The Ugandan Jobline

• Support the Cooperating Partner Committee
  (CPC) at the Country Office level in all aspects of review and approval of
  project proposals submitted by cooperating partners to WFP;
• Serve as the secretary of the CPC
  meetings: prepare agenda, call meetings as and when needed and ensure
  quorum;
• Prepare field level agreements for
  signature following CPC approval;
• Guide the technical units as well as area
  and field offices in all aspects of project review and implementation;
• Review proposals to ensure that the given
  allocations (food, cash) are not exceeded;
• Organise field missions and trainings to
  the Uganda area and field offices to train all staff involved in project
  review and implementation;
• Work closely with cooperating partners to
  strengthen partnerships and improve the quality of proposals and of
  implementation of the agreements;
• Keenly review and reconcile a variety of
  financial and operational reports;
• Analyse and process requests for a variety
  of data;
• Prepare and submit periodic reports,
  statistical information and tables;
• Support area and field offices, including
  via field missions, as necessary;
• Maintain accurate records and files within
  the field of work;
• Draft correspondence related to the field
  of work; and
• Perform other related duties as required.

• The ideal candidate for the United Nations
  UN World Food Programme (WFP) Programme Associate job opportunity should
  hold a University degree in Nutrition, Agriculture, Education, Rural
  Development, Development Studies, Food Science and Social Sciences or
  related field.
• Previous experience working in technical
  teams (i.e. nutrition, VAM, etc.) is desired
• Previous exposure and experience in the
  implementation of programmes.
• The applicant should have observed or
  assisted with policy discussions.
• Language: Fluency in both oral
  and written communication in the UN language in use at the duty station
  and in the duty station’s language, if different.

• Programme Lifecycle & Food Assistance:
  Demonstrates ability to identify key variables and contextual factors that
  affect food assistance problems and programmes throughout the lifecycle to
  inform quality programme design or re-design.
• Transfer Modalities (Food, Cash,
  Vouchers): Demonstrates ability to implement, under guidance, food
  assistance programmes deploying the full range of transfer modalities with
  an understanding of basic principles guiding modality selection and
  implementation.
• Broad Knowledge of Specialized Areas:
  Understands basic technical concepts and data and their relevance to food
  assistance programmes.
• Emergency Programming: Displays
  capacity to provide inputs into the development, implementation and
  realignment of high quality emergency programmes.
• Strategic Policy Engagement w/Government: Understands and applies basic
  principles of engagement with government counterparts at the national or
  local level.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

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