World Food Programme recruits 01 Nutrition Partnership Officer
World Food Programme
Addis Ababa,Ethiopia
Humanitaire (ONG, Associations, …), Projet/programme de développement
Opportunités de carrière : Nutrition Partnership Officer, Service Contract level – 8, Addis Ababa (133862)
WFP seeks candidates of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our humanitarian principles.
Selection of staff is made on a competitive basis, and we are committed to promoting diversity and gender balance.
ABOUT WFPAssisting 91.4 million people in around 83 countries each year, the World Food Programme (WFP) is the leading humanitarian organization saving lives and changing lives, delivering food assistance in emergencies and working with communities to improve nutrition and build resilience. On any given day, WFP has 5,000 trucks, 20 ships and 92 planes on the move, delivering food and other assistance to those in most need. Every year, we distribute more than 15 billion rations at an estimated average cost per ration of US$ 0.31. These numbers lie at the roots of WFP’s unparalleled reputation as an emergency responder, one that gets the job done quickly at scale in the most difficult environments. WFP’s efforts focus on emergency assistance, relief and rehabilitation, development aid and special operations.
WFP Ethiopia is working with the government and other humanitarian partners to strengthen the resilience of Ethiopia’s most vulnerable population and to chart a more prosperous and sustainable future for the next generation. The Country Office also supports programmes that use food assistance to empower women, transform areas affected by climate change and keep children in school. It aims to contribute to Ethiopia’s five-year development agenda, the Growth and Transformation Plan (GTP), through which the Government combats food insecurity.
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.
ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXTThese jobs are found in Country Offices (COs) and job holder reporsS to the head of Nutrition. two types of areas and accountabilities are expected from this position: 1) partnerships and 2) nutrition technical data management for policy generation.
JOB PURPOSETo provide support to policy and programme activities that effectively meet food assistance needs.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)Partnerships
1. Support nutrition partnerships network and engagement with Government, UN agencies, Academia, Private Sector, Civil Society and NGOs to strengthen collaborative and unduplicated nutrition efforts in the following areas for the common goal of achieving SDG2 by 2030: a. National “Fill the Nutrient Gap (FNG)” data analysis cycle, including also report writing and design, launch event organization support, among others; b. Setup of Multitaskers’ Task Force leading regular Assessments of affordability of nutritious diets and creating a regular monitoring of cost of the diet system leveraging national food price datasets already mapped in 2019; c. Integration of the Fill the Nutrient Gap analysis, the monitoring task force, mentioned in the point above, with the programmatic improvements in the Fresh Food Voucher pilot in the Amhara region; d. Incorporating the pressing issue of climate change and sustainable healthy diets into the evidence supporting the WFP CSP, the nutrition sensitive partners activities as per the CO nut strategy 2020-2025.
2. Maintain established partnerships and develop new ones in line with opportunities for collaborative approaches and initiatives related to development nutrition i.e. stunting reduction
a. Maintain a network of national and international professional contacts in the area of stunting reduction; b. Attend external events linked to stunting reduction, as needed ; c. Identify new funding opportunities for the dissemination of the FNG results at regional level ; d. Explore new partnerships such as celebrity engagement, and strategic partnership such as the one with local National Chef Association for the development of an Ethiopian Sustainable Diet Recipe Book and a national food banking system.
Technical
• Review and analyze data related to nutrition, dietary intake, food security, food cost and household food expenditure and socio-economic indicators in collaboration with the Ministry of Health ; • Capacitate and provide technical support to Government to prepare for and conduct the FNG nutrition situational analysis, including through conducting Cost of the Diet (CotD) and secondary data analysis, summarizing and presenting findings for discussion, and facilitating stakeholder workshops for formulating recommendations and decision making based on the findings ; • Liaise with relevant government bodies to get access to secondary data relevant to the FNG study • Prepare & submit IRB application to relevant ethical bodies of government for the FNG analysis • Support the preparation of budget allocation for stakeholders involved in the FNG study • Present the case of transfer of funds to Government to CPC members for approval
• Coordinate FNG processes with WFP sub-offices for the purpose of disseminating the results to regional, zonal and woreda level government bodies ; • Set up of and actual coordination of regular cost-of-the-diet analysis working group (WFP VAM, Fewsnet, GoE sectors) ; • Liaise and collaborate with other Programme Units in WFP (e.g. VAM, CBT, School Feeding, Climate Change, Resilience, Social Protection) to improve the understanding and use of FNG analyses ; • Represent WFP on strategic positioning of the FNG analysis and insights gained, both among external stakeholders and internally in the organization; • Support to the SUN Business Network co-chairing role of WFP: preparation of NFRs, conceptual notes for workshop, logistics of events • Support local production of RUSF • Support the development of fortified sorghum pasta in refugee camps • Support workshop on complementary foods• Support to the Nutrition Partner Development Forum (SUN Donor Network) contribution of WFP.
STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS • Qualification : Graduate level (Masters) in Public Health Nutrition (Epidemiology or biostatistics), Nutrition, Sustainable food systems, Agronomy, Statistics or other socio-economic disciplines with a strong quantitative data analysis component. • Experience : 5 years of research experience of which at least 2 are relevant professional experience in nutrition and food security research, and WFP corporate tools such as the Cost of Diet and/or the Fill the Nutrient Gap approach. • Language : Fluency in both oral and written communication in English. Knowledge of the local language is added advantage.
Knowledge and Skills :
• Very comfortable to conduct quantitative data analysis based on secondary data using statistical software (SPSS, Stata, SAS, R or other); • Very good expertise in Excel; • Good ability to conduct a literature review and identify key themes; • Capacity to coordinate with a range of different stakeholders, including national governments, research institutions, private sector, NGO partners, among others; Good interpersonal skills and ability to work in a multicultural setting; • Flexibility in thinking, ability to adapt to different situations quickly and with ease; • Ability to work with and as part of a team and structure work with little input; Training and facilitation skills appreciated. 4Ps CORE ORGANISATIONAL CAPABILITIESPurpose • Understand and communicate the Strategic Objectives: Understands WFP’s Strategic Objectives and the link to own work objectives. • Be a force for positive change: Flexibly adapts individual contributions to accommodate changes in direction from supervisors and internal/external changes (such as evolving needs of beneficiaries, new requirements of partners). • Make the mission inspiring to our team: Recognizes and shares with team members the ways in which individual contributions relate to WFP’s mission. • Make our mission visible in everyday actions: Sets own goals in alignment with WFP’s overall operations, and is able to communicate this link to others.
People • Look for ways to strengthen people’s skills: Assesses own strengths and weaknesses to increase self-awareness, and includes these in conversations on own developmental needs. • Create an inclusive culture: Participates in open dialogue, and values the diverse opinion of others, regardless of background, culture, experience, or country assignment. • Be a coach & provide constructive feedback: Proactively seeks feedback and coaching to build confidence, and develop and improve individual skills. • Create an “I will”/”We will” spirit: Participates in accomplishing team activities and goals in the face of challenging circumstances.
Performance • Encourage innovation & creative solutions: Shows willingness to explore and experiment with new ideas and approaches in own work. • Focus on getting results: Consistently delivers results within individual scope of work on time, on budget and without errors. • Make commitments and make good on commitments: Commits to upholding individual accountabilities and responsibilities in the face of ever-changing country or functional priorities. • Be Decisive: Makes rational decisions about individual activities when faced with uncertain circumstances, including in times of ambiguity regarding information or manager direction.
Partnership • Connect and share across WFP units: Seeks to understand and adapt to internal or cross-unit teams’ priorities and preferred working styles. • Build strong external partnerships: Demonstrates ability to understand and appropriately respond to and/or escalate needs of external partners. • Be politically agile & adaptable: Portrays an informed and professional demeanor toward internal and external partners and stakeholders. • Be clear about the value WFP brings to partnerships: Provides operational support on analyses and assessments that quantifies and demonstrates WFP’s unique value as a partner.
FUNCTIONAL CAPABILITIESCapability Name Description of the behaviour expected for the proficiency levelProgramme 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, Voucher) Demonstrates ability to analyse and consolidate quantitative and qualitative information from different sources (e.g., market studies) to inform transfer modality selection and programme development.Broad Knowledge of Specialized areas (i.e. Nutrition, VAM, etc.) Demonstrates the ability to interpret basic data in the context of WFP specialised fields to contribute to technical programme design, implementation and monitoring.Emergency Programming Displays capacity to provide inputs into the development, implementation and realignment of high quality emergency programmes.Strategic Policy Engagement w/ Government Develops thorough recommendations using multiple inputs (e.g., government counsel, research, own experience) to strengthen national or subnational entities and government owned food and nutrition security programmes.
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS14 JANUARY 2021
Female applicants and qualified applicants from developing countries are especially encouraged to apply
WFP has zero tolerance for discrimination and does not discriminate on the basis of HIV/AIDS status.
No appointment under any kind of contract will be offered to members of the UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ), International Civil Service Commission (ICSC), FAO Finance Committee, WFP External Auditor, WFP Audit Committee, Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) and other similar bodies within the United Nations system with oversight responsibilities over WFP, both during their service and within three years of ceasing that service.POSTULER