Programme Assistant SSA 5 (National Resources Management Expert/Agronomist)

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.

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.

EDUCATION: Completion of secondary school education. A post-secondary certificate or university degree in natural resources management, forestry, agriculture and/or relevant subject is considered an asset.

EXPERIENCE: At least 5 years of relevant working experience (reforestration, agriculture diversification, vegertables production in greenhouses, etc.). At least 2 similar assignments with UN/Donors/NGOs.

LANGUAGES: Fluency in Russian and/or Tajik, fluency in English.

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS:

•  Analytical skills;
•  Planning capacity;
•  Proven ability to work in team;
•  Proven capacity to engage with beneficiaries in a conductive manner;
•  Wilingness to travel to rural areas extensively.

Under Strategic Outcome (SO) 3, WFP will focus on building the resilience of food insecure communities, in gender equitable and empowering ways, in order to increase their coping and adaptive capacity to the various impacts of climate change. The cornerstone of SO3 is GCF-funded 4-year project titled “Building climate resilience of vulnerable and food insecure communities through capacity strengthening and livelihood diversification in mountainous regions of Tajikistan

The project takes a transformative approach to ensure food security and support communities to adapt to climate change through two key components:

Component 1: Capacity strengthening and awareness raising of food insecure climate vulnerable communities and national actors for enhanced rural resilience and food security, and;

Component 2: Resilience building at household and community level through diversification of livelihoods and improved market access.

Inception Phase

• Identify most suitable areas for NRM/Agriculture-related activities within a IWM approach in target areas, jointly with the Project Support Unit experts;
• Describe activities details as part of the inception report;
• Design a detailed work-plan;
• List down technical specifications for each identified activity as per of the inception report and procurement plan;
• Actively participate to the preliminary work for the introduction of PICSA in target areas

Implementation Phase

• Assess the capacities of the extension service and other relevant authorities in target areas, jointly with the Project Support Unit experts;
• Design and deliver trainings (if possible) to extension agents and other relevant authorities in target areas, jointly with the Project Support Unit experts;
• Mentor extension agents in delivering trainings to target communities;
• Coordinate and manage all the NRM/Agriculture-related activities in target areas, jointly with the Project Support Unit experts;
• Provide on-job trainings to extension agents;
• Be the main focal point for WFP international experts, local authorities and communities on the introduction of PICSA in target areas.
• Any other Task as requested by the Head of WFP CCARB Unit.

Contract Duration: 3 months (with possibility of extension)

DELIVERABLES AT THE END OF THE CONTRACT:

1) Detailed list of activities to be implemented;

2) Work-plan for implementation of activities;

3) List of items to be purchased and related technical specifications;

4) Training programme and material;

5) Training report (if training delivered);

6) End of Mission Report.

19 July 2020.

Female applicants and qualified applicants from developing countries 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.