Climate Action Programme Assistant at World Food Programme (WFP)

At this level, job holders are responsible for the completion of a range of specialized and/or standardized processes and activities requiring some interpretation of standard guidelines and practices. Job holders are able to recommend a course of action to staff at various levels and may allocate tasks to other support staff. They work under minimum supervision, perform basic analyses and compile reports to support information consistency and smooth implementation of programmes/projects.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

Working together with various team members of the Food Systems (Climate, Resilience and Gender) unit at the Regional Bureau, the Programme Assistant will enhance the capacity of COs on WFP’s role in climate adaptation, climate risk management and climate security. This will include:

• Supporting the analysis of Country Strategic Plans for (potential) contributions to mitigation of the negative effects of climate change and accelerations of adaptation efforts, including issues of climate and environmental security.
• Support Country Offices in drafting concept notes and proposals to access financing that will allow for multi-year climate adaptation and resilience programming.
• Support partnership building with agencies, NGOs, government and the private sector to push forward the climate adaptation agenda.
• Support communications both internal and external on food systems and climate change.
• Support in stakeholder mapping of partners in climate adaptation and climate security.
• Support the team in providing frontline technical expertise in the following areas: linking climate adaptation and resilience efforts, climate risk management, sustainable natural resource management, including soil, energy and water access to energy, access to water, and food system strengthening.
• Facilitate the organization of webinars and Communities of Practice on topics related to climate adaptation in the region.
• Support in collecting and sharing best practices from within the region to promote ongoing engagement and improvement.

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education:

• University degree in climate change adaptation, sustainability or environmental studies, international relations or related disciplines.

Experience:

• Atleast 1 year of relevant work experience.

Knowledge & Skills:

• Excellent written and oral communications skills.
• Ability to extract pertinent information from relevant sources.
• Good computer skills – Excel, Powerpoint, Word
• Capacity to conceptualize issues, think in abstract terms and analyse numerical data.
• Good interpersonal skills with ability to work harmoniously with people of different national and cultural backgrounds.

Languages:

• Fluency in English required; Working knowledge of French desirable.

Closing: 14 June 2022