Associate in the Emergency Program At World Food Programme

The WFP is looking for candidates of integrity and professionals who share our humanitarian principles.
Staff selection is done on a competitive basis and we are committed to promoting diversity and gender balance.

In accordance with current United Nations policies, female candidates are strongly encouraged

Job Title: Emergency Program Associate

Type de Contrat : Fixed Term

Place of assignment: Port-au-Prince

Level you Post: G7

Duration: 12 months

Position name: 1

Unit: Program

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ABOUT WFP

The World Food Program (WFP) is the largest humanitarian agency fighting world hunger. WFP works towards a world where every man, woman and child has constant access to enough food to lead a healthy and active life.

BACKGROUND These positions are located in regional offices, country offices or ADMINISTRATIVE: section/field offices. The incumbents generally report to one or

a Program Policy Officer or the Head of the field office in question.

At this level, incumbents of the relevant jobs assume responsibility for technical work, such as planning, implementing and coordinating activities requiring in-depth knowledge of the program or project context and issues as well as the ability to apply various guidelines/practices. They independently manage a wide range of specialized program or policy support activities and may be required to carry out analytical work. The work carried out generally has a strong impact on other parts of the programs. Incumbents of these jobs demonstrate initiative in identifying and resolving all kinds of problems, and handle unforeseen situations effectively. They can act as coordinators in the area of ​​vulnerability assessment and analysis. They set goals, resolve miscellaneous issues and unforeseen problems, and supervise and coach a team of support staff in the area of ​​responsibility.

OBJECTIVES ATTACHED TO THE POSITION:

Ensure effective coordination and provide specialized support across a full range of policy and program activities that effectively meet assistance needs.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES (indicative and non-exhaustive list):

1. Provide specialized expertise and contribute to the development of activities, plans and procedures in the technical area under consideration, ensuring that they fit within broader program policies and guidelines.
2. Ensure efficient coordination and provide specialized support in project management within the framework of various programs, to ensure that the various activities are carried out in compliance with the set objectives and in application of WFP policies and procedures.
3. Within the area of ​​responsibility, develop in-depth reports and substantive analyzes (for example, on food assistance needs, resource use, program status, or performance) and make recommendations to line managers to ensure that documents produced comply with WFP standards and quality control.
4. Lead and ensure accurate and timely recording of data relevant to the technical area (e.g. assistance programs and food security and vulnerability assessments) and ensure consistency of information presented to stakeholders.
5. Coordinate and liaise with colleagues on various complex issues to support effective collaboration, implementation and monitoring of ongoing project activities.
6. Promote exchanges and help establish partnerships with partners, organizations, non-governmental organizations and public establishments present locally, in order to conduct precise analyzes of food security and guarantee the efficiency of food assistance.
7. Assist in building the capacity of WFP staff, cooperating partners and national governments in the technical area under consideration.
8. Play a relay role for the resolution of complex questions on all subjects concerning the area of ​​responsibility considered.
9. Manage a team of support staff, providing advice and guidance and providing training, to ensure that individual and collective objectives are achieved in accordance with agreed standards and deadlines.
10. Apply standard emergency preparedness practices to verify that WFP is able to respond quickly and deploy necessary resources to affected areas at the onset of crises.

OTHER SKILLS REQUIRED FOR THE POSITION (to be defined by the position manager):

This optional section describes the other responsibilities and knowledge associated with the position in question.

ESSENTIAL ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS “MRPP”:

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MRPP

Skill

Description of expected conduct at required skill level

Understand and communicate the

Strategic targets

Supports the team as effectively as possible to communicate the Strategic Objectives to WFP teams and partners in the field.

Be a force for positive change

Implements new methods or tools to improve work processes and team productivity.

Make WFP’s mission a source of inspiration for the team

Links the activities and tasks carried out by the team to the good results obtained in the beneficiary communities to show the impact of WFP’s action.

Make WFP’s mission known on a daily basis

Explains to team members how each unit contributes to WFP’s overall mission.

Search for ways

to strengthen the

individual skills

Seeks opportunities for skill development, including through training modules or hands-on experiences, for self, colleagues and direct reports.

Create a culture of open-mindedness

Leads teamwork development activities with the aim of strengthening relationships within his unit.

Support and provide constructive feedback

Connects less experienced colleagues with team leaders.

Adopt and advocate a proactive attitude

Anticipates issues and develops mitigation plans to ensure the team achieves established goals and targets.

Encourage innovation and creative solutions

Seeks opportunities to be creative in your field of activity as well as ways to help team members be more innovative and rigorous in their respective tasks and areas of work.

Prioritize getting results

Monitors the team’s expected accomplishments and communicates observations so that expected results are achieved consistently and accurately.

Make commitments and stick to them

have

Provides clear direction to team members regarding their assigned tasks and responsibilities, while maintaining their own commitments to the team.

Know how to make decisions

Leads by example and provides guidance to less experienced team members in deciding when to escalate issues they are experiencing at their workplace or in the field. ground.

Connect and make WFP units work together

Facilitates partnerships with other WFP units to carry out field missions.

Building strong partnerships with external stakeholders

Leads by example and provides direction to the team on how to build relationships with external partners.

Demonstrate political flexibility and adaptability

Clearly communicates to colleagues or direct reports the value of contributions to other WFP teams and partnerships with other organizations to achieve WFP’s goals and objectives.

Explain the value that WFP brings to partnerships

Organizes, monitors and prioritizes the efforts he or she and the team make to meet the needs of internal and external partners.

FUNCTIONAL SKILLS:

Skill

Description of expected conduct at required skill level

Program life cycle and food assistance

Demonstrates ability to identify key variables and contextual factors that may constrain food assistance programs throughout their life cycle, to inform the design or redesign of these programs.

Transfer methods (food products, cash, vouchers)

Demonstrates ability to analyze and synthesize quantitative and qualitative information from different sources (market studies, for example) to inform the selection of transfer modalities and the development of programs.

Extensive knowledge of specialist areas

Demonstrates ability to interpret simple data in WFP specialty areas to contribute to the design, implementation and monitoring of technical programs.

Emergency programs

Demonstrates ability to contribute to the development, implementation and readjustment of effective emergency programs.

Strategic collaboration with governments

Understands and applies the basic principles of collaboration with government stakeholders at the national and local levels.

EXPERIENCE WANTED:

• • Participated in the implementation of technical programs (nutrition, for example). – Implemented programs at an increasing level of responsibility. – Provided elements likely to be used during debates on the action to be taken.

MINIMUM LEVEL OF STUDY REQUIRED:

Education: Completion of secondary education. Certificate of post-secondary studies in the functional field considered.

Knowledge Fluency in the UN language (spoken and written) used at the duty station : and the language of the duty station, if different from the former.

NB: The contact details of the people/institution cited in the CV must contain an email address and valid telephone number.

Candidates must be of Haitian nationality

Deadline for application submission: February 2, 2024