Emergency Preparedness Response Associate,SC6, Cox's Bazar
Cox's Bazaar
- Organization: WFP - World Food Programme
- Location: Cox's Bazaar
- Grade: Consultancy - SB-3 (SC6/SC7), Service Contract, Local Contractors Agreement
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Occupational Groups:
- Medical Practitioners
- Humanitarian Aid and Coordination
- Disaster Management (Preparedness, Resilience, Response and Recovery)
- Emergency Aid and Response
- Closing Date: Closed
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.
Bangladesh is one of the world’s most disaster-prone countries, due to its geographical location and its population density. Tropical cyclones from the Bay of Bengal accompanied by storm surges are one of the major disasters affecting the country. Storm surge heights of more than 9 meters are not uncommon in this region, explaining the high number of related casualties and damage. In addition, heavy rains occurring mainly during spring low pressures and the Monsoon season. Cox’s Bazar is hilly and prone to landslides, which are also triggered by heavy rainfall.
In this light, the Cox’s Bazar EPR unit was created in 2019 to have a more integrated approach to preparedness and readiness work across the office. Building on the successes and past initiatives, the office is looking at expanding the scope of EPR work and to institutionalise it across five core areas, as well as establishing a clear linkage with the Country Office (CO) Plan and projects.
- Business Continuity Planning and Emergency Preparedness and Response Package (EPRP).
- Contingency planning for WFP operation and government preparedness exercises at the subnational levels, in collaboration with the DRR team.
- Holistic EPR approach across Programme, Supply Chain, support functions (Admin, Finance, HR, IT), Sectors, and soft preparedness (data infrastructure, assessment ready).
- Capacity strengthening of WFP Cooperating Partners, Retailers in relation to emergency preparedness.
- Potential rolling out of Forecast Based Financing, linking meteorological early warning to impact forecast.
Reporting to the Head of EPR, the EPR Associate will provide support with the overall implementation of the EPR 2020 strategy. Specific tasks include:
- Support the EPR Officer with the implementation of the EPRP package, including Minimum and Advanced Preparedness Actions (MPAs/APAs), risk mapping, CONOPs, and development of other key EPR documents.
- Frequently monitor the ongoing programmes and proactively reach out to Units and Sectors to assess preparedness needs and gaps, and follow-up on key actions and recommendations.
- Maintain and update key information in the Business Continuity Plan and monitor changes in staff to ensure they are reflected in the plan.
- Provide writing and logistical support to the organisation of capacity-building exercises (SIMEX, table-tops, etc.), including writing of injects, scenario and reports, as well as setting-up the venue, liaising with participants and external stakeholders.
- Facilitate trainings and capacity-building exercises for WFP Cooperating Partners and Retailers and translate EPR-related documents into Bangla when required.
- Develop and/or augment core procedures associated with information management and data readiness during emergencies.
- Help consolidate the mapping and data expertise across SMEP, Logs Sector and VAM in one space and shared vision.
- Map the government’s preparedness and response mechanisms across departments and institutions (DC Office, MoDMR, etc.), including focal points, and establish and/or maintain relations with relevant stakeholders where required.
- Participate in different events and workshops as EPR representative and act of OIC for the EPR team when required.
- Perform ad-hoc tasks as requested by the EPR Officer.
EDUCATION: University degree in one of the following disciplines: social sciences, international affairs, development economics or another related field
EXPERIENCE: Minimum three years of work experience in UN organizations, international and/or national non-governmental organizations, with a focus on humanitarian policy, emergency preparedness and response, human rights, protection, international law, or any other humanitarian-related field, are required.
LANGUAGE: Excellent knowledge of written and spoken English and working knowledge of Bangla. Any other WFP language is an asset but not required
Purpose
- Understand and communicate the Strategic Objectives: Coaches team in the most effective ways to communicate WFP’s Strategic Objectives to WFP team and partners in the field.
- Be a force for positive change: Implements new methods or tools to improve team’s work processes and productivity.
- Make the mission inspiring to our team: Maps team’s activities and tasks to specific successes in beneficiary communities to showcase positive impact.
- Make our mission visible in everyday actions: Explains to teammates how each unit contributes to the overall WFP mission.
People
- Look for ways to strengthen people's skills: Identifies skill development opportunities such as training modules or on-the-job experiences for self, colleagues and direct reports.
- Create an inclusive culture: Facilitates team building activities to build rapport in own unit.
- Be a coach & provide constructive feedback: Facilitates the pairing of junior colleagues with coaches within own team.
- Create an “I will”/”We will” spirit: Proactively anticipates potential challenges and develops mitigation plans to ensure that team meets goals and targets.
Performance
- Encourage innovation & creative solutions: Identifies opportunities to be creative in own work and to help team be more innovative and accurate in their respective tasks and areas of work.
- Focus on getting results: Monitors team’s deliverables and provides feedback to ensure outcomes are delivered consistently and accurately.
- Make commitments and make good on commitments: Provides accurate guidance to team on expected responsibilities and tasks, whilst also upholding own commitment to the team.
- Be Decisive: Sets an example and provides guidance to junior team members on when to escalate issues when faced with challenging issues in the workplace or in the field.
Partnership
- Connect and share across WFP units: Facilitates partnerships with other WFP units to accomplish missions in the field.
- Build strong external partnerships: Sets an example and provides guidance to team on how to build relationships with external partners.
- Be politically agile & adaptable: Articulates to colleagues or direct reports the value of contributing to other WFP teams and agency partnerships in fulfilling WFP’s goals and objectives.
- Be clear about the value WFP brings to partnerships: Organizes, monitors, and prioritizes own and team’s efforts to ensure that they will fulfil the needs of internal and external partners.
Capability Name | Description of the behaviour expected for the proficiency level |
Programme Lifecycle & Food Assistance | Demonstrates ability to identify key variables and contextual factors that affect food assistance problems and programmes throughout the lifecycle to inform quality programme design or re-design. |
Transfer Modalities (Food, Cash, Vouchers) | Demonstrates ability to implement, under guidance, food assistance programmes deploying the full range of transfer modalities with an understanding of basic principles guiding modality selection and implementation. |
Broad Knowledge of Specialized Areas | Understands basic technical concepts and data and their relevance to food assistance programmes. |
Emergency Programming | Displays capacity to provide inputs into the development, implementation and realignment of high quality emergency programmes. |
Strategic Policy Engagement w/Government | Understands and applies basic principles of engagement with government counterparts at the national or local level. |
- Experience in facilitating trainings and leading group discussions.
- Excellent interpersonal relations and professional communication skills.
- Excellent written and spoken skills both in English and Bangla.
- Professional familiarity with the Cluster Approach and the international humanitarian response architecture, including coordination mechanisms, humanitarian reform, and funding mechanisms.
- Knowledge of humanitarian assistance, emergency preparedness, civil-military relations, protection, human rights, international law, and other humanitarian policy issues is desirable.
- Strong analytical and communication skills, and ability to think critically.
- Knowledge of UN system policies and functions of humanitarian assistance-mandated agencies.
- Ability to work within tight deadlines and manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
- Ability to work independently and show proactivity is essential.
Contract Type : Service Contract (SC)
Contract Duration : 6 months (with possibility of extension)
Duty Station : Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh
Nationality : Bangladeshi only
Monthly Net Salary : BDT 103,091.00
21 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.
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