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ABOUT WFP
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WHY JOIN WFP?
WFP is a 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.
WFP offers a highly inclusive, diverse, and multicultural working environment.
WFP invests in the personal & professional development of its employees through a range of training, accreditation, coaching, mentorship, and other programs as well as through internal mobility opportunities.
A career path in WFP provides an exciting opportunity to work across the various country, regional and global offices around the world, and with passionate colleagues who work tirelessly to ensure that effective humanitarian assistance reaches millions of people across the globe.
We offer an attractive compensation package (please refer to the Terms and Conditions section of this vacancy announcement).
The WFP South Sudan Malakal field office area of coverage includes the following counties of Upper Nile State: Akoka, Baliet, Fashoda, Longechuk, Maban, Maiwut, Malakal, Nasir, Panyikang, and Ulang in addition to Canal/Pigi and Fangak Counties of Jonglei State. (Activities in Manyo, Melut, and Renk Counties are managed by the Renk field office.) Operations include in-kind and cash-based transfers food assistance, and community capacity development, through general distributions in sudden onset emergencies and for static populations, provision of school meals and nutrition support, and resilience programmes for livelihoods building.
Greater Upper Nile is one of the most complex and crisis-affected regions in South Sudan, characterized by protracted conflict, large-scale displacement, food insecurity, and climate shocks. WFPโs operations in the region require a dynamic and experienced head of programme to lead integrated emergency and resilience programming that addresses immediate humanitarian needs while laying the groundwork for recovery.
Under the supervision of the head of Malakal field office, the incumbent is responsible for the daily planning and coordination of WFP programmes to ensure cost-effective operations that serve the targeted vulnerable populations with the objective of zero hunger.Implementation and operationalisation of the WFP South Sudan Country Strategic Plan in Malakal Field Office
1. Strategic Analysis: Lead cross-functional and contextual analysis to guide programming, emergency planning and response, and adaptive solutions integrating appropriate technology and market-based approaches.
2. Emergency Response: Design and implement food and nutrition assistance through general distributions, blanket and targeted supplementary feeding, and rapid response mechanisms, using in-kind, cash-based, and/or capacity-building modalities and delivering by river, air or road.
3. Resilience Building: Deliver human-centred, contextually relevant initiatives like assets and livelihoods creation, market support, homegrown school feeding, and climate adaptation tailored to Greater Upper Nile.
4. Inclusive and Integrated Programming: Embed conflict sensitivity, social cohesion, gender-transformative and localized approaches into design and monitoring within country strategic plan activities and along the humanitarian-development-peacebuilding nexus.
5. Protection and Accountability to Affected Populations: Ensure strict enforcement of WFP corporate and country office standards on protection; ensure community feedback mechanisms are properly rolled out across all activities and open cases are managed in due time.
6. Partnerships & Advocacy: Build operational partnerships to enhance assistance packages and support advocacy efforts and foster complementary strategic partnerships with other UN agencies.
7. Partner Management: Oversee the full cooperating partner cycle - proposal review, capacity assessments, agreement management (including inception, termination and handover processes), budget oversight, and performance monitoring and evaluations. Coordinate with financial service provision partners to ensure timely distribution of cash assistance.
8. Operational Planning and implementation: Develop field implementation plans aligned with organizational strategy and country office operations and follow up on implementation status against implementation and operational plans.
9. Technology and Data Utilization: Leverage digital platforms and data systems to enhance programme design, implementation, monitoring, and decision-making; promote innovation and evidence-based approaches for improved food and nutrition outcomes.
10. Visibility: Ensure visibility of WFP at local forums and activity sites supported by WFP.Oversight and custodianship of WFP assets
11. Compliance: Monitor commodity and grant expiry dates and stipulations to ensure timely and compliant use of food with zero losses; document any anomalies with context, liability/cost recovery, and mitigation plans.
12. Commodity and Cash Planning: Coordinate with field and country teams to call forward commodities and cash distribution in line with implementation plans and grant conditions.
13. Operational Alignment: Ensure programme implementation follows guidance and maintains strong coordination between field and country office units.
14. Resource Tracking: Monitor project resource status, including availability of food and nutrition commodities and cash.Knowledge management and communication
15. Knowledge Management: Build and/or enforce use of existing systems to track programme performance and accountability mechanisms.
16. Information Products: Coordinate creation of high-quality analytical reports, infographics, briefings, and fact sheets.
17. Reporting: Deliver partner stock reports, distribution plans, and achievement reports that highlight trends and challenges.
18. Systems: Ensure timely, accurate use of corporate platforms (like SCOPE, COMET, Partner Connect, SUGAR-CRM, etc.) and local trackers.
19. Monitoring & Feedback: Integrate findings from monitoring and feedback mechanisms in programme design and decision-making.
20. Trend Analysis: Track emerging risks to guide preparedness and response.Strategic Representation of WFP
21. Cluster Leadership: Serve as alternate co-chair to the Food Security and Livelihoods Cluster, maintain member lists and implementation areas, support partners with evidence-based programming, and share technical guidance.
22. Resilience Alignment: Work with Area-Based Leadership and co-chair Durable Solutions Pillar III working group to align livelihoods support with recovery frameworks.
23. Representation: Ensure WFP participation in relevant forums (e.g., nutrition, protection, gender, humanitarian-development-peacebuilding, etc.).
24. Technical Support: Provide expertise to strengthen government and community-led food security and nutrition programmes.Leadership and Capacity Building
25. Capacity & Technical Support: Build staff capacity, clarify policies, and provide or mobilize technical expertise on programme design, implementation, and innovation.
26. Supervision: Serve as direct supervisor to activity managers representing transitions (emergencies and resilience), human capital development (nutrition and school feeding), beneficiary identity management, and research, assessments and monitoring teams within the programme unit.
27. Team Leadership: Foster an inclusive work environment, manage performance, and ensure timely and reflective completion of PACE.
28. Deputy Role: Serve as deputy to the head of field office.Any other as required.
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE
Required Education : Advanced University degree in International Affairs, Economics, Nutrition/Health, Agriculture, Environmental Science, Social Sciences, Humanitarian Assistance, Development Studies or other field relevant to this role, or First University Degree (bachelor's degree) with additional years of related work experience and/or trainings/courses.
Required Experience
โข Minimum of 5 years post graduate experience in relevant field as mentioned below for master's degree holder or minimum 7 years for bachelor's degree holder
โข Service in a hardship duty station or emergency operation and advanced involvement in humanitarian operational design, emergency preparedness planning, and operational risks identification.
โข Operational proficiency in food assistance modalities, including in-kind and cash-based transfers and (preferably) capacity development.Desirable Experience
โข Academic or working knowledge of sustainable development, including food systems and nexus-based programmes.
โข Significant aptitude in data management, analysis, and information systems.
โข Experience implementing approved corrective actions to improve staff and partner performance and to monitor progress.Required Knowledge & Skills
โข Extensive analytical and writing skills, adeptness to conceptualize complex issues, identify inefficiencies, and produce thorough but concise reports.
โข Inherent resourcefulness and initiative, coordination skills and aptitude to effectively lead complex, fast paced and diverse programme operations.
โข Effective under pressure, even with short timeframes and multiple priorities.
โข Compelling diplomacy and capability to negotiate with government and non-governmental stakeholders.Languages
โข Fluency in oral and professional written English.
โข Working knowledge of Arabic is an added advantage.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS:
โข Type of contract: International Consultant - Level II
โข Duty Station: Malakal Field Office, South Sudan
โข Duration: 11 monthsWFP LEADERSHIP FRAMEWORK
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REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION
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REMINDERS BEFORE YOU SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION
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