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Beirut - Programme Associate (Social Protection ) SC6

Beirut

  • Organization: WFP - World Food Programme
  • Location: Beirut
  • Grade: Consultancy - SB-3 (SC6/SC7), Service Contract, Local Contractors Agreement
  • Occupational Groups:
    • Social Affairs
    • Administrative support
    • Civil Society and Local governance
    • Project and Programme Management
  • Closing Date: Closed

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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.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

This Vacancy Announcement will close on 23 July 2020 at 11:59 PM, Rome Time

ABOUT WFP

Assisting 91.4 million people in 83 countries each year, the World Food Programme (WFP) is the leading humanitarian organization saving lives and changing lives, delivering food assistance in emergencies and working with communities to improve nutrition and build resilience.

As the international community has committed to end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition by 2030, one in nine people worldwide still do not have enough to eat. Food and food-related assistance lie at the heart of the struggle to break the cycle of hunger and poverty.

In Lebanon, WFP works to support approximately 700,000 people with regular assistance using e-cards. WFP also supports Lebanese schools with school meals and has run over 300 development activities which include supporting rural infrastructure, as well as education and training opportunities for vulnerable individuals in families. WFP also supports Lebanon’s National Poverty Targeting Program (NPTP). 

To know more about WFP’s mission, please check the below video: 

https://www.facebook.com/WorldFoodProgramme/videos/10154930622760178/

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.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

Accountabilities: With delegated authority and under direct supervision of the Head of the Social Protection (SP) Unit, the Programme Associate’s main accountabilities and responsibilities will revolve around the following: 

•    Support in the coordination, implementation, and supervision of capacity strengthening work to Government partners relevant to WFP’s assistance on Lebanon’s social protection programs for the Lebanese;
•    Act as the Unit’s focal point in monitoring and recording SP programme-related data and information for regular WFP corporate reporting; 
•    Act as the Unit’s focal point in monitoring commitments and reporting donor-relevant project information; and
•    Support in the production of relevant reports, information materials, and briefing documents for WFP Lebanon Management, partners and donors. 

More specifically, the Programme Associate’s regular tasks will include the following:    

•    Liase with other Government technical teams in the Ministry of Social Affairs (MoSA) in organizing activities related to WFP’s capacity strengthening work on the National Poverty Targeting Programme (NPTP) Food e-card component;
•    Assist in coordinating with other Units within WFP in planning relevant capacity strengthening activities; 
•    Provide direct technical assistance and support to MoSA, as needed, in specific aspects of the Food e-card implementation such as in designing beneficiary tracking reports, training tools and manuals for social development center staff; 
•    Draft reports after completion of such activities and follow-up on agreed actions;
•    Assist in drafting/updating WFP standard operating procedures (SOPs), operational manuals, and program guidelines related to the implementation of the NPTP Food e-card;
•    Draft quarterly information notes/reports for donor Project reporting requirements; 
•    Keep all records and documents up-to-date and archived in a secure place/filing system;
•    Attend meetings and draft the minutes of meeting; follow up on each of the notes and assure to respect the timelines;
•    Provide timely inputs to Unit reports, briefing documents, and other information materials
•    Perform other related duties as required.

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education:         Completion of secondary school education. University degree in Economics, International Affairs, Business Administration, Social Sciences, Development Studies or other related fields is a plus or First University degree with additional years of relevant work experience and/or trainings/courses.

Experience:      At five (5) years of relevant work experience in the fields of programme implementation, monitoring, social protection and/or performance assessment.

Language:          Fluency in both oral and written communication in English and Arabic.

DESIRED EXPERIENCES FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROLE
  • Experience in development and/or humanitarian programmes.
  • Experience working with Governmental entities
  • Good writing skills. Sample/s of authored written documents to demonstrate skill level would be useful.   
  • Experience utilizing computers including MS Office (Mainly Access, Excel and Word) and/or analytical software.

 

 

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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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