Job
Title: Programme Associate (Field
Offices)
Title: Programme Associate (Field
Offices)
Organization: United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)
Duty Station: Uganda
Reports to: Head of Field 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.
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 (Field Offices) will provide effective specialized support and
technical analyses to policy and programme activities that effectively meet
food assistance needs.
Associate (Field Offices) will provide effective specialized support and
technical analyses to policy and programme activities that effectively meet
food assistance needs.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
- Provide 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. - Liaise 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. - Act as a 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 (Field Offices) job
placement 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 with technical
teams (i.e. nutrition, VAM, etc.). - The applicant should have contributed to
implementation of programmes. - Has 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.
Programme are encouraged to submit their applications online at the link below.
Deadline: 4th April 2018
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