DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS21 August 2024-23:59-GMT+03:00 East Africa Time (Nairobi)
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Are you interested in further developing your professional experience while contributing to ending global hunger? Are you passionate about helping those in need? Would you like to join a global organization investing in its people?
If so, an exciting & fulfilling career awaits you!!! Join our diverse and passionate team that works on varied and international projects directly contributing to saving & changing millions of lives around the globe.
ABOUT WFP
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), a highly prestigious, reputable & world’s largest humanitarian organization, saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace, stability and prosperity for people recovering from conflict, disasters and the impact of climate change.
At WFP, people are at the heart of everything we do and the vision of the future WFP workforce is one of diverse, committed, skilled, and high performing teams, selected on merit, operating in a healthy and inclusive work environment, living WFP’s values (Integrity, Collaboration, Commitment, Humanity, and Inclusion) and working with partners to save and change the lives of those WFP serves.
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WHY JOIN WFP?
- WFP is a 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.
- WFP offers a highly inclusive, diverse, and multicultural working environment.
- WFP invests in the personal & professional development of its employees through a range of training, accreditation, coaching, mentorship, and other programs as well as through internal mobility opportunities.
- A career path in WFP provides an exciting opportunity to work across the various country, regional and global offices around the world, and with passionate colleagues who work tirelessly to ensure that effective humanitarian assistance reaches millions of people across the globe.
- We offer an attractive compensation package (please refer to the Terms and Conditions section of this vacancy announcement).
DURATION:12 months, renewable
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT:
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is the world’s largest humanitarian agency, fighting hunger worldwide. WFP works in partnership with governments and other stakeholders to deliver integrated programmes to enhance the food and nutrition security of the most vulnerable people and strengthen national capacities to manage programmes for achieving zero hunger.
Eastern Africa is one of the most hazard-affected regions in the world, susceptible to both sudden-onset and slow-onset disasters that can outstrip short-term national response capacities.
WFP’s Regional Emergency Preparedness and Response (EPR) Unit provides strategic guidance and technical support to WFP Country Offices (CO) in the region, applying WFP’s humanitarian expertise and global mandate to a programme of gap identification, response planning, project design, sustainability planning and technical assistance to the implementation of EPR initiatives at national and regional levels throughout Eastern Africa.
ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:
Under the supervision of the Deputy Head of Unit, the incumbent will support WFP’s emergency preparedness and response work, and be responsible for the following:
1. Response
- Monitor the performance of emergency response, including by maintaining a performance monitoring dashboard for the main emergency operations in the region, and escalate issues of underperformance for resolution.
- Refugee Economic Self-Reliance: Support Country Offices with the rollout of programmes that support economic self-reliance of refugees (and their hosting communities). This includes technical advice and strategic guidance with a focus on supporting programmes/transition models from relief food assistance to economic self-reliance.
2. Preparedness
- Monitor food security and nutrition risks and hazards, including by maintaining a risks monitoring tracker (elections, climatic hazards, conflict dynamics, health crises, etc) for the region to inform preparedness and response actions and prioritisation.
- Monitor CO readiness for risks in the above-mentioned tracker.
- Support RBN Country Offices with the implementation and rollout of the Emergency Preparedness Checklist (EPC) in close coordination with the Preparedness lead.
- Support the Preparedness lead in ensuring coordination between EPR and AA on preparedness and response activities.
3. Reporting
- Lead the writing of a quarterly Forced Displacement brief, summarising displacement trends in the region accompanied by WFP’s response.
- Support the Budget and Programming Unit in developing a quarterly Refugee Report to UNHCR, emphasizing ration levels and pipeline.
- Lead or contribute to other reports and analysis relating to EPR in the East Africa Region; including Situation Reports, fundraising documents, and talking points/briefs for senior management.
4. Knowledge Management and Culture Change
- Support the implementation of the RBN Knowledge Management Strategy (EPR Unit Focal Person). This includes EPR contributions to the Project Cycle Management (PCM) unit’s knowledge management initiatives, and compiling EPR reports.
- Facilitate dissemination of EPR lessons learned and best practices regionally.
- Plan, coordinate and help facilitate EPR regional workshops, annual performance planning, and other events or trainings, as needed.
- Support onboarding of new EPR staff (EPR Unit Focal Person).
- Support RBN workplace culture (EPR Unit Culture Change Champion).
5.Other
- Contribute to EPR support to Country Offices to plan and design emergency response programmes (typically related to CSP Strategic Outcome 1), with a likely emphasis on General Food Assistance programmes (in-kind, cash-based transfers, vouchers, wet feeding/hot meals, etc).
- As required, provide technical advice for the planning, formulation, and implementation of food assistance strategies by WFP, Cooperating Partners and host governments.
- As required, represent the EPR Unit in both internal and external fora relating to emergencies and humanitarian coordination.
- Contribute to EPR support to WFP Country Offices to strengthen capacities in EPR. This includes supporting training for WFP as well as partners including National Disaster Management Agencies in areas related to Disaster Risk Management. Support other capacity strengthening initiatives as required such as Simulation Exercises.
- Deploy directly, sometimes for extended periods, to Country Offices as required to support implementation of WFP humanitarian operations (for preparedness or response).
- Other tasks as assigned by supervisor.
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
Education:
A Master’s degree in one of the following fields: social sciences, humanitarian/disaster management, development studies, public policy and management or other related fields, or a first university degree with additional years of relevant work experience and/or training/courses.
Languages :
Fluency (level C) in English language essential. Arabic and/or French advantageous.
Experience:
- A minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience in humanitarian or emergency programme management or implementation.
- Demonstrated experience working in close partnership with Government and key stakeholders in the field of disaster risk management or humanitarian action.
Knowledge & Skills:
- Strong technical understanding of humanitarian programmes and/or disaster risk management.
- Experience in coordinating humanitarian or disaster management operations.
- Proven ability to provide input into policy discussions in the areas of disaster risk management, and/or humanitarian action.
- An ability and interest to engage with different technical teams and programmes to promote programmatic integration across multiple technical sectors.
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to deal patiently and tactfully with people of different national and cultural backgrounds and to build strong partnerships.
- Strong communication skills.
WFP LEADERSHIP FRAMEWORK
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REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION
WFP is dedicated to fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion. Our recruitment process is inclusively crafted to welcome candidates of all backgrounds, celebrating diversity and ensuring a respectful environment for all.
We aim for an accessible and fair recruitment journey. Should you need any reasonable accommodations or have accessibility concerns, please reach out to us confidentially at [email protected]. Our DEI team is here to ensure your full participation in our recruitment process.
NO FEE DISCLAIMER
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REMINDERS BEFORE YOU SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION
- We strongly recommend that your profile is accurate, complete, and includes your employment records, academic qualifications, language skills and UN Grade (if applicable).
- Once your profile is completed, please apply, and submit your application.
- Please make sure you upload your professional CV in the English language
- Kindly note the only documents you will need to submit at this time are your CV and Cover Letter
- Additional documents such as passport, recommendation letters, academic certificates, etc. may potentially be requested at a future time
- Please contact us at [email protected] in case you face any challenges with submitting your application
- Only shortlisted candidates will be notified
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.
