Programme Assistant (Cash Based Transfers) at World Food Programme

Всесвітня продовольча програма (ВПП ООН) – це гуманітарна організація ООН, яка надає продовольчу допомогу у вигляді грошової допомоги, сертифікатів або продуктів харчування громадам, що постраждали від війни. У своїй діяльності ВПП керується гуманітарними принципами нейтралітету, неупередженості, гуманності та незалежності. Спираючись на пристрасть, відданість та професіоналізм наших 24 000 співробітників по всьому світу, Всесвітня продовольча програма (ВПП) працює в понад 123 країнах і територіях, щоб доставляти життєво необхідну їжу людям, які залишилися переміщеними внаслідок конфлікту та знедоленими внаслідок катастроф. Крім того, ВПП допомагає окремим особам і громадам знайти кардинальні рішення для багатьох проблем, з якими вони стикаються, будуючи краще майбутнє.

To be considered, you are invited to apply via WFP’s recruitment portal

WFP celebrates and embraces diversity. It is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all its employees and encourages qualified candidates to apply irrespective of race, colour, national origin, ethnic or social background, genetic information, gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, HIV status or disability.

• Vacancy Announcement n°: JR103291
• Job Title: Programme Assistant (Cash-based transfers)
• Type of Contract: Service Contract,SC5
• Unit / Division: Programme / WFP Ukraine
• Duty Station: Kyiv
• Duration: 12 months (renewable)
• Closing date: 19th August 2024, midnight (Central European Time)

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.

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 WFP’s values (Integrity, Collaboration, Commitment, Humanity, and Inclusion) and working with partners to save and change the lives of those WFP serves.

Why work with us? 

The war in Ukraine has had drastic consequences, both for people inside the country and for those around the world dependent on its huge grain supplies. It is inflicting untold suffering on civilians, displace families, and disrupt supply chains and food production. It has caused one of the fastest forced population movements since the Second World War. Close to 6 million Ukrainians are still living as refugees across Europe, and almost 5.1 million are internally displaced. Many have lost their homes and livelihoods. As food production and supply lines are disrupted by fighting, many families in the east and south do not have reliable access to nutritious food.

WFP uses a flexible mix of food and cash assistance to support communities affected by the war wherever they are. This includes working with local partners to distribute food rations in areas near the frontline and providing cash transfers wherever people have access to banks and markets to buy food. Since March 2022, WFP has distributed food and cash assistance equivalent to 2.4 billion meals to families displaced and affected by the war, partnering directly with local responders.

• 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 trainings, 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 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.
  

How can you make a difference?

Under overall supervision of Head of the CBT (cash-based transfers) team, WFP Ukraine is recruiting a Programme Assistant, to perform specialized and/or standardized policy and programme-related processes and activities to support the effective and timely implementation of the WFP Ukraine cash assistance operation.

The position holder should have/will develop a hybrid programme-technical profile, soft skills and ability to proactively work with other teams.

The position holder should also use tech-savviness and data literacy to perform daily tasks.

Responsibilities include:

1. Provide end-to-end operational support for smooth delivery of cash assistance, including but not limited to, planning and implementation of transition to cash, support to field offices in managing cash partners, knowledge-sharing with other teams, registration, and verification of cash beneficiaries.

2. Work to bring together data and implementation work, supporting the efforts of the data team (in-kind, field offices, CBT and digital) to prepare clean beneficiary lists, while adopting a coordination role to enable timely operational implementation of cash assistance.

3. Assist in creating SOPs for cash processes.

4. Regularly monitor and follows up the implementation of cash processes.

5. Assist in the preparation of materials and delivery of training on cash transfers.

6. Provide training and coaching to WFP focal points and partners.

7. Given the fluid context, support with all other needs as required.

Skills and Competencies:

• Good writing, presentation, and coordination skills.
• Good interpersonal skills to work effectively with different teams and maintain positive working relations.
• Excel skills and/or similar data analytical tools.
• Problem-solving skills. Thrive under pressure and competing deadlines.
• Motivation to work in humanitarian assistance and ability to work in multicultural environment.

Minimum Academic Qualifications:

• Education: Completion of secondary school education. A post-secondary certificate in Economics, Finance, Management, Data Analysis, or another related functional area.
• Experience:  Minimum five (5) years of progressively responsible relevant work experience in the sphere of Economics, Finance, Management, Data Analysis, or another related field.

Post-secondary education can compensate for some years of experience. For example, you will be considered as eligible if you have:

Two (2) years of relevant work experience in combination with a Master’s Degree;

Three (3) years of relevant work experience in combination with a Bachelor’s Degree.

• Experience in coordination and working with different teams.

• Field experience in the humanitarian sector.

• Experience working with data.

• Experience working in a diverse team, multi-cultural settings a plus.

• Language: Fluency in both oral and written communication in English and Ukrainian languages.

Before you apply…

WFP seeks candidates of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our humanitarian principles. 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.

We aim to achieve parity and inclusion in our teams in Ukraine.

WFP encourages female candidates and people with disabilities to apply.

WFP is committed to an accessible, inclusive recruitment process. Please contact us at [email protected] to advise us of any disability related reasonable accommodation or accessibility requests you may have. A member of the reasonable accommodation team will contact you to confidentially discuss your needs.

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.

How do you apply

To be considered, you are invited to apply via WFP’s recruitment portal.

CV and cover letter must be submitted in English language.

Only those who are short-listed candidates will be contacted for the next steps of our recruitment process.

We also encourage you to create your candidate profile and set up WFP job alerts to learn more about all the opportunities available to join us and make a difference in the lives of the people we serve.

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