UN World Food Programme Programme Associate Jobs in South Sudan
UN World Food Programme Programme Associate Jobs in South Sudan
About WFP The United Nations World Food Programme is the world's largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide. The mission of WFP is to help the world achieve Zero Hunger in our lifetimes. Every day, WFP works worldwide to ensure that no child goes to bed hungry and that the poorest and most vulnerable, particularly women and children, can access the nutritious food they need.
Standard Minimum Qualifications
Education: Completion of secondary school education. A post-secondary certificate in the related functional area.
Language: Fluency in both oral and written communication in the UN language in use at the duty station and in the duty station’s language, if different.
Organizational Context
These jobs are found in Regional Bureaux (RBs), Country Offices (COs), Area/Field Offices (AOs/FOs). Job holders typically report to a Programme Policy Officer or Head of Field Office.
At this level, job holders are expected to demonstrate responsibility and initiative to respond independently to various queries with only general guidance.
There is a requirement to use judgment in dealing with unforeseen operational problems on a daily basis. Job holders are expected to manage resources and coach and coordinate support staff.
Job Purpose
To provide effective specialized support and technical analysis to Food Assistance for Assets (FFA) activities that effectively meet food assistance needs. This position is to provide maternity leave coverage and may not be extended beyond the contract period.
Key Accountabilities
Receive, review, and prepare clearance documents for invoices received from cooperating partners and coordinate with other units within WFP for timely processing.
In coordination with WFP field offices (FO), prepare payment instructions for beneficiary entitlements in line with the distribution plan; ensure accuracy of monthly cash distribution plans and reports.
Consolidate distribution data from FOs and contribute to preparation of timely reports, M&E working group, and other monitoring coordination.
Lead SCOPE mapping and full digitization of all FFA beneficiaries in coordination with SCOPE and FOs.
Identify opportunities for collaboration with Gender/Protection, Nutrition technical units supporting FOs, planning and provide guidance at field level.
Review and prepare food release notes for the unit's direct area implementation.
Contribute to partner coordination, including field visits, setting up meetings, documentation of action points and follow up.
4Ps Core Organisational Capabilities
Purpose
Understand and communicate the Strategic Objectives: Coaches team in the most effective ways to communicate WFP’s Strategic Objectives to WFP team and partners in the field.
Be a force for positive change: Implements new methods or tools to improve team’s work processes and productivity.
Make the mission inspiring to our team: Maps team’s activities and tasks to specific successes
in beneficiary communities to showcase positive impact.
Make our mission visible in everyday actions: Explains to teammates how each unit contributes to the overall WFP mission.
People
Look for ways to strengthen people's skills: Identifies skill development opportunities such as training modules or on-the-job experiences for self, colleagues and direct reports.
Create an inclusive culture: Facilitates team building activities to build rapport in own unit.
Be a coach & provide constructive feedback: Facilitates the pairing of junior colleagues with coaches within own team.
Create an “I will”/”We will” spirit: Proactively anticipates potential challenges and develops mitigation plans to ensure that team meets goals and targets.
Performance
Encourage innovation & creative solutions: Identifies opportunities to be creative in own work and to help team be more innovative and accurate in their respective tasks and areas of work.
Focus on getting results: Monitors team’s deliverables and provides feedback to ensure outcomes are delivered consistently and accurately.
Make commitments and make good on commitments: Provides accurate guidance to team on expected responsibilities and tasks, whilst also upholding own commitment to the team.
Be Decisive: Sets an example and provides guidance to junior team members on when to escalate issues when faced with challenging issues in the workplace or in the field.
Partnership
Connect and share across WFP units: Facilitates partnerships with other WFP units to accomplish missions in the field.
Build strong external partnerships: Sets an example and provides guidance to team on how to build relationships with external partners.
Be politically agile & adaptable: Articulates to colleagues or direct reports the value of contributing to other WFP teams and agency partnerships in fulfilling WFP’s goals and objectives.
Be clear about the value WFP brings to partnerships: Organizes, monitors, and prioritizes own and team’s efforts to ensure that they will fulfil the needs of internal and external partners.
Desired Experiences for Entry Into the Role
• Has contributed to implementation of livelihood programmes.
• Has facilitated communication with other units in the organization and/or external partners.
How to Apply
For more information and job application details, see; UN World Food Programme Programme Associate Jobs in South Sudan
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