WFP: Programme Associate (Social Protection and Resilience) Job 2019
ABOUT WFP
United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) 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. In emergencies, WFP gets food to where it is needed, saving the lives of victims of war, civil conflict and natural disasters. After an emergency, WFP uses food to help communities rebuild their lives. On average, WFP reaches more than 80 million people with food assistance in 80 countries each year. The organization has the global footprint, deep field presence and local knowledge and relationships necessary to provide access to food and contribute to lasting solutions, especially in many of the world’s most remote and fragile areas.
Brief description of WFP in Uganda
WFP delivers food assistance in emergencies and work with communities to improve nutrition and build resilience. WFP provides life-saving food assistance and livelihood opportunities to refugees in Uganda. In addition, WFP assists the most vulnerable people in Karamoja with food and nutrition assistance. Finally, WFP works with smallholder farmers and links them to markets.
As Uganda strives to achieve Zero Hunger by 2030 and become a middle-income country by 2040, WFP is also assessing its relevance and repositioning its role in Uganda.
ARE YOU UP TO THE CHALLENGE?
We are seeking a qualified individual for the position of Programme Associate (Social Protection and Resilience), G6 to be based in Gulu. Selected candidate will be employed on Fixed TermORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT
Part of WFP Uganda’s Country Strategy Plan and direction is to engage with local district governments (DLGs) and other partners to enhance programmes that translate resilience objectives into the design of programmes, and to back them up with the necessary investments in institutional capacity to ensure effective delivery.
This position will contribute to this strategic direction in supporting DLGs expand comprehensive social protection programmes, build resilience and programmes’ capacity to deliver outputs well
The function will address vulnerability as multidimensional and the hungry poor are exposed to a range of risks that go beyond climate shocks. Programmes that aim to build resilience need to apply a comprehensive approach to reducing risks, which include slow-onset changes related to the climate as well as social, economic and health risks.
JOB PURPOSE
To provide effective specialized support and technical analyses to policy and programme activities that effectively meet food assistance needs.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)
- Participate in and carry-out, as needed, the development, appraisal and supervision of activities as illustrated in the project documents and workplans;
- Support the provision of technical advice and policy guidance to government and community groups in consultation with the technical team in the Country Office and Area Office;
- Support the day-to-day operational needs of the field office social protection programme;
- Support the implementation of long-term cash transfers may to buffer beneficiaries from extreme climate shocks as well as nutrition and child sensitive interventions;
- Support the application of payments system and social registries being used to make cash transfers.
- Respond to local government and donor partners requests for action on project implementation issues and help to ensure timely and complete responses to those requests;
- Participate and organize missions to provide technical inputs and guidance to counterparts, including improving the monitoring and evaluation of project activities;
- Contribute to cross-sectoral work, collaborating with other initiatives in social protection and integrated programmes;
- Work closely with other support services in matters of project implementation;
- Carry out any other related technical assessments (including the preparation of analytical pieces and/or technical reports;
- Organize, the research, learning and production of grassroots-community relevant communication materials;
- Provides effective coordination and technical support to government counterparts and other partners;
- Prepare the submission of Internal and External Sitreps;
STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Qualification, Experience and Languages required:
- Degree in Economics, Social Science. Social Protection or related discipline, or relevant training in delivery systems;
- At least five years of relevant operational experience in the development field, preferably in a Safety Nets or Social Protection program design and implementation;
- Experience in Social Protection delivery systems in Northern Uganda is desirable;
- Proven technical skills and experience;
- Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain productive, professional relationships with government and local community counterparts, donors, civil society and other stakeholders
- High capacity for organization and coordination, as well as an ability to work with a high degree of independence in a team environment
- Experience in managing diverse and sometimes competing interests and perspectives to arrive at a durable consensus;
- Oral and Written Fluency in English as well as one or more of the following languages: Luo, Acholi, Lugbara, Madi, Kakwa, Aringa, Alur and Langi.
4Ps CORE ORGANISATIONAL CAPABILITIES
Purpose
- Understand and communicate the Strategic Objectives: Coaches team in the most effective ways to communicate WFP’s Strategic Objectives to WFP team and partners in the field.
- Be a force for positive change: Implements new methods or tools to improve team’s work processes and productivity.
- Make the mission inspiring to our team: Maps team’s activities and tasks to specific successes in beneficiary communities to showcase positive impact.
- Make our mission visible in everyday actions: Explains to teammates how each unit contributes to the overall WFP mission.
People
- Look for ways to strengthen people’s skills: Identifies skill development opportunities such as training modules or on-the-job experiences for self, colleagues and direct reports.
- Create an inclusive culture: Facilitates team building activities to build rapport in own unit.
- Be a coach & provide constructive feedback: Facilitates the pairing of junior colleagues with coaches within own team.
- Create an “I will”/”We will” spirit: Proactively anticipates potential challenges and develops mitigation plans to ensure that team meets goals and targets.
Performance
- Encourage innovation & creative solutions: Identifies opportunities to be creative in own work and to help team be more innovative and accurate in their respective tasks and areas of work.
- Focus on getting results: Monitors team’s deliverables and provides feedback to ensure outcomes are delivered consistently and accurately.
- Make commitments and make good on commitments: Provides accurate guidance to team on expected responsibilities and tasks, whilst also upholding own commitment to the team.
- Be Decisive: Sets an example and provides guidance to junior team members on when to escalate issues when faced with challenging issues in the workplace or in the field.
Partnership
- Connect and share across WFP units: Facilitates partnerships with other WFP units to accomplish missions in the field.
- Build strong external partnerships: Sets an example and provides guidance to team on how to build relationships with external partners.
- Be politically agile & adaptable: Articulates to colleagues or direct reports the value of contributing to other WFP teams and agency partnerships in fulfilling WFP’s goals and objectives.
- Be clear about the value WFP brings to partnerships: Organizes, monitors, and prioritizes own and team’s efforts to ensure that they will fulfil the needs of internal and external partners.
FUNCTIONAL CAPABILITIES
| Capability Name | Description of the behaviour expected for the proficiency level |
| Programme Lifecycle & Food Assistance | Demonstrates ability to identify key variables and contextual factors that affect food assistance problems and programmes throughout the lifecycle to inform quality programme design or re-design. |
| Transfer Modalities (Food, Cash, Vouchers) | Demonstrates ability to implement, under guidance, food assistance programmes deploying the full range of transfer modalities with an understanding of basic principles guiding modality selection and implementation. |
| Broad 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/Government | Understands and applies basic principles of engagement with government counterparts at the national or local level. |
OTHER SPECIFIC JOB REQUIREMENTS
This section is optional to describe additional responsibilities & knowledge required for the specific job.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.
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: 12th September 2019