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  • Posted: Jun 11, 2018
    Deadline: Jun 20, 2018
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    The World Food Programme is the food assistance branch of the United Nations and the world's largest humanitarian organization addressing hunger and promoting food security.
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    VAM Officer NOC

    STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

    Education: Advanced University degree in Economics, Food Security, Statistics, Data Science,

    Public Health/Nutrition, Geography or other related field, or First University degree with additional 5 years of related work experience and/or training/courses.

    Language: .Fluency (level C) in English language

    Knowledge/skills

    • He/she should possess excellent analytical skills and a proven track record of at least five years working with NGO’S, Government or International organizations.
    • Knowledge of United Nations technical assistance and acquaintance with Sub-Saharan Africa will be an added asset.
    • Strong knowledge of food security analysis and the data collection, treatment, and manipulation techniques typically associated with it;
    • Advanced computer skills, including skills in windows based word processing, spreadsheet, and database
    • Good knowledge of basic statistics and familiarity with quantitative and qualitative survey techniques
    • Experience in the design and implementation of food aid programmes
    • Representational skills and ability to follow and develop a given scope of work.
    • Management skills

    ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT

    These roles are found in Headquarters (HQ), Regional Bureaux (RBs) or Country Offices (COs), and report to a senior VAM or Programme Policy Officer. Job holders operate with high degree of independence and are involved in more straight forward VAM activities and programmes and/or focus on a specific theme(s).

    JOB PURPOSE

    To generate and/or contribute to the VAM evidence base that supports food security and nutrition policies and programmes (e.g. needs assessment and situation analyses, programme design, targeting, cost effectiveness, and operational efficiency).

    KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

    • Provide technical advice and support WFP and its partners on matters pertaining to food security and nutrition strategies, policies, programmes, and facilitate the timely and productive use of related outputs in a manner that complies with WFP standards and processes.
    • Contribute to the development of systems and tools for the monitoring and assessment of food assistance needs in line with innovative methodologies and best practice.
    • Manage and/or conduct food security, nutrition, markets and resilience analysis and prepare timely reports on food assessment needs in line with wider VAM policies, processes and guidance to enable effective decision-making on the development of country strategy, policies and programmes.
    • Keep up to date with and advise on food assistance developments and issues and the potential impact upon WFP activity to enable timely and appropriate programme evolution and intervention.
    • Contribute to the development of programme activities, providing technical analysis, interpretation and recommendations to facilitate food assistance needs to be met effectively.
    • Provide coaching and guidance to VAM staff as required to ensure appropriate development and enable high performance.
    • Support the monitoring and evaluation of WFP activities, providing technical analysis, interpretation and information as required to support the assessment of activity impact.
    • Represent WFP during meetings with partners to contribute to technical discussions, exchange of knowledge and experience, and seek for appropriate interventions (based on an evidence base), and areas for potential collaboration.
    • Build capacity of WFP staff, partners and national government to conduct analysis on food security, nutrition, markets, resilience, and related topics to effectively inform policies and programmes.
    • Provide support to relevant partners that are focusing on food security and nutrition to enable sharing of experience, lessons learned and best practice.
    • Act in an assigned emergency response capacity as required to meet emergency food assistance needs.
    • Provide other food security analytic and technical assistance as may be requested by the Regional VAM Officer to support RB roles and responsibilities in areas such as vulnerability analysis, assessments and related food security initiatives;
    • Other as required.

    OTHER SPECIFIC JOB REQUIREMENTS

    • Support the RBN Programme Unit by assisting COs in conducting food security assessments and surveys, including the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analyses. Given his knowledge of the (IPC) and secondary data analysis, the consultant will contribute to ensuring support and guidance to COs on the IPC methodology as it evolves.
    • Contribute to the development of the resilience agenda and associated partnerships at the regional level, in close collaboration with other colleagues within the Expanded
    • Programme Group of RBN. The consultant will provide technical skills that are required to support the design and implementation of the RBN regional and country-led strategies and programmes;
    • Contribute to the Regional Bureau’s active engagement within the relevant working groups at the regional level, such as the Food Security and Nutrition Working Group (FSNWG) and related sub-groups;
    • Contribute to and report on the implementation of the on-going Transition Opportunity Fund project, being undertaken in close collaboration with UNICEF;
    • Assist country offices in the design and planning of food security assessments;
    • Design and conduct on-the-job training for participants in assessment missions;
    • Lead and/or participate in assessment missions, as required;
    • Support analytical synthesis on regional patterns of food security and vulnerability by integrating CO vulnerability analysis and food security monitoring updates with other sources of data and information and understanding linkages between Countries.
    • Sharing food security and nutrition information within the regional office and maintain data bases and information systems for the regional VAM.
    • Support CO’s in the analytical work of the UN Country Teams and provide inputs on food security/vulnerability related components of the UN Common Country
    • Assessments (CCA), United Nations Development Assistance Frameworks (UNDAF) and Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS);

    4Ps CORE ORGANISATIONAL CAPABILITIES

    Purpose

    • Understand and communicate the Strategic Objectives: Utilizes understanding of WFP’s Strategic Objectives to communicate linkages to team objectives and work.
    • Be a force for positive change: Proactively identifies and develops new methods or improvements for self and immediate team to address work challenges within own work area.
    • Make the mission inspiring to our team: Identifies opportunities to further align individual contributions with WFP’s mission of making an impact on local communities.
    • Make our mission visible in everyday actions: Helps colleagues to see the link between their individual tasks and the contributions of their unit’s goals to the broader context of WFP’s mission.

    People

    • Look for ways to strengthen people's skills: Is able to identify, support and encourage focused on-the-job learning opportunities to address gaps between current skillsets and needed future skillsets for WFP.
    • Create an inclusive culture: Recognizes the contributions of teammates, and encourages contributions from culturally different team mates to recognise the value of diversity above and beyond just including it in programming for beneficiaries.
    • Be a coach & provide constructive feedback: Provides and solicits ongoing constructive feedback on strengths and development opportunities to help develop individual skills, whilst also helping others identify areas for improvement.
    • Create an “I will”/”We will” spirit: Sets clear targets for self and others to focus team efforts in ambiguous situations (e.g., unprecedented issues and/or scenarios).

    Performance

    • Encourage innovation & creative solutions: Thinks beyond team’s conventional approaches to formulate creative methods for delivering food aid and assistance to beneficiaries.
    • Focus on getting results: Maintains focus on achieving individual results in the face of obstacles such as volatile or fragile environments and/or organizational roadblocks.
    • Make commitments and make good on commitments: Takes personal accountability for upholding and delivering upon team’s commitments and provides assurance to stakeholders.
    • Be Decisive: Demonstrates ability to adjust to team’s plans and priorities to optimize outcomes in light of evolving directives, while also responding quickly in high-pressure environments, such as in emergency settings.

    Partnership

    • Connect and share across WFP units: Demonstrates an understanding of when and how to tactfully engage other units in conversations on impact, timing, or planning.
    • Build strong external partnerships: Networks regularly with key external partners using formal and informal opportunities to understand each partner’s unique value proposition, and to build and strengthen relationships.
    • Be politically agile & adaptable: Demonstrates ability to adapt engagement approach in the context of evolving partner circumstances and expectations.
    • Be clear about the value WFP brings to partnerships: Demonstrates ability to articulate to internal and external audiences the value that individual contributions and immediate teams bring to partnerships.

    FUNCTIONAL CAPABILITIES

    • Capability Name Description of the behaviour expected for the proficiency level
    • Food Security Analysis Applies advanced analytical knowledge to lead the management, design and implementation of food security and vulnerability analysis activities.
    • Ensures that analysis remains the backbone of programmatic interventions through its lifecycle, ultimately contributing towards making communities food secure and resilient.
    • Food Security Monitoring Leads management, design and implementation of food security monitoring systems. Ensures that such analysis is timely and responsive to programmatic needs and adjustments.
    • Technical Specialized Knowledge (e.g., Economics, Statistics, Public Health, Remote Sensing, GIS, etc.) Provides managerial and technical guidance for designing and conducting analyses, including computation, interpretation, and presentation of results for food security surveys and key indicators (comprehensive food security and vulnerability surveys, food security monitoring, implementing mobile surveys, market analysis, food consumption scores, coping strategies indices. data disaggregation, etc.).
    • Food Security Assessment Leads all aspects of surveys including design, implementation, analysis, findings and reporting. Ensures that assessment findings are easily translated into operational programmatic response.
    • Strategic Operational Understanding Demonstrates strong understanding of country operations to participate in response analysis exercises to improve the cohesion between analytical findings and programmatic response. Constructs evidence base underlying technical and policy advice given to stakeholders.

    DESIRED EXPERIENCES FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROLE

    • Gained valuable experience in collecting geospatial and socioeconomic food security data, conducting quantitative and qualitative analyses, and reporting findings to senior leaders.
    • Has led surveys, multiple assessments in countries, including the design, data collection and analysis.
    • Has participated in design and implementation of WFP programmes focusing in food security.

    TERMS AND CONDITIONS

    This vacancy is open to Kenya nationals only.

    DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

    Apply by 21st June 2018

    Female applicants and qualified applicants from developing countries are especially encouraged to apply

    WFP has zero tolerance for discrimination and does not discriminate on the basis of HIV/AIDS status.

    No appointment under any kind of contract will be offered to members of the UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ), International Civil Service Commission (ICSC), FAO Finance Committee, WFP External Auditor, WFP Audit Committee, Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) and other similar bodies within the United Nations system with oversight responsibilities over WFP, both during their service and within three years of ceasing that service.

    Method of Application

    Interested and qualified? Go to World Food Programme (WFP) on career5.successfactors.eu to apply

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