Supply Chain Country Capacity Strengthening Field-Support Consultant

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WFP encourages female candidates and people with disabilities to apply.

WFP seeks candidates of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our humanitarian principles. Selection of staff is made on a competitive basis. We are committed to promoting diversity and the principle of equal employment opportunity for all our employees and encourages qualified candidates to apply irrespective of religion or belief, ethnic or social background, gender, gender identity and disability.

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Job Title:Supply Chain Country Capacity Strengthening Field-Support Consultant

Grade:                                      Consultant II

Type of contract:                     Consultancy WAE (Roster)                                      

Duration:                                 11 months (30 – 90 working days with possibility for additional working days)

Duty Station:                           Remote, with extensive travel in the Asia and Pacific region

Vacancy Number:                    171301

Date of Publication:                17 August 2022

Deadline of Application:         31 August 2022  

This vacancy announcement is for Nationals from Bangkok, Thailand.

JOB PURPOSE

The consultant will work within the RBB Supply Chain unit, under the direct supervision of the Supply Chain Capacity Strengthening Advisor, and under general supervision of the RBB Head of Supply Chain, on assignments requested by the Country offices. This role provides targeted, intensive, on-demand operational support for specific COs that are implementing SC capacity strengthening activities. In other words, this role seeks to rapidly upskill CO technical officers with capacity strengthening skillsets, thereby enabling those officers to take a capacity strengthening approach when working with national actors.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

For the specific country(ies) allocated for targeted, intensive capacity strengthening support:

• Provide on-request guidance to CO management as they develop the capacity strengthening aspects of their five-year Country Strategic Plans (CSPs) to: ensure capacity strengthening approaches are clearly and appropriately articulated and aligned with WFP’s corporate Theory of Change; actively promote cross functional collaboration so that supply chain strengthening perspectives are prominent in documentation (CSPs / Activity workplans); and are supported by appropriate resource mobilisation proposals.
• Provide technical (capacity strengthening) support to enhance skillsets of country-office SC staff in WFP’s capacity strengthening approaches, methodologies, tools and monitoring frameworks, such that they are competent and comfortable in roles as a mentor / guide / facilitator to a national counterpart institution(s).
• Support CO-based officers as they work with their national counterparts to (i) identify where capacity strengthening approaches can be usefully employed; (ii) formulate a capacity outcome statement (COS) tailored to national contexts and strategies; and (iii) carry out key components of the capacity strengthening toolkit (e.g., stakeholder mapping, capacity needs mapping, entry-point identification and implementation, etc.).

• Support the CO teams with inputs on documents pertaining to SC capacity strengthening (e.g. fact sheets, CSP planning/reviews/evaluations, amongst others).
• Support COs in the development of key Human Resources documentation (e.g. ToRs, job profiles, etc.) that accurately reflect the capacity strengthening ethos and approach, and support the mainstreaming of the approach across all CO planning and staff profiles.
• Provide updates to the RBB Capacity Strengthening Advisor, facilitating and maintaining a two-way flow of information to (i) ensure that RBB capacity strengthening information is disseminated and enacted appropriately, and (ii) that field-derived learnings (whether content or approach) are communicated to RBB so they can be appropriately reflected in future iterations of CCS documentation.
• Other capacity strengthening-related duties as required.

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION

Minimum Bachelor’s Degree (Master’s Degree is preferable) in any one of the following areas: Supply Chain Management, International Development, International Relations, Anthropology, Sociology, Social Research Methods or other fields relevant to international development assistance.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Mandatory:

• A minimum of 6 years of relevant professional experience related to national development programmes, policies, strategies or plans and institutional structures, preferably with a supply chain focus, and revolving around national capacity strengthening and/or programme and knowledge management.
• Has engaged in policy discussions and provided input into policy decisions.
• Working in an international environment heavily dependent on virtual networking and engaging individuals from a diverse range of nations and functional areas.
• Has carried out methodical thematic research and analytical work.

Desirable:

• Previous experience working in an International Organisation and/or UN organisation desirable.

KEY COMPETENCIES

• Knowledge of current thinking and development in institutional capacity strengthening, effective knowledge transfer models, concepts and principles, as relevant to development and/or humanitarian contexts.
• Solid knowledge of regional contexts and issues.
• Demonstrable analytical skills, including ability to analyse and consolidate quantitative and qualitative information to understand national capacities across a wide range of engagement areas.
• Strong understanding of ‘systems thinking’ concepts as applied to capacity strengthening approaches and contexts, and an ability to explain the concept and its relevance to others.
• Demonstrable ability to produce high-quality, well-constructed written outputs and the ability to present in English.

LANGUAGE

• Fluency (level C) in English language.

ABOUT WFP

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.

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT

WFP is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce. WFP has zero tolerance for sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, abuse of authority or discrimination. All selected candidates will, undergo rigorous reference and background checks. 

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.