Career Opportunities: Programme Associate (Monitoring & Evaluation) SC-6 |
Duty station: Lviv | One year
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🚩 Vacancy Announcement n°: 178701
📢 Job Title: Programme Associate (Monitoring & Evaluation)
📌Type of Contract: Service Contract
➡️ Unit / Division: Programme Unit / WFP Ukraine
📍 Duty Station: Lviv
➡️ Duration: 12 months (renewable)
⏰ Closing date: Wednesday 14 December, midnight (Ukraine Time)
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.
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The position holder will support the overall monitoring of its programme in West Ukraine. At this level, job holders are 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 holders are expected to manage resources and coach and coordinate support staff.
The war in Ukraine has left an estimated one in three families without enough food, rising to one in two in some areas of the East and South. More than 6 million Ukrainians have been internally displaced and more than 6 million have left the country. Many of those who remain have lost their livelihoods, especially in areas close to the front lines. Millions who fled their homes to the country’s West are preparing for long-term internal displacement. Many who have returned to liberated areas around the capital, Kyiv, are struggling to rebuild their lives, having run out of money or found their homes reduced to rubble.
WFP is quickly scaling up to support 4.7 million people per month inside Ukraine, using a flexible mix of food and cash assistance. We support people wherever they are, including in areas close to the front line.
This is an opportunity for an exciting and challenging Human Resources role in a multicultural, hardworking, fun and interdisciplinary HR team. In addition, we offer:
➡️ Meaningful and impactful careers:
Our day-to-day work makes a difference in the lives of the people we serve
➡️ Continuous learning and training:
We provide learning tools for our staff to continually develop their careers
➡️ Multicultural and stimulating work environment:
We encourage gender and cultural diversity to make our teams stronger
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On this position you will have to:
1. Provide technical support and assist in the development and implementation of various activities and processes within the programme team and school feeding programme supporting alignment with wider programme policies and guidelines.
2. Provide specialized project management support to ensure that the various programme activities are performed within the established targets following WFP’s policies and procedures.
3. Within the specific area of responsibility, prepare a range of reports and data analysis (e.g. food assistance needs, resource utilization, programme status, performance) and highlight trends/issues ensuring deliverables adhere to corporate standards and quality control.
4. Ensure and/or perform accurate, timely recording of data within the specific technical area of work and consistency of information presented to stakeholders.
5. Liaise with internal counterparts to support effective collaboration, implementation and monitoring of ongoing project activities.
6. Coordinate and communicate with local partners, agencies, NGOs and government institutions to perform accurate monitoring, analyses and to ensure efficient delivery of assistance.
7. Support the capacity building of WFP staff, cooperating partners and national government within the specific technical area.
8. Act as a point of contact for resolution of a range of operational queries and problems within a specific technical area of responsibility.
9. 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.
10. Any other related tasks as required.
Knowledge & Skills:
⦁ Minimum completion of a bachelor’s degree, preferably in International Relations, Politics, Education, or Social Policy
⦁ Has at least 6 years of working experience; 3 years mandatory experience working in programme management, education, social protection, or administration role.
⦁ Has experience utilizing computers, including Microsoft Office package (e.g. Word, Excel) and other standard software packages and systems
⦁ Has experience working with different types of external stakeholders at national and sub-national levels.
⦁ Has experience working in the monitoring of programmes and analysis of large data sets.
⦁ Knowledge of the UN rules, procedures and regulations would be an asset
⦁ Has contributed to the implementation of programmes.
Languages: Working knowledge of English. Proficiency in Ukrainian
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 an inclusive work environment in which diversity is valued and where no form of discrimination is tolerated. We aim to achieve parity in our teams in Ukraine. Qualified female applicants are especially encouraged to apply. CV and cover letter must be submitted in English language.
All employment decisions are made on the basis of organizational needs, job requirements, merit, and individual qualifications. WFP is committed to providing an inclusive work environment free of sexual exploitation and abuse, all forms of discrimination, any kind of harassment, sexual harassment, and abuse of authority. Therefore, all selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks.
WFP has a zero-tolerance approach to conduct such as fraud, sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to WFP’s standards of conduct and will therefore undergo rigorous background verification internally or through third parties. Selected candidates will also be required to provide additional information as part of the verification exercise. Misrepresentation of information provided during the recruitment process may lead to disqualification or termination of employment
WFP will not request payment at any stage of the recruitment process including at the offer stage. Any requests for payment should be refused and reported to local law enforcement authorities for appropriate action.
This vacancy is archived.