Deadline: 16 August, 2020

Location: Harare, Zimbabwe

The World Food Programme (WFP) is seeking applications from eligible applicants for the post of Programme Associate.

The WFP is the world’s largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide.

Responsibilities

• Support development of contingency plans for anticipatory actions contributing to food security which are aligned with selected thresholds for the FbF intervention
• Close collaboration with the Meteorological Services Department (MSD) and other relevant government ministries at national and provincial/district level, as needed
• Liaise and build critical networks with experts and field officers in national, provincial and districts to ensure proper ownership of FbF within them
• Support formulation of technical working groups at national and district levels and regularly engage with them
• Liaise with technical service providers once procured to provide Zimbabwe-specific information for proper design and implementation of each FbF element including downscaled forecasts
• Provide technical and operation support to ensure all partnership and procurement processes are done in a timely manner
• Provide technical support for integration and layering of FbF with other risk financing tools
• Support administrative matters for contingency plan development, including travel plans, meetings, and workshop organisation, amongst others
• Provide ad hoc support for reporting, advocacy, and administrative matters, as requested

Requirements

• Completion of secondary education
• Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Finance, Agriculture, Geography and Environmental Sciences, Agriculture, Disaster Risk Management or any other related discipline will be a distinct advantage
• Five years of postgraduate experience
• Three years of experience in designing/implementing resilience building or climate change adaptation or improved livelihoods interventions
• Experience in developing contingency plans is a distinct advantage
• Knowledge of climate services and other climate risk financing tools (desirable)
• Experience in the establishment of partnerships with public and private sector actors
• Technical knowledge of weather and seasonal forecasts
• Fluency in English (oral and written)
• Excellent work planning and project management skills, ideally demonstrated in a humanitarian or development context
• Good communication skills, and excellent ability to coordinate across multiple units and organisations
• Understanding of food security vulnerability and ability to link analysis to programme design in the context of WFP programmes
• Ability to facilitate workshops, negotiate agreements and contracts, and write publishable reports
• Excellent skills in Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, and Microsoft Excel
• Nationality of Zimbabwe

To apply and for more information, click here.