2 UN Programme Assistant Job Opportunities – United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)
Job Title: Programme Assistant (2 Job Positions)
Organization: United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)
Duty Station: Uganda
Reports to: Programme Policy Officer
About US:
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) is the United Nations frontline agency against world hunger. It is the largest and longest serving humanitarian agency in Uganda. Currently WFP focuses on three priority areas: Saving lives in Emergencies; Building Resilience through Predictable Safety Nets; Improving Nutrition & Mother-and Child Health; and Supporting Small Holder Farmers to Access Markets. WFP has operations in various parts of the Country.
Job Summary: The Programme Assistant will be responsible for monitoring Food Assistance processes and activities in the General Food Assistance modality to support the effective delivery of assistance in Rhino Camp and Bidibidi refugee settlements.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Work and exchange information with internal counterparts and other partners to plan operations, support effective collaboration, implementation and monitoring of ongoing project activities;
- Monitor Food Assistance programme, Nutrition programme and Livelihood activities, verify the planned movements and distribution of non-food items, resolving routine issues and/or escalate them where appropriate, to ensure that the quantity distributed and the quality of the operation is in line with WFP standards;
- Collect and summarise food assistance, Nutrition and Livelihood data, collaborating with cooperating partners where required, conduct analysis and prepare reports to support programme reviews and informative decision making;
- Work closely with cooperating partners and internal counterparts to gather feedback and comments to support programme reviews and improve services;
- Suggest improvements to field monitoring processes and procedures for efficient implementation of the assistance programmes;
- Arrange for regular meeting with community leaders and cooperating partners on commodity pipeline distribution arrangements, food entitlements and other relevant issues to support effective communication flow and efficient operations;
- Support communication and activities with local partners, agencies, NGOs and government institutions;
- Act as a Point of Contact for resolution of general operational queries requesting assistance where necessary;
- Build team capacity and morale to accomplish the given mandate, and manage performance and development through effective task management, guidance, coaching, training and accountability;
- Provide standard trainings for cooperating partners on WFP operational practices, monitoring tools and methods to support them to independently self-monitor and to contribute to the visibility of WFP in the coverage areas;
- Assist in encouraging women’s access to economic skills development and sensitising public opinion on gender issues and gender focused activities;
- Follow standard emergency preparedness practices to ensure WFP can quickly respond and deploy needed resources to affected areas at the onset of the crisis
- Perform any other related duties as required.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate for the United Nations UN World Food Programme (WFP) Programme Assistant job placement should hold a Bachelor’s degree in Nutrition, Social Sciences or any other related field obtained from a recognised education institution;
- A minimum of four (4) years of relevant working experience in a reputable orgnisation(s);
- Proficiency in both oral and written English
- Has facilitated communication with technical teams (i.e. nutrition, VAM, etc.).
- Has contributed to implementation of programmes.
- Has observed or assisted with policy discussions.
Competencies:
- 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 andtheir 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.
How to Apply:
All candidates who desire to join the United Nations World Food Programme are encouraged to submit their applications online at the link below.
Deadline: 6th August 2018
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