Mission and objectives

The World Food Programme (WFP) is the leading humanitarian organization saving lives and changing lives, delivering food assistance in emergencies and working with communities to improve nutrition and build resilience.

Context

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) 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 is working with the Government of Ghana to accelerate the attainment of its vision of self-reliance beyond aid, articulated in the Ghana Beyond Aid (GBA). Through the Country Strategic Plan, WFP is actively contributing to national development with an integrated food systems and nutrition programme. This initiative hinges on the involvement of the private sector in the prevention of malnutrition, transformation of agricultural value chains, strengthening of social protection programmes and strengthening early warning, disaster preparedness and response systems. In line with the national strategic direction, the World Food Programme's Country Strategic Plan (2G-CSP) spanning from 2024 to 2028 will introduce a range of initiatives primarily focused on empowering Ghanaian youth through digitalization. The overarching aim is to enhance the digital capacity of Ghanaian youth, augmenting productivity, fostering resilience in food and nutrition security, tackling youth unemployment, facilitating evidence generation and encouraging informed choices in nutrition and well-being. It seeks to bolster youth economic engagement by leveraging digital solutions for food and nutrition security, such as Agritech and Fintech (enhancing financial literacy and introducing technological innovations in agricultural value chains). Additionally, it aims to elevate the adoption of information, communication, and technology (ICT) tools, creating an enabling environment that strengthens digital capacities, particularly for youth and women, thereby enhancing livelihoods, nutrition, and food security and harnessing ICT (information and communication technology) tools and digital platforms to improve the social and political participation of youth and women in decision-making processes, propelling the acceleration of the Sustainable Development Goals' 2030 agenda." Consequently, the WFP seeks to recruit a UN Volunteer who will support the planning, implementation and monitoring of digital initiatives.

Task Description

• Support planning, implementation, and monitoring of information and communication technology (ICT) -related initiatives, tracking timelines, milestones, and deliverables • Maintain proactive and effective coordination with partners and relevant stakeholders to follow up on deliverables, timelines, administrative requirements, and day-to-day implementation issues • Support in the preparation of presentations, briefs, and progress reports • Review progress reports submitted by partners and provide feedback to improve the quality and timeliness of reporting • Organize and coordinate meetings, ensuring the timely completion of comprehensive meeting notes and minutes to facilitate effective communication within the project team. • Support procurement of ICT devices and solutions • Support the management and administrative follow-up of project service contracts, including tracking deliverables, timelines, payment documentation, and compliance with applicable procedures, to ensure alignment with project objectives and contractual obligations. • Generate comprehensive functional specifications delineating the specific requirements and functionalities for developing digital solutions. • Coordinate logistics for deployments and trainings • Provide support to the Country Office (CO) in engaging with key stakeholders, including UN agencies, government, private Sector, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs), with an interest in leveraging technology for youth empowerment. • Explore further opportunities for collaboration and partnerships in the digital landscape. • Perform any other duties as assigned.

Competencies and values

• Accountability • Adaptability and flexibility • Creativity • Planning and organising • Professionalism

Living conditions and remarks

Powered by the passion, dedication and professionalism of over 23,000 staff worldwide, the World Food Programme (WFP) has a presence in over 120 countries, including Ghana, to bring life-saving food to people displaced by conflict and made destitute by disasters, and help individuals and communities find life-changing solutions to the multiple challenges they face in building better futures. WFP Ghana supports the government to enhance nutrition in women and children, support smallholder farmers in improving productivity and reducing losses and boost human capital. WFP provides an interesting and enriching work environment, but also requires a mature level of cultural awareness, as well as stamina and commitment. Ghana is a middle-income country with a population of 30 million people and a category B duty station. The incumbent will be based in the capital city, Accra, Ghana. The duty station is within commuting distance.