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  • National Programme Policy Officer

    National Programme Policy Officer

    Post Grade: FT NOA
    Duty Station: Nairobi
    Duration: 1 year (initial)
    Date of issue: 31st January 2018
    Responsibilities
    Under the direct supervision of the Programme Policy Officer and the overall supervision of the Senior Programme Policy Officer, the incumbent will be responsible for the following duties:

    Manage and review the partnership proposals in compliance with WFP corporate rules and Country Office specific Standard
    Operating Procedures;
    Monitor the Cooperating Partner profiling, capacity assessment and evaluation based on WFP guidelines including maintaining data and records on evaluation;
    Ensure Cooperating partners invoice processing is done including Purchase Order creation, review, approve Service Outline Agreements, and post Service Entry Sheet in WFP corporate system (WINGS).
    Ensure that funds for implementing WFP activities are analyzed and tracked to ensure that WFP has available resources to carryout its operations any time;
    Ensure food and voucher distributions plan are timely submitted by Area Offices, reviewed by the Country Office Distribution planfocal point and sent for approval to Head of Programme.
    Ensure WFP’s Field Level Agreements (FLAs) are captured in COMET, follow up reconciliation of WFP dispatch data from LESSand receipts from partners’ distribution reports;
    Ensure in kind partner distribution reports and Cash based Transfer data is up to date and captured in COMET;
    Ensure that Non Food Items (NFIs) are procured in a timely manner for the smooth implementation of projects and inventory ofNFIs is maintained;
    Oversee preparation and dissemination of all actions to maintain a clear audit trail of actions taken;
    Supervisor, training and provide technical support to junior staff;
    Perform other related duties as required.

    Qualifications

    Advanced University degree in International Affairs, Economics, Nutrition/Health, Agriculture, Environmental Science, Social Sciences, Development Studies or other field relevant to international development assistance, or First University Degree with additional years of related work experience and/or trainings/courses.
    Atleast one year of postgraduate professional experience in development work.
    Strong experience in finance, implementing technical Programme, providing input into designing operations and contribute to policy discussions and decisions.
    Fluency in both oral and written communication in English is a requirement.

    Knowledge and skills

    Training and/or experience utilizing computers, including word processing, spreadsheet.
    Demonstrates ability to identify key variables and contextual factors that affect food assistance problems andprogrammes throughout the lifecycle to inform quality Programme design or re-design.
    Demonstrates ability to analyses and consolidate quantitate and qualitative information from different sources.
    Demonstrates the ability to interpret basic date in the context of WFP specialized fields to contribute to technical Programme design, implementation and monitoring.
    Displays capacity to provide inputs into the development, implementation and realignment of high qualityemergency programmes.

  • Programme Policy Officer

    Programme Policy Officer

    QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE AND COMPETENCIES

    University Degree in one or more of the following disciplines: Agriculture/Agronomy, Horticulture, Agriculture Economics, Agribusiness, Agricultural Extension, Agricultural Education, Food Science and Technology and equivalent qualification from a recognized institution.
    Served in comparable and relevant position in the public service or private sector with an International Organisation for at least five (5) years.
    Extensive knowledge of local food market systems in Kenya. Knowledge and experience in public food procurement and supply chain management will be an added advantage.
    Demonstrated experience in project planning and management, implementing agricultural market projects, creating market opportunities for smallholder farmers and market analysis.
    Possess excellent communication skills with ability with people from different cultural settings and organisations.
    Good knowledge of key functions of the Ministries of Agriculture, Livestock, Water and irrigation, Ministry of Health – Nutrition and Food Safety Divisions, National and County governments and other related including social services.
    Skills and experience in strategic and policy engagement with both national and county governments.
    Advanced analytical skills, resourcefulness, maturity of judgement, negotiating skills and ability to communicate effectively in written and spoken English.

    BACKGROUND
    Background
    Since 1980, WFP and the Ministry of Education have jointly implemented a school meals program targeting the most food-insecure districts with the lowest enrolment and completion rates and high gender disparities – including all primary schools in the marginalized arid and semi-arid lands of Kenya and in the informal settlements of Nairobi. WFP and the Government of Kenya are currently giving a hot lunch to 1.5 million children attending school across the country each day of the school term.
    In 2009, the Government of Kenya started a national home grown school meals programme (HGSMP) to provide a meal to children at school; to support education achievements while also stimulating local agricultural production through purchase of food from smallholder farmers and local food suppliers.
    After more than three decades of joint WFP-Government programming, the transition of school feeding activities to Government ownership is underway and due to be completed by January 2019. WFP supports the hand-over process.
    The Government funded HGSMP covers all the semi-arid counties that are largely inhabited by smallholder farmers; and it is progressively expanding into the arid counties. Beginning in January 2018, the Government of Kenya will expand the HGSMP to Baringo and West Pokot sub-countries.
    JOB PURPOSE
    Local and Regional Food Aid Procurement Project
    With financial support from the United States of Department of Agriculture (USDA) and other donors, WFP has committed to support the Government of Kenya’s effort to sustainably expand the national home-grown school feeding programme (HGSMP) into the arid lands while stimulating local economic development through the procurement of food from local structured markets, strengthening local and regional food market systems, improving access to culturally-acceptable foods and connecting them to the home-grown school meals program’ and to improve systems for assuring the safety and quality of food for feeding programmes. This will entail the following:

    Assessment and Mapping of Local Food Systems and Value Chains

    WFP will support the government to conduct market assessments of local value chains in Baringo and West Pokot sub-counties, where the Government of Kenya will start providing cash transfers to schools under the Home Grown School Meals Program (HGSMP) in January 2018. These market assessments will map the production and supply capacity of local traders and farmers to schools, and the market assessments will be used to estimate the cash transfer rates that the government should use when transitioning schools to the HGSMP.
    WFP will support the government to conduct value chain analyses to identify and map locally produced commodities and local agricultural production that are well-positioned to participate in the structured demand markets created by the HGSMP. Building upon the Cash Transfers to Schools (CTS) market assessments, the value chain analyses will focus on the availability, costs and future potential of local, nutritious, and culturally-acceptable food to become part of the HGSMP food basket. The assessments will also consider the local availability of drought-tolerant crops in order to inform the development of diverse menus under the HGSMP.

    Capacity Building for National and County Institutions

    WFP will support the development of the Government of Kenya’s national implementation strategy to guide direct local procurement from smallholder farmers by government institutions, such as schools, the National Youth Service, hospitals and the Kenya Police Service. WFP, in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries (MOALF) and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), have obtained consensus from the Ministries of Education, Health, Interior, Labour and Social Protection, Devolution and Planning, as well as the Kenya Dairy Board, and the National Cereals and Produce Board, to support procurement from smallholder farmers and agricultural processors by developing an implementation strategy, which will be first implemented in Turkana, Baringo and West Pokot, before a national roll-out.
    JOB PURPOSE

    Capacity Strengthening for Local Suppliers and Traders

    WFP will train local farmer organizations, suppliers and traders in Baringo and West Pokot on the key requirements for becoming suppliers to the HGSMP, including eligibility criteria for suppliers, procurement procedures for schools, food quality assurance, and post‐harvest handling.
    WFP will partner with the Ministry of Education (MOE), MOALF, and Ministry of Health (MOH) to conduct market linkage forums in Baringo and West Pokot, which will provide an opportunity for potential suppliers to interact with school meals procurement committees. Market linkage forums will increase awareness, promote transparency during the procurement process, and provide school meals procurement committees with the opportunity to coordinate with suppliers to adjust the HGSMP food basket based on locally-available products.

    Procure Locally-Produced, Drought-Tolerant Crops

    WFP will pilot the local procurement of sorghum and cowpeas for schools in Turkana. WFP will procure these locally-produced, drought-tolerant crops using Forward Delivery Contracts (FDCs) and direct contracts issued to six farmer organizations in Turkana County. The farmer organizations have received technical support on cultivating sorghum and cowpeas, and using FDC and direct contract mechanisms through WFP activities supported by other ongoing projects. The locally-procured sorghum and cowpeas will diversify the existing food basket, by replacing a portion of the bulgur wheat and green split peas for two days per week (20 days per term) for two school-terms in 2018.

    Strengthen Systems for ensuring School Meals Food Safety and Quality

    WFP is currently working with the government to develop a National School Meals Food Safety and Quality guideline and to roll out related activities in five arid counties. WFP will continue work with the Ministries of Education, Health and Agriculture to finalise and roll out the national guideline, and with county governments to implement the guideline.
    WFP is seeking to recruit a programme policy officer (Agribusiness and Markets) to manage the four market components of the Local and Regional Procurement (LRP) project and ensure effective and timely implementation of the same.
    KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)
    Accountability
    Under the overall supervision of the Head of WFP Resilient Livelihoods and Nutrition Unit and Direct Supervision of the Programme Policy Officer (Market Access and Linkages), the incumbent will work closely with the Country Capacity Strengthening Unit and the Nutrition team to ensure that the market component of the Local and Regional Food Aid Procurement project is implemented efficiently and effectively.
    Specific Duties and Responsibilities

    Ensure that the market components of the LRP project are well synchronised with the nutrition and feeding components. Specific duties under each of the components include

    a) Assessment and Mapping of Local Food Systems and Value Chains

    Develop detailed terms of reference for market and value chain assessments. The office will develop the terms of reference in close collaboration with the Country Capacity Strengthening, Vulnerability Analysis and Mapping units, the Nutrition team and relevant field office staff.
    Review the methodology and tools proposed by the Vulnerability Analysis and Mapping Unit for the assessments and mapping.
    Review assessment reports, coordinate provision inputs from other units and field offices (including county and relevant national government officers).

    b) Capacity Building for National and County Institutions

    Establish working relationships with relevant officials at the Ministry of Agriculture Livestock and Fisheries on ongoing efforts to develop a policy, legal and implementation framework for linking smallholder farmers to public procurement.
    Support the process of developing an implementation strategy for government institutions to buy food from smallholder farmers.

    c) Capacity Strengthening for Local Suppliers to supply the Home Grown School Meals Programme

    Ensure that the curriculum for training local suppliers (traders and farmer organisations) addresses the capacity gaps.
    Monitor effectiveness of local suppliers in the HGSMP procurement process, identify weaknesses and propose solutions.

    d) Procure Locally-Produced, Drought-Tolerant Crops

    In collaboration with Turkana Field Office and procurement unit, ensure that the procurement plan for sorghum and cowpeas is implemented.
    In collaboration with the CCS (School Meals) team ensure schools are well informed and prepared to receive, handle, cook and consume the additional food basket items.

    e) Strengthen Systems for ensuring School Meals Food Safety and Quality

    In collaboration with WFP Regional Bureau, the CCS (School Meals) and Markets teams, relevant national and county government ministries coordinate the process of finalising the National School Meals Food Safety and Quality Guideline.
    Represent WFP Kenya in the National Food Quality and Safety Committee to ensure that the Food Safety and Quality for schools integrated in the committee’s agenda.
    Ensure that proposed feedback mechanisms on Food Safety and Quality for schools work efficiently.
    Develop and update project work plans, monitor implementation to check for quality of delivery, timeliness and effectiveness and efficiency.
    Draft inputs for donor and WFP standard project reports and periodic project report updates.
    Participate in project evaluation processes – baseline and end line surveys and reporting

  • IT Operations Assistant

    IT Operations Assistant

    Job Duties

    Under the direct supervision of Head of Information Technology, the incumbent undertakes the following responsibilities:
    Carry out system maintenance tasks, such as performing monitoring tasks, running system diagnostics, and system optimization, to ensure they are running effectively and enable easy and efficient use.
    Maintain technology, including standard repairs, configuration, and storage, in accordance with data security and access controls to ensure IT equipment required for WFP staff is available.
    Prepare files and systems for inventory and archives, such as website content and directories, to ensure information is accurate and up-to-date.
    Allocate tasks to other colleagues, ensuring that tasks are delivered to agreed standards and deadlines, to support the effective delivery of services.
    Respond to a variety of queries about technology and systems in order to assist WFP staff to deliver their services.
    With support of senior colleagues, provide standard training to end users of technology and systems to ensure staff use standard technology and systems effectively.
    Perform routine deployments of server hardware and software, including testing and the identification of problems, to contribute to the effective functioning of technology.
    Responsible for maintaining information records such as updating web pages and statistical databases to ensure the information is current and well organized.
    Install, operate and maintain telecommunications systems and equipment, to ensure optimal services in compliance with standard operations procedures.
    Support the development of standard material such as training documentation and web content on behalf of senior officers, to ensure staff have access to required information about IT services and products.
    Suggest improvements to methods and processes in order to support the continuous improvement of IT services.
    Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor.

    Job Qualifications

    Completion of secondary school education. A post-secondary certificate in the related functional area is desirable.
    ITIL Foundation Certification would be an asset.
    Four years of progressively responsible work experience in IT, telecommunications and information management such as WAN/LAN networking, operating systems administration and web design.
    Experience in client support such as Help Desk or user support unit and telephone maintenance service would be an added advantage.
    Experience with the application of client services standards to resolve or escalate clients’ service problems.
    Language: Fluency in both oral and written communication in English is a requirement.
    Proven knowledge and ability to effectively use basic software packages and commonly used office equipment.
    General knowledge of UN system policies, rules, regulations and procedures governing ICT services.
    Knowledge of IT service desk tools and operational procedures is advantageous.

  • Finance Assistant Gender Analisys Research Consultant

    Finance Assistant Gender Analisys Research Consultant

    Duties and Responsibilities
    Under the direct supervision of the National Finance Officer, the incumbent will be responsible for the following duties: –

    Assist in providing the procedural and technical support to staff within the areas of finance and budget, to ensure compliance with WFP financial policies, rules and regulations;
    Monitor monthly expenditure forecasts and provide expenditure reports in order to facilitate informed decision-making;
    Monitor the sub-imprest bank and petty cash accounts regularly, to ensure that adequate funds are available and appropriately disbursed;
    Verify vendor claims, advances and other receivables and observe appropriate procurement procedures, to ensure that suppliers are paid in a timely manner and in conformance with WFP finance rules and regulations;
    Assist in compiling information from various sources in order to prepare reports relating to budgets, accounting, finance and statistics;
    Retrieve, format and validate information obtained from various financial information systems and bring any discrepancy or inaccuracy to the attention of the supervisor and follow up corrective actions;
    Perform administrative duties related to the monitoring and recording of fixed assets, spend on fuel and spare parts of vehicles and generators, to ensure that the databases are accurately updated;
    Maintain the web-based register for the invoices and payment transfers and record paperwork, to ensure that all documents are maintained and filed in compliance with WFP standards and guidelines;
    Monitor and record all expenses in line with approved budget in order to ensure that correct expenditure costs are charged and payments to external suppliers, cash grants and other supplier invoices are processed in a timely manner;
    Provide guidance and on-the-job training to other support staff, to ensure services are delivered consistently and to the required standards;
    Perform other related duties as required.

    Minimum Qualifications
    Education:

    Secondary school education.
    Additional training in Accounting or related field is an advantage.

    Experience:
    At least four years of progressively responsible work experience in Finance, accounting, audit or other related field.

    Language:
    Fluency in both written and spoken English is a requirement.

    Knowledge:
    Experience utilizing computers, including word processing, spreadsheet and other WFP standard software packages and systems. General knowledge of UN system policies, rules, regulations and procedures governing the area of work.

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  • National IT Officer

    National IT Officer

    The World Food Programme Somalia activities include food assistance for relief, emergency school feeding, humanitarian air and logistics services, food coordination and emergency rehabilitation projects.
    This position is open to qualified Kenyan candidates. Female candidates in particular, are encouraged to apply.
    Duties and Responsibilities
    Under the direct and overall supervision of the Head of IT, the incumbent will be responsible for the following duties:

    Participate in the development and implementation of WFP Country Office IT/TC plans, processes and procedures aligned with regional and wider WFP strategies and policies to facilitate efficient and effective Information Technology services;
    Draft IT related budgets, including Annual Procurement Plan in consultation with stakeholders at the Country Office & Area Offices; participate in preparation of budget revisions as necessitated by operational circumstances;
    Develop and maintain IT/TC systems and networks, ensuring appropriate data security and access controls considering both local and wide area network issues and enabling users to get maximum benefits from them;
    Implement and test new hardware for improving and upgrading system performance; install any technology upgrades as required;
    Develop business cases, technical specifications and tender documents to facilitate procurement of IT/TC equipment and services at minimum cost, in line with WFP rules and regulations; manage contracts with service providers, ensure all offices are adequately equipped;
    Draft reports on IT/TC activities, investments and costs, identifying trends/issues and proposing solutions to increase cost-efficiency;
    Provide advice to managers and users to resolve complex issues, understanding their needs and ensuring IT policies, procedures, systems and tools are correctly applied to support them;
    Maintain effective partnerships with colleagues and external partners, to foster information exchange and support to meet service requirements;
    Contribute to emergency preparedness and contingency planning, providing technical recommendations and monitoring the management of risks, so that WFP can maintain basic IT services and/or quickly respond and deploy resources to affected areas at the onset of a crisis;
    Draft operational plans and manage resource requirements at the onset of an emergency;
    Align IT service to the corporate catalogue; build and document processes in compliance with ITIL best practices; lead the implementation of incident management; and implement change and configuration management;
    Participate in the capacity building of staff, collaborating with colleagues in the IT division to design and deliver corporate training policies and programs aimed at developing skills/knowledge in IT and TC;
    Review IT Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for consistency with the changing environments and adjust/recommend revision to ensure consistency with the changing operational environment;
    Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor or Management.

    Minimum Qualifications
    Education:
    Advanced university degree in Computer Science, Engineering or other relevant field, or First university degree with additional years of related work experience.

    Experience:

    At least three or more years of postgraduate professional experience in the development of IT governance strategies, policies and system architecture.
    Experience in acting in an IT advisory capacity to Country/Sub Office leadership, coordinating and managing small or medium size projects, assisting in change management procedures, activities and processes, and successful installation or testing of new hardware for improving or upgrading ICT systems performance.
    Candidates should have ground-level experience implementing IT/TC systems in emergencies, proven experience analyzing ICT service management results and developing service enhancement recommendations and has participated in the negotiation, evaluation and management of IT contracts with service providers at HQ and field office.

  • Logistics Officer Operations

    Logistics Officer Operations

    WFP seeks candidates of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our humanitarian principles.
    Selection of staff is made on a competitive basis, and we are committed to promoting diversity and gender balance.
    STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

    Education: Advanced University degree in Transport Economics, Supply Chain, Logistics, Engineering, Business Management or other related field, or First University degree with additional years of related work experience and/or training/courses.Language: International Professional: Fluency (level C) in English language. Intermediate knowledge (level B) of a second official UN language: Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish, and/or WFP’s working language, Portuguese.
    National Professional: Fluency (level C) in English language and the duty station’s language, if different.

    ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT
    These jobs are likely to be found in Headquarters (HQ), Regional Bureaux (RBs) or Country Offices (COs). In the field, role holders typically report to the Head of Field Office or the designate. In RBs and HQ, job holders report to a more senior Logistics Officer. Job holders are likely to be working closely with a more experienced professional staff member receiving guidance and regular feedback on work performed.
    JOB PURPOSE
    To collect, analyse and report on information to maximise efficiency of the logistics operations and activities. 
    The National Roster Talent Pool is an entry point for a professional national career with WFP. The National Roster Talent Pool is a collaborative proactive talent mapping initiative of Regional Bureau-Nairobi, WFP Kenya Country Office and WFP Somalia Country Office as they seek to build a pool of highly qualified and dynamic professionals interested in working with WFP, when the need arises.
    Selected applicants will undergo a rigorous process, which includes screening against the job requirements, a technical test and a panel interview.
    Successful national roster applicants will be notified and placed on the pool for a period of up to 1 year during which he/she and will be engaged for fixed term national positions in any of the three WFP offices ( Kenya Country Office , Somalia Country Office or The Regional Bureau  in Nairobi when the need arises.
    KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

    Contribute towards the development of logistics plans and processes ensuring compliance with wider logistics policies and WFP standards.
    Support logistics projects or operational day-to-day activities following standard processes and contributing, directly or indirectly, to the effective delivery of food assistance to beneficiaries.
    Collect and analyse data through research and networking with colleagues to recommend actions to the supervisor to improve performance of local logistics operations.
    Conduct portions of financial analysis and budget reviews, drawing out insights and recommending actions to the supervisor to optimise use of available funds.
    Guide support staff, acting as a point of referral and supporting them with analysis and queries.
    Collate data and contribute to preparation of accurate and timely reporting, supporting a WFP wide view of logistics activities that enables informed decision making and consistency of information presented to stakeholders.
    Support the capacity building of WFP staff and partners for efficient and effective delivery of food assistance to beneficiaries (i.e. through contribution to the training materials).
    Identify and build productive relationships with logistics colleagues and staff within the area of assignment to support an integrated approach to food assistance.
    Follow emergency logistics preparedness practices to ensure WFP are able to quickly respond and deploy food and needed resources to affected areas at the onset of the crisis.
    Act in an assigned emergency response capacity as required to meet emergency food assistance needs.
    Other as required.

    4Ps CORE ORGANISATIONAL CAPABILITIES
    Purpose

    Understand and communicate the Strategic Objectives: Understands WFP’s Strategic Objectives and the link to own work objectives.
     Be a force for positive change: Flexibly adapts individual contributions to accommodate changes in direction from supervisors and internal/external changes (such as evolving needs of beneficiaries, new requirements of partners).
     Make the mission inspiring to our team: Recognizes and shares with team members the ways in which individual contributions relate to WFP’s mission.
     Make our mission visible in everyday actions: Sets own goals in alignment with WFP’s overall operations, and is able to communicate this link to others.

    People

    Look for ways to strengthen people’s skills: Assesses own strengths and weaknesses to increase self-awareness, and includes these in conversations on own developmental needs.
     Create an inclusive culture: Participates in open dialogue, and values the diverse opinion of others, regardless of background, culture, experience, or country assignment.
     Be a coach & provide constructive feedback: Proactively seeks feedback and coaching to build confidence, and develop and improve individual skills.
     Create an “I will”/”We will” spirit: Participates in accomplishing team activities and goals in the face of challenging circumstances.

    Performance

    Encourage innovation & creative solutions: Shows willingness to explore and experiment with new ideas and approaches in own work.
     Focus on getting results: Consistently delivers results within individual scope of work on time, on budget and without errors.
     Make commitments and make good on commitments: Commits to upholding individual accountabilities and responsibilities in the face of ever-changing country or functional priorities.
     Be Decisive: Makes rational decisions about individual activities when faced with uncertain circumstances, including in times of ambiguity regarding information or manager direction.

    Partnership

    Connect and share across WFP units: Seeks to understand and adapt to internal or cross-unit teams’ priorities and preferred working styles.
     Build strong external partnerships: Demonstrates ability to understand and appropriately respond to and/or escalate needs of external partners.
     Be politically agile & adaptable: Portrays an informed and professional demeanor toward internal and external partners and stakeholders.
     Be clear about the value WFP brings to partnerships: Provides operational support on analyses and assessments that quantifies and demonstrates WFP’s unique value as a partner.

    FUNCTIONAL CAPABILITIES
    DESIRED EXPERIENCES FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROLE

    Experience coordinating service providers’ contract execution.
    Experience arranging supplier deliveries and the discharge of WFP vessels (rail, air, or sea).
    Experience in evaluating offers and writing proposals.
    Experience in report writing.

    DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS
    27th September 2018

  • National Logistics Officer (Funds Management)

    National Logistics Officer (Funds Management)

    Vacancy Announcement No. 040/2018
    Contract type: Fixed Term
    Post Grade: FT NOB
    Duty Station: Nairobi
    Duration: 1 year (initial)
    Date of issue: 23rd August 2018
    Closing Date: 5th September 2018
    Female candidates in particular, are encouraged to apply.
    Duties and Responsibilities:
    Under the direct supervision of the Head of Logistics, the incumbent will be responsible for the following duties:

    Manage Landside Transport Storage and Handling (LTSH) / Supply Chain cost planning efforts in the Country Office;
    Review LTSH/Supply Chain cost planning, budgeting and funds management processes and requirements;
    Contribute to development of Country Office supply chain network design and planning, specifically focusing on cost planning and management;
    Analyse and monitor changes in the operational circumstances and delivery demands, and take action as appropriate;
    Perform adjustment actions in LTSH /Supply Chain costs planning and budgeting. Advise on required actions necessary to improve Logistic / Supply Chain cost-efficiencies and effectiveness if/when required;
    Ensure appropriate LTSH/Supply Chain funds utilization, which includes review, verification and approval of LTSH matrix and validate against project budgets, procurement strategies, contract documentation and optimal transport rates;
    Perform regular reconciliation of funds and expected Logistics/Supply Chain operational requirements and advise management on the usage of funds minimizing potential shortfalls or surpluses;
    Monitor recording of commitments in the Corporate Information Management system and accurate LTSH/Supply Chain funds tracking during project closure and Resource transfer;
    Analyse trends and prepare regular and ad-hoc costs and funds utilisation reports;
    Develop and enhance the Supply Chain /LTSH costs, funds, expenditure planning and tracking system in the Country Office;
    Ensure compliance with WFP Logistics and LTSH/Supply Chain management policies, rules, regulations and procedures;
    Ensure the quality of data from WFP supply chain sources for the purposes of audit support and compliance operational performance monitoring and evaluation;
    Contribute to the preparation of project related Supply Chain/Logistics Plans, funding proposals, budgets and fund status reports;
    Prepare cash forecast in line with logistics operational plan to respond promptly to Logistics financial obligations;
    Liaise with other units of the Country Office to ensure best use of LTSH funds and overall Project funds;
    Maintain close collaboration with other Supply Chain players ensuring that LTSH costs and funds utilization trends and management is in line with CO’s Supply Chain strategies and operational solutions;
    Guide and supervise staff, acting as a point of referral, providing training and supporting them with more complex analysis and queries;
    Perform other related duties as required.

    Minimum Qualifications:
    Education: Advanced University degree in Transport Economics, Supply chain, Logistics Engineering, Business Management or other related field, or First University degree with additional years of related work experience and/or training/courses.
    Experience:

    At least three years or more of postgraduate professional experience in commercial or humanitarian transport sectors, shipping, warehouse and commodity management.
    Proven experience in development of supply chain/logistics operational related budgets, planning/budgetary reports and other analytical reports. Proven experience in managing small to medium teams.

    Language: Fluency in both oral and written communication in English is a requirement.
    Knowledge:

    Knowledge of international public sector accounting standards;
    Experience in monitoring and reporting on budgets and financial analyses;
    Knowledge of SAP and previous experience in UN or NGO is desirable.

  • VAM Officer , NOB

    VAM Officer , NOB

    Job Details
    The National Roster Talent Pool is an entry point for a professional national career with WFP. The National Roster Talent Pool is a collaborative proactive talent mapping initiative of Regional Bureau-Nairobi, WFP Kenya Country Office and WFP Somalia Country Office as they seek to build a pool of highly qualified and dynamic professionals interested in working with WFP, when the need arises.
    Selected applicants will undergo a rigorous process, which includes screening against the job requirements, a technical test and a panel interview.
    Successful national roster applicants will be notified and placed on the pool for a period of up to 1 year during which he/she and will be engaged for fixed term national positions in any of the three WFP offices in Nairobi when the need arises.
    ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT
    These roles are found in Headquarters (HQ), Regional Bureaux (RBs) or Country Offices (COs), and report to a more senior VAM or Programme Policy Officer. Job holders operate independently and are involved in operational activities and related analytical work.
    JOB PURPOSE
    To contribute to the VAM evidence base that supports food security and nutrition policies and programmes (e.g. needs assessment and situation analyses, programme design, targeting, cost effectiveness, and operational efficiency).
    STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
    Education: Advanced University degree in Economics, Food Security, Statistics, Data Science, Public Health/Nutrition, Geography or other related field, or First University degree with additional years of related work experience and/or training/courses.Language: International Professional: Fluency (level C) in English language. Intermediate knowledge (level B) of a second official UN language: Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish, and/or WFP’s working language, Portuguese.
    National Professional: Fluency (level C) in English language and the duty station’s language, if different.
    KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

    Contribute to the development of VAM projects and activities, plans and processes, ensuring alignment with wider WFP policies and guidance.
    Support the development of systems and tools for the monitoring and assessment of food assistance needs in line with innovative methodologies and best practice.
    Support the development of food security and vulnerability analysis and the preparation of timely reports on food assessment needs in line with wider VAM policies, processes and guidance to enable effective decision-making on the development of country strategy, policies and programmes.
    Provide assistance on the coordination of data gathering and monitoring systems ensuring that rigorous quality standards are maintained.
    Liaise with implementing partners (internal and external) to monitor ongoing projects, ensuring effective collaboration, timeliness and efficiency and highlight potential risks to project delivery.
    Support the capacity building of WFP staff, partners and national government to conduct vulnerability analysis to effectively inform preparedness and response activities.
    Provide support to relevant partners that are focusing on food security and nutrition issues to enable sharing of experience, lessons learned and best practice.
    Guide and supervise more junior staff, acting as a point of referral and supporting them with analysis and queries.
    Act in an assigned emergency response capacity as required to meet emergency food assistance needs.
    Other as required.

    4Ps CORE ORGANISATIONAL CAPABILITIES
    Purpose

    Understand and communicate the Strategic Objectives: Understands WFP’s Strategic Objectives and the link to own work objectives.
    Be a force for positive change: Flexibly adapts individual contributions to accommodate changes in direction from supervisors and internal/external changes (such as evolving needs of beneficiaries, new requirements of partners).
     Make the mission inspiring to our team: Recognizes and shares with team members the ways in which individual contributions relate to WFP’s mission.
     Make our mission visible in everyday actions: Sets own goals in alignment with WFP’s overall operations, and is able to communicate this link to others.

    People

    Look for ways to strengthen people’s skills: Assesses own strengths and weaknesses to increase self-awareness, and includes these in conversations on own developmental needs.
     Create an inclusive culture: Participates in open dialogue, and values the diverse opinion of others, regardless of background, culture, experience, or country assignment.
     Be a coach & provide constructive feedback: Proactively seeks feedback and coaching to build confidence, and develop and improve individual skills.
     Create an “I will”/”We will” spirit: Participates in accomplishing team activities and goals in the face of challenging circumstances.

    Performance

    Encourage innovation & creative solutions: Shows willingness to explore and experiment with new ideas and approaches in own work.
     Focus on getting results: Consistently delivers results within individual scope of work on time, on budget and without errors.
     Make commitments and make good on commitments: Commits to upholding individual accountabilities and responsibilities in the face of ever-changing country or functional priorities.
     Be Decisive: Makes rational decisions about individual activities when faced with uncertain circumstances, including in times of ambiguity regarding information or manager direction.

    Partnership

    Connect and share across WFP units: Seeks to understand and adapt to internal or cross-unit teams’ priorities and preferred working styles.
     Build strong external partnerships: Demonstrates ability to understand and appropriately respond to and/or escalate needs of external partners.
     Be politically agile & adaptable: Portrays an informed and professional demeanor toward internal and external partners and stakeholders.
     Be clear about the value WFP brings to partnerships: Provides operational support on analyses and assessments that quantifies and demonstrates WFP’s unique value as a partner.

  • IT Solutions Developer IT Solutions Development Assistant

    IT Solutions Developer IT Solutions Development Assistant

    STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
    Education: A post-secondary certificate in the related functional area. University degree in Computer Science or engineering or other relevant field is highly desirable.
    Work Experience: 1 or more years of total experience in object oriented design, development, testing and deployment of critical business applications, in a web/client-server environment.
    ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT
    The position is found in Country Office (CO), Regional Bureaux (RBs), and Headquarters (HQ).Supervised by the Head of Business Transformation and the senior lead developer, the incumbent will be part of the IT Solutions team.
    JOB PURPOSE
    The incumbent will work with requesting units and end users to map business processes, identify key functionality and stakeholders, develop rapid prototypes and create requirements documentation.
    KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)
    Responsibilities

    Develop efficient software applications using SCRUM Agile Framework principles, corporate developer tools and enterprise standards for programming languages and frameworks;
    Develop RESTful APIs;
    Work in teams with other developers both within WFP and externally to deliver projects;
    Ensure automated unit testing coverage;
    Provide application support for existing software applications.

    Activities and Deliverables

    Participate in SCRUM activities;
    Deliver solution components in agreed upon timeframes;
    Ensure IT Security guidelines are applied in development activities;
    Participate in code and peer reviews;
    Conduct unit and regression tests on code developed with automated testing tools.
    Complete change requests for CTM and SugarCRM applications.

    4Ps CORE ORGANISATIONAL CAPABILITIES
    Purpose

    Understand and communicate the Strategic Objectives: Helps teammates articulate WFP’s Strategic Objectives.
     Be a force for positive change: Suggests potential improvements to team’s work processes to supervisor.
     Make the mission inspiring to our team: Explains the impact of WFP activities in beneficiary communities to teammates.
     Make our mission visible in everyday actions: Articulates how own unit’s responsibilities will serve WFP’s mission.

    People

    Look for ways to strengthen people’s skills: Trains junior teammates on new skills and capabilities.
     Create an inclusive culture: Seeks opportunities to work with people from different backgrounds.
     Be a coach & provide constructive feedback: Serves as a peer coach for colleagues in same area of work.
     Create an “I will”/”We will” spirit: Tracks progress toward goals and shares this information on a regular basis with supervisor.

    Performance

    Encourage innovation & creative solutions: Explores ways to consistently be more efficient and accurate in own areas of work and shares new methods of work with colleagues.
     Focus on getting results: Focuses on getting results and tracks trends in completion rates for own tasks to identify opportunities for efficiency.
     Make commitments and make good on commitments: Takes responsibility for own tasks and notifies supervisor as soon as possible of potential delays in meeting deadlines or commitments.
     Be Decisive: Independently decides what action to take when faced with critical choices in the workplace or in dangerous situations in the field.

    Partnership

    Connect and share across WFP units: Suggests opportunities for partnering with other units to supervisor.
     Build strong external partnerships: Identifies opportunities to work with colleagues and partners in the field towards common goals.
     Be politically agile & adaptable: Develops an understanding of the value of WFP’s teams and external partners in fulfilling team’s goals and objectives.
     Be clear about the value WFP brings to partnerships: Aligns own activities with supervisor’s priorities to fulfill internal and external partner needs.

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  • Human Resources Associate (Recruitment)

    Human Resources Associate (Recruitment)

    Job Description
    Duties and Responsibilities:
    Under the direct supervision of National HR Officer and the overall supervision of Head of HR Unit.
    The incumbent will be responsible for the following duties:

    Provide assistance on a wide range of complex HR queries and follow up actions to ensure consistent and high quality HR services are delivered to clients;
    Receive and review recruitment requests, verify that supporting documentation to initiate recruitment process are in order, and draft Vacancy Announcements and issue them to the agreed channels maintaining accurate documentation;
    Review and compile a variety of data on staff recruitment and selection, contractual conditions, entitlements, performance and training requirements, workforce, etc., to support analysis and reporting needs particularly timely analysis and reporting of recruitment key performance indicators;
    Following set procedures, receive, analyze and screen candidates’ applications using set benchmarks, prepare shortlists and submit them to the hiring units. Proactively follow up on response from the hiring units;
    Ensure that WFP issued human resource and personnel policy manuals, rules, regulations, guidelines, and circulars, are complied with and inform the supervisor of any breach or irregularities in the selection process;
    Prepare a range of complex HR documentation required for the specific area of work (e.g. note for the records, Local Recruitment Committee/Local Appointment and Promotion minutes, reference checks, etc.) ensuring accuracy and meeting established deadlines;
    Use HR management systems for reviewing, entering and updating a variety of HR data including monitoring various deadlines; particularly in the area of recruitment and selection and ensuring compliance with the established deadlines and accuracy of HR data;
    Co-ordinate the maintenance of confidential personnel records, HR databases and archives, to ensure data and files are accurately stored and updated in compliance with the established standards including preparation and updating of standard operating procedures under area of responsibility;
    Supervise and provide guidance to junior staff in the recruitment cell, support rapid recruitment and deployment of staff, and handle related administrative actions including preparation of reports;
    Support in workforce and succession planning through identifying upcoming gaps and means to fill them and contribute to gender parity targets and initiatives;
    Support activities in the areas of work in compliance with relevant processes and procedures including reclassification of positions and maintaining/updating of recruitment master plan;
    Analyse and respond to various internal and external queries to ensure that clients are well informed and that HR team activities are aligned with broader WFP objectives.
    Any other duties as may be required.

    Minimum Qualifications:
    Education: Completion of secondary school education, and post-secondary qualification in Human Resource Management, International Relations, Psychology, or related field.
    Experience: At least five years progressive work experience in the field of Human Resources, including direct experience in recruitment and selection and the use of e-recruitment tools. Previous work experience in the UN system/WFP is desirable.
    Prior work experience in emergency settings is an advantage.
    Language: Fluency in both oral and written communication in English.
    Knowledge and skills:

    Knowledge of HR business processes, procedures and tools;
    Effective interpersonal, teamwork and organizational skills;
    Proven ability to work independently and cross-functionally with different partners
    Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including advanced Excel skills;
    Knowledge of the latest electronic recruitment systems and tools.