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.

These jobs are found in Country Offices (COs), Job holders performing front office management functions typically report to the Division Director or Country Directors. In cases where these positions support a specific business stream, the reporting line may be to the Head of Unit or Chief.
At this level job holders are expected to demonstrate responsibility and initiative to respond independently to queries with only general guidance. They have responsibility for undertaking specialised donor and reports writting  work,There is a requirement to use judgment in dealing with unforeseen problems on a daily basis.

1. Support projects and operational activities that maintain and develop partnerships with governments, the private sector, UN clusters, UN agencies and other relevant stakeholders in order to maximise coordination and resources raised for the programme.
2. Track, collate and forecast data to support senior managers in developing new strategies to maintain and increase funding from new and traditional donors.
3. Collate data, analyze and prepare accurate and timely reports to donors and other stakeholders, and internal WFP reports.
4. Support organizing donor/diplomatic missions to WFP offices and operations and producing relevant presentations and briefing materials. 
5. Support in liaising with other WFP partnerships officers to ensure the flow of information and effective donor resources mobilization.
6. Support building relationships with local and internal media to enhance the visibility of WFP in the local communities, the donor community and other relevant key audiences.  
7. Produce communication materials, including factsheets, press releases, and Power Point presentations and support/coordinate the production of digital communication materials for use on social media platforms.   
8. Other as required.

To coordinate and control a full range of business support services for a specific professional area of work, to ensure that services are delivered effectively.  

Knowledge & Skills:

• Good communication skills in order to provide specialised business support services to a wide range of individuals.
• Ability to analyse and interpret data
• Ability to proactively identify and recommend areas for improvement to the external relation unit.
• Ability to build relationships with a variety of individuals across functions.
• Experience in coordinating own work and supporting others.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality..

Experience: 5 years of relevant experience in the sphere of reporting, media, public relations or event organisation. Additionally soft skills of communication, judgement, analytics and writing are preferred.

anguage: Fluency (level C) in English and Arabic languages. Knowledge of one additional UN language would be advantageous

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 fulfill the needs of internal and external partners.

Media and Influencer Relationship Management Demonstrates ability to respond to and/or escalate needs of media and influencers within own scope of responsibility to raise the profile of WFP, build relationships and further organisational aims.

Media and Communication Expertise Collates accurate and timely information presented in required format (i.e. written or visual materials) as well as verbally, to enable information flows and informed decision making on communications issues.

Specialised Knowledge in Communications Exhibits specalised technical knowledge of communications channels processes, tools and techniques. In immediate area of responsibility, provides support in developing written, visual, audio and multi-media content for communications materials and suggestions for improved communications processes.

Sociopolitical Contextual Understanding Shows awareness of the multilateral/interagency environment and the dynamics in which WFP operates which informs approach to daily tasks. Communication Strategy and Planning Demonstrates sound understanding of WFP communications strategy and effectively implements tailored media and communications plans which support the delivery of the strategy.

Contrcat modality and compensation 

 This job is covered under the a Service Contract  (SC)  

The SC is a decentralized contracting instrument, which is cost effective and flexible for use only by WFP Country Offices.

SC holders are covered under the safety and security measures implemented by the COs and RBs and must comply with the relevant security instructions under the Security Plan

The SC is a non-staff contract. It is a legal document between WFP and an individual whose services are contracted on the basis of the Service Contract Form

The SC is governed strictly by the terms of the contract itself, and management of those contracts is guided by this Manual Section

Individuals acknowledge and accept the terms and conditions of engagement by signing the SC and recognize that these are different from those that apply to WFP staff members governed by the FAQ Staff Regulations and Rules.

The SC does not carry any expectation of extension or renewal, under any circumstances. WFP must ensure that there is full disclosure to SC holders of their rights and obligations, and especially of their conditions of service.

Contract benefits:

25 September 2020

Make sure that you answer all mandatory questions in the system and you attaching your updated CV. 

Females are highly encouraged to apply

Only short-listed candidates meeting the required qualifications will be contacted.

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.