Job
Title: Programme Associate
Title: Programme Associate
Organization: United
Nations World Food Programme (WFP)
Nations World Food Programme (WFP)
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Uganda
Reports to: Head of Area
Office
Office
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.
(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.
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:
- Offer
technical support and assist in the development and implementation of
various activities and processes within the specific area of work
supporting alignment with wider programme policies and guidelines. - Provide
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, prepare 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. - Ensure
and/or perform 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. - Work
closely with internal counterparts to support effective collaboration,
implementation and monitoring of ongoing project activities. - Coordinate
and communicate with local partners, agencies, NGOs and government
institutions to perform accurate food security analyses and to ensure
efficient delivery of food assistance. - Support
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. - Oversee
and/or review the work of other support staff, providing practical advice
and guidance, to contribute to delivering objectives to agreed standards
and deadlines. - Follow
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.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The
ideal candidate for the United Nations UN World Food Programme (WFP) Programme
Associate job opportunity should hold a University degree in any of the
following fields, Agriculture, Food Science, Nutrition, Development
Studies and Social Sciences or other related field from a recognized
institution; - Previous
experience working in technical teams (i.e. nutrition, VAM, etc.). - Experience
in the implementation of programmes. - Should
have observed or assisted with policy discussions.
Personal Competencies:
- 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.
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.
join the United Nations World Food Programme are encouraged to submit their
applications online at the link below.
Deadline: 20th February 2018
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