Apply: WFP Programme Associate

By Managing Editor
June 1, 2023

Deadline: 04 June, 2023

Location: Cairo, Egypt

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has opened applications for the role of Programme Associate.

The mission of WFP is 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.

Responsibilities

Liaise with headquarters to provide specialised support to country offices on the use of the United Nations Partner Portal (UNPP) for efficient scoping, vetting, and selection of NGO partners
Provide specialised support to country offices to ensure accurate and standardised procedures for system recognition of partnership agreements on internal digital platforms
Prepare a wide range of reports and data analysis capturing
Ensure and/or perform accurate, timely recording of data within the specific technical area of work and consistency of information presented to the different stakeholders
Liaise with headquarters and the monitoring and evaluation unit to support country offices in performance monitoring of cooperating partners that support strategic engagement and meaningful collaboration in the implementation of different activities
Work closely with finance and act as a point of contact for the resolution of a range of operational queries and problems within a specific technical area of responsibility
Support the engagement and follow up with COs, including the planning and preparation for regional calls, workshops, and the management of communication channels such as Teams and Yammer
Conduct training for country offices in specialised areas of support
Carry out any other duties, as required by the unit

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Data Science, Political Science, or a related field
Three years, minimum, of experience in partnerships management, programme implementation, or monitoring and evaluation for a humanitarian or development agency
Familiarity with project lifecycle
Broad knowledge of specialised areas (i.e., nutrition, vulnerability analysis and mapping)
General knowledge of UN system policies, rules, regulations, and procedures in the area of work in various operational contexts is an asset
Experience in information management and data visualisation
Experience in emergency programming
Experience in strategic policy engagement with government
Client-focused and strong networking skills
Willingness to travel frequently, including to ‘deep field’ locations (30 percent travel requirement)
Excellent written and oral/presentation skills
Sound judgment and the ability to extract, interpret, analyse, and format data as well as solve operational problems
Fluency (level C) in English language, both oral and written
Intermediate knowledge of French is an asset