WFP celebrates and embraces diversity. It is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all its employees and encourages qualified candidates to apply irrespective of race, colour, national origin, ethnic or social background, genetic information, gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, HIV status or disability.
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 Headquarters (HQ), Regional Bureaux (RBs) or Country Offices (COs) and job holders report to a more senior Programme Policy Officer.
Job holders are likely to be working under the close support and guidance of a more experienced professional staff member receiving guidance and regular feedback on work performed. They are typically involved in programme or policy activities or similar nature and analytical work of limited complexity.
To provide support to policy and programme activities that effectively meet food assistance needs.
Education: Advanced University degree in International Affairs, Economics, Nutrition/Health, Agriculture, Environmental Science, Social Sciences or other field relevant to international development assistance, or First University Degree with additional years of related work experience and/or trainings/courses.
National Professional: Fluency (level C) in English language and the duty station’s language, if different.
Capability Name | Description of the behaviour expected for the proficiency level |
Programme Lifecycle & Food Assistance | Demonstrates ability to identify key variables and contextual factors that affect food assistance problems and programmes throughout the lifecycle to inform quality programme design or re-design. |
Transfer Modalities (Food, Cash, Voucher) | Demonstrates ability to analyse and consolidate quantitative and qualitative information from different sources (e.g., market studies) to inform transfer modality selection and programme development. |
Broad Knowledge of Specialized areas (i.e. Nutrition, VAM, etc.) | Demonstrates the ability to interpret basic data in the context of WFP specialised fields to contribute to technical programme design, implementation and monitoring. |
Emergency Programming | Displays capacity to provide inputs into the development, implementation and realignment of high quality emergency programmes. |
Strategic Policy Engagement w/ Government | Develops thorough recommendations using multiple inputs (e.g., government counsel, research, own experience) to strengthen national or subnational entities and government owned food and nutrition security programmes. |
Lead by example and with integrity | Upholds WFP values, principles and standards:
Demonstrates the WFP values, principles, and standards. |
Respect others and value diversity:
Values diversity using respectful and inclusive language, and encourages others to the same |
Stay focused and calm under pressure:
Stays focused and calm when under pressure and encourages others to do the same |
Demonstrate humility and willingness to learn:
Shows humility and a willingness to learn and share knowledge, frequently seeking and acting on feedback, and taking up opportunities to develop |
Drives results and delivers on commitments | Delivers maximum impact results:
Is accountable for the delivery of results |
Delegate tasks appropriately:
Delivers results against delegates task and seeks guidance and support where needed |
Adapts readily to chance:
Responds readily to change adjusting work as needed |
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Foster inclusive and collaborative teamwork. | Practice inclusion and collaboration:
Promotes teamwork by sharing ideas and openly raising issues |
Gives timely ad constructive feedback:
Supports development for others by giving timely and constructive feedback |
Builds And shares new perspectives:
Listens attentively to others to capture, learn and build and share new perspectives |
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Applies strategic thinking. | Communicate and fulfill WFP’s vision:
Fulfils WFP’s vision and is able to explain ow their objectives support the vision |
Embraces curiosity and new ways of doing things:
Demonstrates curiosity and proposes new ways of doing things when relevant |
Analyses and evaluate the data:
Gathers data and shares knowledge to inform team decision making |
Consider the impact of decisions:
Implements decision and asks questions to understand the impact for wider objectives |
Builds and maintains sustainable partnerships | Builds partnerships:
Builds partnerships by seeking out opportunities to work with other |
Collaborate to deliver common objectives:
Collaborates with partners by sharing information and working together to deliver common goals |
Position: Field Coordinator – NOA
Number of openings: 4
Based in: Multiple Duty Stations (Coro, Barinas, Barcelona and Maturin)
Type of contract: Fixed term
Level: NOA
Duration: 12 months
This position is only for Venezuelan citizens.
The deadline to apply for these positions is May 18th, 2023
WFP has a zero-tolerance approach to conduct such as fraud, sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to WFP’s standards of conduct and will therefore undergo rigorous background verification internally or through third parties. Selected candidates will also be required to provide additional information as part of the verification exercise. Misrepresentation of information provided during the recruitment process may lead to disqualification or termination of employment
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.