Short Information:
- Organization: WFP
- Location: Ukraine
- Type: Full Time
- job Title: Programme Assistant
- Close on: 15 Mar 2023
About Organization
The World Food Programme (WFP) is a United Nations agency that was established in 1961. Its primary mission is to combat hunger and malnutrition around the world by providing food assistance and promoting sustainable development.
WFP operates in more than 80 countries and provides assistance to approximately 80 million people annually. Its activities include emergency response to natural disasters and conflicts, as well as longer-term food assistance programs that aim to improve food security and promote economic development.
In addition to its food assistance programs, WFP also works to strengthen national and local food systems, promote social protection measures, and support education and nutrition programs. The organization is funded by voluntary donations from governments, private sector partners, and individuals, and operates with the goal of achieving a world with zero hunger.
About UN Jobs in Ukraine-Programme Assistant
The Programme Assistant will contribute to the implementation of all WFP programs in the Kyiv Field Office’s area of assignment. She/he will liaise with communities, local authorities, cooperating partners, and other stakeholders and ensure a two-way information flow between the area of responsibility and the Country Office.
The Programme Assistant will carry out the following duties directly under the direction of the Head of Field Office:
Perform specialized and/or standardised processes and activities within the specific technical area of work supporting alignment with wider programme policies and guidelines.
2. Provide project management and/or general office support following established targets and WFP’s policies and procedures.
3. Within the specific area of responsibility, compile data and support analysis and preparation of reports (e.g. food assistance needs, resource utilization, programme status, performance) in order to support operational decision-making.
4. Arrange for regular field missions and meetings with local authorities and cooperating partners on commodity pipelines, distribution arrangements, food entitlements and other relevant issues to support effective communication flow and efficient operations.
5. Liaise with cooperating partners and internal counterparts to gather feedback and comments to support programme reviews and improve services.
6. Provide standard training for cooperating partners on WFP operational practices, monitoring tools and methods.
7. Contribute to missions, market assessments, donor’s missions, rapid need assessments, food security assessments and nutrition surveys.
8. 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.
9. Perform data entry and data verification tasks on beneficiary lists received from local authorities and partners, and provide relevant feedback to colleagues.
10. Communicate with beneficiaries as needed to clarify and rectify data received, with the utmost professionalism and sensitivity.
UN Jobs in Ukraine-Programme Assistant Requirments
Education:
- Advanced degree from an academic institution in one of the following fields: economics, international development, human rights, social sciences, or a similar field; or first degree from an academic institution plus extra years of relevant job experience, training, or education.
Experience:
- particularly in the humanitarian sector, with five (5) or more years of progressively responsible work experience in project management, implementation, food security, livelihood, education, or related initiatives.
- Experience planning and organizing field missions, gathering information from multiple sources and reporting on the main findings.
Languages:
- Advanced English Knowledge; Knowledge of Ukrainian is mandatory
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