitoring, and prioritizing own and team’s efforts to ensure that they will fulfil the needs of internal and external partners. • Understanding and applies basic principles of engagement with government counterparts at the national or local level and basic technical concepts of data and their relevance to food assistance.

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.

DELIEVERABLES

Technical and Project Management Support: Comprehensive documentation providing technical support and specialized project management assistance to specific programmes, ensuring activities adhere to established targets and WFP policies. 2. Data Analysis and Reporting: Detailed reports and data analysis highlighting trends, issues, and programme status within specific technical areas, ensuring adherence to corporate standards and quality control measures. 3. Data Recording and Documentation: Timely and accurate recording of data within specific technical areas of work, ensuring consistency, reliability, and compliance with reporting requirements. 4. Stakeholder Engagement and Collaboration: Documentation of liaison activities with internal counterparts, local partners, government institutions, and other stakeholders to support effective collaboration, implementation, and monitoring of project activities. 5. Capacity Building Initiatives: Detailed documentation of capacity building initiatives conducted for WFP staff, cooperating partners, and national government within specific technical areas, contributing to the strengthening

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

All applications should be received no later than Tuesday 9th April (11:59 PM Local Tajikistan Time)

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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

Qualified female applicants and people with disabilities are highly encouraged to apply

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.

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