Senior Programme Associate (School Feeding) G7

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ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT

Through the national school feeding programme (NSFP) of Jordan, the Ministry of Education (MoE) provides school feeding to 420,000 boys and girls enrolled in 1890 public schools from kindergarten to 6th grade (age 4 to 12) in poverty pockets across Jordan and from kindergarten to 12th grade (age 4 to 17) in Syrian refugee camps. 

This national programme has been active and supported by WFP since 1999 through different models and approaches. The programme continued expanding till 2016 when it reached its current format based on a high energy biscuit/date bar modality. This social safety net, which benefits Jordanian and refugee children, acts as an incentive for regular school attendance, supports the learning environment, enhances the nutrition status and contributes to building social cohesion between refugees and host communities.
In August 2020, the MoE requested WFP’s support to formulate its first National School Feeding Strategy (NSFS), which was approved in October 2021. As part of the action plan annexed to this 5-year strategy, the Government of Jordan has committed to test and compare 2 alternative models to the date bars, and to ultimately scale-up the selected option. 

The future pilot models will draw on the lessons learnt from the on-going school feeding programme and will feature the following attributes in their design:  home-grown, nutrition-sensitive, community-based, light maintenance, cost-efficient and effective. 

Through the NSFS action plan, the Government of Jordan has also committed to improve the targeting, the monitoring and evaluation and the evidence generation of this national programme to improve its effectiveness and its accountability. The Government has also committed to review the legal framework, the financial framework and the communication campaign of this national safety net in order to strengthen its institutional foundation. 

WFP has a technical assistance Memorandum of Understanding signed with the MOE to support these various workstreams. WFP is also partnering with the World Bank to embed an impact evaluation into the new school feeding models to generate robust evidence for the Government about the effectiveness and scalability of these alternative models. 

WFP is looking for a Senior Programme Associate (G7), who will lead the school feeding operation implementation.
 

JOB PURPOSE

At this level, the job holder is responsible for technical work including the planning, implementation and co-ordination of activities that require thorough understanding of programme/project context, issues and ability to apply a range of guidelines/practices. He/she independently handles a wide range of specialized programme or policy support activities and may be involved in analytical work. Work performed typically has a substantial impact affecting other parts of the programme. Job holder demonstrates initiative in the identification and resolution of a wide range of issues/problems, and effectively handles unforeseen situations. Job holder sets objectives, resolves wide-ranging issues and unforeseen problems, supervises and coaches a team of support staff within an area of responsibility. 

She/he will report to the School Feeding Activity Manager who also leads the technical assistance component of the school feeding portfolio and is under the Social Protection Outcome Manager. She/he will work continuously with the team responsible for the CSP school feeding activities (Country Office + Field Offices) and in very close coordination with the broader Social Protection team, as well as with JOCO VAME team.
 

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

1.    Provide school feeding expertise and contribute towards the development of school feeding activities, plans and processes ensuring alignment with WFP corporate policies and guidelines on school-based programming.
2.    Provide efficient coordination and specialized project management support to school feeding programme to ensure that the various activities are performed within the established targets following WFP’s policies and procedures.
3.    In relation to school feeding activity, prepare a variety of elaborated reports and substantial data analysis (e.g. needs, resource utilization, programme status, performance) and make recommendations to supervisors, ensuring deliverables adhere to corporate standards and quality control.
4.    Lead and ensure accurate, timely recording of data about the school feeding activity (e.g. assistance programmes, vulnerability assessments and evidence generation) and consistency of information presented to stakeholders.
5.    Coordinate and liaise with internal counterparts on a range of complex matters to enable effective collaboration, implementation and monitoring of ongoing project activities. 
6.    Foster relationships and support partnership-building with government institutions, local partners/NGOs and UN agencies/World Bank to ensure efficient delivery of the national school feeding programme and to perform accurate data analyses and generate robust evidence.
7.    Support the capacity building of WFP staff, national government and cooperating partners on school feeding programming.
8.    Act as an escalation point for complex query resolution on all matters within the area of responsibility.
9.    Manage a team of support staff, providing advice, guidance and training, to ensure individual and team objectives are delivered to agreed standards and deadlines.
10.    Follow standard emergency preparedness practices to ensure WFP is able to quickly respond and deploy needed resources to affected areas at the onset of the crisis. 
 

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education: Completion of secondary school education. A post-secondary certificate in the related functional area.

Experience: Six or more years of progressively work in relevant experience. Experience in school-based programming and/or food assistance programming is a major plus. Experience in support to the Government for a national safety net is a plus. 

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

4Ps CORE ORGANISATIONAL CAPABILITIES

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.

DESIRED EXPERIENCES FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROLE

•    Has participated in implementing school feeding/education/nutrition programs.
•    Has implemented programmes with increased level of responsibility.
•    Has provided input to policy discussions
 

FUNCTIONAL CAPABILITIES

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Applications must be submitted online through WFP e-Recruitment System

• Internal WFP staff can access the VA through the internal WFP CAREER page via the link: http://newgo.wfp.org/services/e-recruitment
• External applicants are kindly requested to follow the link: http://www1.wfp.org/careers/job-openings

Make sure that you answer all mandatory questions accurately and to attach your updated CV in English.

• Join WFP to be part of saving lives and changing lives:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4rFCbNDXiw&feature=youtu.behttp://ar.wfp.org/videos/recruitment-video-ar

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

31 May 2022

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