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ABOUT WFP

The World Food Programme is the world’s 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.

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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).

These positions are for national candidates under the UN Common System Vacancy Announcements and are based in Kabul and Mazar. You can indicate your preferred duty station in the questionnaire later.

Job Description
Lead and coordinate the design, implementation, and oversight of WFP Afghanistan’s Resilience and Food Systems (RFS) portfolio, ensuring integration of climate adaptation, disaster risk reduction, and nutrition-sensitive approaches.

1. Programme Design & Strategic Leadership

• Support the programme and strategy design, coordination, management and oversight of WFP Resilience and Food System (RFS) programming in the respective Area Office.
• Coordinate and oversee implementation of small-scale value chains (SSVC), Community Infrastructure and Livelihood (ECL), food systems initiatives, post-harvest management, Vocational Skills Training, nutrition-sensitive projects, and climate/disaster risk management including forecast-based financing.
• In consultation with various stakeholders, identify appropriate project activities and geographical areas where WFP’s RFS and resilience strengthening assistance can be usefully employed.

2. Climate & Resilience Integration

• Formulate and integrate community-based resilience and early warning initiatives.
• Mainstream climate adaptation, DRR, and climate finance preparedness into resilience projects.
• Identify, validate, and scale DRR solutions linked to ECL activities.

3. Technical Review & Quality Assurance

• Review engineering designs, drawings, BOQs, and technical packages received from the Partners for compliance with WFP standards and submission to CO for further review.
• Provide guidance to partners; collaborate with technical units in CO to improve designs in line with corporate policies.

4. Food Systems & Livelihood Development

• Contribute to projects on climate-smart agriculture, anticipatory actions, disaster risk reduction, and climate-resilient livelihoods.
• Mobilize private sector actors, agri-services, microfinance, and technology providers to develop scalable solutions for smallholders and MSMEs.
• Coordinate with ecosystem players to create sustainable, market-driven models.

5. Partnership Management

• Provide guidance to potential partners in developing project proposals for WFP consideration.
• Advise on partnership opportunities internally and externally to strengthen WFP humanitarian-development-peace Nexus approach, particularly related to livelihood support and social protection, to enhance WFP’s integrated programming with other stakeholders.
• Liaise with CPs and undertake visits to monitor project outputs, project quality, food distribution, CBT etc., in order to ensure that progress is made in the achieving project objectives and ensuring compliance with WFP’s policies, criteria and procedures; and ensure implementation of WFP funded projects according to Field Level Agreements with partners.

6. Partner Capacity Building

• Support training to Partners on the 3PA tools (Community-Based Participatory Planning, Seasonal Livelihood Programming).
• Develop operational guidance materials to support implementation of RFS and livelihoods strengthening projects; provide project management support to Partners on specific and defined programmes and projects,
• Provide technical advice and mobilize expertise on programme and policy issues including assessment and analysis, the choice of objectives, activities, transfer modalities, and testing of innovative approaches and the development of strategies to reduce hunger and malnutrition while expanding resilience and livelihood opportunities.

7. Monitoring, Evidence & Reporting

• Review M&E tools and partner reporting formats for resilience and livelihoods activities.
• Foster evidence generation and create success story with the Partners; ensure timely data collection and reporting.
• Prepare accurate field report and findings sharing with the Area office Management that contribute to strategic decision-making.

8. Transition & Integration

• Provide support to CO RFS on developing strategies for transitioning from relief to recovery and resilience programmes, including integration of IDPs and returnees.
• Manage nutrition-sensitive initiatives linked to community infrastructure and market linkages.

9. Other Duties

• Perform additional tasks as required to support RFS objectives at the respective Area offices.

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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

• Please contact us at global.hrerecruitment@wfp.org in case you face any challenges with submitting your application

• 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.