Job
Title: Programme Assistant –
Biometrics Team Leader
Title: Programme Assistant –
Biometrics Team Leader
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
Assistant – Biometrics Team Leader will work in a core WFP biometrics project
team including: a Project Manager and a Field Roll-out Coordinator
Assistant – Biometrics Team Leader will work in a core WFP biometrics project
team including: a Project Manager and a Field Roll-out Coordinator
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provide
support the field roll-out of the Biometrics project into the food
collection procedures used by WFP and partners during distributions;. - Support
the test go-live in the first refugee settlement and collect lessons
learned to build on the SoPs and iterate in other settlements; - Support
the joint WFP-UNHCR technical Working Group, calling meetings, drafting
minutes and ensure follow-up of administration, finance, HR and
procurement-related issues; - Support
the establishment of an internal WFP technical working group made up of
Communications, Supply chain, Programme, IT, Finance, Admin, HR, AME,
calling meetings, drafting minutes and ensuring follow-up on agreed action
points; - Support
the area and field offices to establish similar coordination mechanisms at
the field level. - Coordinate
with relevant support units (IT, Procurement, Admin and Finance) to ensure
equipment and services are procured, inventoried, and delivered to the
field offices on time; - Prepare
regular progress reports to the WFP-UNHCR technical working group, area
and field offices, and senior management, RBN, HQ, donors, and other
partners.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The
ideal candidate for the United Nations UN World Food Programme (WFP) Programme
Assistant – Biometrics Team Leader job opportunity should hold a University
degree in either Information Technology /Computer Science, electronic
engineering or other relevant fields - At
least two years of progressively responsible professional experience,
Recent direct experience working with displaced populations (refugees or
IDPs), and demonstrated efficiency and effectiveness in implementing new
initiatives - Experience
in facilitating communication with technical teams (i.e. nutrition, VAM,
etc.). - Experience
contributing to the implementation of programmes. - Should
have observed or assisted with policy discussions. - Strong
project management experience is a must. - The
candidate must have strong references indicating that s/he has excellent
people skills and can lead a diverse, cross-cultural, multi-organizational
team to successfully complete a complex and sensitive task. - Excellent
(English) written and oral presentation skills are required. - High
capacity for organization and coordination, as well as an ability to work
with a high degree of independence in a team environment; - A
willingness to travel to remote areas; ability to cope with situations
which may threaten health or safety; - Flexibility
in accepting work assignments outside normal desk description. - Language:
International
Professional: Fluency (level C) in English language
Personal Competencies:
- Programme
Lifecycle & Food Assistance: Can facilitate implementation of food assistance programmes under
guidance using basic understanding of principles and good practices of
programme design, implementation and monitoring. - Transfer
Modalities (Food, Cash, Vouchers): Demonstrates ability to facilitate, under guidance, food assistance
programme implementation that deploys full range of transfer modalities
with an understanding of basic principles guiding modality selection and
implementation. - Knowledge
of Specialized Areas: Understands
basic technical concepts and data andtheir 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/Govt: 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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