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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.
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.
ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT
The Armenian food sector is characterized by the low productivity of nutritionally diversified commodities, high production costs, fragmented producers, and limited post-harvest market infrastructures and opportunities. This in turn negatively impacts the Armenian population's access to nutritionally diversified food and is resulting in worrisome levels of food insecurity and malnutrition. At the same time, inefficient post-harvest and supply chain processes entail low quality and safety standards which adversely affect the stability of supplies and which do not allow either the national or international commercialization of Armenian food products. Within its five-year Country Strategic Plan for 2019-2024, WFP Armenia has designed a new portfolio of programme activities aimed at developing food value chains within Armenia. Programme activities include trialling food value chain projects across the country, assessing impact and results, and scaling intervention designs that prove successful.These jobs are found in Regional Bureaux (RBs), Country Offices (COs), Area/Field Offices (AOs/FOs). The job holders typically report to a Programme Policy Officer or the designate. At this level, job holders are responsible for the completion of a range of specialized and/or standardized processes and activities requiring some interpretation of standard guidelines and practices. Job holders are able to recommend a course of action to staff at various levels and may allocate tasks to other support staff. They work under minimum supervision, perform basic analyses and compile reports to support information consistency and smooth implementation of programmes/projects.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT:
One of the main objectives of the World Food Programme in Armenia for 2019-2024 (Armenia Country Strategic Plan) is to facilitate a sustainable handover of a comprehensive nutrition-sensitive school meals programme embedded in the national social protection system by 2023 and support the development of policies and systems. To achieve its goals WFP will implement home-grown school feeding, infrastructure rehabilitation and re-equipment of schools' kitchen, cafeteria and storage facilities and strengthen the national capacity. Furthermore, complimentary activities such as the implementation of local procurement for school meals, and other initiatives will be further developed and piloted to enhance the overall quality of the programme and have a greater impact on the community.
JOB PURPOSE
To deliver standard business support processes for a specific professional area of work, to facilitate effective service delivery.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)
Under the overall guidance of the Deputy Country Director and direct supervision of the Head of Administration Unit, the incumbent will perform the following duties and responsibilities:
STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education: Completion of secondary school education.
Experience: Three or more years of experience in general administrative work.
Knowledge & Skills:
Language: Fluency (level C) in English and Armenian languages; working knowledge (level B) of Russian language.
4Ps CORE ORGANISATIONAL CAPABILITIES
Purpose
People
Performance
Partnership
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Applications must be submitted online through WFP e-Recruitment System.
Internal WFP staff can access the VA through the internal WFP CAREER page via the link: http://newgo.wfp.org/services/e-recruitment
Make sure that you answer all mandatory questions accurately and to attach your updated CV along with a cover letter in English.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS
Interested candidates are invited to submit their application not later than Thursday, 7th January, 2021.
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Female applicants and qualified applicants from developing countries 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.
This vacancy is archived.