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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).
WFP encourages female candidates and people with disabilities to apply
WFP seeks candidates of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our humanitarian principles. Selection of staff is made on a competitive basis. We are committed to promoting diversity and the principle of equal employment opportunity for all our employees and encourages qualified candidates to apply irrespective of religion or belief, ethnic or social background, gender, and disability.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
This vacancy is open to Indian National only.
This vacancy is open to internal and external candidates.
Only candidates under serious consideration will be contacted.
A Written test will be used for Screening Candidates.
Only recommended candidates will be retained on roster for a period of two years and may be considered for similar positions from roster.
The salary range for this position is INR 80000/- to 84000/- per month and medical benefits as per WFPโs plan. All tax liability for payments from this contract are to be borne by the subscriber.VACANCY DETAILS
Job Title: SSA Consultant (Monitoring Staff)
Grade: Level 6
Type of Contract: Special Services Agreement
Duration: 11 Months
Reporting To: Programme Policy Officer (Team Leader)
Duty Station: Lucknow
Date of Publication: 19 March 2025
Deadline of Application: 02 April 2025
JOB PURPOSE:
The SSA Monitoring staff , under the direct guidance of the team Lead (PMU), UPSRLM and Programme Policy Officer (Nutrition) based at the WFP CO and the overall guidance of the Head of the Nutrition and School Feeding will be responsible for the following
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive, nor exhaustive)
Project management:
- Assist in the planning, developing and implementation of various activities and processes in the Supplementary nutrition production units aligned with guidance from WFP and UPSRLM.
- Act as a point of contact for resolution of a range of operational queries and problems within the production units.
- Oversee and/or review the work of the unit, providing practical advice and guidance, to contribute to delivering objectives to agreed standards and deadlines.
- Support in organizing and conducting capacity building of the women led microenterprises on various project related aspects.
Monitoring of the project:
- Regularly visit the Supplementary nutrition production units in the districts assigned to monitor the implementation of the project, identify gaps in implementation at the Unit level and suggest mid-course correction to the unit staff in coordination with SRLM and WFP.
- Attend the monthly meetings of the units in the districts under responsibility assigned.
- Review the budgetary estimates and expenditure undertaken by each unit.
Documentation and knowledge management
- Support in compilation and identify best practices in the implementation of the project in the different production units for wider dissemination.
- Prepare monthly reports on the progress of the project at the state, district level and at unit level for the units/districts under responsibility for sharing with all project stakeholders.
Coordination
- Coordinate with government counterparts at the state and district level across DWCD and SRLM as need be to facilitate implementation of the project.
- Liaise with project stakeholders for timely implementation and speedy resolution of issues identified in the projects.
Perform other related duties as required.
STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
EDUCATION
- Completion of secondary school education. A university degree in Food Sciences, Nutrition, Public health, Management or Social sciences is preferable.
EXPERIENCE
- 6 years of progressively responsible work experience preferably in the development sector in partnership with the government/UN agency/INGO. Experience on supporting the implementation of projects or working on projects targeted at addressing malnutrition at the community level is desirable.
LANGUAGE
- Fluency in spoken and written English and Hindi; ability to speak in other Indian languages is a plus.
KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS:
- Excellent interpersonal skills required, including strong professionally communication ability.
- Advocacy and networking skills with a broad range of stakeholders including government, private sector, civil society, academia, NGO and international cooperation.
- Knowledge of research methods with familiarity in quantitative and qualitative methods.
- Advanced computer skills with proficiency in Windows, Microsoft office.
- Knowledge of UN system would be an asset.
- Knowledge of WFP programmes are an advantage.
- Ability to work collaboratively with a diverse team of nutrition and food security experts across fourteen countries.
- Tact and diplomacy.
CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS
- Ability to engage effectively with a wide range of actors from government, private sector and civil society.
- Very strong communications skills, both in writing and speaking.
- Solid planning and problem-solving skills and action oriented.
- Ability to work under tight deadlines and simultaneously manage multiple tasks in an autonomous manner.
- Maturity, initiative, courtesy, tact and ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with people of different national and cultural backgrounds.
- Ability to handle any other additional tasks as requested by the supervisor.
- Ability to undertake travel within the country.
- Ability and willingness to pick up new tasksโespecially in a collaborative, feedback-driven environment.
HOW TO APPLY
To be considered, interested candidates are invited to apply via (https://www.wfp.org/careers/job-openings). Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
WFP will not request payment at any stage of the recruitment process including at the offer stage. Any requests for payment should be refused and reported to local law enforcement authorities for appropriate action.
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.
PROJECT BACKGROUND
The World Food Programme (WFP), operating in India since 1963, aims to provide technical support to strengthening the governmentโs food safety-nets programmes in order to improve access to food for millions of vulnerable households throughout the country. Through its Country Strategic Plan (2023-2027), WFP India aims to support India in achieving their targets under Sustainable Development Goals 2 and 17.
WFP India is a partner to the Ministry of Women and Child Development, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Ministry of Education , Food Safety Standards Authority of India and National Rural Livelihoods Mission, Government of India (GoI) as well as state governments of Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Kerala, Odisha, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh in the implementation of interventions aimed at improving the overall nutritional effectiveness of the food based safety nets.
WFP nutrition and school feeding unit is responsible for designing, planning, implementing, reviewing and documenting appropriate pilots/ interventions; conducting need-based studies/ research; policy advocacy and providing technical support for scale-up of successful WFP pilots specific to the outcome. Social behaviour change communication (SBCC) accompanies all activities to help target audiences including school children know more about the benefits of good nutrition, appropriate child feeding practices and appropriate health and hygiene practices.
In line with its global commitment, WFP Indiaโs current Country Strategic Plan (CSP), 2023-2027, articulates a strong commitment to enhancing livelihoods, gender equality and womenโs empowerment by incorporating gender as a cross-cutting theme across all components of the plan and adopting a gender-transformative approach in its programmes. WFP aims to focus its efforts on promoting policies and interventions that interweave gender, womenโs empowerment, and food security and nutrition at multiple levels.
WFP Collaboration with the State Rural Livelihood Mission (SRLM) and the Department of Women & Child Development (DWCD) in Uttar Pradesh
Aligned to this overarching vision around improved nutrition, WFP has been working in Uttar Pradesh across several Departments and with various stakeholders including the State Rural Livelihood Mission and the Department of Women & Child Development to ensure the availability and consumption of nutritious, quality assured and safe Supplementary nutrition through the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) scheme. Under this project, a total of 204 Supplementary nutrition production units have been set up across the State to cater to ICDS requirements in 43 districts; these units are being run by women led microenterprises. Each unit produces a variety of different food products for different ICDS beneficiary groups such as children between 6 months to 6 years of age, adolescent girls and pregnant/ lactating women.
WFP works closely with both SRLM and DWCD for the roll-out of the supplementary nutrition production through a combination of technical assistance and direct support to ensure continued functioning of the supplementary nutrition production units.
WFP provides technical assistance at the State level and to the various units set up across the State, in tandem with the officials of SRLM. WFP technical assistance is focussed primarily on the processes around the production of the supplementary nutrition. WFP also provides technical assistance for monitoring the implementation and production across the units, identifying gaps/ areas for improvement and helping to fill the gaps through proven solutions.
WFP has already set up block level production units in Bighapur, Unnao and Malwa, Fatehpur districts-these fully automated production plants function as Centres of Excellence are used for training workers from other districts for the scale up of the production units in the remaining districts in the State.
To support the roll out of this alternative model for production of supplementary nutrition, WFP in close collaboration with UPSRLM has also set up a Project Management Unit (PMU) in UPSRLM to efficiently support the implementation of the project. Under the PMU, staff with different skill sets are positioned at various levels, including the placement of Programme Assistants (Monitoring) at the State level within UPSRLM.
WFP has a zero-tolerance approach to conduct such as fraud, sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to WFPโs standards of conduct and will therefore undergo rigorous background verification internally or through third parties. Selected candidates will also be required to provide additional information as part of the verification exercise. Misrepresentation of information provided during the recruitment process may lead to disqualification or termination of employment.
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- Fluency in spoken and written English and Hindi; ability to speak in other Indian languages is a plus.
- 6 years of progressively responsible work experience preferably in the development sector in partnership with the government/UN agency/INGO. Experience on supporting the implementation of projects or working on projects targeted at addressing malnutrition at the community level is desirable.
- Completion of secondary school education. A university degree in Food Sciences, Nutrition, Public health, Management or Social sciences is preferable.