Senior Programme Associate (FT -G7) Resilience Building

Job Description

JOB PURPOSETo provide effective coordination and specialized support to a full range of policy and programme activities related to rural development, climate change and resilience building that effectively meet food assistance.ÿSTANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Education: Completion of University Degree in Agriculture, Agricultural Economics, Civil Engineering (irrigation), Environmental Sciences or any related sciences. Post graduate studies in the related functional area is desirable.
• Experience: sevenÿor more years of progressively responsible work experience in the agricultural development, climate change, irrigation, food systems field.
• Fluency: Fluency in both oral and written communication in English and Arabic

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

• Conduct studies and gather information on aspects of resilience building and sustainable development for design of projects and drafting of proposals.
• Provide project management support to ensure compliance with work plans, donor requirements, programme policies and guidelines, and WFP and national standards.
• Ensure effective financial management and cash flow; monitoring and following up on the various activities ofongoing projects portfolio.
• Lead and ensure accurate, timely recording of data within the specific technical area of work (e.g. assistance programmes, food security and vulnerability assessments) and consistency of information presented to stakeholders

ADDITIONAL KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

• Compile and maintain accurate data in internal information and reporting systems as well as, support analysis and development of reports to the donors and counterparts.
• Maintain and update project working files (both paper and electronic) for dissemination to different target audience.
• Coordinate and exchange information with internal counterparts to support implementation and monitoring of ongoing activities.
• Contribute to the preparation of accurate and timely reporting on programmes and activities that enable timely corporate reporting, informed decision making and consistency of information presented to stakeholders.
• Support in producing technical briefs and contributing to documents as requested (annual performance plan, business management budget, activities review reports, concept notes and project documents, etc.).

ÿOTHER SPECIFIC JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Be part of a core team responsible for integrated rural development and climate-adaptive activities in the Country Office.
• Support in the coordination of programme with government partners and in the management of Non-Governmental Organizations and community development associations in rural areas.
• Identify key variables and contextual factors that affect food systems, agricultural or irrigation programmes throughout the lifecycle to inform quality programme design or re-design.
• Contribute toÿreports on climate change impacts and mitigation measures of different WFP programmes.
• Liaise with internal counterparts to ensure effective collaboration, monitor ongoing projects.
• Follow-up on work of consultants recruited to support the activities. This includes completion of necessary paperwork with concerned units within WFP for their contracts, separation and payments as well as follow-up on their outputs to ensure timely and quality deliverables.

ADDITIONAL SPECIFIC JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Support the identification, development and management of potential partnerships to collaborative working leading to improved food assistance packages.
• Support the capacity building of junior staff, partners and national government to prepare for and respond to assistance needs, e.g. through project management support of learning initiatives.
• Provide guidance to support staff, acting as a point of referral and assisting them with analysis and queries.
• Others as required.
• Oversee a team of support or field staff, providing advice, guidance and training, to ensure individual and team objectives are delivered to agreed standards and deadlines.
• Support the capacity building of partners and national government to prepare for and implement resilience building programmes and projects as needed.

4Ps CORE ORGANISATIONAL CAPABILITIESPurpose

• Understand and communicate the Strategic Objectives:ÿCoaches team in the most effective ways to communicate WFP?s Strategic Objectives to WFP team and partners in the field.
• ÿBe a force for positive change: Implements new methods or tools to improve team?s work processes and productivity.
• ÿMake the mission inspiring to our team: Maps team?s activities and tasks to specific successes in beneficiary communities to showcase positive impact.
• ÿMake our mission visible in everyday actions: Explains to teammates how each unit contributes to the overall WFP mission.

People

• Look for ways to strengthen peoples skills: Identifies skill development opportunities such as training modules or on-the-job experiences for self, colleagues and direct reports.
• ÿCreate an inclusive culture: Facilitates team building activities to build rapport in own unit.
• ÿBe a coach & provide constructive feedback: Facilitates the pairing of junior colleagues with coaches within own team.
• ÿCreate 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.
• ÿFocus on getting results: Monitors team?s deliverables and provides feedback to ensure outcomes are delivered consistently and accurately.
• ÿMake commitments and make good on commitments: Provides accurate guidance to team on expected responsibilities and tasks, whilst also upholding own commitment to the team.
• ÿBe 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:ÿFacilitates partnerships with other WFP units to accomplish missions in the field.
• ÿBuild strong external partnerships: Sets an example and provides guidance to team on how to build relationships with external partners.
• ÿBe 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.
• ÿBe 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.

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