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Career Opportunities: Monrovia
Duty station: Monrovia, Liberia
๐ข Job Title: Programme Associate โ Home Grown School Feeding
๐ข Job Grade: G-6
๐Type of Contract: Fixed Term
๐Post holder reports to: Programme Policy Officer
โก๏ธ Unit / Division: Programme & Policy
๐ Duty Station: Monrovia
โก๏ธ Duration: 1 year (Renewable based on funding & Operational need)
โฐ Closing date: 11 October 2024, midnight (Liberia Time)
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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.
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Background and Context
The Liberia Country Office (CO) is transitioning from the second-generation Country Strategic Plan (CSP) to the third generation CSP. The office will develop a robust resilience framework to address the underlying causes of food insecurity in Liberia. This framework will enhance linkages with its own and partnersโ programme interventions for maximum impact. Key initiatives include:
Connecting to various social protection programmes; Linking emergency response to safety nets such as social cash transfers; Integrating smallholder farmers into the home-grown school feeding programme; Implementing climate services like climate-smart agriculture; Providing capacity development and technical assistance to the government.
These aims will align with the National Agricultural Development Plan (NADP) and similar social protection policies and programmes. The goal is to support the government in designing and implementing flexible and scalable integrated food systems.
To provide effective specialized support and technical analyses to policy and programme activities that effectively meet Improve Nutrition and Health , Enhance Educational Outcomes, Support Local Agriculture, Support Local Agriculture and Empowering communities.
What will you do in this position?
- Provide technical support and assist in developing and implementing Home-grown School Feeding Programme (HGSFP) processes, ensuring alignment with broader programme policies and guidelines.
- Offer specialized project management support for HGSFP activities to ensure they meet established targets in accordance with WFPโs policies and procedures.
- Prepare various reports and data analyses (e.g., food assistance needs, resource utilization, programme status, performance) within your area of responsibility, highlighting trends/issues and ensuring deliverables meet corporate standards and quality control.
- Ensure accurate and timely recording of data within your technical area (e.g., assistance programmes, food security, and vulnerability assessments) and maintain consistency of information presented to stakeholders.
- Collaborate with cross-functional units to support effective implementation and monitoring of ongoing project activities.
- Ensure the HGSF is well-connected with smallholder farmers, cooperatives, and the school meal programme through school administration, Parent-Teacher Associations, and food management committees.
- Support the strengthening of inter-sectoral coordination (MoE, MoA, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Ministry of Internal affairs) of the HGSFP at national, county, and district levels.
- Provide operational assistance and facilitate demonstrations of school gardening, eco-stoves, and other initiatives in selected programme schools.
- Assist in the roll-out of digital applications (e.g., School Connect) to ensure accurate, complete, and up-to-date information for effective HGSFP implementation, management, monitoring, and evaluation.
- Assist in preparing capacity-strengthening initiatives (e.g., training for principals, district officers, etc.) for HGSFP implementation.
- Support HGSFP budget planning, processing, and monitoring.
- Serve as a point of contact for resolving a range of operational queries and problems within your technical area of responsibility.
- Assist in the implementation of the cash Based transfer activities with the WFPโs strategic objectives.
- Perform any additional duties as required.
Why work with us?
โก๏ธ Meaningful and impactful careers:
Our day-to-day work makes a difference in the lives of the people we serve
โก๏ธ Continuous learning and training:
We provide learning tools for our staff to continually develop their careers
โก๏ธ Multicultural and stimulating work environment:
We encourage gender and cultural diversity to make our teams stronger
Join us to make a difference in Liberia!!
To join us in saving lives, changing lives, you will have for...
Education:
Completion of secondary school education. A post-secondary certificate in agriculture, agricultural economics, social science, Environmental science and other related.
Experience & Knowledge:
- Required minimum 6 years of experience.
- Has worked with technical teams (i.e. School health and nutrition, agriculture, Climate, resilience and Livelihood, etc.).
- Has contributed to implementation of programmes related to school health, nutrition and SBCC (Social Behavioral Change and Communication), resilience and livelihood.
- Has field level experience working with MoE at counties, district level and other partners.
- Has experiences working with the government and communities
- Fluency in both oral and written communication in the English language.
Before you apply
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 an inclusive work environment in which diversity is valued and where no form of discrimination is tolerated. We aim to achieve parity in our teams in Liberia.
Qualified female applicants and individuals with disabilities are especially encouraged to apply.
All employment decisions are made on the basis of organizational needs, job requirements, merit, and individual qualifications. WFP is committed to providing an inclusive work environment free of sexual exploitation and abuse, all forms of discrimination, any kind of harassment, sexual harassment, and abuse of authority. Therefore, all selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks.
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.
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All employment decisions are made on the basis of organizational needs, job requirements, merit, and individual qualifications. WFP is committed to providing an inclusive work environment free of sexual exploitation and abuse, all forms of discrimination, any kind of harassment, sexual harassment, and abuse of authority. Therefore, all selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks.
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.
- Fluency in both oral and written communication in the English language.
- Perform any additional duties as required.
- Assist in the implementation of the cash Based transfer activities with the WFPโs strategic objectives.
- Serve as a point of contact for resolving a range of operational queries and problems within your technical area of responsibility.
- Support HGSFP budget planning, processing, and monitoring.
- Assist in preparing capacity-strengthening initiatives (e.g., training for principals, district officers, etc.) for HGSFP implementation.
- Assist in the roll-out of digital applications (e.g., School Connect) to ensure accurate, complete, and up-to-date information for effective HGSFP implementation, management, monitoring, and evaluation.
- Provide operational assistance and facilitate demonstrations of school gardening, eco-stoves, and other initiatives in selected programme schools.
- Support the strengthening of inter-sectoral coordination (MoE, MoA, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Ministry of Internal affairs) of the HGSFP at national, county, and district levels.
- Ensure the HGSF is well-connected with smallholder farmers, cooperatives, and the school meal programme through school administration, Parent-Teacher Associations, and food management committees.
- Collaborate with cross-functional units to support effective implementation and monitoring of ongoing project activities.
- Ensure accurate and timely recording of data within your technical area (e.g., assistance programmes, food security, and vulnerability assessments) and maintain consistency of information presented to stakeholders.
- Prepare various reports and data analyses (e.g., food assistance needs, resource utilization, programme status, performance) within your area of responsibility, highlighting trends/issues and ensuring deliverables meet corporate standards and quality control.
- Offer specialized project management support for HGSFP activities to ensure they meet established targets in accordance with WFPโs policies and procedures.
- Provide technical support and assist in developing and implementing Home-grown School Feeding Programme (HGSFP) processes, ensuring alignment with broader programme policies and guidelines.