Job Title: Programme Associate
Organization: United Nations
World Food Programme (WFP)
World Food Programme (WFP)
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Uganda
Reports to: Programme Policy
Officer
Officer
Position Grade: G6
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 Predictable 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 Predictable 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 Programme
Associate will provide effective specialized support and technical analyses to
policy and programme activities that effectively meet food assistance needs.
Associate will provide effective specialized support and technical analyses to
policy and programme activities that effectively meet food assistance needs.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- 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.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
Experience:
- 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.
Functional Capabilities:
- 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.
4Ps Core Organisational
Capabilities (Purpose, People, Performance and Partnership):
Capabilities (Purpose, People, Performance and Partnership):
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: 10th August 2017
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