Senior Programme Assistant – School Feeding

World Food Programme is recruiting a Senior Programme Assistant (School Feeding)- SC 6, to be based in Tete.

Duties

• Provide technical support and assist in the development and implementation of various activities and processes within the specific area of work supporting alignment with wider programme policies and guidelines
• Provide specialized project management support to specific and/or defined programmes to ensure that the various activities are performed within the established targets following WFP’s policies and procedures
• Within the specific area of responsibility, prepare a range of reports and data analysis (e.g. food assistance needs, resource utilization, programme status, performance) and highlight trends/issues ensuring deliverables adhere to corporate standards and quality control
• Ensure and/or perform accurate, timely recording of data within the specific technical area of work (e.g. assistance programmes, food security and vulnerability assessments) and consistency of information presented to stakeholders
• Liaise with internal counterparts to support effective collaboration, implementation and monitoring of ongoing project activities
• Coordinate and communicate with local partners, agencies, NGOs and government institutions to perform accurate food security analyses and to ensure efficient delivery of food assistance
• Support the capacity building of WFP staff, cooperating partners and national government within the specific technical area
• Act as a point of contact for resolution of a range of operational queries and problems within a specific technical area of responsibility
• Oversee and/or review the work of other support staff, providing practical advice and guidance, to contribute to delivering objectives to agreed standards and deadlines
• 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

Requisites

• Has worked with technical teams (i.e. nutrition, VAM, etc.)
• Has contributed to implementation of programmes
• Has observed or assisted with policy discussions
• Completion of secondary school education. A post-secondary certificate in the related functional area
• Fluency in both oral and written communication in the UN language in use at the duty station and in the duty station’s language, if different

Notes

• Only short listed applicants will be contacted