Senior Programme Associate, G7 - Jamaica

Overview

To provide effective coordination and specialized support to a full range of policy and program activities that effectively meet food assistance needs.

Tasks Summary

• Provide specialized expertise and contribute towards the development of project activities, plans and processes.
• Provide efficient coordination and specialized project management support to a range of specific and/or defined programs.
• Prepare a variety of elaborated reports and substantial data analysis and make recommendations.
• Lead and ensure accurate, timely recording of data and consistency of information presented to stakeholders.
• Coordinate and liaise with internal counterparts to enable effective collaboration, implementation and monitoring of ongoing project activities.
• Foster relationships and support partnership-building with local partners, agencies, NGOs and government institutions.
• Support the capacity building of WFP staff, cooperating partners and national government.
• Act as an escalation point for complex query resolution.
• Manage a team of support staff, providing advice, guidance and training.
• 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.

Experience Requirements

• Seven or more years of progressively responsible work experience in the relative business stream with experience in general administrative work.
• Has participated in implementing technical programs (i.e. nutrition, etc.).
• Has implemented program with increased level of responsibility.
• Has provided input to policy discussions.

Qualification Requirements

• Completion of secondary school education.
• A post-secondary certificate in the related functional area

Other Details

Languages Required: 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

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