Programme Assistant - Nutrition - G5 at the United Nations World Food Programme (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.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Programme Assistant - Nutrition - G5

Job ID.: JR103878
Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Employment Type: Full Time

Job Summary

• To perform specialized and/or standardized policy and program-related processes and activities to support the effective delivery of assistance packages.

Key Accountabilities
 (Not all-inclusive, nor exhaustive):

• Perform specialized and/or standardized processes and activities within the specific technical area of work supporting alignment with wider programme policies and guidelines.
• Provide project management and/or general office support following established targets and WFP’s policies and procedures.
• Within the specific area of responsibility, compile data and support analysis and preparation of reports (e.g. food assistance needs, resource utilization, program status, performance) in order to support operational decision-making.
• Perform accurate, timely recording of data within the specific technical area of work (e.g. food security and vulnerability assessments) following corporate standards and guidelines.
• Work and exchange information with internal counterparts to support effective collaboration, implementation, and monitoring of ongoing project activities.
• 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.
• Follow standard emergency preparedness practices to ensure WFP is able to quickly respond and deploy needed resources to affected areas at the onset of the crisis.

Other Post Requirements:

• Engage in regular monitoring and supervision of WFP nutrition programme implementation sites providing feedback to improve service delivery that meets WFP standards and requirements.
• Support the organization and facilitation of capacity building programmes for WFP staff and partners on subjects related to nutrition programme implementation.
• Support the implementation of the nutrition programmes, which includes supporting implementation and monitoring of all nutrition programmes activities.
• Provide support to specific and defined nutrition projects and activities, ensuring a coordinated approach with wider programmes/projects that comply with WFP standards and procedures.
• Track and analyze nutrition data and contribute to the preparation of accurate and timely reporting on nutrition activities, including use of WFP corporate reporting tools, to enable informed operational decision making and consistency of (internal and external) information.
• Work and exchange information with internal WFP Nigeria counterparts to support effective collaboration, implementation, and monitoring of ongoing nutrition activities.
• Liaise with WFP nutrition partners (internal and external) to monitor ongoing projects, ensuring effective collaboration, timeliness, and efficiency, and highlight potential risks to project delivery.

Qualifications and Experience

• Education: A Bachelor's degree in Nutrition and Dietetics, Food Science/Technology, Nursing, and other related disciplines/functional area is desirable.
• Experience: 5 Years related job experience.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Has facilitated communication with technical teams (i.e., nutrition, VAM, etc.).
• Has contributed to implementation of program.
• Has observed or assisted with policy discussions.
• Demonstrate understanding of preventive and curative nutrition programmes and linkage with other sectoral programmes.

Application Closing Date
10th September, 2024.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online