Programme Associate (Refugees Resilience & Capacity Strengthening

Contract

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WFP considers supporting livelihoods and building resilience as essential to maintain stability in society and to enhance the social integration of refugees among host communities, especially amid increasing and pressing needs and tensions. As a response to the challenges facing refugees in Egypt, WFP provides holistic interventions to vulnerable registered refugees and their host communities. Through this approach, WFP can address the underlying causes of vulnerability, promote social cohesion, and reduce the risks of social tensions for economic reasons. Under a soon-to-be launched project funded through KOICA, WFP is planning to focus on resilience-building activities to increase stability and social cohesion among refugees and their host communities in Greater Cairo, Alexandria Damietta, and Matrouh.The main outcome of the project is to enhance livelihoods and social cohesion among refugees and host communities in low-income areas through a series of activities - Vocational training on highly marketable skills and qualifications for 15,000 beneficiaries. - Fostering private sector engagement for on-the-job training opportunities - Promote refugees and host community economic empowerment through facilitating access to financial services and micro-grants for the establishments of Income Generating Activities.
- Implementation of awareness support workshops that promote stress relief and healthy cop-ing strategies. - Structured group psychosocial support sessions (PSS). - Strengthen the capacity strengthening for community centers staff and community center re-habilitation in targeted areas. - Capacity building of Community Development Associations (CDA) staff. - Capacity Building of health unit workers. - Capacitating the Health units working under the CDAs umbrella. - Transfer of monthly conditional cash-based vouchers upon regular health/nutrition monitoring visits at medical care facilities.
- Awareness raising for mothers and the community on health and nutrition practices during the First 1,000 days - Strengthen the capacity for the service providers on the First 1,000 days, maternal and child health and nutritional care services.
- Organize culinary training for refugee mothers and the host community to improve their culi-nary skills for providing nutritious foods, as well as promote culinary knowledge exchange between refugee mothers and the host community.

Under the direct supervision of the Strategic Outcome 2 Manager for refugees and migrants assistance, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks: • Provide necessary support for the targeting & registration process of beneficiary refugees and host communities, • Prepare a range of reports and data analysis to highlight the food security status of targeted beneficiaries. • Explore possibilities/innovations for the transition of relief assistance into transitional activi-ties that will integrated food security, livelihood, and resilience approach for Egypt CO. • Conduct regular field visits to ensure effective delivery of WFP’s assistance in terms of CBT and livelihood activities. • Take part in organizing donor field missions to monitor project activities • Take part in WFP CP CBT Working Group meetings • Effectively Liaise with Cash-Based Transfers, Livelihood & Vulnerability Assessment Mapping units in the WFP Country Office

• Accountability
• Adaptability and Flexibility
• Client Orientation
• Commitment and Motivation
• Communication
• Creativity
• Ethics and Values
• Integrity
• Managing Performance
• Planning and Organizing
• Professionalism
• Respect for Diversity
• Self-Management
• Technological Awareness
• Working in Teams

in programme and policy, humanitarian and development assistance or any other related field.

• Good communication, analytical and report writing skills • Has experience of conducting surveys/ assessments. • Ability to work independently and respond to feedback in a timely and professional manner, • Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail and ability to contribute to ateam.

Cairo, Egypt is a family duty station with a wide range of services (health, education and leisure) and good living conditions. Cairo (and Egypt) has long been a center of the region’s political and cultural life, with high levels of tourism. Like other similar cities, Cairo offers good quality of life in terms of access to shopping centers, banks, medical services, educational facilities, cultural events, etc.

The Arab Republic of Egypt has a unique geographical position in Northeast Africa, at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, on the Mediterranean and Red Sea, and its connection to Sub Saharan Africa through the Nile Valley. The country is defined by desert and the Nile, the longest river on Earth. The WFP Country Office in Egypt is located in Maadi, a relatively quiet suburb of Cairo. Furnished apartments are readily available in the neighborhood which is also the preferred area for expatriates working in WFP. Administrative staff in WFP CO can assist the UN Volunteer in identifying suitable and safe housing in consultation with WFP Security Unit.