Job Vacancies at World Food Programme

WFP seeks candidates of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our humanitarian principles.

Selection of staff is made on a competitive basis, and we are committed to promoting diversity and gender balance.

ABOUT WFP

The United Nations World Food Programme is the world's largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide. The mission of WFP is to end global hunger. Every day, WFP works worldwide 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.

In emergencies, WFP gets food to where it is needed, saving the lives of victims of war, civil conflict and natural disasters. After an emergency, WFP uses food to help communities rebuild their shattered lives. Present in nearly 80 countries, the organization has the global footprint, deep field presence and local knowledge and relationships necessary to provide access to nutritious food and contribute to the lasting solutions, especially in many of the world’s most remote and fragile areas. We manage an operating budget of approximately $5.9 billion each year, distributing 12.6 billion rations to those most in need. We reach an average of 80 million people with food assistance in around 80 countries each year.

For more on WFP and what we do, please go to http://www.wfp.org/videos/zero-hunger

JOB PURPOSE

Support the implementation of the Regional Monitoring strategy, particularly in line with two priority areas - Data Visualisation and Data Analysis - with the overall aim to strengthen Country Office (CO) capacities for high quality monitoring and learning to facilitate strategic and programme decision-making.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

• Liaise with Country Office M&E staff to ensure quality professional review of IRM documents (ex. Monitoring and Review plans, monitoring section in the county portfolio budgets, log-frames, etc.) and completion of timely documentation as requested
• Support advocacy for the use of qualitative monitoring for decision-making; support CO M&E staff when developing and implementing qualitative monitoring studies and surveys
• On quarterly basis, review baselines, follow-ups and targets status in Logframes in corporate systems (such as Country Office Tool for Managing Operations Effectively/COMET) and support COs in filling gaps as applicable
• In collaboration with the RB Research, Assessment and Evidence Unit, support C&O M&E staff with the establishment of the new Country Strategic Plans baselines and related outcome monitoring surveys and assessments
• In close collaboration with the RB reporting unit, conduct technical review of Annual Country Reports for annual monitoring of programme performance across the region, and inform the Regional Monitoring Advisor of any inconsistencies and problems
• Support Regional Monitoring Advisor in tracking implementation status of mid-term review recommendations, to ensure that follow-up actions are taken as required
• Support and guide Country Offices to enter monitoring timely collect data using appropriate monitoring technologies, analyse and enter the results into relevant corporate databases
• Provide support to country offices in the use of COMET modules, assisting in drawing the link with best-practice M&E and project design
• Support identification of core elements to include in COMET Plus features (e.g. monitoring checklists, assessment tools, nutrition calculator, cooperating partner reports)
• As needed, act as the Regional COMET Coordinator alternate
• Support the use of latest data visualisation technology (such as Tableau). Work closely with the regional data coordinator in providing technical support to the CO M&E teams to create outcome trends dashboards
• Any other duty assigned that are within the scope of monitoring

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education: Advanced University degree in social sciences, statistics, development economics, performance management, monitoring and evaluation or other related fields, or First University degree with additional years of relevant work experience and/or training/courses.

Experience: Minimum of 1 year of relevant professional work experience in the field of monitoring. Experience in using a variety of quantitative and qualitative analytical tools and methods.

Knowledge & Skills: 

• Analytical skills, with the ability to handle data and convert it into useful information transparently
• Good knowledge of Tableau Analytics and other relevant statistical applications (e.g. web-based databases) to organize, analyze, share and use of monitoring data
• Knowledge of results-based management principles and practices
• Ability to read and assimilate a large amount of information within a short time
• Ability to draft clear and succinct reports and other products based on data analysis and transparent interpretation of such data within specific contexts
• Strong communication skills (oral and written) including ability to present ideas and generate feedback from a variety of audience
• Ability to work in a multi-cultural environment

Language: Fluency (level C) in English language.

FUNCTIONAL CAPABILITIES

Strategic Management: Utilizes up-to-date understanding of humanitarian and development actions in different contexts and knowledge of global geo-political issues, monitoring requirements and/or the evaluation mandate to enhance existing approaches, systems and processes to monitoring and/or evaluation that suit WFP’s strategic and operational needs.

Performance Management: Demonstrates thorough understanding of WFP’s performance management system and ability to manage resources and relationships to lead monitoring actions or deliver complex evaluations (including joint & interagency) of a variety of WFP programmes, processes or policies to WFP monitoring and/or evaluation quality standards.

Qualitative/Quantitative Methodology: Applies in-depth understanding of developing practice in analytical approaches, methods and tools for an appropriate mix to deliver quality monitoring results or complex evaluations on diverse topics relevant to WFP’s strategic and operational results frameworks.

Technical Communication: Able to tailor and synthesize evaluation evidence and engage diverse internal and external stakeholders proactively in appropriate ways to maximize learning and use of evaluation concepts and evidence for improving WFP programme performance.

Programme Monitoring and Review: Applies programme lifecycle knowledge to the development of monitoring systems and applies corporate guidance to draft ToR, co-lead Programme Review implementation, and draft initial findings and recommendations on the effectiveness of food assistance activities.

DESIRED EXPERIENCES FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROLE

• Cultivated sustainable relationships with local NGOs, government authorities, and other implementation partners
• Has research experience using variety of analytical tools and methods for causality analysis, forecasting, and other data modeling needs
• Performed monitoring, evaluations and assessments at multiple field locations

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS 

This vacancy announcement will close on Wednesday, 4 March 2020 at 11:59pm Johannesburg time

This position is only open to South African Nationals OR candidates with a valid South African Permanenet Residence Permit

Female applicants 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.

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WFP seeks candidates of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our humanitarian principles.

Selection of staff is made on a competitive basis, and we are committed to promoting diversity and gender balance.

ABOUT WFP

The United Nations World Food Programme is the world's largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide. The mission of WFP is to help the world achieve Zero Hunger in our lifetimes. Every day, WFP works worldwide 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.

In emergencies, WFP gets food to where it is needed, saving the lives of victims of war, civil conflict and natural disasters. After an emergency, WFP uses food to help communities rebuild their shattered lives. Present in nearly 80 countries, the organization has the global footprint, deep field presence and local knowledge and relationships necessary to provide access to nutritious food and contribute to the lasting solutions, especially in many of the world’s most remote and fragile areas. We manage an operating budget of approximately $5.9 billion each year, distributing 12.6 billion rations to those most in need. We reach an average of 80 million people with food assistance in around 80 countries each year.

For more on WFP and what we do, please go to http://www.wfp.org/videos/zero-hunger

JOB PURPOSE

The Business Support Assistant is an integral part of the RBJ VAM team. The primary mandate of VAM is to identify food insecure populations and their needs, provide early warning and generate information/knowledge to guide in formulating durable and better targeted food security and livelihood solutions at the regional level. The Assistant will be responsible for collating and organizing datasets; producing high quality maps and infographics used for regional analysis and understanding the regional socio-economic context and design of the Zero Hunger programmes for Southern Africa.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

• Support the implementation of Pillar 1 of the Regional VAM strategy on advanced analytics and evidence generation.
• Conduct in-depth analysis of data derived from remotely sensed images and mobile-based food and nutrition security monitoring systems and prepare relevant visualization.
• Assemble and maintain appropriate food and nutrition security indicators used internationally from different regional and global data services.
• Provide assistance in ensuring that rigorous quality data standards are maintained by VAM RB and COs.
• Maintain and manage the Geographic Information System (GIS) datasets for RBJ VAM Spatial Data Infrastructure.
• Produce high quality mapping products and infographics to support the RB functions and decision makers including the periodical EB meetings.
• Act as the VAM focal point for the roll out of drone mapping in the region.
• Provide technical support, including capacity building to Country Offices as required.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

Education: Completed Secondary School Education. A relevant qualification in GIS, Statistics, Data Science, Geography, Economics and Food security related social sciences is desirable.

Completion of specialised training in quantitative analysis and data management is an added advantage.

Experience, Knowledge & Skills: A minimum of 4 years' role related experience is required.

Skills required are SQL, GIS Mapping software (ArcGIS or QGIS) and statistical analysis software (SPSS or R or Python etc.) and desktop publishing software (Illustrator or MS Publisher) and report writing skills.

Language:  Fluency (level C) in English language

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

This vacancy announcement will close on Wednesday, 4 March 2020 at 11:59pm Johannesburg time

This position is only open to South African Citizens OR candidates with a South African Permanent Residence Permit

Qualified female applicants 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.

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WFP seeks candidates of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our humanitarian principles.

Selection of staff is made on a competitive basis, and we are committed to promoting diversity and gender balance.

ABOUT WFP

The United Nations World Food Programme is the world's largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide. The mission of WFP is to end global hunger. Every day, WFP works worldwide 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.

In emergencies, WFP gets food to where it is needed, saving the lives of victims of war, civil conflict and natural disasters. After an emergency, WFP uses food to help communities rebuild their shattered lives. Present in nearly 80 countries, the organization has the global footprint, deep field presence and local knowledge and relationships necessary to provide access to nutritious food and contribute to the lasting solutions, especially in many of the world’s most remote and fragile areas. We manage an operating budget of approximately $5.9 billion each year, distributing 12.6 billion rations to those most in need. We reach an average of 80 million people with food assistance in around 80 countries each year.

The World Food Programme office in Johannesburg is a Regional Office coordinating and supporting the delivery of humanitarian assistance to 11 Southern Africa countries including, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Namibia, Lesotho, Eswatini, Botswana, Malawi, Madagascar, Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo Brazaville.

For more on WFP and what we do, please go to http://www.wfp.org/videos/zero-hunger

JOB PURPOSE

To perform a range of HR tasks to support accurate implementation of WFP policies and procedures and facilitate the effective functioning of a client-focused and strategy-oriented HR services.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

• Provide assistance on general HR queries and follow up actions, to ensure consistent and high quality HR services are delivered to clients.
• Provide guidance and on-the-job training to other staff, to support their development and increased knowledge of HR systems and procedures required to perform their duties.
• Liaise with other internal units/offices on HR related matters, i.e. payroll, contracts, etc. and provide necessary information in order to enable timely HR services. 
• Extract and compile HR data on staff recruitment and selection, contractual conditions, entitlements, performance and training requirements, to support analysis and reporting needs.
• Provide administrative support in various HR activities in the areas of work allocated by the professional officer including on boarding of new staff members in compliance with relevant processes and procedures.
• Maintain confidential personnel records, HR databases and archives, to ensure data and files are accurately stored and updated in compliance with the established standards.
• Draft various HR documentation required for the specific area of work (e.g. employment contracts, transfer letters, training-related documents, etc.) ensuring accuracy and meeting established deadlines.
• Use HR management systems for entering and updating a variety of HR data including assistance in monitoring various deadlines (e.g. contract expiration, PACE, etc), ensuring compliance with the established deadlines and accuracy of HR data.
• Support staff deployment and related administrative actions including preparation of basic reports, to facilitate efficient HR service enabling WFP to respond quickly to a crisis.

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education: Completion of secondary school education. A post-secondary certificate in the related functional area or a University Degree in Social Sciences, Business, HR or related field is desirable. University degree in social sciences, business, HR or related field

Experience: 4 years role related experience is required

Language: Fluency in both oral and written communication in English

FUNCTIONAL CAPABILITIES

Employee orientation

Demonstrates a developed understanding of the various employee contexts and needs when applying and adapting HR policy and practices, to best meet employee needs. Takes initiative and identifies suitable solutions when partnering with employees and local Country Office management.

HR Expertise & Policy Knowledge

Is able to interpret and apply detailed knowledge of HR policies, operational processes, leading HR practices and internal regulations, within a complex organizational context, to provide guidance to employees and implement solutions within area of responsibility.

Business Knowledge & Partnership

Applies advanced knowledge of WFP's organizational and HR strategic objectives, as well and operational complexities, in order to ensure alignment of HR support within own area of responsibility. Establishes and maintains internal network on an ongoing basis, to develop understanding of organizational challenges and local teams context and therefore, ensure focus on local priorities and people.

Enabling Talent Management Solutions

Demonstrates a advanced knowledge of WFP HR solutions within area of responsibility. Applies this, along with an in-depth understanding of the end user context, to plan, coordinate and manage effectively the implementation and execution of HR solutions.

HR Operations Management

Demonstrates understanding of HR operations impact on the broader organizational context. Proactively identifies opportunities for HR operational improvement and creates work plans to implement changes.

CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS

This vacancy announcement will close on Wednesday, 4 March 2020 at 11:59pm Johannesburg time

This position is only open to South African Citizens OR candidates with a South African Permanent Residence Permit

Qualified female applicants 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.