Programme Associate (CBT)- Gaza- G6

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  • Added Date: Monday, 17 March 2025
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DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS24 March 2025-23:59-GMT+02:00 Israel Time (Jerusalem)

WFP celebrates and embraces diversity. It is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all its employees and encourages qualified candidates to apply irrespective of race, colour, national origin, ethnic or social background, genetic information, gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, HIV status or disability.


ABOUT WFP

The World Food Programme is the worldโ€™s largest humanitarian organization 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.


At WFP, people are at the heart of everything we do and the vision of the future WFP workforce is one of diverse, committed, skilled, and high performing teams, selected on merit, operating in a healthy and inclusive work environment, living WFP's values (Integrity, Collaboration, Commitment, Humanity, and Inclusion) and working with partners to save and change the lives of those WFP serves.

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WHY JOIN WFP?

  • WFP is a 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.

  • WFP offers a highly inclusive, diverse, and multicultural working environment.

  • WFP invests in the personal & professional development of its employees through a range of training, accreditation, coaching, mentorship, and other programs as well as through internal mobility opportunities.

  • A career path in WFP provides an exciting opportunity to work across the various country, regional and global offices around the world, and with passionate colleagues who work tirelessly to ensure that effective humanitarian assistance reaches millions of people across the globe.

  • We offer an attractive compensation package (please refer to the Terms and Conditions section of this vacancy announcement).

    Background - WFP Palestine

    The 2024 Flash Appeal identified 3.3 million Palestinians as requiring assistance in the OPT with the majority (2.3 million) in the Gaza Strip and an estimated 1 million in the West Bank. The current conflict in the Gaza Strip, which started on 7 October 2023 led to mass displacement and disruption of basic services such as food, nutrition, health, water and sanitation services. This has resulted in an unprecedented increase in the number of people in need A multi-stakeholder working group undertook an analysis of available data on the drivers of acute malnutrition which revealed that over 90% of children experienced one or more diseases, 90% of children 6 โ€“ 23 months and PBWG facing diminished access to both quality and quantity of diets. Screening data has also revealed a rapid deterioration in nutritional status of children 6 โ€“ 24 months in Gaza. The situation requires robust coordination, technical and operational support for immediate as well as longer-term response to prevent further deterioration of the nutritional status of the vulnerable groups.

    ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT

    WFP Cash Based activities can take multiple forms of modalities and mechanisms in support of achieving a wide variety of programmatic objectives. Doing so requires considered planning and strong management of multiple stakeholders including financial service providers and cooperating partners teams, as well as effective internal coordination across both field level programme operations and WFP supply chain, finance, data assurance, etc. The post-holder will ensure capacity building, knowledge transfer, and the strengthening of capacities amongst colleagues in their area of functional expertise.

    This position is based in Gaza and will report to the Head of Programme, with changes in reporting lines.

    JOB PURPOSE

    The Programme Associate (Cash Base Transfer) will support operational planning, delivery, and field level assurance of WFP CBT activities in Gaza, in close coordination with other Gaza field teams as well as technical focal points in the Palestine Country Office, and a focus on increasing operational quality.

    KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

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