Special Advisor to Deputy Regional Director (Enabling Services) – SC9

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

ABOUT WFP

The United Nations World Food Programme 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’s Regional Bureau for the Middle East and Northern Africa (RBC), based in Cairo, Egypt, provides strategic guidance, policy/technical support, and direction to WFP operations and activities in 15 countries: Algeria, Armenia, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Moldova, State of Palestine, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, and Yemen. These country offices aim to assist roughly one-third of all of WFP’s beneficiaries (approx. 30 million) in some of the most critical humanitarian emergencies of our time. RBC is also active in the ‘Changing Lives’ side of WFP’s mandate, helping national governments and local communities improve nutrition, livelihoods, school feeding, social protection, climate, and disaster risk reduction, and other programmes that build resilience and support development. 

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

• JOB TITLE: Special Advisor to Deputy Regional Director (Enabling Services)
• TYPE  AND LEVEL OF CONTRACT: Service Contract – SC9
• Duration: one year
• UNIT/DIVISON: Management 
• DUTY STATION: RBC 

WHY TO JOIN WFP

SAVING & CHANGING LIVES ❤
Make a difference, and the world will notice.
We are driven by our mission to fight world hunger and feed people’s dreams of a brighter future.

GLOBAL COMMUNITY
Build bridges that unite people across the world.
Being part of a global, diverse, and multicultural community like WFP, will continuously expose you to new ideas and perspectives.
How we deliver our mission in a deep respect for personal and cultural differences and close collaboration between every member of our global team, will certainly enrich your experience and knowledge on so many levels. 

UNLIMITED POSSIBILITIES
Unlock possibilities you never thought you’d find.
WFP goes anywhere it is needed and does whatever it takes to get the job done.

LIFE-CHANGING EXPERIENCE ⭐
Reach beyond yourself and discover your true potential.
WFP offers the kind of life-changing experiences you’re unlikely to find in many other organizations.

Join us to make a difference.

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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT

The UN 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. WFP assists almost 100 million people in over 120 countries each year. WFP’s efforts focus on emergency assistance, relief and rehabilitation, development aid and special operations. Two-thirds of our work is in conflict-affected countries where people are three times more likely to be undernourished than those living in countries without conflict.

This full-time position will be based in the Regional Bureau (RBC) which covers WFP hunger-relief operations in 15 countries in the Middle East, North Africa and Eastern Europe. The post-holder will report to the Deputy Regional Director (DRD) in charge of Enabling Services.
 

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

Operational

• Support and advise the Deputy Regional Director (DRD) in the implementation of the sub-projects feeding into the different Transformation Pillars, and UN Reform initiatives and coordinating between the relevant HOUs and also with the COs when required.
• Monitor the main success indicators for WFP operations in the region, particularly major emergencies, through risk management, HR capacity and capability, wellness, security, budget and pipeline, technology, financial and administrative capacity reports, and dashboards, etc., and highlight issues for the DRD’s attention and resolution;
• Accompany DRD on duty travel within the region or beyond when required and coordinate the organization of the DRD’s missions with designated focal points in WFP Country Offices as well as relevant counterparts in Operations Services
• Accompany DRD to meetings within and outside the organization, ensuring that DRD has necessary briefing material, talking points, and updated and relevant agenda;
• Stay abreast of WFP operations and conduct research where necessary, to contribute to scanning the important developments in the Technology sphere, Environmental or Financial developments;
• Provide support to DRD Enabling Services communications and advocacy to RBC and MENA, through WFP Communities and other relevant channels;
• Coordinate and manage preparations for RBC-hosted meetings, when required; Reporting and briefing
• Assure the quality of briefing notes that are provided to the DRD;
• Support and brief the DRD in meetings, workshops, and conferences and note for the record as required;
• Draft talking points, briefings, speeches, PowerPoint presentations, and outcome reports for the DRD for internal and external meetings, conferences, and other high-level events;

Administrative

• Help to manage the DRD’s time, calendar, and daily action follow-up required for the DRD
   

Perform other duties as required

• Work closely with staff from all RBC units and undertake other duties not listed here as required.

DELIVERABLES BY THE END OF THE CONTRACT

1. Clear analysis and succinct, well-written reports on a range of issues, drafted from a range of sources
2. Assurance of fact-checked and comprehensive briefs for the DRD’s clearance
3. Ability to help prioritise and manage the overall DRD portfolio – to ensure that adequate support is provided up and down the office for overall effectiveness of the DRD Office

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education: 

Advanced  University  degree  in  Economics,  Commerce,  Business  Administration,
Engineering, Legal or Accounting or other relevant field, or First University degree with an additional relevant work experience and/or training/courses.

Experience: 
At least 3 years relevant professional work experience in providing support and advice to senior management teams and a minimum total of 7 years of experiences.

Knowledge & Skills: 

• Ability to work independently or in an international team
• Good political awareness and judgement
• Strong analytical – reporting skills to compile, maintain, analyze and prepare strong reports/ dashboard to draw some (initial) conclusions and to help make informed decisions
• Ability to work under minimal supervision
• Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with clients and provide client- oriented service.
• Dynamic, versatile, and flexible working behavior
• Sensitivity to a multi-cultural environment, ability to work with different audiences, and a strong sense of discretion
• Demonstrates high levels of integrity, work ethic and confidentiality
• Fluency in spoken and written English and Arabic is required.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

The deadline for receiving applications will be the 16th of April at 11:59 EGYPT TIME.

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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, color, national origin, ethnic or social background, genetic information, gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, HIV status or disability.

Qualified Female candidates and Individuals with disabilities are especially encouraged 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 discuss your needs. This email is only to be used for any disability-related accessibility requirements, and not for sending the application itself. Due to the volume of applications, any applications or CVs sent through this email address will not be considered as a formal application and will not receive a reply from WFP.

WFP has a zero-tolerance approach to conduct such as fraud, sexual exploitation, abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority, and discrimination. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to WFP’s standards of conduct and will therefore undergo rigorous background verification internally or through third parties. Selected candidates will also be required to provide additional information as part of the verification exercise. Misrepresentation of information provided during the recruitment process may lead to disqualification or termination of employment.
WFP will not request payment at any stage of the recruitment process including at the offer stage. Any payment requests should be refused and reported to local law enforcement authorities for appropriate action.

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.