Surge Officer

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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).

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT:
The ability to timely deploy surge staff with the required experience and technical skills remains the critical factor for effective operations and the Delivery Systems Services (DSS) within the Delivery Assurance Service within Supply Chain and Delivery division is establishing a fully dedicated team of standing Surge officers to secure all year round a predictable number of experienced personnel immediately available to deploy to emergency operations but also other WFP operations with staffing gaps. This DSS Surge team will be housed in the Supply Chain and Delivery division and will be a global resource.
The team will include personnel at different levels of seniority which are expected to deploy to emergencies for about 6-8 months per year depending on operational needs and with breaks between deployments. They will be deployable in a variety of contexts including large corporate emergencies and will typically lead large and diverse teams composed of individual specializations (i.e. fintech systems data analytics service provision) ensuring overall effective coordination and synergy. Specific TORs for each deployment will depend on the country context. This position will provide surge support in COs requesting additional CBT capacity to meet emergency needs with priority going to CAS and global food crisis responding COs. The positions are expected to be able to provide senior CBT technical and response capacity with generalist expertise.
ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Oversee day to day implementation of all CBT programme activities by providing support forWFP operations including activity design implementation monitoring and budget management.
2.
Lead on aligning country cash operations to the new Cash Policy to achieve operational agilityreliability and quality.
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Contribute to resource management to maximize effectiveness of large CBT operations.
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Maintain productive partnerships with key stakeholders amongst government and other nationalorganizations UN agencies NGOs private sector and academia to share knowledge andresources and build capacity resulting in coordinated and cost-effective CBT operations.
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Lead or participate in sectoral assessments to inform the selection of appropriate transfermechanisms to improve CBT performance.
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Identify the key business requirements for digital solutions needed to run CBT operations andlead in the design of high-level digital strategies.
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Provide operational inputs into beneficiary information management.
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Continuously review the performance of CBT operations to ensure that appropriate internalcontrols are in place.
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Coordinate selection and management of service providers retailers and cooperating partners toensure efficient planning and execution of WFP operations and safeguarding of WFPs interest.
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Perform accurate and timely reporting including provision of substantial analysis of CBTactivities and trends to enable informed decision-making and consistency of informationpresented to a wide range of stakeholders.

11.
Lead a small to medium team providing coaching training and career guidance asrequired to ensureappropriate development and high performance.
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Contribute to preparedness actions providing technical recommendations and guidance andmonitoring the management of specific CBT risks to enable WFP governments and otherpartners to quickly respond to and deploy CBT at the onset of crises.
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Provide and follow up on high level recommendations to COs after deployments to ensurealignment with corporate standards on IDM and Delivery Assurance liaising with RBs asneeded.
14.
Promote for incorporating gender and protection perspectives in all areas of work to ensureequal participation of women and men.
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When not deployed contribute to timebound projects such as reviewing and advising on CBTsoperational normative guidance; support the division to identify recruit and train the newgeneration of CBT officers (through recruitments simulations mentorships and other workforcedevelopment initiatives); and engage in dedicated personal learning opportunities as required.
DELIVERABLES AT THE END OF THE CONTRACT:
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
Education:
University degree in Economics International Development or Social Sciences or other relevant field.
Experience:
At least 5 years of relevant experience in implementing CBT operations including coordination with internal and external stakeholders and supporting emergency programs.
Knowledge & Skills:
Experience in shaping and implementing operational CBT strategies in a country Experience in developing and managing interagency and government relationships
Experience in implementing/setting-up CBT improvement and optimization initiatives to achieve cost efficiency improved agility reliability and quality
Experience negotiating service provision arrangements with multiple third parties respecting WFPs best interests
Experience inmonitoring operational success and suggesting areas of improvements Experience supervising teams of national staff
Languages:
Fluency (level C) in English and French is required. Intermediate knowledge (level B) of Spanish or Arabic is desired.

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