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• Offers technical support and assists in
  the development and implementation of various activities including food
  assistance as well as Agriculture and Market Support activities and
  processes within the specific area of work supporting alignment with wider
  programme policies and guidelines.
• Provides specialized project management
  support to specific and/or defined programmes to ensure that the various
  activities are performed within the established targets following WFP’s
  policies and procedures.
• Within the specific area of
  responsibility, prepares a range of reports and data analysis (e.g. food
  assistance needs, resource utilization, programme status, performance) and
  highlight trends/issues ensuring deliverables adhere to corporate
  standards and quality control.
• Ensures and/or performs accurate, timely
  recording of data within the specific technical area of work (e.g.
  assistance programmes, food security and vulnerability assessments) and
  consistency of information presented to stakeholders.
• Works closely with internal counterparts
  to support effective collaboration, implementation and monitoring of ongoing
  project activities.
• The incumbent also coordinates and
  communicates with local partners, agencies, NGOs and government
  institutions to perform accurate food security analyses and to ensure
  efficient delivery of food assistance.
• The Programme Associate supports the
  capacity building of WFP staff, cooperating partners and national
  government within the specific technical area.
• Serve as the point of contact for
  resolution of a range of operational queries and problems within a
  specific technical area of responsibility.
• Oversees and/or reviews the work of other
  support staff, providing practical advice and guidance, to contribute to
  delivering objectives to agreed standards and deadlines.
• Follows standard emergency preparedness
  practices to ensure WFP is able to quickly respond and deploy needed
  resources to affected areas at the onset of the crisis
• Perform any other duty assigned.

• The ideal candidate for the United Nations
  UN World Food Programme (WFP) Programme Associate job opportunity should
  hold a University degree in Agriculture, Food Science and Social Sciences
  or related field.
• A minimum of five years’ working
  experience in humanitarian and refugee work.
• Previous experience working with technical
  teams (i.e. nutrition, VAM, etc.).
• Prior experience in contributing to the
  implementation of programmes.
• The applicant should have observed or
  assisted with policy discussions.

• 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.

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