TYPE DE CONTRAT : CST 1
UNITÉ/DIVISION : Unité Programme
POSTE D’AFFECTATION (Ville, Pays) : Port-au-Prince
DURÉE : 11 mois
LE CONTEXTE ET L’OBJECTIF DU POSTE:
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is the frontline UN agency in the fight against hunger. Since its creation in 1963, WFP staff around the world have worked tirelessly to eradicate hunger. Each year, WFP feeds more than 90 million people in over 70 countries. Recently, WFP has been diversifying its portfolio along the humanitarian and development spectrum with preparedness and immediate response emergency operations; recovery and resilience activities, including the implementation of capacity strengthening for social safety nets, school meals, nutrition- sensitive activities as well as progressive local purchases; and the provision of emergency logistics, telecommunications and aviation services.
Haiti’s Human Development Index (HDI) ranks 170 out of 189 countries in 2020. Rates of extreme poverty are high and their cause is multidimensional. This poverty is manifested in particular by high illiteracy rates, a life expectancy of 63.7 years in 2018, high infant mortality and significant gender inequalities. A large majority of the population does not have access to basic services such as drinking water, electricity, sanitation and health coverage.
In addition, Haiti is vulnerable to natural disasters. It is considered the fifth most exposed country to natural disasters. The country has suffered, in less than ten years, more than four major disasters from which the country is still struggling to recover: the earthquake of 2010, tropical storm Isaac and hurricane Sandy in 2012, hurricane Matthew in 2016, hurricane Irma and Maria in 2017 and the earthquake of 2021. The country is therefore exposed to earthquakes, the passage of cyclones and also to drought waves linked to the El Nino phenomenon (2018).
Beyond these factors, food insecurity is driven by the poor performance of the agricultural sector combined with the strong dependence on imports of food products (more than half of the food products present on the market) in particular for rice (83%). Product prices are largely influenced by logistical challenges, high production costs, precarious market structures and high inflation rates in recent years.
The latest IPC (Integrated Food Security Classification) results presented in March 2022 report that 4.5 million people will need food assistance in Haiti between March and June 2022 (including 1,3 M of people in IPC 4—Emergencies), which represents 45% of the Haitian population.
These worrying results are largely linked to [1] the political crisis that has taken hold in the country since July 2018 which has led it into an economic and social crisis, [2] to an agro-climatic crisis with significant pockets of drought in the country causing a significant decrease in agricultural production. In addition, the COVID-19 pandemic has contributed to the increase in food insecurity. The growing insecurity and the blocking of certain access points to the country, in particular since June 2021 the road leading to the Great South, have worsened the indicators of food insecurity.
Thus, WFP in Haiti has defined its strategy to fight against hunger in the Country Strategic Plan [CSP 2019–2023] which provides, among other things, for activities related to emergency food assistance to populations affected by a shock, the establishment of nutrition-oriented social safety nets, the provision of school meals in all 10 departments of the Country, the strengthening of the capacities and livelihoods of small producers as well as their resilience in the face of climate change in particular, and the strengthening of the capacities of national and local actors to the fight against hunger. The Country Office is entered in its new CSP covering 2024–2028.
This assignment is in the Programme unit of WFP Haiti and the job holder is to report to the Head of Enablers.
RESPONSABILITÉS/OBLIGATIONS :
Within delegated authority, the Programme Officer will be responsible for the following duties.
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CADRE DE LEADERSHIP DU PAM : NORMES COMMUNES DE COMPORTEMENT :
Montrer l’exemple avec intégrité Met en pratique les valeurs du PAM, fait preuve d’humanité et d’intégrité en montrant l’exemple tout en prenant soin des autres | Respecter les valeurs, les principes et les normes du
PAM. |
Respecte les autres et valorise la diversité | Reste concentré et calme sous la pression
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Fait preuve d’humilité et d’une volonté d’apprendre. |
Génère des résultats et tient ses
engagements Respecte ses engagements et s’adapte facilement au changement |
Fournit des résultats pour un impact maximal | Délègue de manière appropriée | S’adapte facilement au changement | |
Promeut un travail d’équipe collaboratif et un esprit d’inclusion Promeut un
esprit inclusif et collaboratif, et contribue à une |
Est inclusif et collaboratif | Donne un retour d’information opportun et constructif | Crée et partage de nouvelles perspectives | |
culture d’apprentissage et de
perfectionnement personnel |
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Applique la pensée Stratégique Démontre son engagement à
recueillir différents points de vue, à analyser les options et les risques et à proposer de nouvelles façons de procéder |
Communique et réalise la vision du PAM | Accepte la curiosité et les nouvelles façons de faire les choses | Analyse et évalue les données | Tient compte de l’impact des décisions |
Établit et entretient des partenariats durables Établit et entretient des partenariats externes, collabore avec des
partenaires pour atteindre des objectifs communs |
Établit et maintient des partenariats durables
Établit des partenariats
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Collabore pour atteindre des objectifs
communs |
QUALIFICATIONS ET EXPÉRIENCE REQUISES :
Formation : Advanced University degree in social sciences, economics, International Relations, Mathematical sciences and other related fields.
Expérience : 3 years or more of postgraduate professional experience in a relevant field of work, with a background and interest in international humanitarian development.
Connaissances et compétences :
Langues :
Deadline for application : 31 January 2024