Senior Programme Associate (Multi Hazard Forecast Based Financing) G7

Programme & Policy

Overview

Support the development of the multi-hazard forecast based financing portfolio in Mozambique

You have:

• Higher-level education qualifications in meteorology, hydrology, disaster risk management and preparedness, agriculture, climatology, or other relevant areas
• 6 years of professional experience, with 3 years specific experience working in anticipatory action, contingency planning, forecast based finance, disaster risk management, and early warning systems
• 3 years of professional experience in areas linked to meteorology (weather forecast and monitoring)
• Portuguese native
• Fluency in English

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TERMS AND CONDITIONS

This position is applicable only to Mozambican Nationals. Female and qualified applicants are highly encouraged to apply.

Position Title: Senior Programme Associate (Multi Hazard Forecast Based Financing)

Contract Type: Fixed Term G7

Contract Duration: 12 months renewable

Duty Station: Maputo

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 BACKGROUND & CONTEXT

In July 2022, the World Food Programme (WFP) started a new cycle of Country Strategic Plan (CSP) in Mozambique. This second-generation CSP consolidates WFP’s role as a technical advisor and positions WFP as an expert technical partner of choice in supporting national priorities and programmes in pursuit of the 2030 Agenda.

Climate risk has a central role in Mozambique seen the high level of exposure and vulnerability of the country, and this component is crucial in this new programming cycle of WFP. To this end, WFP is strengthening the integration of innovative disaster risk financing mechanisms like forecast-based financing and macro insurance schemes in its programming as well as supporting capacity strengthening of government institutions to anticipate disasters by supporting the adoption of anticipatory actions (AA) based on a Forecast-based Financing (FbF) mechanism and supporting the Government in the integration of this methodology into the national policies and strategies.

FbF is an innovative approach that enables the implementation of AA to prevent and mitigate, to the extent possible, the impact of extreme weather events on the food security and nutrition of the most vulnerable populations. By releasing funds early based on early warning information and impact projections linked to contingency plans and other anticipatory actions, FbF can reduce subsequent humanitarian assistance needs after a disaster has occurred. World-wide, WFP’s FbF portfolio has expanded to 20 countries connecting early warning systems with AA for both slow and fast-onset hazards.

In Mozambique, WFP has worked on drought FbF since 2019, and is now looking to expand to also develop AA for quick-onset disasters, such as floods and cyclones. Leveraging on the gains achieved in the field of drought FbF, national actors have identified the need for further expansion and scale-up of anticipatory actions to sudden onset disasters to reach more people at risk.

JOB PURPOSE

Considering WFP’s current work with the Mozambican Government as well as other actors to introduce innovative disaster financing instruments, such as the established FbF mechanism against droughts, WFP aims to support the Government in adopting this approach also for floods and cyclones. This work will be fully developed in partnership with the various government institutions, such as INGD, INAM, DNGRH and MADER, as well as SETSAN, INAS and other actors. In the current context, to ensure support is provided timely and efficiently to the government partners, as well as to comply to WFP FbF requirements, WFP is recruiting a Senior Programme Associate to develop its multi-hazard FbF portfolio. This will include a focus on conflict settings, investigating the role of AA in Mozambique’s conflict-affected Northern provinces, supporting the creation of evidence for the role and impact of AA in fragile contexts.

WFP is seeking a Senior Programme Associate with experience in the technical areas of FbF, early warning systems, AA and disaster preparedness and response to support WFP Mozambique in planning multi-hazard AA. This work requires the development of all core components of AA for sudden onset disasters:

1) coordinate/oversee Impact-based Forecast (IbF) generation and trigger development; 2) engage and coordinate stakeholders (national/district/community-levels) for the design of impactful AAs for sudden-onset lead-times within WFP mandate on nutrition, FS and livelihoods + implications of the fragility context on AA implementation; 3) contribute to national discussions on innovative DRF for sudden-onset AA; 4) contribute to awareness raising and advocacy for AA in the wider DM landscape

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

The role of the Senior Programme Associate is intended to contribute towards the development of project activities, plans and processes in relation to the AA/FbF project ensuring alignment with wider programme policies and guidelines, integrating this methodology within the existing national EWS as well as building an evidence base on the impact of AA. This will include overseeing the system building of the AA core components for sudden-onset disasters in close collaboration with with the various national and sub-national stakeholders (INGD, INAM, MADER, INAS, SETSAN, DNGRH, INAS and others), thus leading the relation and managing any agreement that will be signed with these government actors, leading the technical work as well as the operational dimension in the provinces of implementation, support progress monitoring and reporting, preparing internal and external communication material.

The Senior Programme Associate will be based in Maputo, with frequent travels to the provinces of implementation. The Senior Programme Associate must have theoretical knowledge and proven working experience in operational approaches related to AA and FbF, contingency planning disaster risk management and preparedness, disaster risk financing, agrometeorology, livelihoods, and food security. The Senior Programme Associate must be a proactive individual, that can lead innovative approaches and seek strategic opportunities to expand and upscale WFP and the government engagement in AA and FbF, including integrating them in existing national strategies, plans and policies.

Under the supervision of WFP Disaster Risk Financing/FbF Co-Activity Manager, the Senior Programme Associate will take a lead role in coordinating the development of sudden onset AA plan and will be responsible for:

1. Support WFP in leading the establishment and operationalization of the AA for sudden onset disasters, including research and policy analyses, and operational issues to support in the development of policies, programmes and activities in relation to FbF;
2. Support the identification, development and management of potential partnerships towards the institutionalization of the FbF approach in the Mozambican government;
3. Work closely with all the main Government stakeholders involved in this work (INGD-CENOE, DPM and DARIDAS, INAM, DNGRH, MADER, INAS, etc.);
4. Support the systematization of national policies and other guiding instruments related to multi-hazard AA and early response;
5. oversee the components of generating IbF and triggers for sudden-onset hazard with national stakeholders and WFP internal units;
6. Facilitate the design and signature of agreement with above mentioned government stakeholders;
7. Ensure that the work plans are operationalized and adhered to, as related budgets are appropriately spent;
8. Follow data gathering and monitoring systems ensuring that rigorous quality standards are maintained;
9. Ensure regular and timely meetings with these stakeholders, including document meetings and exchanges related to AA and FbF;
10. Ensure flow of information from central level to local levels, and vice versa;
11. Support capacity building of partners and government at central and decentralized levels;
12. Support awareness raising around FbF and AA to relevant fora, like the Food Security Cluster, etc.;
13. Support logistics and administrative processes pertaining to workshops, missions, and other events that are part of the projects work plan;
14. other duties as required.

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education: Higher-level education qualifications in the areas of meteorology, hydrology disaster risk management and preparedness, agriculture, climatology, climate sciences or other relevant areas

Experience: 6 years of professional experience, with 3 years specific experience working in anticipatory action, contingency planning, forecast based finance and other disaster risk financing instruments, disaster risk management, disaster risk preparedness, early warning systems 3 years of professional experience in areas linked to meteorology (weather forecast and monitoring)

Languages: Portuguese native Fluency in English

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL REQUIRED FOR THE ROLE

• Meteorology, weather monitoring and forecasting
• Disaster risk management or preparedness, including disaster risk financing
• Forecast-based financing and anticipatory actions
• Experience working with and providing direct technical assistance to Mozambican national institutions
• Experience in the establishment of partnerships with public and private sector actors and understanding of policy issues
• Proven experience in working and managing projects funded by humanitarian donors (e.g. ECHO, FCDO, USAID, etc.)
• Proven ability to work with minimal supervision
• Excellent writing and reporting skills (project documents, reporting, briefings, etc.)
• Experience working in a team environment, involving people of different nationalities and/or cultures.
• Sound knowledge of project cycle, programme and resource management, humanitarian principles and tools, programmes and transfer modalities;
• Proved experience in managing agreements and cooperation with various partners and stakeholders
• Ability to explain projects and operations to counterparts and to communicate with Government and partners clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing;
• Ability to translate understanding of programme principles into relevant, effective, and context specific approaches;

LEADERSHIP FRAMEWORK - OUR BEHAVIOUR MATTERS

• Leads by Example with Integrity

Lives WFP values and shows humanity and integrity by role modelling care for others

• Drives Results and Delivers on Commitments

Delivers on commitments and adapts readily to change

• Fosters Inclusive and Collaborative Teamwork

Is inclusive and collaborative, and contributes to a culture of learning and personal growth

• Applies Strategic Thinking

Demonstrates commitment to gather perspectives, analyse options and risks, and propose new ways of doing things

• Builds and Maintains Sustainable Partnerships

Builds and nurtures external partnerships & collaborates with partners to deliver common objectives

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

18th August 2022

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