UN World Food Programme Food Cluster Coordinator Jobs in Ethiopia

UN World Food Programme Food Cluster Coordinator Jobs in Ethiopia

About WFP

Assisting 91.4 million people in around 83 countries each year, the World Food Programme (WFP) is the leading humanitarian organization saving lives and changing lives, delivering food assistance in emergencies and working with communities to improve nutrition and build resilience.

On any given day, WFP has 5,000 trucks, 20 ships and 92 planes on the move, delivering food and other assistance to those in most need. Every year, we distribute more than 15 billion rations at an estimated average cost per ration of US$ 0.31.

These numbers lie at the roots of WFP’s unparalleled reputation as an emergency responder, one that gets the job done quickly at scale in the most difficult environments.

Organizational Context

The conflict in the northern Ethiopia which started in November 2020 has contributed to an increase in number of food insecure people in both rural and urban communities in northern parts of the country.

There are indications of disruptions of livelihood sources including on incomes and food sources. Food prices have increased in the affected regions, affecting availability and access to food by most vulnerable population groups.

The Government of Ethiopia through Ethiopia Disaster Risk Management Commission (EDRMC), the Joint Emergency Operation (JEOP) for Food Assistance in Ethiopia and World Food Programme (WFP) are providing emergency food assistance to food insecure people in Afar region, where over 7 million people are receiving emergency food assistance.

The food response is facing various response challenges including limited access to some of the woredas, resulting in delays in movement of food commodities to some distribution points.

Partners are also working on coordination mechanisms to improve the food response, particularly on key issues that require attention of the clusters and partners including reviewing of monitoring mechanisms and beneficiary targeting processes.

Job Purpose

Afar Food Cluster Coordinator (FCC) plays a vital role in ensuring timely, coherent, and effective coordination of the food security interventions by mobilizing stakeholders to respond in a coordinated and strategic manner to food needs in Afar region.

The Food Cluster Coordinator will lead the food response coordination along with partners and stakeholders involved in the humanitarian response in Afar region, and focus on:

Supporting effective coordination of food response in Afar region.

Informing strategic decisions of the Cluster Lead Agency (CLA), Humanitarian Coordinator (HC) and Humanitarian Country Team (HCT) and regional Emergency Coordination Center (ECC).

Coordinating, Planning, and implementing Cluster strategies, including contingency planning and preparedness with food cluster partners

Participating in relevant inter-sectorial forum and work in close collaboration with relevant clusters (e.g. CCCM, Protection, Nutrition, etc)

Monitoring and Evaluating of cluster performance

Strengthening Advocacy efforts on Food security

Ensuring Accountability to affected people.

Key Accountabilities (not all-inclusive)

The Food Cluster Coordinator will work impartially with all members of the cluster and represents the group, and not a specific agency. S/he will work closely with the Office of Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) or their designated official in the region as required.

The food cluster coordinator will work closely with the Country level coordination structures - the Food Cluster perform additional responsibilities as needed Coordinator and the Information Management Officers, by providing regular updates on food response, gaps and challenges that need advocacy at national level.

Contribute to preparation of Afar region contingency and preparedness plans and lead the process for the cluster through identification of needs, severity, geographical scope, and People in Need, with the support of the IMO and in consultation with the cluster partners.

Establish and maintain appropriate humanitarian coordination mechanisms: ensure inclusion of key partners at regional and sub-regional level, organize regular cluster meetings, as required.

Establish and maintain Technical Working Groups in the region to support partners in key thematic areas (ex: cash, targeting, monitoring etc.) or key thematic emergencies,

Ensure an inclusive governance structure for the cluster (including

co-leadership of regional authorities where possible, NGO co-chairing, etc.)

Ensure timely, inclusive, and regular information sharing and discussion with the cluster partners through various modalities including cluster meetings, email dissemination of cluster products (dashboards, maps, assessments, etc.).

Ensure monitoring of the response implementation and reporting, including working with partners through a monitoring sub-working group.

Facilitate / lead needs assessment & analysis, support in conducting surveys, secondary data review, and dissemination of available information (inventory / repository) to partners.

Ensure that available information is analysed in a coordinated manner and utilised for decision-making at different levels (e.g. Displacement Tracking Matrix datasets),

Ensure mainstreaming of cross-cutting and cross-sectoral issues (e.g., gender, age, HIV and AIDS, human rights, disability, environment, early recovery, protection, nutrition) and appropriate participatory and community-based approaches in cluster/inter-cluster needs assessments, analysis, planning, implementation and monitoring.

Contribute to country level contingency planning and coordinate cluster/sector-wide emergency preparedness and response

Participate in various coordination forums including Inter-cluster, technical working groups (e.g., Cash WG) and other relevant clusters, especially Nutrition, WASH, Health, and Protection

Undertake advocacy and resource mobilization on behalf of the cluster partners in a neutral and impartial manner.

HPF/Emergency pool fund allocations (where/if applicable): advocate for Food Cluster actors, and reviewing partners’ project proposal with ad hoc committee.

Actively track food cluster funding status for the dedicated response in Afar.

Identify capacity gaps and needs and provide training and capacity building opportunities to cluster partners

Supervise the Information Management Assistant and provide guidance to the co-chair and other Cluster team members and ensure a smooth and inclusive relationship of the Cluster team with all partners and WFP.

Provide regular update to the food cluster coordination forums at national level on food security situation in Afar, and food response and gaps as reported by partners.

Provide regular updates to the National Information team for regular products that are prepared for advocacy purposes; including the situation reports and dashboards.

Report regularly to national food cluster and WFP on food response in the region.

Other Specific Job Requirements

Knowledge of and experience in using advanced Excel

Control of working language in country of deployment.

Desired Experiences for Entry Into the Role

Ability to work and plan at strategic and operational levels.

Understanding of the international humanitarian response architecture, including humanitarian principles, coordination mechanisms, humanitarian reform and action, and funding mechanisms (e.g. Humanitarian Programme Cycle - HPC, Central Emergency Response Fund and Flash Appeals, Pooled funds).

Ability to express and summarise ideas orally and in writing in a diplomatic and inclusive manner

Ability to organise workshops, meetings and to present outcomes in behalf of a group of stakeholders

Assessment, Survey, and Monitoring and Evaluation

Standard Minimum Qualifications

Education :

University degree in food security, agriculture, economics, humanitarian affairs or related field .

Experience:

5 or more years of relevant work experience in humanitarian response or related field.

Experience in food security related topics is mandatory and experience in the food security cluster coordination is highly desirable.

Willingness and ability to work in difficult environments, in often stressful time-critical situations

Formal training in cluster coordination or previous cluster experience is strongly desirable.
Experience of the country or region of deployment is desirable.

Language:

Fluency in oral and written communication in English and knowledge of the local language is desirable.

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; UN World Food Programme Food Cluster Coordinator Jobs in Ethiopia

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