UN World Food Programme Programme Associate (SCOPE/CBT) Jobs in South Sudan
UN World Food Programme Programme Associate (SCOPE/CBT) 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.
Organizational Context
WFP’s Programme in South Sudan aims to reach close to 6 million people each year with both emergency and recovery assistance. WFP provides food and nutrition assistance for populations in crisis and delivers safety net programmes such as food assistance for assets, purchase for progress, and food for education to food insecure people in more stable contexts.
In all its programmes WFP seeks to employ the most efficient, effective and appropriate transfer modalities, whether in-kind food, cash-based transfers (CBT), or capacity development, and to do so in as transparent and accountable way.
WFP South Sudan currently provides CBT to 1.2 million beneficiaries monthly, with transfers equivalent to close to USD 5 to 6 million/month during the lean season. In areas where markets are functioning, or can be supported to effectively deliver assistance, WFP will scale-up its CBT interventions given the positive impacts it has on beneficiary empowerment and choice, efficiencies and local markets.
WFP is increasingly utilizing the corporate beneficiary and transaction management system, SCOPE, in order to biometrically register assisted communities, enhance accountability over resources, as well as understand better the population needs in order to improve programmes. WFP is working in close collaboration with other UN agencies in this task.
Job Purpose
To provide effective specialized support and technical analyses to policy and programme activities that effectively meet food assistance needs.
Key Accountabilities
Under the overall supervision of the Head of Innovation, and direct supervision of the assigned Programme Policy Officer, the Programme Associate will assist in all tasks related to the smooth conduction of the SCOPE/CBT activities, and particularly in:
Provide technical support and assist in the development and implementation of SCOPE/CBT activities and processes supporting alignment with wider programme policies and guidelines.
Provide specialized project management support to all SCOPE/CBT related work to ensure that the various activities are performed within the established targets following WFP’s policies and procedures.
Prepare a range of reports and data analysis (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 SCOPE/CBT work and consistency of information presented to stakeholders.
Liaise with internal counterparts to support effective collaboration, implementation and monitoring of ongoing SCOPE/CBT activities.
Support in coordination and communication with local partners, agencies, NGOs and government institutions to ensure efficient programme delivery.
Support the capacity building of WFP staff, cooperating partners and national government within the SCOPE/CBT.
Act as a point of contact for resolution of a range of operational queries and problems within a SCOPE/CBT.
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.
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.
4Ps Core Organisational Capabilities
Purpose
Understand and communicate the Strategic Objectives: Understands WFP’s Strategic Objectives and the link to own work objectives.
Be a force for positive change: Flexibly adapts individual contributions to accommodate changes in direction from supervisors and internal/external changes (such as evolving needs of beneficiaries, new requirements of partners).
Make the mission inspiring to our team: Recognizes and shares with team members the ways in which individual contributions relate to WFP’s mission.
Make our mission visible in everyday actions: Sets own goals in alignment with WFP’s overall operations, and is able to communicate this link to others.
People
Look for ways to strengthen people's skills: Assesses own strengths and weaknesses to increase self-awareness, and includes these in conversations on own developmental needs.
Create an inclusive culture: Participates in open dialogue, and values the diverse opinion of others, regardless of background, culture, experience, or country assignment.
Be a coach & provide constructive feedback: Proactively seeks feedback and coaching to build confidence, and develop and improve individual skills.
Create an “I will”/”We will” spirit: Participates in accomplishing team activities and goals in the face of challenging circumstances.
Performance
Encourage innovation & creative solutions: Shows willingness to explore and experiment with new ideas and approaches in own work.
Focus on getting results: Consistently delivers results within individual scope of work on time, on budget and without errors.
Make commitments and make good on commitments: Commits to upholding individual accountabilities and responsibilities in the face of ever-changing country or functional priorities.
Be Decisive: Makes rational decisions about individual activities when faced with uncertain circumstances, including in times of ambiguity regarding information or manager direction.
Partnership
Connect and share across WFP units: Seeks to understand and adapt to internal or cross-unit teams’ priorities and preferred working styles.
Build strong external partnerships: Demonstrates ability to understand and appropriately respond to and/or escalate needs of external partners.
Be politically agile & adaptable: Portrays an informed and professional demeanor toward internal and external partners and stakeholders.
Be clear about the value WFP brings to partnerships: Provides operational support on analyses and assessments that quantifies and demonstrates WFP’s unique value as a partner.
Desired Experiences for Entry Into the Role
• Has worked with technical teams (i.e. nutrition, VAM, etc.).
• Has contributed to implementation of programmes.
• Has observed or assisted with policy discussions.
How to Apply
For more information and job application details, see; UN World Food Programme Programme Associate (SCOPE/CBT) Jobs in South Sudan
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