Deadline: 11 July, 2022
Location: Jijiga, Ethiopia
The World Food Programme (WFP) is seeking applications from eligible applicants for the post of Programme Associate (Environment, Natural Resource Management (NRM) and Public Works).
WFP works to ensure the most vulnerable populations, especially women and children, can access the nutritious food they need.
Responsibilities
- Contribute towards the development of a limited number of projects, plans and processes, ensuring alignment with wider programme policies and guidance
- Focus on natural resource management, DRR activities implemented in the region through FFA
- Coordinate with Somali region bureaus on implementation of insurance for work (IFW) activities
- Support activity five PPO in the area office in coordination of all ETCO initiatives under activity five in Somali region
- Liaise with government counterparts, CPs, FSPs, and other stakeholders on all technical aspects related to activity five initiatives
- Provide project management support to the ongoing projects of small to moderate size, ensuring a coordinated approach with wider programmes that complies with WFP standards and procedures
- Support SOs on strengthening/building their technical and functional capacities on thematic areas related to climate change adaptation, resilience building, DRR/DRM, etc
- Follow data gathering and monitoring systems, ensuring that rigorous quality standards are maintained
- Cooperate with relevant units in the adoption of a gender and protection lens in the planning, implementation, and monitoring of Environment, NRM, public works and climate change adaptation activities
- Support the identification, development, and management of potential partnerships on climate change adaptation and resilience building
- Organise missions for WFP, ETCO, donors, and other partners
- Ensure proper documentations, filling for audit purposes
- Ensure compliance to WFP standards
- Carry out any additional duties as requested
Requirements
- University degree in Environmental Science, Natural Resource Management, Climate Change Adaptation, Social science, or a related subject
- Six years, minimum, of experience in general and at least four years working experience on water, NRM, public works for social protection, climate change and capacity-building Experience in WFP-related programmes and PSNP is an asset
- Fluency in oral and written English and Somali is necessary. Knowledge of other Ethiopian languages is an advantage
To apply and for more information, click here.
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