Project Manager Food for Asset (FFA) Full-Time

Background:

On 14 March 2019, Tropical Cyclone Idai made landfall near Mozambique Beira City, leaving devastating loss of life and large-scale destruction of assets and infrastructure in its wake. In the following days, some entire villages including schools were destroyed and submerged as floodwaters rose across the central region of the country in the provinces of Sofala, Zambezia, and Manica. An estimated 1.85 million people have been affected by the cyclone and the subsequent floods within the three provinces.

World Vision has established an Emergency Management Structure based in Beira (Sofala Province) for the Mozambique response in order to coordinate efforts effectively across multiple levels of the organization and through the UN Cluster system. The Mozambique Response Plan aims to reach 150,000 affected people through the provision of support in the following sectors: WASH, Child Protection, Health and Nutrition, Food and NFIs, Livelihoods, Protection and Education.

Purpose of the position:

Provide technical support to all Food Assistance for Assets projects in the district following WVI food assistance minimum standards.

The position holder will be the focal point for both internal and external engagements related to WFP FFA project on behalf of Southern Africa Food and Cyclone Emergency Response SAFCER program in Chemba district

The person will spearhead working with relevant technical departments including Agriculture, Irrigation, Environment, Health and Nutrition, Infrastructure at district level, partners and community partners to implement FFA project and ensure that the communities are implementing the FFA activities timely according to plan.

The incumbent will provide technical support to field-based teams; promote team spirit, a culture of information sharing and excellence in internal/external coordination. Daily weekly and monthly plans, implementation and reports. Lead in communication with Beira office regularly. Communicate with stakeholders in the district including government and NGOs.

Key responsibilities:

Leadership: Provide strategic oversight and leadership of the ADA Chemba FFA Project according to Disaster Management Team (DMT) and donor standards and agreements.

• Lead FFA project activities roll out from district government to community leadership and beneficiaries;
• Lead district WV Mozambique team in planning, implementation and reporting;
• Coordinate with and where appropriate, develop integrated program interventions with other program partners in the district (in particular – Food Assistance, livelihoods, Nutrition and Climatic change) in the same operational area to ensure a coordinated response;
• Define work plans, timelines and budget to implement FFA activities;
• Manage FFA project budget including regular budget reviews to ensure available funding is being maximized to achieve project objectives and expenditure complies with WV and donor requirements;
• Provide quality oversight, monitoring and ongoing support for program delivery;
• Review, write and submit high quality FFA management and program monitoring reports that meet the needs of internal and external stakeholders;
• Submit Daily Distribution Reports.

Commodity Distribution:

• Lead the team to conduct organized distribution according to WVI standards including banners, ration boards;
• Use of LMMS in beneficiary registration and distribution to keep records and serve beneficiaries timely;
• Layout of distribution points and beneficiaries informed of all the processes.

Monitoring and Evaluation:

• Lead in the establishment and training of FFA implementation committees, Help Desk Committees, FDP Committees;
• Conduct ODMs and PDMs, and feedback to communities of complaints.

Grants Acquisition:

• Coordinate development of new project proposals and concept notes in response to Food Assistance funding opportunities.

Coordination:

• Liaise and coordinate with Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation, Health and INGC in implementation of FFA activities and Food distributions;
• Active engagement with district Food Security Cluster meetings;
• Participate actively in cluster (or sector) meeting to contribute to design the Food Security sector strategy based on best practices and lessons learnt;
• Maintain high level of coordination with partners from other sectors (especially child protection, health and nutrition) in all phases of project cycle to deliver advocacy messages and integrate functional competency in staffing programs.

Budgetary Control:

• Manage the FFA project resources and budget in conjunction with Finance Department and ensure spending and expenditures are within budget and adhere to donor requirements. Ensure no over/under spending on projects.

FFA Activities Implementation:

• Lead district team in beneficiary registration using community participation;
• Use MoUs for FFA agreements with communities;
• Lead the team in following all the FFA process;
• Submit monthly CTS reports before 10th each month after distributions;;
• Submit CPDR, Invoices to WFP for payments and follow up payments;
• Submit CSS and have it signed by WFP for uploading to FGDB.

Networking and Collaboration:

• Attend key district humanitarian meetings and report discussions to Beira.

Capacity Building:

• Ensure staff are training on Commodity Management, LMMS, CTS, FFA.
• Train staff on CBT.
• Support the design of a national capacity building strategy and plan.

Knowledge skills , Skllls  & AabilitiesBILITIES:

Required:

• Minimum a Bachelor’s degree with minimum of five years’ experience in Food Assistance management and programing in emergencies. A Master’s degree in Humanitarian Assistance or related field from a recognized University will be an advantage;
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience designing, planning, implementing, supervising and reporting on WFP Programming and at least 3 years’ experience in FFA management;
• Experience in LMMS and CTS reporting and troubleshooting;
• Experience in use of WFP Invoicing;
• The holder of this position must be a results orientated leader who can manage and satisfy multiple and at times competing organizational, donor and other stakeholder demands;
• Must also have solid public relations skills and be a strong team player;
• Must be analytical, innovative and self-managed leader:
• Strong design, monitoring and evaluation skills preferred;
• Strong experience in working in WFP projects GFD, VGF, FFA, School Feeding, SFP.
• English;
• Portuguese an added advantage.

Preferred:

• Minimum a Bachelor’s degree and minimum five years experience in Food Assistance programming. A Master’s degree in Humanitarian Assistance or related field from a recognized University will be an advantage;
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience implementing FFA, supervising and reporting using LMMS and CTS;
• Preferred: International experience, managing staff from multiple backgrounds and contexts;
• Excellent proposal development skills and familiar with WFP grant regulations;
• Must have proven networking and donor engagement skills;
• They must have both an extensive conceptual understanding of and demonstrated practical command for implementing program design, management and evaluation principles;
• The holder of this position must be a results orientated leader who can manage and satisfy multiple and at times competing organizational, donor and other stakeholder demands.