Job Title: Head of Area Office
Organization: World Food
Programme (WFP)
Programme (WFP)
Duty Station: Uganda
Position Grade: P4
Reports to: Deputy Country
Director (Head of Operations)
Director (Head of Operations)
About US:
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) is the United Nations frontline
agency against world hunger. It is the largest and longest serving humanitarian
agency in Uganda. . Currently WFP focuses on three priority areas: Saving lives
in Emergencies; Building Resilience through Predicatable Safety Nets; Improving
Nutrition & Mother and Child Health; and Supporting Small Holder Farmers to
Access Markets. WFP has operations in various parts of the Country.
agency against world hunger. It is the largest and longest serving humanitarian
agency in Uganda. . Currently WFP focuses on three priority areas: Saving lives
in Emergencies; Building Resilience through Predicatable Safety Nets; Improving
Nutrition & Mother and Child Health; and Supporting Small Holder Farmers to
Access Markets. WFP has operations in various parts of the Country.
Job Summary: The Head of
Area Office will lead and manage a WFP Area Office to ensure the effective and
efficient management of human and financial resources and delivery of WFP
programs and activities. A large emphasis is placed upon building and
maintaining relationships with local governments, UN agencies and other
partners in the area to reinforce WFP’s visibility.
Area Office will lead and manage a WFP Area Office to ensure the effective and
efficient management of human and financial resources and delivery of WFP
programs and activities. A large emphasis is placed upon building and
maintaining relationships with local governments, UN agencies and other
partners in the area to reinforce WFP’s visibility.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
- Formulate substantial parts of WFP-wide
programme policies in line with both organisational strategy and the
practical realities of operating in the field; or translate WFP-wide
programme policy into Regional/Country level practices, programme guidance
and implementation modalities and operations, to ensure a clear and strong
connection between HQ and field operations. - Offer timely advice and support to COs
delivering a complex portfolio of programmes to clarify ambiguities and
ensure that policy and programme operations are consistent with WFP
policies, Executive Board decisions, and other relevant guidance. - Offer technical advice or mobilise
technical expertise, on a wide range of programme and policy issues
including assessment and analysis, the choice of objectives, activities,
transfer modalities and appropriate food products, the deployment and
testing of innovative approaches and the development of strategies to
support government efforts to reduce hunger and malnutrition. - Support senior stakeholders of 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 food assistance programmes to strengthen
government and community ownership and effectiveness of food security and
nutrition programmes at national and sub-national level - Develop operational partnerships and
maintain established strategic partnerships to identify opportunities for
collaborative approaches and initiatives that improve assistance packages
and support advocacy work. - Manage or oversee operational research and
evidence building on issues relevant to food assistance. - Enhance WFP’s leadership status in
different forums on subjects related to food security, nutrition, livelihoods,
resilience, engagement in humanitarian, transition and development
contexts and other related issues through direct participation, briefings,
information products and other materials. - Manage or oversee preparation and
dissemination of timely analytical and critical reports, publications, and
a variety of information products or proposals for internal or external
use. - Advocate for resources for a broad
portfolio of WFP projects, including clearly articulating the need for
food assistance and related programme opportunities, and follow up on the
resource situation of projects including commodity and cash availability. - Advice and support the development of
functional training in areas of expertise to enhance the capacity of WFP
staff and partner to design and deliver effective food assistance
programmes. - Lead, motivate and develop a substantive
team to enable high performance. - Ensure the best use of assigned financial
resources for achievement of set objectives within a significant budget. - Take responsibility for incorporating
gender perspectives in all areas of work, to ensure equal participation of
women and men. - Actively contribute to Country Office
Emergency Preparedness i.e. early warning, risk analysis, and contingency
planning in order to respond to humanitarian crises and needs.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
Experience:
- The applicants for the United Nations UN
World Food Programme (WFP) Head of Area Office job opportunity should hold
an Advanced University degree in Economics, International Development,
Social Sciences or other related field, or First University degree with
additional years of related work experience and/or training/courses. - The applicant should have experience in
developing or supporting the development of, multi-discipline work plans
to support the achievement of WFP strategic aims within a defined area. - Has gained experience in field
operations, preferably in a hardship duty station or emergency situation. - Gained experience of analysing political
situations, assessing risk accurately. - Has gained experience managing mid-size
financial budgets, balancing multiple priorities effectively. - Prior experience leading a mid-size to
large team to ensure the effective delivery of objectives. - Experience in participating in a
vendor/government/ partner negotiation. - Experience in participating in an
emergency operation/ development programme, preferably in a hardship duty
station. - Prior experience with security
co-ordination and compound management within a mid-size area. - Language: Fluency (level C) in
English language. Intermediate knowledge (level B) of a second official UN
language: Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish, and/or WFP’s working
language, Portuguese.
Personal Competencies:
Strategy & Planning: Demonstrates advanced knowledge of
national and international socio-political issues, WFP programmes and overall
country strategic objectives.
national and international socio-political issues, WFP programmes and overall
country strategic objectives.
- Plans, directs and expertly manages the
implementation of programmes in area of responsibility to ensure effective
and timely delivery of aid to beneficiaries.
Operations: Utilises understanding of country operations and
supply chain network in the local area to address WFP’s operational challenges
(e.g., dangerous transportation conditions, supplier scarcities, changing tax
laws).
supply chain network in the local area to address WFP’s operational challenges
(e.g., dangerous transportation conditions, supplier scarcities, changing tax
laws).
- Proactively manages work streams across
functions and ensures their effective operational delivery. - Ensures optimal operational processes and
procedures are in place within country operations that support broader
inter-agency efforts.
Resource: Advocates for WFP’s fundraising initiatives, taking
ownership of the achievement of organisation wide targets, innovating new
approaches and coaching other leaders.
ownership of the achievement of organisation wide targets, innovating new
approaches and coaching other leaders.
- Applies knowledge of financial planning,
budgeting and forecasting to contribute to the development of budget setting
parameters, overseeing and holding ultimate accountability for delivery of
budgets within area of responsibility.
Diplomacy: Leverages expert negotiation, networking and
diplomacy skills to build relationships with other agencies, donors and local
government officials to drive operational activities which are of strategic
importance to WFP’s mission, within their area of operation.
diplomacy skills to build relationships with other agencies, donors and local
government officials to drive operational activities which are of strategic
importance to WFP’s mission, within their area of operation.
- Maintains and strategically builds
contacts with key stakeholders providing quantifiable evidence of WFP’s
impact in building sustainable food programmes. - Uses formal and informal opportunities to
leverage networks to influence outcomes that are aligned with WFP’s
mandate.
People Management:
- Engages with and manages people so that
they are highly effective in their roles and teams. - Uses human resource strategy, processes
and practices and open communication, to create a culture of
high-performance, accountability and empowerment. - Is able to resolve conflicts between
people, influence other’s behaviour and align people toward a common
vision. - Upholds WFP’s values and approaches to the
effective management of people, and uses human resources support to
continuously improve their people management practices.
Organisational Capabilities:
Purpose:
- Understand and communicate the
Strategic Objectives: Understands WFP’s Strategic Objectives
and the link to own work objectives. - Be a force for positive change: Flexibly
adapts individual contributions to accommodate changes in direction from
supervisors and internal/external changes (such as evolving needs of
beneficiaries, new requirements of partners). - Make the mission inspiring to our
team: Recognizes and shares with team members the ways in
which individual contributions relate to WFP’s mission. - Make our mission visible in everyday
actions: Sets own goals in alignment with WFP’s overall
operations, and is able to communicate this link to others.
People:
- Look for ways to strengthen people’s
skills: Assesses own strengths and weaknesses to increase
self-awareness, and includes these in conversations on own developmental
needs. - Create an inclusive culture:
Participates in open dialogue, and values the diverse opinion of others,
regardless of background, culture, experience, or country assignment. - Be a coach & provide
constructive feedback: Proactively seeks feedback and coaching
to build confidence, and develop and improve individual skills. - Create an “I will”/”We will” spirit:
Participates in accomplishing team activities and goals in the face of
challenging circumstances.
Performance:
- Encourage innovation & creative
solutions: Shows willingness to explore and experiment with
new ideas and approaches in own work. - Focus on getting results:
Consistently delivers results within individual scope of work on time, on
budget and without errors. - Make commitments and make good on
commitments: Commits to upholding individual accountabilities
and responsibilities in the face of ever-changing country or functional
priorities. - Be Decisive: Makes
rational decisions about individual activities when faced with uncertain
circumstances, including in times of ambiguity regarding information or
manager direction.
Partnership:
- Connect and share across WFP units:
Seeks to understand and adapt to internal or cross-unit teams’ priorities
and preferred working styles. - Build strong external partnerships:
Demonstrates ability to understand and appropriately respond to and/or
escalate needs of external partners. - Be politically agile &
adaptable: Portrays an informed and professional demeanor
toward internal and external partners and stakeholders. - Be clear about the value WFP brings
to partnerships: Provides operational support on analyses and
assessments that quantifies and demonstrates WFP’s unique value as a
partner.
How to Apply:
All candidates who desire to join the United Nations World Food
Programme are encouraged to submit their applications online at the link below.
Programme are encouraged to submit their applications online at the link below.
Deadline: 25th January
2017
2017
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