UN Emergency Programme Assistant Jobs – Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Job Title: Emergency Programme Assistant
Organization: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Food Security and Livelihoods Coordinator
About US:
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has a global mandate to improve nutrition, increase agricultural productivity, raise the standard of living in rural populations and contribute to global economic’ growth. Achieving food security for all is at the heart of FAO’s efforts – to make sure people have regular access to enough high-quality food to lead active, healthy lives
Job Summary: The Emergency Programme Assistant, in collaboration with the M&E unit, will assist the Food Security and Livelihoods (FSL) Team to provide technical support to the FAO program team and Service Providers in ensuring that progress towards development results are systematically monitored, documented and analyzed to support decision-making, accountability, learning and adjustments in strategies and approaches. S/he will assist the FSLTeam in reporting and mapping of activities across all of FAO’s emergency interventions, inclusive of displacement, food security, livelihoods protection and recovery, as well as support to FAO emergency partners on verification and technical support for quarterly activity mapping and reporting, and the preparation of quarterly reports for Livelihoods and Resilience Sector (LRS) as part of FAO’s co-chair role in the refugee response.
Technical Focus
The Emergency Programme Assistant will provide technical support in assessing gaps and monitoring and reporting of FAO’s emergency interventions to support coordination, planning and evidence-based decision-making
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
The Emergency Programme Assistant will assist the FSL team to:
- Liaise with other UN agencies in reporting on progress against the UN Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF), replaced with the UN Cooperation Framework (UNCF) (2021-2025), other UN programmes (including national, regional and global appeals) and in the harmonization of data standards and sharing (including ActivityInfo in the refugee response);
- Ensure that the Country Office has quality information to assess progress towards expected results established in annual work plans, working across all programmatic teams (e.g. agroforestry, climate change and livelihoods), to support reporting against the UNDAF/UNCF and the Refugee Response Plan among other UN and national platforms as well as national, regional and global emergency response appeals (e.g. Desert Locust);
- Liaise, collaborate and follow-up with FAO Uganda personnel, Service Providers and primary stakeholders to ensure timely reporting as outlined in LOA and cooperation frameworks, which includes developing reporting templates and guidance as well as supporting any required changes and technical support to enable quality reporting, including but not limited to use of ActivityInfo and periodic reports;
- Support periodic data collection and analysis, including but not limited to FAO’s Resilience Index Measurement and Analysis (RIMA), Detailed Livelihoods Impact Assessment and baseline/endline assessments, in partnership with the M&E Unit;
- Participate in the monthly LRS Working Group meetings co-chaired by FAO to provide support to LRS partners on sector activity mapping and achievements to date and drafting meeting minutes;
- Support, under the supervision of the Food Security and Livelihoods Coordinator, operational and procurement processes related to project implementation, including but not limited to engagement of Service Providers, monitoring procurement processes,
- Undertake any other activities as requested.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal applicant must hold a University degree in Development Studies, International Affairs, Social Sciences or related field.
- At least one year previous experience conducting knowledge-information management activities, preferably for emergency projects and programmes relating to food and nutrition security, livelihoods, agriculture and rural development.
- Working knowledge of English
- Results Focus
- Teamwork
- Communication
- Building Effective Relationships
- Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement
- Previous experience in working with knowledge management within the UN system
- Previous experience with routine and periodic reporting processes to develop information documents and reports
- Previous experience supporting household surveys that focus on livelihoods and resilience (e.g. RIMA and Detailed Livelihoods Impact Assessment)
- Extent of knowledge and experience working in emergency context, preferably with displacement, food and nutrition security and/or agricultural livelihoods
- Extent of knowledge and experiences in working with various stakeholders in Uganda including UN, Government, civil society, private sector, academics, and others
- Writing and communication skills
- Ability to manage a high workload, meet tight deadlines and multi-task under pressure
How to Apply:
All interested and qualified candidates are encouraged to apply online at the link below
And complete your online profile. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Only applications received through the recruitment portal will be considered
FAO does not charge any fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview, processing)
Deadline: 7th August 2020