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• Work and exchange information with internal counterparts and other
  partners to plan operations, support effective collaboration, implementation
  and monitoring of ongoing project activities;
• Monitor Food Assistance programme, Nutrition programme and
  Livelihood activities, verify the planned movements and distribution of
  non-food items, resolving routine issues and/or escalate them where
  appropriate, to ensure that the quantity distributed and the quality of
  the operation is in line with WFP standards;
• Collect and summarise food assistance, Nutrition and Livelihood
  data, collaborating with cooperating partners where required, conduct analysis
  and prepare reports to support programme reviews and informative decision
  making;
• Work closely with cooperating partners and internal counterparts to
  gather feedback and comments to support programme reviews and improve
  services;
• Suggest improvements to field monitoring processes and procedures
  for efficient implementation of the assistance programmes;
• Arrange for regular meeting with community leaders and cooperating
  partners on commodity pipeline distribution arrangements, food
  entitlements and other relevant issues to support effective communication
  flow and efficient operations;
• Support communication and activities with local partners, agencies,
  NGOs and government institutions;
• Act as a Point of Contact for resolution of general operational
  queries requesting assistance where necessary;
• Build team capacity and morale to accomplish the given mandate, and
  manage performance and development through effective task management,
  guidance, coaching, training and accountability;
• Provide standard trainings for cooperating partners on WFP
  operational practices, monitoring tools and methods to support them to
  independently self-monitor and to contribute to the visibility of WFP in
  the coverage areas;
• Assist in encouraging women’s access to economic skills development
  and sensitising public opinion on gender issues and gender focused
  activities;
• Follow standard emergency preparedness practices to ensure WFP can
  quickly respond and deploy needed resources to affected areas at the onset
  of the crisis
• Perform any other related duties as required.

• The ideal candidate for the United Nations UN World Food Programme
  (WFP) Programme Assistant job placement should hold a Bachelor’s degree in
  Nutrition, Social Sciences or any other related field obtained from a
  recognised education institution;
• A minimum of four (4) years of relevant working experience in a
  reputable orgnisation(s);
• Proficiency in both oral and written English
• Has facilitated communication with technical teams (i.e. nutrition,
  VAM, etc.).
• Has contributed to implementation of programmes.
• Has observed or assisted with policy discussions.

• Programme Lifecycle & Food Assistance: Can facilitate implementation of food
  assistance programmes under guidance using basic understanding of
  principles and good practices of programme design, implementation and
  monitoring.
• Transfer Modalities (Food, Cash, Vouchers): Demonstrates ability to facilitate,
  under guidance, food assistance programme implementation that deploys full
  range of transfer modalities with an understanding of basic principles
  guiding modality selection and implementation.
• Knowledge of Specialized Areas: Understands basic technical concepts and data andtheir 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/Govt: Understands and applies basic principles
  of engagement with government counterparts at the national or local level.

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