Organization: WFP – World Food Programme
Location: Dhaka
Grade: Level not specified – Level not specified
Occupational Groups:
Legal – Broad
Political Affairs
Infrastructure and Urban-Rural development
Urban Development, planning and design
Project and Programme Management
Closing Date: 2024-10-10
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS
10 October 2024-23:59-GMT+06:00 Bangladesh Standard Time (Dhaka)
WFP celebrates and embraces diversity. It is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all its employees and encourages qualified candidates to apply irrespective of race, colour, national origin, ethnic or social background, genetic information, gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, HIV status or disability.
ABOUT WFP
The World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian organization saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace, stability and prosperity, for people recovering from conflict, disasters and the impact of climate change.
At WFP, people are at the heart of everything we do and the vision of the future WFP workforce is one of diverse, committed, skilled, and high performing teams, selected on merit, operating in a healthy and inclusive work environment, living WFP’s values (Integrity, Collaboration, Commitment, Humanity, and Inclusion) and working with partners to save and change the lives of those WFP serves.
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WHY JOIN WFP?
WFP is a 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.
WFP offers a highly inclusive, diverse, and multicultural working environment.
WFP invests in the personal & professional development of its employees through a range of training, accreditation, coaching, mentorship, and other programs as well as through internal mobility opportunities.
A career path in WFP provides an exciting opportunity to work across the various country, regional and global offices around the world, and with passionate colleagues who work tirelessly to ensure that effective humanitarian assistance reaches millions of people across the globe.
We offer an attractive compensation package (please refer to the Terms and Conditions section of this vacancy announcement).
To generate knowledge and consolidate the lessons learned around programme design and related interventions including CBT, SBCC and IGA (micro, vertical gardening etc.). The focus is to provide insights to help improve the program design with adequate evidence for advocacy for government ownership and scaling up. This is not an impact evaluation to reveal any causality relations. The consultant will focus more on generating significant advocacy pieces. This position will be sitting in RAM unit, based in the Country Office Dhaka.
ABOUT WFP
The World Food Programme (WFP) is the leading humanitarian organization saving lives and changing lives, delivering food assistance in emergencies and working with communities to improve nutrition and build resilience.
ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT
Bangladesh has experienced sustained economic growth in recent years – one of the fastest in Asia prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, 40 million people remain food insecure and 11 million suffer from acute hunger. The country’s low elevation and vast watercourses leave it greatly susceptible to climate shocks. Since 2017, Bangladesh has also seen a massive influx of Rohingya refugees, with almost three quarters of a million fleeing across the border from Myanmar since 2017 alone.
Since beginning its activities in Bangladesh in 1974, the World Food Programme (WFP) has touched the lives of more than 155 million people through both emergency response and longer-term resilience-building for improved food and nutrition security. While continuing to provide humanitarian assistance, WFP is shifting towards a more advisory role, assisting the Government in efforts to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 2 on ending hunger.
Our Country Strategic Plan 2022-2026 reinforces WFP’s commitment to working with the Government to improve the food security, nutrition, and resilience of vulnerable communities, while also providing emergency food assistance to people affected by disasters.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive, within delegated authority):
Lead the programme review of the ‘Cash-based Food Assistance Program for the Urban Poor’ to identify the extent of coherence and relevance of the programme to the CSP and the national policies, plans, strategies and goals, including achievement of the SDGs.
Lead the qualitative part of the research (including field missions) to explore coherence, appropriateness, relevance, programme efficiency, which will primarily require Key Informant Interviews, FGDs and desk reviews of programme documents, policy documents, reports.
Desk review of the quantitative data analysis primarily done by WFP for assessing the effectiveness and efficiency of programme design and implementation, and to qualitatively validate WFP monitoring findings.
Research and analyze policy and operational issues to support the development of policy advocacy documents for improving programme design and scale-up.
Prepare the review report after analyzing the data collected during the desk review and the fieldwork, conduct additional consultations with stakeholders, as required, and draft the review report. The report will be submitted to the WFP Review Team for quality assurance.
Lead the timely preparation of an advocacy two-pager that would enable informed decision-making and consistency of information presented to stakeholders.
Organize a programme design workshop by involving related stakeholders to agree on the recommendations and develop a Theory of Change for future programming.
Other as required.
WFP LEADERSHIP FRAMEWORK
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REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION
WFP is dedicated to fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion. Our recruitment process is inclusively crafted to welcome candidates of all backgrounds, celebrating diversity and ensuring a respectful environment for all. We aim for an accessible and fair recruitment journey. Should you need any reasonable accommodations or have accessibility concerns, please reach out to us confidentially at global.inclusion@wfp.org. Our DEI team is here to ensure your full participation in our recruitment process.
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REMINDERS BEFORE YOU SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION
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Once your profile is completed, please apply, and submit your application.
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Additional documents such as passport, recommendation letters, academic certificates, etc. may potentially be requested at a future time
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Only shortlisted candidates will be notified
All employment decisions are made on the basis of organizational needs, job requirements, merit, and individual qualifications. WFP is committed to providing an inclusive work environment free of sexual exploitation and abuse, all forms of discrimination, any kind of harassment, sexual harassment, and abuse of authority. Therefore, all selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks.
No appointment under any kind of contract will be offered to members of the UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ), International Civil Service Commission (ICSC), FAO Finance Committee, WFP External Auditor, WFP Audit Committee, Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) and other similar bodies within the United Nations system with oversight responsibilities over WFP, both during their service and within three years of ceasing that service.