Programme Associate: Resilience

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Selection of staff is made on a competitive basis, and we are committed to promoting diversity and gender balance.

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.

JOB PURPOSE

Since July 2019, WFP Country Office in Palestine has been implementing a resilience activity called “Enhancing the resilience of vulnerable smallholders through climate smart agricultural livelihood” by providing some of the poorest and severely food insecure households across the West Bank and the Gaza Strip with a range of climate resilient agricultural assets in an effort to improve their immediate food security and nutritional needs. The assets range from hydroponic vegetable and green fodder production units, wicking beds, home gardens, floating beds, greenhouses to provision of livestock. Training and coaching are provided to the beneficiaries to boost their technical skills to effectively use these assets to produce, harvest and in turn consume fresh vegetable and produce fodder and sell any surplus to generate income to improve their livelihoods, increasing their resilience and boosting local food and fodder production. WFP is now expanding to non-agricultural livelihoods, and support for the broader food system, including but not limited to food processing & packaging.

The project is run in cooperation with the Palestinian Authority’s (PA) Ministry of Social Development (MoSD), Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) and implemented through operational partnerships in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

Through this activity and other on-going consultations, WFP seeks to further strengthen the capacity and resilience of the beneficiaries to produce safe and nutritious food and generate results as evidence to access additional funding.

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT

The Programme Associate will be responsible for facilitating the implementation of the resilience activity in the West Bank and will function as a liaison between the WFP Jerusalem office and Gaza office. The Programme Associate will administer the day-to-day operations and follow-up on implementation in close cooperation with the project team in the Jerusalem office, with the cooperating partner and the relevant national institutions.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

Implementation and Follow-up on the Resilience Activity

• Provide technical support and assist in the development and implementation of a project referred to as the “resilience project”;

• Assist in preparing and updating of work plans for activities in the Gaza Strip, and follow up on the implementation;

• Liaisewith Gaza-based implementing partners and beneficiaries to ensure that all activities in the Gaza Strip are implemented and coordinated on timely and efficient manners.

Expansion of the Activity with the Private Sector and with Climate Finance Proposals

• Engage the cooperating partners and private sector in exploring opportunities and identifying potential marketing channels for beneficiaries’ surplus;
• Conduct extensive local research, develop new concept ideas and continuously share findings with the resilience project team;
• Search for and contribute to applications for climate finance.

Short Description

Coordination with the Government and the Partners

• Coordinate with technical staff at relevant PA ministries (MoA and MoSD in particular) and other institutions to ensure that field activities are consistent with and complementary to other on-going agricultural and empowerment projects;
• Support alignment with wider programme policies and guidelines;
• Coordinate with relevant government institutions (especially with the MoA and the Environment Quality Authority), academia and research centers for implementation support, potential cooperation, expansion and technical support;
• Explore the work of existing actors in the field of water-efficient practices and define potential collaboration.

Long Description

Monitoring, Data Gathering and Reporting

• Monitor the project to make sure all activities and outputs are delivered on time and within the budget according to the Monitoring and Evaluation plan as detailed in the project document;
• Contribute to data collection and information gathering;
• Prepare and follow-up on Cost-Benefit-Analyses (CBA);
• Draft progress reports and other documents in a timely manner for internal decision making and for external visibility;
• Contribute to feasibility assessments, studies, reviews etc. as required;
• Prepare a range of reports on regular basis and data analysis (e.g. programme status and performance and cost benefit analysis) to enable decision making process in terms of project expansion and development;
• Act as a focal point of reference for any query about resilience project in the West Bank;
• Record lessons learned and seek to convert these into knowledge and communication products and services;
• Advise on cooperating partner budgets, monitor expenditures and review invoices for timely payments based on performance;
• Perform other related duties as required.

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in the area of agroeconomics, agriculture, innovation, environment or climate change studies, engineering, or related studies. A Master’s degree in one of these fields is an asset;
• At least three years of experience in implementing and coordinating development and humanitarian projects, community and beneficiary mobilization, and liaising with project stakeholders;
• Very good communication skills in both Arabic and English (written and oral);
• Expertise and experience in climate resilient /innovative agriculture or livelihoods or climate change adaptation;
• Demonstrated experience in establishing and maintaining partnerships with government institutions, UN Agencies, NGOs and stakeholders;
• Experience with carrying out field work in vulnerable communities with people from different backgrounds, economic situations and in food insecure communities; gender and age sensitivity;

Desired Qualifications

• Expertise and experience in CBT is an asset
• Experience in working with government institutions and / or with international agencies is an asset;
• Strong time management skills with an ability to plan ahead, anticipate requirements, problems and obstacles, and an ability to juggle competing priorities successfully, and to work to tight deadlines;
• Ability to gather and process data;
• Ability and capability to conduct field visits and travel through the West Bank and Jerusalem

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.

Terms of Employment

• Contract Type: Service Contract SC
• Duty Station: East Jerusalem, Palestine co
• Job Title: Programme Associate: Resilience and Climate Change
• Period of the assignment: One Year
• Starting date: Expected start date for the position is late February 2022
• Remuneration: 10,701 ILS monthly,
• Social Insurance: 8.33% will be added on the monthly payment
• Renewal of contract: Subject to WFP needs, staff performance and the availability of funds
• Annual leave: 2.5 days per month
• Sick Leave: 2 days per month

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.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

Interest applicants should send the following documents by 31st January 2022:

• CV
• A covering letter to explain as to why you are the most suitable candidate.

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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.