Organization: World Food Programme (WFP)
Duty Station : Kampala and Arua, Uganda
About Organisation:
World Food Programme (WFP) is the world’s largest humanitarian agency, fighting hunger worldwide. The mission of WFP is to help the world achieve Zero Hunger in our lifetimes. Every day, WFP works worldwide to ensure that no child goes to bed hungry and that the poorest and most vulnerable, particularly women and children, can access the nutritious food they need. In emergencies, WFP gets food to where it is needed, saving the lives of victims of war, civil conflict and natural disasters. After an emergency, WFP uses food to United help communities rebuild their lives. On average, WFP reaches more than 80 million people with food assistance in 80 countries each year. The organization has the global footprint, deep field presence and local knowledge and relationships necessary to provide access to food and contribute to lasting solutions, especially in many of the world’s most remote and fragile areas.
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Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Support the Crisis Response Unit in the implementation and delivery of food and nutrition assistance to both refugees and vulnerable host population.
Support in strategic programmatic drive implementation within the Crises Response unit Support programme assurance and its implementation processes.
Lead on monthly accountabilities and reconciliations across programme interventions.
Support beneficiary sensitization and awareness creation activities as well as training and capacity building/strengthening for staff and other key stakeholders.
Support pre, in and post monthly distribution activities including monitoring and reporting.
Support resource management ensuring efficient monitoring across various pipeline levels.
Review, compile and analyze program activity data of implementing and cooperating partners, prepare periodic and ad hoc reports, in support of programme implementation.
Support programme implementation across various WFP intervention locations.
Support in donor proposal and report writing as well as unit factsheets and standard reports.
Participate in both internal and external coordination and other required meetings.
Perform any other tasks as may be required.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
Required education level: Bachelor degree or equivalent in Development Studies, Accounting, Business Studies/Management, Economics, Statistics or Management Information Studies/Systems, Information Studies, Computer Science.
Eligibility criteria: Age 18 – 80
Nationality: Candidate must be a national or legal resident of the country of assignment.
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Required experience
1 years of experience in accountancy/audit and reconciliation related work, humanitarian and development programming, report and project/donor proposal writing, coordination and donor proposals and drafting of donor/end of project reports, consolidating information from different sources, sensitization and awareness creation.
Good Microsoft Word, Excel, Power point and Access skills
Ability to perform Statistical analysis, Accounting and Reconciliation
Programme/Project Management experience especially in developmental and humanitarian programming.
Ability to implement, under guidance, food assistance programmes deploying the full range of transfer modalities with an understanding of basic principles guiding assessments, modality selection and implementation.
Broad Knowledge of Specialized Areas: Understands basic technical concepts and data and their relevance to food assistance programmes.
Excellent analytical and writing skills, as well as strong interpersonal and communication skills
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with people of different national and cultural backgrounds.
Ability to work in a team as well as under tight deadlines and pressure.
Sound security awareness
Have interest in saving and changing lives through provision of food assistance to achieve zero hunger with WFP; volunteerism as a mechanism for durable development, and the UN System.
Area(s) of expertise
Crisis and emergency response, Development programmes, Economics and finance
Languages: English, Level: Fluent, Required
Competencies and values
Accountability
Adaptability and flexibility
Creativity
Judgement and decision-making
Planning and organizing
Professionalism
Self-management
How to Apply :
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All suitably qualified candidates who wish to join the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) are encouraged to apply online at the link below
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Deadline: 10th September 2024
Date Posted
2024-09-04T15:01
Valid Through
2024-09-11T00:00
Employment Type
FULL_TIME
Hiring Organization
World Food Programme
Job Location
Kampala, Kampala, Kampala , 0256, Uganda
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