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ABOUT WFP
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. In emergencies, WFP gets food to where it is needed, saving the lives of victims of war, civil conflict and natural disasters. After an emergency, WFP uses food to help communities rebuild their lives. On average, WFP reaches more than 80 million people with food assistance in 80 countries each year.
Brief description of WFP in Uganda
WFP delivers food assistance in emergencies and work with communities to improve nutrition and build resilience. WFP provides life-saving food assistance and livelihood opportunities to refugees in Uganda. In addition, WFP assists the most vulnerable people in Uganda with food and nutrition assistance. Finally, WFP works with smallholder farmers and links them to markets.
As Uganda strives to achieve Zero Hunger by 2030 and become a middle-income country by 2040, WFP is also assessing its relevance and repositioning its role in Uganda.
ARE YOU UP TO THE CHALLENGE?
We are seeking 2 qualified individuals for the position of Intern(social Protection) to be based in Koboko Field Office. Selected candidates will be employed for an initial period of six months.
ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT
In addition to the crisis response programmes for refugees, WFP is implementing Social Protection programme activities covering all refugee hosting districts in West Nile. Koboko Field Office covers 7 out of the 8 districts supported under the Social Protection Programme which include NutriCash (Nutrition Sensitive Cash Transfers), Social Behavior Change Communication (SBCC), District Local Government (DLG) capacity strengthening, gender and protection and market facilitation.
JOB PURPOSE
To provide support in the implementation of Social Protection programmes.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)
Under the guidance of the Programme Policy Officer Social Protection , Koboko:
Support and participate in planning and implementation and integration of social protection activities with other programme activities under Koboko Field Office.
•Support in organizing trainings and workshops under the SIDA programme workplan.
•Participate in district local government engagements and capacity strengthening with support from the senior social protection staffs.
•Work with the Social protection team to develop meaningful nutrition communication messaging aimed at promoting the consumption of more nutritious food.
•Participate in the programme reviews and provide input for the improvement of implementation.
•Draw up correspondences like drafts of presentations, letters of invitation, memos for review by the SP team.
•Participate in reviews, studies, vulnerability assessments and mappings, and other relevant survey pertaining toSIDA programme.
•At field level, participate in protection and gender working group meetings to identify issues that require WFP’sattention to inform programming
•Support the implementation of the Gender Action Plan through ensuring gender features prominently at all stagesof the program and activity cycle i.e assessment, design, baseline, implementation monitoring and evaluationincluding budgeting.
•Support in the identification, registration and mobilization of social protection beneficiaries as well as data analysisand visualization.
•Verification of NutriCash beneficiaries during cash distribution to ensure that only the eligible targeted groupreceives the entitlement.
•Assist and participate in the distribution of nutrition and child sensitive cash transfers to pregnant, lactatingwomen and children U2, which is part of the social protection interventions under the programme.
•Participate in community sensitization, market facilitation and SBCC activities.
•Ensure provision of timely updates on Social Protection and report on programme activities weekly and monthly.
Perform any task delegated by the Team Leader
STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Graduated in(2019-2021) in one of the following disciplines: Food science & Nutrition, Public Health, Agriculture, Social sciences, Gender, Social protection and humanitarian studies or any other related studies or is currently enrolled in a recognized university or graduated in the last six months.
4Ps CORE ORGANISATIONAL CAPABILITIES
FUNCTIONAL CAPABILITIES
OTHER SPECIFIC JOB REQUIREMENTS
• Experience in data collection and analysis.
• Self-driven, a team player and open to new challenges; and interested in taking a first step in the humanitarian sector with (social protection).
• Solid analytical, writing skills, and communication skills.
• Able and willing to work in a diverse community environment and have practical working experience in refugee settings and/in complex emergencies.
• Oral and written fluency in English plus; as well as one/two local languages including: Luo, Acholi, Lugbara, Madi, Kakwa, Aringa, Alur and Langi.
• Female applicants are highly encouraged.
DESIRED EXPERIENCES FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROLE
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS
20th January 2022
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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.
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