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.
WFP is recruiting for other Administration Officer roles, please ensure you submit a separate application for any position that you are interested in.
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.
WFP ADMINISTRATION FUNCTION
You will be joining a community of over 3,000 team members, worldwide – ranging in profiles from Architects and Engineers to Drivers and Maintenance Workers. The Administration functional area prides itself on providing quality customer service while ensuring that WFP operations reach our beneficiaries, smoothly, even in the toughest conditions.
The responsibilities of our Administration professionals include managing travel, accommodation, and protocol support; delivering and maintaining fit-for-purpose facilities; managing WFP’s pool of assets including light & armoured vehicles; and providing guidance on oversight, internal controls, and anti-fraud management.
CHAD COUNTRY CONTEXT
Chad is an arid, low-income and land-locked country in Central Africa, suffering from high levels of poverty, chronic food insecurity and malnutrition. In 2018, 66.2 percent of the Chadian population were estimated to be severely poor and 38.4 percent had less than USD 1.90 a day. Chad ranks in the bottom ten of the Global Hunger Index (118 of 119), the Fragile State Index (171 of 178) and the Gender Inequality Index (186 of 189). The country is also among the world's most vulnerable to climate change and suffers from rapid desertification and environmental degradation.
The fragility of the country is aggravated by insecurity in the Lake region and conflicts particularly in neighbouring countries, leading to population displacements. Chad hosts over six hundred thousand displaced persons in need of assistance: refugees from Sudan, C.A.R. and Nigeria, Chadian returnees from C.A.R. and people displaced by the Boko Haram insurgency in the Lake region.
WFP is responding to this situation through its Country Strategic Plan 2019-2023 which went live on 1 January 2019. Addressing short-term food and nutrition needs remains a priority, however, WFP will contribute to reinforce the Humanitarian-Development-Peacebuilding nexus. WFP’s value proposition for the upcoming years includes (i) increased support to national priorities and development of structural capacities, (ii) innovative partnerships and new ways of working, (iii) reaching the right people with the right solutions, by reducing caseloads and needs and (iv) a transition from purely humanitarian responses to resilience-building for development.
The Head of Administration in WFP Chad oversees a staff of approximately 100 staff in thirteen (13) field offices including several international. The Head of Administration reports directly to the Deputy Country Director-Support Services and is based in Ndjamena, with frequent travel to field offices.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)
Lead and promote a culture of environmental sustainability throughout WFP by role modelling actions that drive sustainability in all administrative activities.
Lead and motivate large multicultural teams, provide coaching, training and guidance as required to ensure appropriate development and enable high performance.
Support the development and training of staff in administrative processes.
Identify, and build productive partnerships with WFP stakeholders, other UN agencies and local government offices.
Build and strengthen the capacity of WFP staff and partners, providing expert design and delivery of trainings, workshops, daily interaction, etc. for efficient and effective delivery of food assistance to beneficiaries.
Take responsibility for incorporating gender perspectives in all areas of work, to ensure equal participation of women and men.
Lead on preparedness actions, providing technical recommendations and guidance and monitoring the management of risks to enable WFP to quickly respond at the onset of the crisis.
Other as required.
STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education:
Advanced University degree in Business Administration, Business Management, Public Administration or other related fields related to facilities and organization administration, or First University degree with additional years of related work experience and/or training/courses.
Experience:
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DESIRED EXPERIENCES/ SKILLS FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROLE
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Mobility is, and continues to be, a core contractual requirement in WFP. The selected candidate will be employed on a Fixed-Term contract with a probationary period of one year.
WFP offers an attractive compensation and benefits package including basic salary, post adjustment, relocation entitlement, travel and shipment allowances, 30 days’ annual leave, home leave, an education grant for dependent children, pension plan and medical insurance. For more details, please visit icsc.un.org.
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS
August 5, 2020
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.