ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is the world’s largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger. Its mission is to help achieve the goal of Zero Hunger. Every day, the WFP works around the globe to ensure that no child goes to bed hungry and that the poorest and most vulnerable people, particularly women and children, have access to the nutritious food they need.
The World Food Programme (WFP) has collaborated with the Cuban government since 1963 to strengthen long-standing social protection programs that provide free and universal access to basic services. These efforts have enabled 1.3 million people to benefit directly in 2024. The country’s operational landscape is characterized by significant food security and nutrition challenges, and in this context, the WFP works to address growing humanitarian needs, prioritizing them while constraining resources, by providing nutrition-sensitive food assistance before, during, and after crises.
The WFP strengthens the capacity of the social protection system and facilitates the distribution of nutritious food and nutritional supplements. The WFP also strengthens local food systems and links them to social protection institutions. The WFP has a strong presence on the ground, with monitors operating in six provinces: Las Tunas, Granma, HolguÃn, Santiago de Cuba, and Villa Clara (the latter was recently inaugurated).
PURPOSE OF THE POSITION
Perform specialized and/or standardized activities and processes related to policies and programs in support of the effective delivery of sets of assistance measures in the area of ​​Social Protection, in the programs unit.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES (indicative and not exhaustive list)
1. Carry out specialized and/or standardized activities and processes within the relevant technical sphere of activity, supporting harmonization with broader program policies and guidelines.
2. Provide project management support and/or general office support taking into account the established goals and applying WFP policies and procedures.
3. Within their specific sphere of responsibility, collect data and provide support for analysis and reporting (e.g., on food assistance needs, resource utilization, program progress or achievements) in order to support operational decision-making.
4. Carry out thorough and timely data recording within the relevant technical field of activity (e.g., food security and vulnerability analysis), applying institutional standards and guidelines.
5. Work and exchange information with internal counterparts to support collaboration and the effective implementation and monitoring of ongoing project activities.
6. Provide support for communication activities with partners, agencies, NGOs and public institutions at the local level.
7. Serve as a point of contact for resolving general queries about operations and, if necessary, request assistance.
8. Follow standard emergency preparedness practices to ensure that WFP is able to respond quickly and send the necessary resources to affected areas at the start of a crisis.
OTHER JOB REQUIREMENTS
1. Provide support with the evaluations/analysis of procurement processes for the strengthening of social protection networks.
2. Provide support in analyses that allow visualizing the impact of strengthening Social Protection Programs, such as the School Feeding Program, applying institutional norms and guidelines.
MINIMUM STANDARD QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED
Education: Completion of pre-university education. Presentation of a certificate of post-pre-university education in the relevant functional field will be considered.
Experience : Five years of experience in the relevant functional area.
Languages: Fluent in Spanish. Intermediate level of English (desirable).
DESIRABLE EXPERIENCE TO PERFORM THIS FUNCTION
• Facilitating communication with technical teams (dedicated, for example, to nutrition, vulnerability analysis and mapping (VAM), etc.).
• Having contributed to the implementation of programs.
• Having attended policy debates as an observer, or having helped to organize them.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Position: G5 Program Assistant (Social Protection)
Unit: Programs
Contract Type: Fixed Term
Grade: G5
Work Location: Havana, Cuba
Contract duration: 12 months with the possibility of extension based on organizational requirements.
How to apply
Apply at the following link:Â Job Openings at WFP