Summary
Date Posted: Friday, July 08, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Career Opportunities: Programme Associate (Nutrition), Service Contract - Level 6, Chimoio, Manica Province (168005)

About Wfp
The United Nations World Food Programme 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.

Background And Purpose Of The Assignment:
Malnutrition remains a serious threat to lasting human and economic development in Mozambique. Despite a significant increase in political will, capacity strengthening in food security and nutrition (FSN) overall and targeted investments for improved nutrition over the last 10 years, it is still estimated that almost 11 % of GDP is lost annually due to malnutrition (Cost of Hunger Study, 2017). Adding to this, Mozambique is increasingly suffering under the triple burden of malnutrition with overweight, underweight and micronutrient deficiencies co-existing in urban settings, while the former two prevail in rural settings. A closer look at the numbers reveals the scary reality – stunting was remained largely unchanged since 2011 with a prevalence of 38% amongst children under 5 (IOF 2019/20) – while anaemia affects 54% of women (DHS 2011) and 64% of children (IMASIDA, 2015).
In direct support of Government priorities and fully aligned to WFP’s Country Strategic Plans 2017-2021 and 2022-2026, WFP CO is implementing nutrition specific and nutrition-sensitive programmes.
Against this backdrop, the Nutrition Programme Associates (NPA’s) which are part of the Nutrition and HIV Unit of WFP Mozambique team and based in the field offices, in close collaborations with Provincial government and non-government counterparts, are responsible to manage, oversee, monitor and report for WFP Nutrition specific and sensitive programs and interventions, provide technical assistance to the design of policies and programs that directly impact nutrition in their respective provinces.provide effective specialized support and technical analyses to policy and programme activities that effectively meet the nutritional needs as part of WFP nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive programming.
The NPA’s should ensure alignment with national policies and strategies related to food and nutrition security, with WFP Country Strategic Plans and WFP Nutrition and HIV strategies.

Key Accountabilities (not all-inclusive)
• Assist and provide technical support in the design and development of new WFP nutrition specific and sensitive interventions or in the adaptation/re-design of existing WFP nutrition specific and sensitive interventions under the leadership and guidance of the Nutrition and HIV unit;
• Manage and oversee the implementation of various WFP nutrition specific and sensitive programs and interventions ensuring alignment with relevant national programme policies and guidelines and WFP’s policies, procedures and guidelines;
• Participate and contribute to provincial nutrition multisectorial meetings to plan annual activities and discuss and negotiate WFP’s support to nutrition;
• When relevant and possible, support the implementation of MoH nutrition interventions, such as the Pacote de Intervencoes de Nutricao (PIN) and the Nutrition Rehabilitation Programme by conducting a needs assessment to identify the support needed in the Province and Districts, coordinating WFP support with the relevant local Government and WFP CO Nutrition & HIV unit
• Lead the start-up of new WFP nutrition specific and sensitive interventions, including coordination and establishment of partnerships with local government and non-government organizations, identification of needs, and trainings;
• Conduct supervision and monitoring visits to nutrition specific and sensitive interventions, using appropriate tools for the effect;
• Compile and analyze project monitoring data and prepare project reports ensuring that projects adhere to corporate standards and quality control;
• Provide timely feedback on project/program progress, issues and challenges to the Head of Sub office and Nutrition and HIV units, and support in identifying and implementing solutions;
• Conduct regular meetings with Government counterparts and implementing partners to discuss project implementation progress, results, challenges, and agree on way forward; Support with the organization and implementation of any nutrition studies lead and guided by the CO Nutrition and HIV unit;
• Support in the design of SBCC materials and content to be implemented in projects in that Duty Station;
• Liaise with internal counterparts to support effective collaboration, implementation and monitoring of ongoing project activities.
• Coordinate and communicate with local partners, agencies, NGOs and government institutions to perform accurate nutrition security analyses and to ensure efficient delivery of nutrition assistance.
• Ensure synergies and complementarities between WFP nutrition programs and interventions and with other WFP programs or other counterparts programs and interventions;
• Support the capacity building of WFP staff, cooperating partners, and national government within the specific technical area of nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive.
• Act as a point of contact for resolution of a range of operational queries and problems within a specific technical area of responsibility.
• Oversee and/or review the work of other support staff, providing practical advice and guidance, to contribute to delivering objectives to agreed standards and deadlines.
• Follow standard emergency preparedness practices to ensure WFP can quickly respond and deploy needed resources to affected areas at the onset of the crisis.
• Support in identifying potential nutrition partners and service providers in the duty station
• Perform any other business as required by Nutrition and HIV unit.

Supervision:
The Nutrition Programme Assistant will be reporting to the Head of Field Office, while liaison with Nutrition and HIV team of the Country Office for technical and operational guidance.

Standard Minimum Qualifications
Education: Bachelor's Degree in Nutrition or Public Health.
Experience: Three years of experience in overseeing and managing nutrition programs. In providing technical input to policies, programs, intervention, and activities, conducting trainings
Language: Fluency in both oral and written communication in English and Portuguese.

Knowledge & Skills
• Demonstrates ability to identify key variables and contextual factors that affect food assistance problems and programmes throughout the lifecycle to inform quality programme design or re-design.
• Demonstrates ability to analyze and consolidate quantitative and qualitative information from different sources (e.g. environment assessments) to inform transfer modality selection and programme development
• Demonstrates the ability to interpret basic data 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-quality emergency programmes.
• Understands and applies basic principles of engagement with government & UN counterparts at the national or local level

4Ps Core Organisational Capabilities
Purpose
• Understand and communicate the Strategic Objectives: Coaches team in the most effective ways to communicate WFP’s Strategic Objectives to WFP team and partners in the field.
• Be a force for positive change: Implements new methods or tools to improve team’s work processes and productivity.
• Make the mission inspiring to our team: Maps team’s activities and tasks to specific successes in beneficiary communities to showcase positive impact.
• Make our mission visible in everyday actions: Explains to teammates how each unit contributes to the overall WFP mission.
People
• Look for ways to strengthen people's skills: Identifies skill development opportunities such as training modules or on-the-job experiences for self, colleagues and direct reports.
• Create an inclusive culture: Facilitates team building activities to build rapport in own unit.
• Be a coach & provide constructive feedback: Facilitates the pairing of junior colleagues with coaches within own team.
• Create an “I will”/”We will” spirit: Proactively anticipates potential challenges and develops mitigation plans to ensure that team meets goals and targets.

Performance
• Encourage innovation & creative solutions: Identifies opportunities to be creative in own work and to help team be more innovative and accurate in their respective tasks and areas of work.
• Focus on getting results: Monitors team’s deliverables and provides feedback to ensure outcomes are delivered consistently and accurately.
• Make commitments and make good on commitments: Provides accurate guidance to team on expected responsibilities and tasks, whilst also upholding own commitment to the team.
• Be Decisive: Sets an example and provides guidance to junior team members on when to escalate issues when faced with challenging issues in the workplace or in the field.

Partnership
• Connect and share across WFP units: Facilitates partnerships with other WFP units to accomplish missions in the field.
• Build strong external partnerships: Sets an example and provides guidance to team on how to build relationships with external partners.
• Be politically agile & adaptable: Articulates to colleagues or direct reports the value of contributing to other WFP teams and agency partnerships in fulfilling WFP’s goals and objectives.
• Be clear about the value WFP brings to partnerships: Organizes, monitors, and prioritizes own and team’s efforts to ensure that they will fulfil the needs of internal and external partners.

Education Requirement: No Requirements

Job Experience: No Requirements

Work Hours: 8

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