Programme Associate, School Feeding and Nutrition (SC6)

About the role

The World Food Programme (WFP) is recruiting a Programme Associate (SC6) for its field office in Amdjarass, Chad. The post reports to the Programme Policy Officer or the Field Office Director and works autonomously on school feeding and nutrition activities. The main focus is planning and monitoring the implementation of the school feeding and nutrition programme in the field office's area of responsibility.

Key responsibilities

• Provide technical support and contribute to planning, implementation, monitoring and quality control of school feeding and nutrition activities, including food rations, nutritional inputs, performance indicators and compliance with WFP policies and procedures.
• Support project management so that activities meet their objectives within WFP policies and procedures.
• Carry out regular visits to WFP activities, monitor use of assistance, quality of implementation, partner performance and stock management, and follow up on recommendations from monitoring, evaluation and verification missions.
• Support operational partnerships and coordinate with government services, local authorities, schools, health structures and other stakeholders.
• Prepare programme reports, analyses and data on needs, resource use, progress, performance and operational risks, in line with WFP quality standards.
• Link with the country office and strengthen the capacities of partners, government services and community structures.
• Act as a problem-solving contact, supervise or review the work of support staff, represent the programme head in meetings, and maintain positive working relationships with partners, beneficiaries and other stakeholders.
• Follow the Do No Harm principles throughout project implementation and respect all assigned tasks.

Required profile

• Secondary education completed; a university degree (e.g. nutrition, economics, demography, social sciences or development studies) is an advantage.
• At least six years of professional experience after studies in project planning and implementation, humanitarian and development project monitoring and evaluation.
• Previous work in school feeding and/or nutrition programmes is an advantage, as is experience with partners, government bodies and community organisations.
• Experience collecting, analysing and managing programme data is an advantage.

Required skills

• Good project management ability.
• Ability to collect, verify, analyse and interpret programme data and use WFP tools.
• Facilitation and capacity-building skills.
• MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Ability to organise a work plan and manage a to-do list, and to work effectively in a multicultural environment.