United Nations World Food Programme - WFP Ethiopia Programme Associate - (School Feeding) Seconded to Oromia /Afar BoE (Re- advertised), Fixed Term G6,Nazareth/Semera Jobs in Ethiopia
United Nations World Food Programme - WFP Ethiopia Programme Associate - (School Feeding) Seconded to Oromia /Afar BoE (Re- advertised), Fixed Term G6,Nazareth/Semera Jobs in Ethiopia
Job PurposeTo provide effective specialized support and technical assistance to Bureau of Education to strengthen institutional capacity to manage school feeding effectively and meet the objectives of school feeding activity and food assistance needs for the respective assigned region.
S/he will be responsible for any school meal related issue implemented in the regions.
Key Accountabilities
Provide technical support to the regional Bureau of Education and assist in the implementation of school feeding activities at region level
Provide project management support to the school feeding program to ensure that the various activities are performed within the established targets, policies and procedures
Prepare a range of reports and data analysis related to school feeding activities and highlight issues ensuring deliverables adhere to corporate standards and quality control
Ensure and/or perform accurate, timely recording of data on school feeding activities and consistency of information presented to stakeholders
Liaise with external and internal counterparts to support effective collaboration, implementation and monitoring of school feeding activities
Coordinate and communicate with local partners, NGOs and regional government mainly the BoE to perform analyses and to ensure efficient delivery of the programme
Collaborate with the regional education cluster and regional disaster risk management in the preparation of emergency school feeding response plan and advocate the agenda within the region
Create a good system for the school feeding activities at the regional BoE to ensure government ownership and smooth transition of programme
Act as a point of contact for resolution of a range of operational queries and problems with regards to the school feeding activities.
Providing practical advice and guidance, to delivering programme objectives to the agreed standards and deadlines
Providing advice and guidance to the regional counterparts to attain the objectives programme as per the agreed standards and deadline
Follow standard emergency preparedness practices to ensure WFP and the government are able to quickly respond and deploy needed resources to affected children at the onset of the crisis
Coordinate school feeding activities to ensure effective implementation
in the region
Advise the SIP Directorate at regional level to enable government led school meal programme agenda are incorporate in the regional BoE plan and implement at scale
Organize field visits, analyses the situation in collaboration with the regional BoE and WFP Sub Office to identify challenges in the programme implementation to take timely correction actions and recommend possible solutions
Provide support to the region in preparing the annual and bi-annual plan, implementing of the school feeding, facilitating food procurement, delivering of the commodities on time, provision of Non-Food Items, and the school kitchens and fuel-efficient stoves construction etc
Regularly monitor, update and track data related to the school feeding issues, commodity pipelines, follow the timely delivery of commodities and ensure effective implementation of the programme
Identify school feeding capacity gap in the region and provide training to the region, district and school level to ensure effective programme management
Facilitate and led the monthly and quarterly school feeding coordination meetings with government and partners
Lead and facilitate the school feeding network forums and AU Africa Days of School feeding in the assigned region
Work with BoA, BoFEC, cooperative unions, regional cooperatives agency and other key stakeholders to strengthen the capacity of smallholder farmers to supply for Home Grown School Feeding and ensure development food procurement system is in place
Ensure satisfactorily any additional duties, as required by the supervisor
Job Requirements
Minimum Qualifications
Education
Completion of secondary school education.
A post-secondary certificate in the related functional area.
Experience
Six (6) years of progressively responsible support work experience in school feeding programme operations, nutrition, emergency responses or education related programme including at least three years at preferably at regional level.
Experience working on capacity building and technical assistance to the government and prior coordination role will have an added advantage
Language
Fluency in both oral and written communication in English required.
Knowledge of the duty place is an added advantage
How to Apply
For more information and job application details, see; United Nations World Food Programme - WFP Ethiopia Programme Associate - (School Feeding) Seconded to Oromia /Afar BoE (Re- advertised), Fixed Term G6,Nazareth/Semera Jobs in Ethiopia
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