Overview
The role focuses on enhancing disaster preparedness and response capacities within the Asia and Pacific region, supporting WFP's work in disaster management systems strengthening and emergency response operations.
Key Responsibilities
- Assess and identify emergency preparedness capacity gaps, design and deliver emergency preparedness capacity building plans.
- Lead or support hazard-specific or thematic contingency planning, table-top simulations and capacity strengthening exercises.
- Lead/support Anticipatory Action planning and testing.
- Work alongside technical functions to enhance policy, plans, or capacities related to disaster management.
- Support/embed with national disaster management partners.
- Engage with partner actors to enhance early warning and preparedness.
- Lead programme design and delivery of direct food assistance (in-kind, cash).
- Guide design of programme response, efficient processes for targeting and registration and community engagement, distribution planning and WFP internal (emergency) processes.
- Engage counterparts/partners (including training on distribution management), ensuring accountability, guiding monitoring approaches.
- Identify potential bottlenecks to timely AA/response and guide/support stakeholders to put in place readiness actions.
- Support/lead coordination with government counterparts, subnational authorities, UN partners, I/NGO and Red Cross Societies.
- Coordinate, convene and support technical functions to ensure timely, quality and effective readiness and response.
- Manage a complex multisectoral project/operation, tracking progress against targets, identifying potential risks and proposing mitigation measures.
- Engage in senior level coordination with governments, donors, partners.
Required Experience
- At least 7 (seven) years of professional experience in relevant areas including at least 5 (five) years progressively responsible professional experience.
- For Project Manager roles, more seasoned capacity may be sought.
- Experience in multiple facets of EPR programming relevant for WFP work in the region, including demonstrated ability to design, lead and coordinate delivery of food and cash-based assistance in anticipation of or in response to sudden natural shocks and/or slow-onset drought.
- Experience to assess, deliver with, or strengthen government-led emergency response including technical assistance to disaster management systems.
- Proven ability to build partnerships with diverse stakeholders including government authorities, humanitarian partners, military actors, and to engage with affected populations.
- Experience coordinating diverse, multicultural and cross-functional teams to maximize capabilities for effective, timely support.
- Strong analytical skills and the ability to write and deliver high level briefs providing clear insight and recommendations for decision making.
- Prior experience working with WFP in the field of emergency preparedness and response.
- Prior experience working in the Asia and the Pacific region or other similar contexts where WFP operates in support of / partnership with strong national disaster management authorities, is ideal.
Qualifications
Advanced degree in one or more of the following disciplines: humanitarian diplomacy and leadership, social sciences, public policy / administration, development studies, international relations, supply chain management, or another relevant field. Or first university degree with additional years of relevant work experience and/or advanced training/courses.
