Special Assistant - DRD Operations

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ABOUT WFP

The World Food Programme is the worlds largest humanitarian organization saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace stability and prosperity for people recovering from conflict disasters and the impact of climate change.

At WFP people are at the heart of everything we do and the vision of the future WFP workforce is one of diverse committed skilled and high performing teams selected on merit operating in a healthy and inclusive work environment living WFPs values (Integrity Collaboration Commitment Humanity and Inclusion) and working with partners to save and change the lives of those WFP serves.

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WHY JOIN WFP

• WFP is a 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.

• WFP offers a highly inclusive diverse and multicultural working environment.

• WFP invests in the personal & professional development of its employees through a range of training accreditation coaching mentorship and other programs as well as through internal mobility opportunities.

• A career path in WFP provides an exciting opportunity to work across the various country regional and global offices around the world and with passionate colleagues who work tirelessly to ensure that effective humanitarian assistance reaches millions of people across the globe.

• We offer an attractive compensation package (please refer to the Terms and Conditions section of this vacancy announcement).

Operations Support:

• Under the supervision of the Deputy Regional Director for Operations provide advice and support on WFPs operations across the Region:
• Reputation Risk management: Screen external reporting products CSPs and other documents as required providing analysis and research on the emerging political social and economic situation in the region and filtering for politically sensitive issues and escalating as appropriate.
• Ensure WFPs position for external audiences is calibrated in line with UN stances terminology and WFPs organizational principles. Engage directly with CO leadership and HQ as required including drafting Note Verbales for Ambassadors/ HQ Permanent Representatives.
• Continuity for small Country Offices Support RBC management to ensure that RBC priorities are reflected in CO strategies including review of key reporting products to ensure quality of data and consistency across past products and interagency stances as appropriate.

Regional Emergency Support

• Coordinate collation/ dissemination of scheduled and adhoc information products reports meeting minutes and information requests related to Corporate Scale Up emergencies.
• Maintain visibility over and as necessary recommend changes to regional coordination information management and dissemination systems practices and products.
• Ensure information quality control: supporting with effective communications flow across the chain of command including RB/ CO / HQ.
• Support the Deputy Regional Director for Operations engagement in Regional Emergency Responses and country office scale up. Manage briefs draft talking points and background documents for the DRD as required consolidating inputs from Emergencies Partnerships OIM and other teams as required.
• Coordinate key RBC Operational Heads of Units adhoc outputs for RBC and WFP management such as funding strategies donor engagements supply chain overviews media messages and other products as required.
• Monitor the main success indicators for WFP emergency operations in the region through situation reports dashboards pipeline reports and highlight issues for RBC managements attention as required.

Country Office Support

• Ensure that key Operations priorities are reflected in organizational redesign or transformation activities.

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLs

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to analyze and interpret large amounts of information drawing out the key messages.
• Demonstrated application and synthesis of acquired knowledge in particular in the MENA regional context.
• Excellent soft skills including diplomacy and the ability to navigate sensitive or politicized topics tactfully.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills able to clearly articulate insights to senior stakeholders in and outside of WFP.
• Strong coordination and organizational skills able to manage multiple diverse stakeholders around a common goal.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

Education:

Advanced University degree in International Affairs Economics Nutrition/Health Agriculture Environmental Science Social Sciences or other field relevant to international development assistance or First University Degree with additional years of related work experience and/or trainings/courses.

Experience:

Minimum 5 years experience with a Masters or 6 years experience with a Bachelors degree

Languages:

Fluency (level C) in English language and Fluency (level C) in Arabic

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REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION

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REMINDERS BEFORE YOU SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION

• We strongly recommend that your profile is accurate complete and includes your employment records academic qualifications language skills and UN Grade (if applicable).

• Once your profile is completed please apply and submit your application.

• Please make sure you upload your professional CV in the English language

• Kindly note the only documents you will need to submit at this time are your CV and Cover Letter

• Additional documents such as passport recommendation letters academic certificates etc. may potentially be requested at a future time

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• Only shortlisted candidates will be notified

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.

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.