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Why work with us?

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. The Armenian food sector is characterized by the low productivity of nutritionally diversified commodities, high production costs, fragmented producers, and limited post-harvest, market infrastructures and opportunities. This in turn negatively impacts on the Armenian population’s access to nutritionally diversified food and is resulting in worrisome levels of food insecurity and malnutrition.

At the same time, inefficient post-harvest and supply chain processes entail low quality and safety standards which adversely affect the stability of supplies and which do not allow either the national or international commercialization of Armenian food products.

Through its five-year Country Strategic Plan for 2019-2024, WFP Armenia has designed a new portfolio of activities to become a partner supporting sustainable transformative economic and social development in Armenia and among different stakeholders in the international community. WFP seeks to engage in partnerships to strengthen and establish nutrition-sensitive Food Value Chains, with an aim to develop and leverage on existing human and natural resources. The latter, if optimally capitalized on, would invert the vicious cycle of malnutrition, food insecurity and poverty and advance the establishment of new drivers of growth and lead Armenia to achieve Zero Hunger by 2030.

As part of the wider Food Value Chains portfolio, WFP Armenia will implement smaller-scale activities that have more of a social protection nature as they will be targeting small-holder farmers in the production, processing and marketing of selected nutritionally diversified food products. This will in turn support increasing the quantity and quality of selected commodities to be made more available at affordable prices within national markets, thus lifting most vulnerable out of poverty and supporting efforts to tackle the drivers of food insecurity in Armenia.

WFP Armenia is seeking a candidate to support the implementation of the smaller stream food value chain activities. Under the overall guidance of the Deputy Country Directory, this role will report to a Programme Policy Officer (Food Value Chains). This role is located in Syunik, Armenia.

This is an opportunity for an exciting and challenging Programme role in a multi-cultural, hardworking, fun and interdisciplinary team. In addition, we offer:

➡️ Meaningful and impactful careers:

Our day-to-day work makes a difference in the lives of the people we serve

➡️ Continuous learning and training:

We provide learning tools for our staff to continually develop their careers

➡️ Multicultural and stimulating work environment:

We encourage gender and cultural diversity to make our teams stronger

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How can you make a difference?

Provide specialized expertise and contribute towards the development of nutrition-sensitive food value chains project activities, plans and processes and ensure alignment with wider programme policies and guideline
Provide efficient coordination and specialized project management support to food value chain projects, and ensure that activities are performed within the established targets following WFP’s policies and procedures;
Support design and implementation of smaller-scale food value chains across the country, including identification of pilots to be scaled-up and expanded for national food value chain projects;
Provide inputs in evidence generation for the food value chain projects;
Work closely with the partnership and communication unit to formulate proposals for funding and for documenting and communicating results;
Identify capacity building initiatives for stakeholders of FVC activities including WFP staff, the Government and implementing partners;
Lead and ensure accurate, timely recording of data and consistency of information presented to stakeholders;
Coordinate and liaise with internal counterparts on a range of moderately complex matters to enable effective collaboration, implementation and monitoring of ongoing project activities;
Foster relationships and support partnership-building with local partners, agencies, NGOs and government institutions to perform accurate needs analyses and to ensure efficient delivery of food value chains project implementation;
Establish and maintain operational partnerships to identify opportunities for collaborative approaches and initiatives that improve assistance packages and support advocacy work;
Promote synergies between activities supported by WFP Armenia;
Support development of FVC programme guidance and implementation modalities including Standard Operating Procedures, to ensure a clear and strong connection between HQ and field operations;
Assist counterparts in governments and other partners in identifying where food assistance can be usefully employed and provide support and technical expertise for the planning, formulation and implementation of moderately complex food assistance programmes to strengthen government and community ownership and effectiveness of food security and nutrition programmes at national and sub-national levels;
Support operational research and evidence building on issues relevant to food assistance;
Other tasks as required.

To join us in saving lives, changing lives, you will need to have...

Education: Completion of secondary school education. A post-secondary certificate in the functional area is desirable. A first level university degree in Business Administration, International Affairs, Economics, Nutrition/Health, Agriculture, Environmental Science, Social Sciences or other field relevant to international development assistance would be an asset.

Experience: Six or more years of progressively responsible experience in direct implementation of food assistance as well as effective Food Value Chain-related projects

Knowledge & Skills****: Strong analytical, written and oral communication skills, excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work in a team; ability to plan and organize work with minimum supervision; ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines; General knowledge of UN system policies, rules, regulations and procedures is desirable.

Languages: Fluency in English and Armenian languages; working knowledge (level B) of Russian language is desire.

Before you apply

WFP seeks candidates of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our humanitarian principles. Selection of staff is made on a competitive basis, and we are committed to promoting an inclusive work environment in which diversity is valued and where no form of discrimination is tolerated. We aim to achieve parity in our teams in Armenia. Qualified female applicants and individuals with disabilities are especially encouraged to apply. CV and cover letter must be submitted in the English language.

Applications must be submitted online through WFP e-Recruitment System.

Internal WFP staff can access the VA through the internal WFP CAREER page via the link: https://career5.successfactors.eu/sfcareer/jobreqcareer?jobId=454112&company=C0000168410P

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

The successful candidate will have to be vaccinated against the COVID-19 to be able to perform his/her duties. The UN strongly recommends UN personnel, and their dependents receive a COVID-19 vaccine that has been approved by WHO.

Note: the position is open to Armenian nationals and individuals eligible to live and work in Armenia.

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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