Programme Assistant Full-Time

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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.

Job Purpose

To perform specialized and/or standardized policy and programme-related processes and activities to support the effective delivery of assistance packages.

Key Accountabilities (not all-inclusive)

• Support in the identification of beneficiaries for the project phases.
• Support in establishing processes for the project activities (e.g. procurements/construction, distribution of material etc).
• Conduct training of field implementers (activists, lead farmers, etc).
• Participate in trainings conducted by SDSMAS/SDAE/SDPI of activities relevant to the project.
• Organize and plan activities with field implementers.
• Support preparing any field missions by mobilizing the community and defining an agenda.
• Review and provide feedback to the activity plans of the community stakeholders.
• Supervise and provide technical support to project activities (cooking academy/demonstrations, nutrition education sessions, radio listening sessions, community activities, agricultural production, MEA sales, gender dialogue clubs etc) to ensure that activities are being implemented with the required quality and provide feedback and support to the field implementers.
• Participate in planning meetings for project implementation at the community level.
• Conduct regular visits to GTNS activity sites and report for further advice and timely follow up.
• Prepare weekly workplan for supervisor and monthly reports (which includes outputs and achievements from the project implementation).
• Liaise with cooperating partners and other stakeholders on community engagement activities and ensure alignment with other ongoing activities.
• Receive and collate comments and feedback from partners and beneficiaries to support identifying programmatic issues with a view to fostering efficient operations.
• Provide guidance for government counterparts and other partners on WFP operational practices and contribute to the visibility of WFP in the coverage areas.
• Prepare field mission reports documenting program implementation.

DESIRED EXPERIENCES FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROLE

• Has experience synthetizing insights from the field, provide operational updates, and applying them to align field implementation.
• Providing capacity building to community-based stakeholders such as community health workers, agricultural extensionists, other influential community members.
• Has contributed to implementation of programmes.
• Has general knowledge of programme and project cycles and WFP programmatic standards.
• Has experience in implementing Social and Behavior Change Communication packages, Gender Dialogues, Agricultural Techniques etc.
• Has working experience in community mobilization and engagement, mainly through community-based stakeholders.

Standard Minimum Qualifications

• Education: Completion of secondary school education. A post-secondary certificate in the related functional area is desirable.
• Language: Fluency in both oral and written communication in Portuguese and English. Knowledge of local languages (Sena, Ndau) is desirable.

WFP Leadership Framework – Our Behaviour Matters

Leads by Example with Integrity

• Lives WFP values and shows humanity and integrity by role modelling care for others.

Drives Results and Delivers on Commitments

• Delivers on commitments and adapts readily to change.

Fosters Inclusive and Collaborative Teamwork

• Is inclusive and collaborative, and contributes to a culture of learning and personal growth.

Applies Strategic Thinking

• Demonstrates commitment to gather perspectives, analyse options and risks, and propose new ways of doing things.

Builds and Maintains Sustainable Partnerships

• Builds and nurtures external partnerships & collaborates with partners to deliver common objectives.

Terms and Conditions

Type of contract: Service Contract, Level 5

Duty Station: Beira (Chemba) – Mozambique

Duration: 12 Months

Number of positions: 6

Only Shortlisted Candidates will be contacted

WFP has a zero-tolerance approach to conduct such as fraud, sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to WFP’s standards of conduct and will therefore undergo rigorous background verification internally or through third parties. Selected candidates will also be required to provide additional information as part of the verification exercise. Misrepresentation of information provided during the recruitment process may lead to disqualification or termination of employment.

WFP will not request payment at any stage of the recruitment process including at the offer stage. Any requests for payment should be refused and reported to local law enforcement authorities for appropriate action.