Mission and objectivesThe 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. As the international community has committed to end hunger, achieve food security, and improved nutrition by 2030, one in nine people worldwide still do not have enough to eat. Food and food-related assistance lie at the heart of the struggle to break the cycle of hunger and poverty. In 2020, WFP assisted 115.5 million people โ the largest number since 2012 โ in 84 countries. For its efforts to combat hunger, for its contribution to bettering conditions for peace in conflict-affected areas and for acting as a driving force in efforts to prevent the use of hunger as a weapon of war and conflict, WFP was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2020. WFPโs efforts focus on emergency assistance, relief and rehabilitation, development aid and special operations. Two-thirds of our work is in conflict-affected countries where people are three times more likely to be undernourished than those living in countries without conflict. In emergencies, WFP is often first on the scene, providing food assistance to the victims of war, civil conflict, drought, floods, earthquakes, hurricanes, crop failures and natural disasters. When the emergency subsides, WFP helps communities rebuild shattered lives and livelihoods. We also work to strengthen the resilience of people and communities affected by protracted crises by applying a development lens in our humanitarian response. WFP development projects focus on nutrition, especially for mothers and children, addressing malnutrition from the earliest stages through programmes targeting the first 1,000 days from conception to a childโs second birthday, and later through school meals.
ContextThe World Food Programme (WFP) is the leading Humanitarian Organization fighting hunger and changing lives worldwide, delivering food assistance in emergencies, and working with communities to improve nutrition and build resilience. In Egypt, WFP is committed to supporting the Governmentโs priorities towards the achievement of the SDGs. WFPโs current five-year Country Strategic Plan (CSP) is designed in a way to fully support Egyptโs vision 2030 and ensure food and nutrition security for all Egyptians, as enshrined in both the Constitution and the countryโs commitment to the Global Sustainable Development Agenda. The CSP focuses on five interrelated thematic areas: โข Support the refugees and migrants through food assistance and resilience building โข Improve the nutritional status of Egyptians with a focus on Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women and infants under two years of age โข Support and complement the Governmentโs social protection programs โข Support resilience of vulnerable smallholder farmers and Bedouin communities in Upper Egypt and frontier Governorates; and โข Provide capacity strengthening to the Government and support South-South cooperation between Egypt and neighbouring countries. As part of WFP Egypt CSP for 2023-2028, WFP is implementing itโs humanitarian response to refugees as well as resilience building activities to refugees and host community members. Through its \"One Refugee Policy\" WFP targets vulnerable refugees irrespective of nationality with cash-based transfers to ensure they can meet their essential food needs throughout the year. WFPโs approach to food security is two-pronged; it first ensures access to basic food needs for vulnerable populations through immediate support, and secondly, it addresses long-term resilience building for future self-reliance.
Task DescriptionThe Egypt office involves supporting various humanitarian and development initiatives aimed at improving food security and livelihoods. The Vulnerability Analysis and Mapping Unit is a cross functional unit that support the different programmes inside the Egypt office in terms of offering economic analysis, leading on beneficiaries targeting, among other activities. Egypt office programmes include: 1. Social Protection and Livelihoods 2. Emergency Response 3. Climate and resilience activities Under the direct supervision of the Senior VAM Associate of the Vulnerability Analysis and Mapping Unit, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks: โข Support in data collection and analysis for monthly market monitor โข Support in projects coordination and documentation โข Support in reports writing
Competencies and values- Adaptability and Flexibility - Ethics and Values - Integrity - Respect for Diversity - Working in Teams
Living conditions and remarksCairo, Egypt is a family duty station with a wide range of services (health, education and leisure) and good living conditions. It has long been a center of the regionโs political and cultural life, with high levels of tourism. Like other similar cities, Cairo offers good quality of life in terms of access to shopping centers, banks, medical services, educational facilities, cultural events, etc. The Arab Republic of Egypt has a unique geographical position in Northeast Africa, at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, on the Mediterranean and Red Sea, and its connection to Sub Saharan Africa through the Nile Valley. WFP Egypt County Office is in Hadayek El Maadi, Cairo. It is approximately 11 kilometers from downtown and it takes about 30-40 minutes by car. Maadi, where the office is located, is a safe residential area where many expatriates reside. Transportation is relatively well-equipped, including the metro and taxi (Uber) in Cairo.