ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Support the Head of emergency unit on prioritization of key corporate initiatives.
2. Maintain and strengthen relationships with UN counterparts.
3. Attending interagency, governmental and internal meetings as required, representing WFP and coordinating with respective counterparts on the follow up actions as required.
4. Lead meetings with private and public sector stakeholders as required.
5. Provide project management support for the implementation of Livelihoods, self-reliance and digitalization programmes, ensuring a coordinated approach with wider programmes units that comply with WFP standards and procedures.
6. Manage and guide more junior staff, acting as a point of referral and supporting them with analysis and queries.
7. Establish and maintain operational partnerships to identify opportunities for joint partnerships and initiatives that improve assistance packages and support advocacy work.
8. Research and analyze a range of policy and operational issues to inform the development of policies, programmes and activities.
9. Lead the rollout of the new management strategy and action plans to address identified operational gaps.
10. Manage the digitalization of other core processes around the delivery of cash /food making sure that the targeted vulnerable population receives the right entitlements efficiently.
11. Responsible for the preparation of accurate and timely reporting on programmes and activities that enable informed decision making and consistency of information presented to stakeholders.
12. Liaise with internal and external counterparts to ensure effective collaboration, monitor ongoing projects and highlight potential risks to project delivery.
13. Responsible for capacity building of WFP staff, partners and national government to prepare for and respond to food assistance needs making key contributions for the development of training materials.
14. Establish and implement relevant Standard Operating Procedures for ensuring quality and timely distribution of cash support to beneficiaries.
15. Promote cooperation with national institutions in supporting the inclusion of refugees for self-reliance., vocational training, access to finance, labor market, etc.
16. Contribute to Country Office Emergency Preparedness to respond to humanitarian crises and needs.
17. Support the Head of Unit as required and act as Officer in Charge in her absence.
Education:
Advanced University degree in International Affairs, Economics, Social Sciences or other fields relevant to International Development Assistance, or First University Degree with additional years of related work experience and/or training/courses
Experience:
At least (7) years of experience including 3 years of professional/managerial experience in support of refugees (i.e. livelihoods, cash-based transfers, etc.), experience in the implementation of national/international development programmes. Preferably in an international organization and/or UN system Experience with management of humanitarian programs, including at least 3 years on a managerial level.
Languages:
Fluency in both written and spoken English (level C) and Arabic
Knowledge & Skills:
• Demonstrated ability to present analytical findings and to communicate effectively.
• Good understanding of food security and protection considerations for forcibly displaced populations.
• Delegates responsibly and provides appropriate support empowering others to deliver results.
• Responds readily to change in different contexts and adapts accordingly.
• Implements decisions, considering the risks and implications of actions for teams, projects, and other initiatives.
• Displays ability to translate understanding of programme principles in emergencies and protracted conflict situations into relevant, effective, and context-specific approaches.
• Initiates and builds partnerships by identifying and promoting opportunities for mutual areas of interest and benefit.
The UNITED NATIONS WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME (WFP) is the world’s largest humanitarian organization working towards zero hunger by 2030, saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace, stability and prosperity for people recovering from conflict, disasters and the impact of climate change. Powered by the passion, dedication and professionalism of our 20,000 staff worldwide, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) works in over 80 countries to bring life-saving food to people displaced by conflict and made destitute by disasters, and help individuals and communities find life-changing solutions to the multiple challenges they face in building better futures. In 2020, WFP assisted 115.5 million people – the largest number since 2012. On any given day, WFP has 5,600 trucks, 30 ships and nearly 100 planes on the move, delivering food and other assistance to those in most need. Every year, we distribute more than 15 billion rations at an estimated average cost per ration of US$ 0.61. We work to enhance nutrition in women and children, support smallholder farmers in improving productivity and reducing losses, help countries and communities prepare for and cope with climate-related shocks, and boost human capital through school feeding programmes. In conflict situations, we bring relief to exhausted populations and use food assistance to build pathways to peace and stability. For its efforts to combat hunger, for its contribution to bettering conditions for peace in conflict-affected areas and for acting as a driving force in efforts to prevent the use of hunger as a weapon of war and conflict, WFP was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2020.