Senior Programme Associate
Type of Vacancy: Expired Notices
Details of the Post
THE ROLE: To provide effective coordination and specialized support to a full range of policy and program activities that effectively meet food assistance needs.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive, nor exhaustive):
1. Provide specialized expertise and contribute towards the development of project activities, plans and processes within the specific technical area of work ensuring alignment with wider program policies and guidelines.
2. Provide efficient coordination and specialized project management support to a range of specific and/or defined programs to ensure that the various activities are performed within the established targets following WFP’s policies and procedures.
3. Within the specific area of responsibility, prepare a variety of elaborated reports and substantial data analysis (e.g. food assistance needs, resource utilization, program 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 within the specific technical area of work (e.g. assistance programs, food security and vulnerability assessments) 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 local partners, agencies, NGOs and government institutions to perform accurate food security analyses and to ensure efficient delivery of food assistance.
7. Support the capacity building of WFP staff, cooperating partners and national government within a specific technical area.
8. Act as an escalation point for complex query resolution on all matters within the area of responsibility. Job Profile: Senior Program Associate G7 CCOG: 2.2.01.a. Page 2 of 3 Last revision: 1 April 2022
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
OTHER POST REQUIREMENTS (details to be determined by Post Managers):
WFP provides emergency response support to the 22 English and Dutch-speaking countries in the Caribbean. In this role, the incumbent may be required to:
- Support emergency response activities.
- Deploy to affected countries to assist with operations as required.
- Work beyond regular working hours to support emergency response efforts.