United Nations World Food Programme Assistants Jobs Vacancies

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.

We
are recruiting to fill the vacant position below:

Job
Title: Programme
Assistant (Resilience) G5
Requisition: # 62002
Location: Damaturu

Job
Purpose

To
deliver a wide range of programme support processes and activities for a
specific professional area of work, to facilitate effective service
delivery.

Organzational
Context

Under
the supervision and guidance of the Head of Resilience, the Programme
Assistants (Resilience) are expected to take responsibility for completion
of a range of programme support activities requiring interpretation of
standard guidelines/practices.
Job
holders are able to recommend a course of action to staff at various
levels and may allocate tasks to more junior colleagues.

Key
Accountabilities (not all-inclusive)

Collate
information for inclusion in reports, documents and correspondence, to
support the effective work of other staff.
Respond
to standard queries and provide timely and accurate guidance.
Maintain
relationships with a range of individuals through provision of programme
support to assist in information sharing and service delivery to staff.
Proof-read
reports, documentation, correspondence, etc., making changes in line with
established guidelines where appropriate.
Process
and manage routine administrative and financial tasks in various
functional areas, to contribute to the effective and timely management of
resources
Manage
and maintain records and databases, to ensure information is organised and
readily available for staff.
Contribute
to improvement of programme procedures and processes.
Collect
and perform basic analysis of data to contribute to quality programme information
management.
Provide
guidance to junior colleagues in performing their duties.

4Ps
Core Organizational Capabilities
Purpose:

Understand
and communicate the Strategic Objectives: Helps teammates articulate WFP’s
Strategic Objectives.
Be
a force for positive change: Suggests potential improvements to team’s
work processes to supervisor.
Make
the mission inspiring to our team: Explains the impact of WFP activities
in beneficiary communities to teammates.
Make
our mission visible in everyday actions: Articulates how own unit’s
responsibilities will serve WFP’s mission.

People:

Look
for ways to strengthen people’s skills: Trains junior teammates on new
skills and capabilities.
Create
an inclusive culture: Seeks opportunities to work with people from
different backgrounds.
Be
a coach & provide constructive feedback: Serves as a peer coach for
colleagues in same area of work.
Create
an “I will”/”We will” spirit: Tracks progress toward goals and shares this
information on a regular basis with supervisor.

Performance:

Encourage
innovation & creative solutions: Explores ways to consistently be more
efficient and accurate in own areas of work and shares new methods of work
with colleagues.
Focus
on getting results: Focuses on getting results and tracks trends in
completion rates for own tasks to identify opportunities for efficiency.
Make
commitments and make good on commitments: Takes responsibility for own
tasks and notifies supervisor as soon as possible of potential delays in
meeting deadlines or commitments.
Be
Decisive: Independently decides what action to take when faced with
critical choices in the workplace or in dangerous situations in the field.

Partnership:

Connect
and share across WFP units: Suggests opportunities for partnering with
other units to supervisor.
Build
strong external partnerships: Identifies opportunities to work with
colleagues and partners in the field towards common goals.
Be
politically agile & adaptable: Develops an understanding of the value
of WFP’s teams and external partners in fulfilling team’s goals and
objectives.
Be
clear about the value WFP brings to partnerships: Aligns own activities
with supervisor’s priorities to fulfill internal and external partner
needs.

Standard
Minimum Qualifications
Education:

Completion
of Secondary School Education.
A
First University Degree (BSc) in Natural Resources Management, livestock,
Agronomy, SWC, hydrology, water engineering and Rural development is
desirable.

Experience:

Minimum
of 3-5 years experience.

Language:

Fluency
in both oral and written communication in English Language.

Knowledge
& Skills:

Knowledge
of specialised common programming methods and skills gained through
relevant technical training and experience.
Ability
to develop and maintain relationships with a range of individuals in order
to provide a high quality support service.
Ability
to carry out basic data analysis and independently rectify problems
requiring attention.
Ability
to monitor and report programme activities
Good
communication skills required to give and receive information and work
with a variety of individuals.
Ability
to maintain confidentiality.

Functional
Capabilities
Programme Lifecycle & Food Assistance:

Can
facilitate implementation of food assistance programmes under guidance
using basic understanding of principles and good practices of programme
design, implementation and monitoring.

Transfer
Modalities (Food, Cash, Vouchers):

Demonstrates
ability to facilitate, under guidance, food assistance programme
implementation that deploys full range of transfer modalities with an
understanding of basic principles guiding modality selection and
implementation.

Knowledge
of Specialized Areas:

Understands
basic technical concepts and data and their relevance to food assistance
programmes.

Emergency
Programming:

Displays
capacity to provide inputs into the development, implementation and
realignment of high quality emergency programmes.

Strategic
Policy Engagement w/Govt:

Understands
and applies basic principles of engagement with government counterparts at
the national or local level.

Desired
Experiences for Entry into the Role

Has
facilitated communication with technical teams (i.e. nutrition, VAM,
etc.).
Has
contributed to implementation of programmes.
Has
observed or assisted with policy discussions.

Terms
and Conditions

Qualified
female candidates are encouraged to apply.
Only
Nigerian national (or residents with valid residence & work permits)
are eligible to apply for this position.
Applications
should be submitted online and English only.

How
to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply

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