Regional Food Security Cluster Coordinator

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WFP seeks candidates of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our humanitarian principles. Selection of staff is made on a competitive basis. We are committed to promoting diversity and the principle of equal employment opportunity for all our employees and encourages qualified candidates to apply irrespective of religion or belief, ethnic or social background, gender, gender identity and disability.

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JOB TITLE: Regional Food Security Cluster Coordinator

Grade: CST LEVEL II

Type of contract: Regular Consultant

Duration: 11 months

Duty Station: Suva, Fiji

Vacancy Number: 830522

Date of Publication: 28 November 2023

Deadline of Application: 13 December 2023 5:59 PM Fiji Time

JOB PURPOSE

WFP co-leads the food security cluster at global and regional levels alongside the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

The WFP Pacific Multi Country Office is looking for a dynamic professional to support the engagement with national Governments and strategic partners (both regional and national) through coordination of the Pacific Regional Food Security Cluster (PFSC). The Regional Cluster Coordinator will closely work with WFP and FAO food security focal points, as well as managing a national Information Management Officer to lead regional preparedness and response efforts in the Pacific. The regional Pacific Food Security Cluster Coordinator will work impartially with all members of the FSC and represents the group, and not a specific agency. S/he will work closely with the UN Humanitarian/Resident Coordinator and the Office of Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) or their designated official as required.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

Under the overall management of WFP, the Cluster Coordinator will work closely with the Pacific Food Security Cluster’s focal points in WFP and the Cluster Coordinator’s main duties and responsibilities are as follows:

Regional Food Security Cluster Coordination:

• Provide overall leadership and coordination support to the Pacific Regional Food Security Cluster – including leading on regional workplans, preparedness and response coordination and support and engagement with national clusters.
• Establish and maintain appropriate humanitarian coordination mechanisms: ensure inclusion of key partners at regional and national level, organize regular regional cluster meetings and support national (government led) cluster coordination mechanisms where relevant.
• Manage a small team to ensure timely, inclusive, and regular information sharing and discussion with the cluster partners through various modalities including cluster meetings, email dissemination of cluster products (dashboards, maps, assessments, etc.).
• Establish and maintain Technical Working Groups to support partners in key thematic areas (eg., agriculture, livestock, cash, targeting, etc.) or key thematic emergencies (e.g., Cyclone response, drought response, etc.).

• Provide support to needs assessment and analysis, coordinate surveys such as SMART, secondary data review, and dissemination of available information (inventory /repository) to partners.

• Promote the harmonization of programmatic responses (guidance on modality of delivery, Minimum Expenditure Basket, minimum assistance package).

• Through engagement with national cluster leaderships (NDMOs/Ministries of Agriculture/others) support country level contingency planning and local coordination of cluster/sector-wide emergency preparedness and response.
• Identify capacity gaps and needs and coordinate/deliver training and capacity building opportunities to food security cluster partners and national authorities.
• Represent the rPFSC in various coordination forums including Inter-cluster, technical working groups (e.g., Pacific Regional Cash Working Group) and other relevant clusters, especially Nutrition, WASH, Health, and Protection.
• Undertake advocacy and resource mobilization on behalf of the rPFSC partners in a neutral and impartial manner. Engage different country based pooled funding schemes processes.
• Manage rPFSC support to Global Food Security Cluster initiatives, e.g. Cluster Coordination Performance Monitoring, global cluster annual overview.
• Ensure mainstreaming of cross-cutting and cross-sectoral issues (e.g., gender, age, human rights, disability, environment, protection, nutrition) and appropriate participatory and community-based approaches in cluster/inter-cluster needs assessments, analysis, planning, implementation and monitoring.

DELIVERABLES AT THE END OF THE CONTRACT:

• rPFSC in place and active in the Pacific region
• Mission reports from national cluster visits.
• Sector level preparedness plans in place.
• Collection of need assessment; surveys
• Harmonised packages (e.g., MEB, food basket, livelihood response, Anticipatory Action, AAP)
• Food security sitrep, newsletters/bulletins.
• Advocacy notes and round table meetings minutes (with key actors such as donors, government)
• Handover report with shared folder with documents at the end of the assignment.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

EDUCATION

• Advanced University degree in food security, agriculture, economics, humanitarian affairs, or related field.

• Minimum 7 years of professional experience in humanitarian response at a mid or senior level

EXPERIENCE

• Experience in food security cluster coordination.
• Working knowledge of English and knowledge of another official UN language.
• Willingness and ability to work in difficult environments, in often stressful time-critical situations.
• Formal training in cluster coordination or previous Cluster experience is strongly desirable.
• Experience of working on emergency response in the Pacific.

DESIRABLE

• Understanding of relevant national and UN institutional frameworks.
• Knowledge of UN operational programmes and policy commitments, with WFP programmatic and partnership experience.

CORE COMPETENCIES

• Understanding of relevant national and UN institutional frameworks
• Knowledge of UN operational programmes and policy commitments, with WFP programmatic and partnership experience

CORE COMPETENCIES

• Understanding of relevant national and UN institutional frameworks
• Knowledge of UN operational programmes and policy commitments, with WFP programmatic and partnership experience

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

Essential Technical Skills:

• Strong ability to work and plan at strategic and operational levels.
• Understanding of the international humanitarian response architecture, including humanitarian principles, coordination mechanisms, humanitarian reform and action, and funding mechanisms (e.g., Humanitarian Programme Cycle - HPC, Central Emergency Response Fund and Flash Appeals, Pooled funds).
• Ability to express and summarise ideas orally and in writing in a diplomatic and inclusive manner.
• Ability to organise workshops, meetings and to present outcomes on behalf of a group of stakeholders.
• Assessment, Survey, and Monitoring and Evaluation.

Other Skills that are considered desirable:

• Knowledge of and experience in using advanced Excel
• Control of a working language in region of deployment.

LANGUAGE:

International Professional: Fluency (level C) in English language. Proven ability to write in clear, easy-to-understand English.

HOW TO APPLY

To be considered, interested candidates are invited to apply via http://www.wfp.org/careers/job-openings

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

We want to ensure the recruitment process is fully accessible. Please contact us at [email protected] to advise us of any accessibility needs you may have.

Request for Disability related Reasonable Accommodations:

It is important to WFP to create an accessible and inclusive workplace for everyone. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

WFP is committed to an accessible, inclusive recruitment process. Please contact us at [email protected] to advise us of any disability related reasonable accommodation or accessibility requests you may have. A member of the reasonable accommodation team will contact you to confidentially discuss your needs. This email is only to be used for any disability related accessibility requirements and not for sending the application itself. Due to the volume of applications, any applications or CVs sent through this email address will not be considered a formal application and will not receive a reply from WFP.

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

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT

WFP is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce. WFP has zero tolerance for sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, abuse of authority or discrimination. 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.

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

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