Overview
Contribute towards the development of a wide variety of projects, plans and processes, ensuring alignment with wider programme policies and guidance. Provide project management support for specific and defined programmes and projects of considerable size/complexity.
Key Responsibilities
- Contribute towards the development of a wide variety of projects, plans and processes, ensuring alignment with wider programme policies and guidance.
- Provide project management support for specific and defined programmes and projects of considerable size/complexity, ensuring a coordinated approach with wider programmes that comply with WFP standards and procedures.
- Develop and coordinate data gathering and monitoring systems ensuring that rigorous quality standards are maintained.
- Research and analyses a range of policy and operational issues to inform the development of policies, programmes and activities.
- Contribute to the preparation of accurate and timely reporting on programmes and activities that enable informed decision making and consistency of information presented to stakeholders.
- Liaise with internal and external counterparts to ensure effective collaboration, monitor ongoing projects and highlight potential risks to project delivery.
- Support the identification, development and management of potential partnerships to collaborative working leading to improved food assistance packages.
- Support the capacity building of WFP staff, partners and national government to prepare for and respond to food assistance needs, e.g. through providing inputs into training materials.
- Guide and supervise more junior staff, acting as a point of referral and supporting them with analysis and queries.
- Other as required.
Required Experience
At least three (3) years of relevant experience with an Advanced University degree OR First University degree with a minimum of five (5) or more years of experience managing complex projects/programmes in humanitarian or development contexts. Proven experience managing humanitarian or development programmes, conducting research to support programme and policy development, developing data collection systems, building partnerships with governments and NGOs, delivering training, supervising staff, and supporting humanitarian and food assistance operations.
Qualifications
Advanced University degree in International Affairs, Economics, Nutrition/Health, Agriculture, Environmental Science, Social Sciences or other field relevant to international development assistance, Or First University degree with additional years of relevant work experience and/or training/course
