Expression of Interest Call – Programme Policy Officer (VAM) for Latin America together with Caribbean

Panama City (Panama)

Organization: UN WFP – World Food Programme
Location: Panama City (Panama)
Level: Overseas Consultant – Internationally recruited Contractors Agreement – Consultancy
Occupational Groups:
- Appropriate – Broad
- Venture and Programme Management
- Food Security, Livestock and Livelihoods
- Nourishment
- Political Affairs
Closing Date: 2020-09-16

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WFP seeks prospects associated with greatest integrity and professionalism who share our humanitarian concepts.

Selection is created for a basis that is competitive therefore we are focused on advertising diversity and gender balance.

The un World Food Programme could be the earth’s biggest humanitarian agency hunger worldwide that is fighting. The objective of WFP is assist the global world attain Zero Hunger within our lifetimes. Every single day, WFP works global to ensure no kid visits sleep hungry and therefore the poorest & most vulnerable, very women and kids, have access to the food that is nutritious require.

The planet Food Programme (WFP) is assisting 91.4 million individuals in around 83 nations every year, delivering meals support in emergencies and working with communities to enhance nourishment and build resilience.

In Latin America plus the Caribbean, WFP supports efforts that are national enhance meals and nourishment safety and lower the effect of appearing crises, normal catastrophes, and environment modification among susceptible populations. The Regional Bureau Panama (RBP) coordinates technical strategic help and guidance to nation workplaces in your community, promotes strategic partnerships, and help resource mobilization efforts.

To play a role in the Vulnerability Analysis and(VAM that is mapping proof base that supports meals safety and nourishment policies and programmes ( ag e.g. needs evaluation and situation analyses, programme design, focusing on, price effectiveness, and functional effectiveness).

Dependent on your experience level and expertise areas, you’re going to be included to a larger or smaller level in work associated, not restricted, in to the after:

Growth of VAM tasks and tasks, plans and operations, ensuring positioning with wider WFP policies and guidance.
Growth of systems and tools for the monitoring and evaluation of food support requirements in accordance with revolutionary methodologies and most readily useful training.
Growth of meals protection and vulnerability analysis therefore the planning of prompt reports on meals assessment requires in accordance with wider VAM policies, procedures and guidance to allow decision-making that is effective the growth of nation strategy, policies and programmes.
Coordination of data gathering and monitoring systems making certain rigorous quality requirements are maintained.
Liaising with implementing partners (external and internal) observe ongoing jobs, ensuring effective collaboration, timeliness and effectiveness and highlight prospective risks to project distribution.
C apacity building of WFP staff, lovers, and nationwide federal government to conduct vulnerability analysis to effectively notify preparedness and response tasks.

Education:

Advanced University level in Economics, Food protection, Statistics, information Science, Public Health/Nutrition, Geography or other field that is related or First University degree with additional several years of relevant work experience and/or training/courses.

many years of relevant expert experience:

Junior Consultancy: anyone to 36 months of appropriate expert experience.
Degree we Consultancy: 3 to 5 years of appropriate expert experience.
Degree II Consultancy: Six to a decade of appropriate experience that is professional.

Languages:

Fluency (level C) in English language.
Intermediate knowledge (degree B) of the second official UN language: Spanish or French are very desirable.

Expert experience, mastery, or knowledge is desired (although not required) in a single or a number of the after areas:

Demonstrated proficiency when you look at the utilization of a few analytical tools and methods for meals protection analysis.
Developed expertise that is practical meals safety analysis and mapping by taking part in multiple assessments in nations, like the design, information collection and analysis.
Humanitarian support and/or development work for the us, or any other worldwide government or organisations that are non-governmental.

The World Food Programme (Panama Regional Bureau for Latin America in addition to Caribbean) is seeking Expressions of Interest from qualified individuals for future consultancies in the area.

All applications gotten may be evaluated and proceed through a variety procedure to asses appropriate experience and skills. Applicants whom meet up with the selection requirements could be contacted for further interviews or assessments also to confirm their continued interest and supply.

Successful applicants may be put in a roster for short-term possibilities. Rostered candidates could be contacted within the future year on a basis that is as-needed.

WFP provides a competitive settlement package determined based on the Terms of guide while the selected candidateвЂ™s skills and experience.

feminine candidates, and qualified candidates from developing nations are specifically motivated to utilize

WFP has zero threshold for discrimination and will not discriminate on such basis as competition, intercourse, color, cultural team, age, intimate orientation, other affiliation or HIV/AIDS status.

No appointment under any type of contract will undoubtedly be wanted to people of the UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ), Global Civil Service Commission (ICSC), FAO Finance Committee, WFP exterior Auditor, WFP Audit Committee, Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) along with other bodies that are similar the un system with oversight duties over WFP, both throughout their solution and within 36 months of ceasing that service.

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