JOB TITLE: Programme Officer/Project Manager P4

 TYPE OF CONTRACT: Short Term Professional (STP)

 UNIT/DIVISION: Ethiopia Country Office

 DUTY STATION (City, Country): Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

 DURATION: 11 Months

 REPORTING LINE: Head of Programme

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.

Female applicants and qualified applicants from developing countries are especially encouraged to apply

ABOUT WFP

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 CONTEXT

WFP Ethiopia Country Office is supporting food insecure communities in the arid and semi-arid areas of Ethiopia to develop community and household assets. These assets improve livelihoods, enhance resilience to climate related shocks, and enable vulnerable people to be more food secure and less reliant on food assistance.

Under the supervision of the Head of Programme, the Programme Officer/Project Manager will lead in technical assessment, development, planning and implementation of resilience and community-based livelihood project activities in refugee camps and host communities in partnership with Government, other UN agencies and NGOs agencies.

JOB PURPOSE

To lead the development and implementation of a high-quality resilience and livelihoods programme that aims to successfully bridge the humanitarian-development nexus through five interrelated project components:

a) Livelihoods Programming for Refugees and Host Populations; b) Climate Risk Management, c) Complaint and Feedback Mechanisms, d) Early Warning Systems, and e) Logistics Capacity Strengthening.

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education:

Graduate or advanced university degree and training/courses in one or more of the following disciplines: Economics, agricultural development, rural development, development studies, international relations, international development, political or social sciences, or other relevant field from a recognized university

Experience:

Minimum of ten (10) years of relevant professional work experience in livelihood centered approaches on poverty and vulnerability reduction,

At least five (5) years of experience working at national level supporting countries to implement resilience building activities using food aid or cash support

Languages:

Fluency (level C) in English language required. Intermediate knowledge (level B) of a second official UN language an added advantage

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

Within delegated authority, the Programme Officer/Project Manager will be responsible for the following duties: –

Contributing towards the development of the project

Provide advice and oversight support to the development of livelihood and resilience building projects, plans and processes, ensuring alignment with wider programme policies and guidance;

Provide solid managerial leadership to specific and defined programmes and projects, ensuring a coordinated approach with wider programmes that complies with WFP standards and procedures as well as donors requirements;

Enhance WFP’s leadership status in different forums on subjects related to livelihoods, resilience, food security, nutrition, engagement in humanitarian, transition and development contexts and other related issues affecting refugee and host communities, through direct participation and/or through briefings, information products and other materials;

Lead, motivate and develop a large and complex team of professionals to enable high performance;

Take responsibility for incorporating gender perspectives in all areas of work, to ensure equal participation of women and men in refugees and host communities;

Participating in review of strategies and project design, planning, and implementation

ADDITIONAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Support Government and WFP Cooperating Partners (CPs) planning and formulation of quality projects that enhance livelihoods and resilience at household, community and system levels.

• Appraise project proposals and advise WFP Partners, Country Project Committees WFP/Ethiopia management and the National Project Steering Committee (NPSC) accordingly.

• Liaise with Government and WFP CPs to undertake field visits and review implementation of project activities to ensure progress towards objectives.

• Review progress reports and provide feedback to project implementers.

• In liaison with the WFP Monitoring and Evaluation Unit, ensure the establishment and maintenance of a sound database and performance management system;

• Work with the service units (Procurement, Logistics, Administration and Finance) to ensure that quality non-food items are purchased and supplied to the communities for effective project implementation.

• Support partnerships with other agencies (UN, NGOs, and Government) to improve project synergy and impact.

• Support partners to develop capacity building programmes in terms of designing and developing training plans, training curricula and training materials and make sure they are validated by the Technical Advisor(s) and the Site Manager.

• Engage in the Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework as well as Refugee Compact processes through participation in various committees;

• Coordinate the project steering committee and ensure that operational and technical guidance is incorporated into project implementation;

• Ensure compliance with WFP’s policies, criteria and procedures.

OTHER ACCOUNTABILITIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Advocacy

• Ensure that Head of Programme, Country Director, Deputy Country Director, Head of Sub-offices and relevant WFP colleagues are well informed of on-going project activities.

• Organize field missions for donor/media/senior WFP management and ensure that WFP staff, partners agencies and government staff are provided with sufficient and timely information.

• Attend and represent WFP in meetings and conferences at national, regional and local levels

• Develop and sustain liaison with key professional and NGOs in the field of food security

Finance and Administration

• Review financial reports from partners to ensure quality before submitting to the Finance department.

DESIRED SKILLS & COMPETENCIES

• Ability to lead and manage design and implement of community-based projects with multiple partners

• Excellent communication skills – both written and oral in English.

• Strong organization and planning skills coupled with good interpersonal skills

• Good analytical skills; resourcefulness, initiative, maturity of judgment, tact, negotiating skills

• Ability to work in a team, and establish effective working relations with people of different nationalities and cultural backgrounds

• Flexibility in accepting work assignments outside normal expectations

• In-depth understanding of disability as a driving factor of vulnerability and poverty affecting persons with disabilities

• Excellent interpersonal, networking, communication, negotiation and facilitation skills

4Ps CORE ORGANISATIONAL CAPABILITIES

Purpose

• Understand and communicate the Strategic Objectives: Utilizes understanding of WFP’s Strategic Objectives to communicate linkages to team objectives and work.

•  Be a force for positive change: Proactively identifies and develops new methods or improvements for self and immediate team to address work challenges within own work area.

•  Make the mission inspiring to our team: Identifies opportunities to further align individual contributions with WFP’s mission of making an impact on local communities.

•  Make our mission visible in everyday actions: Helps colleagues to see the link between their individual tasks and the contributions of their unit’s goals to the broader context of WFP’s mission.

People

• Look for ways to strengthen people’s skills: Is able to identify, support and encourage focused on-the-job learning opportunities to address gaps between current skillsets and needed future skillsets for WFP.

•  Create an inclusive culture: Recognizes the contributions of teammates, and encourages contributions from culturally different team mates to recognise the value of diversity above and beyond just including it in programming for beneficiaries.

•  Be a coach & provide constructive feedback: Provides and solicits ongoing constructive feedback on strengths and development opportunities to help develop individual skills, whilst also helping others identify areas for improvement.

•  Create an “I will”/”We will” spirit: Sets clear targets for self and others to focus team efforts in ambiguous situations (e.g., unprecedented issues and/or scenarios)

Performance

• Encourage innovation & creative solutions: Thinks beyond team’s conventional approaches to formulate creative methods for delivering food aid and assistance to beneficiaries.

•  Focus on getting results: Maintains focus on achieving individual results in the face of obstacles such as volatile or fragile environments and/or organizational roadblocks.

•  Make commitments and make good on commitments: Takes personal accountability for upholding and delivering upon team’s commitments and provides assurance to stakeholders.

•  Be Decisive: Demonstrates ability to adjust to team’s plans and priorities to optimize outcomes in light of evolving directives, while also responding quickly in high-pressure environments, such as in emergency settings.

Partnership

• Connect and share across WFP units: Demonstrates an understanding of when and how to tactfully engage other units in conversations on impact, timing, or planning

•  Build strong external partnerships: Networks regularly with key external partners using formal and informal opportunities to understand each partner’s unique value proposition, and to build and strengthen relationships

•  Be politically agile & adaptable: Demonstrates ability to adapt engagement approach in the context of evolving partner circumstances and expectations

•  Be clear about the value WFP brings to partnerships: Demonstrates ability to articulate to internal and external audiences the value that individual contributions and immediate teams bring to partnerships.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Short Term Profession Position for 11 months

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

8th January 2020

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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.