ABOUT WFP

 Assisting 91.4 million people in around 83 countries each year, the World Food Programme (WFP) is the leading humanitarian organization saving lives and changing lives, delivering food assistance in emergencies and working with communities to improve nutrition and build resilience. On any given day, WFP has 5,000 trucks, 20 ships and 92 planes on the move, delivering food and other assistance to those in most need. Every year, we distribute more than 15 billion rations at an estimated average cost per ration of US$ 0.31. These numbers lie at the roots of WFP’s unparalleled reputation as an emergency responder, one that gets the job done quickly at scale in the most difficult environments. WFP’s efforts focus on emergency assistance, relief and rehabilitation, development aid and special operations.

 WFP Ethiopia is working with the government and other humanitarian partners to strengthen the resilience of Ethiopia’s most vulnerable population and to chart a more prosperous and sustainable future for the next generation. The Country Office also supports programmes that use food assistance to empower women, transform areas affected by climate change and keep children in school. It aims to contribute to Ethiopia’s five-year development agenda, the Growth and Transformation Plan (GTP), through which the Government combats food insecurity.

 ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT

These jobs are found in Pugnido Field Offices. The job holders typically report to a Head of Field office or the designate. 

At this level, job holders are responsible for the completion of a range of specialized and/or standardized processes and activities requiring some interpretation of standard guidelines and practices. Job holders are able to recommend a course of action to staff at various levels and may allocate tasks to other support staff. They work under minimum supervision, perform basic analyses and compile reports to support information consistency and smooth implementation of programmes/projects. 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES (not all-inclusive, nor exhaustive):

1.    Provide technical support and assist in the development and implementation of various activities and processes within the specific area of work supporting alignment with wider programme policies and guidelines.

2.    Provide project management and/or general office support following established targets and WFP’s policies and procedures. 

3.    Within the specific area of responsibility, prepare a range of reports and data analysis (e.g. food assistance needs, resource utilization, programme status, performance) and highlight trends/issues ensuring deliverables adhere to corporate standards and quality control. Specifically, this entails contributing to the monthly Sitrep produced by the Sub Office/Field Office, as well as collating and reviewing the programme report submitted by cooperating partners in order to identify problems and bottlenecks of WFP assistance.

4.    Ensure and/or perform 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.

5.    Work and exchange information with internal counterparts to support effective collaboration, implementation and monitoring of ongoing project activities.

6.    Support communication and activities with local partners, agencies, NGOs and government institutions. 

7.    Act as a point of contact for resolution of general operational queries requesting assistance where necessary. 

8.    Support the capacity building of WFP staff, cooperating partners and national government within the specific technical area.

9.    Oversee and/or review the work of other support staff, providing practical advice and guidance, to contribute to delivering objectives to agreed standards and deadlines  

10.  Follow standard emergency preparedness practices to ensure WFP is able to quickly respond and deploy needed resources to affected areas at the onset of the crisis.

11.  Other as required.

OTHER POST REQUIREMENTS:

1.    Represent WFP in interagency camp coordination meeting, food security meeting, pre/post distribution meeting, health and nutrition meeting, livelihood coordination meeting and other ad hoc programme related meeting as and when required.

2.    Support for process, output and outcome monitoring of WFP assistance in refugee camps and surrounding host communities.

3.    Support the Monitoring Assistants in deploying monitoring tools in the field and perform analysis of project indicators to inform on progress and achievement of results;

4.    Analyze the stock, prepare monthly food allocation plan, review the distribution report and update COMET accordingly. 

5.   Provide support for general and administrative work in the Field Office. 

Education: Completion of secondary school education. A post-secondary certificate in the related functional area is desirable.

Experience: Five or more years of relevant progressively responsible experience in the related business stream with experience in programmes activities.

Language: Fluency in oral and written English and Amharic is sufficient. Knowledge of other Ethiopian regional languages would be an advantage.

This VA is open ONLY to Ethiopian Nationals.

Public access: Public- 121781

Please note that WFP does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process.