Vacancy Announcement

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.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Job Title: Programme Associate (Resilience)SSA6, Dhaka
Grade: SSA6
Type of contract: Special Service Agreement
No of positions: 02 position
Duration: 05 months
Duty Station: Dhaka
Vacancy Number: 826606
Date of Publication: 26 April 2023
Deadline of Application: 09 May 2023
This vacancy announcement is for Nationals from Bangladesh.

Terms and Conditions:

WFP offers a competitive benefits package including salary, pension, leave plus a medical insurance.

JOB PURPOSE

To provide support to policy and programme activities that effectively meet the FbF/AA assistance needs and will be responsible for mobilizing activities with the CP and SO staff and guidance for the programme activities

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

• Provide technical support and assist in the planning and implementation of resilience interventions such as anticipatory action or forecast based financing

• Support WFP Sub-offices and Cooperating Partners for organizing a successful implementation of the FbF/AA activities and undertake regular field visits to follow-up/monitor the implementation of the programme activities

• Assist CO resilience team to prepare training materials to orient the local stakeholders and communities on FbF/AA activity detailed and facilitate training as feasible

• Follow-up with partners for timely submission of monitoring and progress reports and review both financial and narrative reports and provide feedback

• Work closely with the resilience team and contribute to preparing tools, format, and guidelines for the aforesaid interventions

• Contribute prepare reports, and case studies, for AA activities.

• Maintain partnerships with local institutions to implement FbF/AA interventions

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree in social science, environmental science, or any other relevant fields in the relevant field.

WORK EXPERIENCE: At least 6 years’ experience in Resilience Building, Climate Change Adaptation and/or Disaster Risk Reduction fields.

LANGUAGE: Proficiency in both oral and written communication skills in English

DESIRED EXPERIENCES FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROLE

• Demonstrates ability to plan and implement resilience programme activities particularly the Forecast based Financing or anticipatory action assistance deploying the full range of transfer modalities with an understanding of basic principles guiding modality selection and implementation.
• Understands basic technical concepts and data and their relevance to FbF or AA food assistance programmes.
• Understands and applies basic principles of engagement with government counterparts at the national or local level

All WFP Employees are expected to demonstrate the competencies and standards of behaviour aligned with our core values and defined in the WFP LEADERSHIP FRAMEWORK, namely:

Leading by example with integrity,

Driving results and delivering on commitments,

Fostering inclusive and collaborative teamwork,

Applying strategic thinking,

Building and maintaining sustainable partnerships.

HOW TO APPLY

To be considered, interested candidates are invited to apply via (https://www.wfp.org/careers/job-openings). Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
WFP will not request payment at any stage of the recruitment process including at the offer stage. Any requests for payment should be refused and reported to local law enforcement authorities for appropriate action.

Request for Disability related Reasonable Accommodations:
It is important to WFP to create an accessible and inclusive workplace for everyone. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the selection and hiring process, please direct your request and inquiries to the Diversity and Inclusion team on: global.inclusion@wfp.org, cc’ing bangkok.recruitment@wfp.org. A member of the reasonable accommodation team will contact you to confidentially discuss your needs.
This email is only to be used for any disability related accessibility requirements, and not for sending the application itself. Due to volume of applications, any applications or CVs sent through this email address will not be considered as a formal application and will not receive a reply from WFP.

ABOUT WFP

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is the world’s largest humanitarian organization, 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.

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT

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. The country strategic plan is aligned with the United Nations sustainable development cooperation framework for Bangladesh for 2022‒2026 and the eighth five-year plan (covering the period July 2020‒June 2025) of the Government of Bangladesh. It is informed by the recommendations of an independent evaluation of the country strategic plan for 2017–2021 and consultation with key stakeholders. It will contribute to Sustainable Development Goals 2 and 17 through four strategic outcomes.

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.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

09 May, 2023