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ABOUT WFP

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.

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT

The World Food Programme’s (WFP) vision in South Sudan is to address entrenched inequity and isolation, with the goal of “leaving no-one behind” and fostering unified, interconnected and peaceful communities. This builds on the recognition that, pre- and post-independence, the regions of South Sudan have had different access to social and economic opportunities, with much of the country having been ‘left out’ from development or resilience-building assistance. As a result, inequity and isolation remain a threat to achieving zero hunger and lasting peace and stability in South Sudan.

To achieve this vision, WFP has been looking at ways to programme differently to support communities to restore their livelihoods and to strengthen their resilience to shocks and build self-reliance - even in areas where this type of programming is typically considered more difficult. Food Assistance for Assets (FFA) is one of WFP’s programme tools to help achieve this vision.

Using food and cash-based transfers, FFA produces immediate advantages to food security and nutrition by filling a food gap. At the same time, the programme supports households and communities to build productive assets that reduce exposure to and impact of shocks and stressors, thus strengthening resilience to natural disasters and contributing to long-term livelihood and environmental benefits.

The FFA Coordinator will report to the Deputy Head of Safetynet and Resilience (SNR) Unit and supervise a team of officers and associates at the head office in Juba. S/he will be responsible for the overall management of FFA across the country.

JOB PURPOSE

To design and manage programmes of moderate size or complexity that effectively meet food assistance needs, or contribute to policy formulation and/or provide technical advice or oversight on programme strategy and implementation.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

Lead the formulation, implementation, and review of the FFA strategy and annual workplan in line with WFP South Sudan’s vision and Country Strategic Plan 2023 to 2025. Strengthen co-location, layering, and sequencing for programme integration, quality, impact, and efficiency within the SNR portfolio (FFA, school feeding, urban safetynets, and smallholder agriculture and market support). Develop context-specific guidance notes, tools, and activities that assist food insecure populations in community asset creation activities that improve food security and enhance resilience to shocks. Provide technical support and guidance to field-office focal points and cooperating partners in the planning and implementation of community consultations, asset creation activities, and related trainings. Oversee and monitor the implementation of activities to ensure that the assets created adhere to technical specifications and quality standards with sustainability plans developed with communities. Design, implement, and oversee training of trainers (ToT) and capacity enhancement workshops for WFP staff, implementing partners, and government line ministry staff to improve the quality of programme implementation and enhance partnerships. Ensure the integration of conflict sensitivity, climate adaptation actions, nutrition sensitivity, and enhanced gender mainstreaming within the FFA portfolio, through linkages with other units and technical advisors and building off an existing package of research conducted by WFP in South Sudan. Contribute to building and strengthening collaboration within the UN system for co-location, layering, and sequencing and avoiding duplication of efforts.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES CONTINUED

9. Contribute to WFP South Sudan’s positioning and implementation of national capacity strengthening actions in agriculture, food security, climate adaption, and social protection.

10.Coordinate with the monitoring and evaluation team in the conceptualization, development, digitalization, and revision of research and existing tools (e.g., activity and outcome monitoring) to strengthen quality and timely data collection, analysis, and reporting and effective use of the information.

11.Provide input into concept notes, funding proposals, as well as corporate and donor reports.

12. Provide policy recommendations and support advocacy efforts from a technical standpoint for strategic discussions with donors, international financial institutions, and other agencies.

13. Any other duties as required.

KEY DELIVERABLES AT THE END OF CONTRACT:

Development and periodic review of the FFA annual work plan. Strengthened integration with other WFP programmes with conflict sensitivity. Strengthened nutrition-sensitive, gender-transformative, and climate adaption actions in FFA. Enhanced communication of FFA results, particularly outcomes. Improved capacity among WFP and partner staff to implement FFA and support communities to create sustainable and durable assets. Greater synergies developed between FFA and interventions of government, UN, and civil society partners.

4Ps CORE ORGANISATIONAL CAPABILITIES

Purpose

Understand and communicate the Strategic Objectives : Utilizes understanding of WFP’s Strategic Objectives to communicate linkages to team objectives and work. Be a force for positive change : Proactively identifies and develops new methods or improvements for self and immediate team to address work challenges within own work area. Make the mission inspiring to our team : Identifies opportunities to further align individual contributions with WFP’s mission of making an impact on local communities. Make our mission visible in everyday actions : Helps colleagues to see the link between their individual tasks and the contributions of their unit’s goals to the broader context of WFP’s mission.

People

Look for ways to strengthen people's skills : Is able to identify, support and encourage focused on-the-job learning opportunities to address gaps between current skillsets and needed future skillsets for WFP. Create an inclusive culture : Recognizes the contributions of teammates, and encourages contributions from culturally different team mates to recognise the value of diversity above and beyond just including it in programming for beneficiaries. Be a coach & provide constructive feedback : Provides and solicits ongoing constructive feedback on strengths and development opportunities to help develop individual skills, whilst also helping others identify areas for improvement. Create an “I will”/”We will” spirit : Sets clear targets for self and others to focus team efforts in ambiguous situations (e.g., unprecedented issues and/or scenarios)

Performance

Encourage innovation & creative solutions : Thinks beyond team’s conventional approaches to formulate creative methods for delivering food aid and assistance to beneficiaries. Focus on getting results : Maintains focus on achieving individual results in the face of obstacles such as volatile or fragile environments and/or organizational roadblocks. Make commitments and make good on commitments : Takes personal accountability for upholding and delivering upon team’s commitments and provides assurance to stakeholders. Be Decisive : Demonstrates ability to adjust to team’s plans and priorities to optimize outcomes in light of evolving directives, while also responding quickly in high-pressure environments, such as in emergency settings.

Partnership

Connect and share across WFP units : Demonstrates an understanding of when and how to tactfully engage other units in conversations on impact, timing, or planning Build strong external partnerships : Networks regularly with key external partners using formal and informal opportunities to understand each partner’s unique value proposition, and to build and strengthen relationships Be politically agile & adaptable : Demonstrates ability to adapt engagement approach in the context of evolving partner circumstances and expectations Be clear about the value WFP brings to partnerships : Demonstrates ability to articulate to internal and external audiences the value that individual contributions and immediate teams bring to partnerships.

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education:

Advanced university degree or university degree with experience and training/courses in one or more of the following disciplines: agricultural economics, social policy, rural development, agronomy, or related discipline(s).

Language:

International Professional: Fluency (level C) in English language. Intermediate knowledge (level B) of a second official UN language: Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish, and/or WFP’s working language, Portuguese.

National Professional: Fluency (level C) in English language and the duty station’s language, if different.

FUNCTIONAL CAPABILITIES

Capability Name

Description of the behaviour expected for the proficiency level

Programme Lifecycle & Food Assistance

Displays ability to identify the main hunger problem at the national or subnational level to design and implement context-specific programmes that integrate complex analysis and the full range of food assistance tools.

Transfer Modalities (Food, Cash, Voucher)

Demonstrates the ability to design, implement, monitor and provide oversight over effective and efficient programmes deploying different transfer modalities.

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 ability to translate understanding of programme principles in emergencies and protracted conflict situations into relevant, effective, and context specific approaches

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..