WFP Lesotho 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.
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.
Education: Completion of a degree in Agriculture, Development Studies or a related field.
Work experience: 4 or more years work experience in community programmes
Language: Fluency in both oral and written communication in English and Sesotho.
Under the immediate supervision of the Programme Officer and overall guidance of Head of Programme. Job holder is expected to demonstrate responsibility and initiative to respond independently to various queries with only general guidance. There is a requirement to use judgment in dealing with unforeseen operational problems on a daily basis. Job holder is expected to manage resources and coach and coordinate staff.
Under the immediate supervision of the Programme Officer and overall guidance of Head of Programmes, the Programme Associate will perform the policy and programme activities that effectively meet food assistance needs.
- Coordinate the implementation of the WFP supported projects/programmes in the Southern Region (Mafeteng, Mohale’s Hoek, Qacha and Quthing districts) to ensure that WFP programmes and resources are properly implemented and managed so that assistance reaches the targeted beneficiaries;
- Coordinate and communicate with local partners, agencies, NGOs and government institutions to perform accurate food security analyses and to ensure efficient delivery of food assistance;
- Support the capacity building of WFP staff, cooperating partners and national government;
- Liaise with internal counterparts to support effective collaboration, implementation and monitoring of ongoing integrated capacity strengthening activities.
- Facilitate commodity call forward, food release and actual food distribution according to monthly plans, and undertake monthly food distribution analysis;
- Ensure timely submission of monthly operational project needs to the Country office and ensure that distribution modalities are applied and adhered to;
- Coordinate preparation and timely submission of post-distribution reports (Food and non-food activities);
- Monitor and report on all WFP supported programs within geographical area(s) of assignment by field visits to schools, project sites, and food distribution centres in collaboration with relevant partners and counterparts;
- Organize and participate in Field/district stakeholders periodic operational and coordination meetings;
- Support and guide visiting missions, media and consultants to demonstrate impacts of WFP interventions;
- Identify and report to the Programme Officer any implementation bottlenecks, discrepancies and shortcomings and propose corrective actions to overcome those problems;
- Responsible for day to day management of the Field Office (staff attendance monitoring & reporting, filling in performance appraisal forms, payment requests, purchase requisitions, stationery requests, and vehicles management)
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.
| Capability Name | Description of the behaviour expected for the proficiency level |
| Programme Lifecycle & Food Assistance | 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. |
| Transfer Modalities (Food, Cash, Vouchers) | Demonstrates ability to implement, under guidance, food assistance programmes deploying the full range of transfer modalities with an understanding of basic principles guiding modality selection and implementation. |
| Broad Knowledge of Specialized Areas | Understands basic technical concepts and data and their relevance to food assistance programmes. |
| Emergency Programming | Displays capacity to provide inputs into the development, implementation and realignment of high quality emergency programmes. |
| Strategic Policy Engagement w/Government | Understands and applies basic principles of engagement with government counterparts at the national or local level. |
This section is optional to describe additional responsibilities & knowledge required for the specific job.
• Has worked with technical teams (i.e. nutrition, VAM, etc.).
• Has contributed to implementation of programmes.
• Has observed or assisted with policy discussions.
12 February 2020. Only online applications will be considered.
Female applicants are especially encouraged to apply
WFP has zero tolerance for discrimination and does not discriminate on the basis of HIV/AIDS status.
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.