Graduate Trainee - Programme Cycle Management, Johannesburg at World Food Programme

Overview 

• You will learn about WFP and its culture through real-life work experience and we will provide you on-the-job training and performance feedback to kick-start your professional career.
• Through this experience, you will develop new skills and make new connections that very well might provide professional references for you someday. 

Learning & Development:

• You will work with professional teams and receive formal training and ongoing coaching. The Graduate Trainee will have access to an industry leading learning platforms.  

Networking opportunities:

• You will get the chance to enrich your skills and work with people from different nationalities.  Depending on available opportunities Graduate Trainees may travel to other locations for learning and exposure.

Education: 

• An undergraduate or postgraduate degree in any of the following disciplines: International Development, Development Economics, International Relations, Political Science, Humanitarian Studies, or related fields.
• Qualification's must have been obtained within the previous year (2022) or current year (2023) with an academic average of at least 75%.   
• The undergraduate or postgraduate qualification must be recognised by https://www.whed.net/home.php)
• Language:  Fluency in both oral and written communication in the UN language in use at the duty station (English).  Knowledge of French and/or Portuguese will be an added advantage.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

• Coordinate Country Strategic Plans (CSP) preparation, formulation, and revisions between Country Offices (Cos), RBJ and Headquarters (HQ), including the Project Review Process (PRP).
• Support focal points for countries and guide COs in the design and development of the CSP strategic orientation in accordance with WFP’s Policy on Country Strategic Plans, informed by evaluation findings, national frameworks and priorities, partners and stakeholders’ consultations, lessons learned and incorporating crosscutting priorities (gender, nutrition, climate, etc.). 
• Act as technical support to COs during CSP visioning/formulation workshops to define the CSP strategic orientation (Theory of Change, Line of Sight and results framework, thematic papers). 
• Help guide COs during the CSP consultation process in response to feedback from stakeholders on the design and strategic orientation of the CSP and travel to COs for missions and onsite support for their CSPs)
• Support the coordination of the preparation and submission of full CSP/revision packages for review and approval through the PRP process, including coordination and delivery of strategic and technical elements, narrative drafting/revisions and updates to the CSP package as needed.
• Contribute towards the design of tools and approaches for CSP formulation and revisions.
• Support the review and provide technical inputs on corporate tools and guidance which affect programme design, implementation, and approval.
• Provide technical support to COs on Field Level Agreements (FLAs) as needed and applicable.
• Perform other related duties as required