Programme Assistant Livelihoods- SC5- Homs

Job Description

ABOUT WFPThe?United Nations World Food Programme is the worlds largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide. The mission of WFP is to help the world achieve Zero Hunger in our lifetime. 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. In 2020, WFP was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for its efforts to fight hunger globally, including its work during the coronavirus pandemic.In Syria, WFP provides food assistance to more than 4.6 million people each month. This includes families who require emergency assistance when affected by conflict and displacement and also those who need help to improve their nutrition and food security. WFP supports children across Syria with healthy meals and snacks at school, mothers with nutritious diets, and families and communities with sustainable livelihood projects.The United Nations World Food Programme is the worlds 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.The United Nations World Food Programme is the worlds 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 AND ROLEThe Programme Assistant for Livelihood will work within the Programme unit in Homs FO. The job holder will work in close collaboration with other WFP units involved in the implementation of WFP?s livelihood programmes (activity focal points and other colleagues within Programme, logistics/retail, Finance, IT and others), with livelihood focal points in WFP?s Country Office, as well as with external partners such as cooperating partners.JOB PURPOSETo perform specialized and/or standardized policy and programme-related processes and activities to support the effective delivery of assistance packagesKEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

• Support the development of livelihoods and resilience programming in the area of operations.
• Liaise with the concerned authorities, partners and other stakeholders on livelihood and resilience building projects.
• Assess the training needs of relevant partner staff and support the design and implementation of appropriate capacity development training.
• Prepare regular implementation reports on livelihoods projects and activities.
• Conduct required and needed communication and follow up to ensure that projects are implemented as planned and that they achieve their goals.
• Contribute to documenting lessons learnt and best practices in livelihood and resilience building programming in area of operation.
• Follow up with cooperating partners (CPs) on monthly reporting.
• Create Food Release Notes (FRN) for Livelihood in COMET based on inputs and guidance from HoP.
• Develop and maintain distribution reports (templates) tailored for each partner; these templates would have clear details and explanation when/why dispatch was delayed and distribution spilled into next month.
• Perform other duties, as required by the direct supervisor.

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