World Food Programme (WFP) Vacancy in Ethiopia 

Position: Programme Associate - Nutrition

Job Time: Full-Time

Job Type: Permanent

Place of Work: Jijiga, Ethiopia

Application Deadline: February, 21/2023

WFP celebrates and embraces diversity. It is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all its employees and encourages qualified candidates to apply irrespective of race, colour, national origin, ethnic or social background, genetic information, gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, HIV status or disability.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Job Title: Programme Associate - Nutrition

Contract Type: Fixed Term

Grade: G6

Duty station: Jijiga Area Office, Jijiga Sub-Office, Gode and Dollo Ado 

ABOUT WFP

The United Nations World Food Programme is the world's 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.

WFP Ethiopia has initiated a strategic planning process to review its current portfolio of activities and to better position itself in the country for the period 2020-2025, to support progress towards zero hunger. Nutrition integration is one of the five outcomes expected from the CSP. Accordingly, Strategic outcome 3 is related to addressing chronic malnutrition and preventing stunting (SDG Target 2.2).

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT

These jobs are based in the WFP Jijiga Area Office, Jijiga, Gode, and Dollo Ado Sub-Office. The job holders will report to the Programme Policy Officer.

The Programme Associate will provide technical support primarily between WFP Somali Region Sub Office and sector institutions (Governmental, INGOs, NGOs, UN agencies) based in Somali Region that are working in nutrition for improved programme design, implementation, management, reporting, and monitoring of nutrition-related programmes.

JOB PURPOSE

Under the direct supervision of the emergency nutritionist, the program associate (nutrition) will provide technical and operational support to nutrition programmes and activities to contribute to the quality delivery of the nutritional needs of WFP beneficiaries in Somali Region.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

Nutrition Program monitoring: 

Organize visits to the field teams implementing nutrition activities in line with sub-office monitoring plans

Provide on-job training and supportive supervision to staff and identify implementation capacity gaps for the attention of the office emergency nutritionist.

Make reports identifying the gaps, corrective action taken at the field level and follow-up action with individual WFP partners

Training: 

Contribute to the area office rollout plans for nutrition training on all WFP government partners and WFP sub-offices.

Participate in training health workers and WFP CPs at the zonal and woreda level

Reporting: 

Ensure that the nutrition reports (Cooperating partner's Distribution reports, Monthly statistical reports, and progress reports) are shared with the area office in a timely manner. Ensure that the CPDR are accurately reflected on the WFP accountability platform -COMET.

Contribute to the analysis of the available Nutrition data to make evidence-based decisions to improve the program

Nutrition operational activities: 

In liaison with the area office logistics team, monitor the nutrition commodity release process, in line with the CP nutrition supply requests

Provide support to the nutrition commodities distribution planning process at TPM, WFP CPs and WFP SO staff. Collate plans and share with the area office emergency nutritionist.

In close liaison with JAO logistics, consolidate nutrition commodity stock status including deliveries, daily stock balances, tracking of best-used-by dates (BUB) and Terminal disbursement dates (TDD) from sub-offices.

Train and guide the area office nutrition monitoring assistant and other SO staff to compile regular reports on the food deliveries at the CP warehouses and verify that the amounts received by the CPs have been properly recorded including the damaged or suspected losses; provide on-spot training on commodity handling and appropriate record maintenance (in collaboration with logistics)

Follow up on action points raised in SO reports on a range of issues arising from the delivery of SNFs including utilization by the beneficiaries 

Support the area office emergency nutritionist in financial settlement processes under Field level agreements (FLA) including verification of invoices and expenditures

Coordination: 

In line with a frequency determined at the cluster level, support the emergency nutritionist to represent WFP in zonal-level coordination meetings that include all partners implementing health, nutrition and food security activities and share notes for records (NFRs) indicating clear action points. Strengthen the coordination platforms at the woreda level for effective contributions by TPM monitors

Nutrition evaluations and assessments: 

As guided by the area office program lead or nutritionist, participate in evaluations, assessments and operational studies that are conducted in relation to the nutrition programmes

Perform any other related duties as required. For instance:

Represent WFP in other program meetings when needed.

Coordinate area office activities when called upon.

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education:

Secondary education or University degree in Nutrition or related field areas.

A master’s degree in nutrition or Public Health will be an added advantage 

Experience:

Minimum of 4 years of field experience with nutrition/health/food security or related field. 

Experience working with the UN is an added advantage. 

Familiarity with nutrition-specific interventions, both treatment (Integrated management of acute malnutrition (IMAM)/Community-based management of acute malnutrition (CMAM) and prevention programming.

Previous experience in similar technical support provision and capacity-building roles in field offices/activities.

Experience and exposure to implementation of national or subnational programmes and interventions that impact nutrition.

WFP experience working in somali region is an added advantage

Knowledge & Skills:    

Conceptual knowledge of nutrition in emergencies.

Excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills and demonstrated ability to work effectively in multicultural settings and teams.

Excellent written and oral English communication skills.

Proficiency in Microsoft software packages.

Capacity to plan and organize own work, and work with minimum supervision.

Able to work and achieve results under pressure.

Ability to work under tight deadlines and simultaneously manage multiple tasks in an autonomous manner.

Ability to travel frequently and to work in difficult environments

Ability to handle any other additional tasks as requested by the supervisor

Languages:

Fluency in both oral and written communication in English and Somali Languages.

Knowledge of other local languages is an added advantage.

 DESIRED EXPERIENCES FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROLE

Ability to work independently in a timely and organized manner.

Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Willingness to explore and experiment with new ideas and approaches in my own work.

Ability to work in a team and multi-task as needed.

A strong understanding of nutrition issues

Strong coordination and oversight skills

How to apply

Register using the following link CLICK HERE

This position is open to all qualified candidates. Female applicants and people with disability are especially encouraged to apply.

WFP has a zero-tolerance approach to conduct such as fraud, sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to WFP’s standards of conduct and will therefore undergo rigorous background verification internally or through third parties. Selected candidates will also be required to provide additional information as part of the verification exercise. Misrepresentation of information provided during the recruitment process may lead to disqualification or termination of employment

WFP will not request payment at any stage of the recruitment process including at the offer stage. Any requests for payment should be refused and reported to local law enforcement authorities for appropriate action.