REACH Country Facilitator Officer P4 - World Food Programme

The World Food Programme (WFP) is currently seeking to fill nine positions of Country
Facilitator at P4 level for the REACH Inter-agency Initiative. The positions will become
available in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Ghana, Mali, Mozambique, Nepal, Rwanda, Tanzania and
Uganda. The Country Facilitators will oversee the country-specific REACH engagement incountry,
liaising with multiple stakeholders across the multi-sectoral nutrition landscape
and developing capacity through the overall REACH implementation process.
The objective of the REACH Inter-agency Initiative (FAO, WHO, UNICEF and WFP) is to
combat child hunger through effective action focusing at the country level. It is supported
by international cooperation and partnership arrangements in the framework of an
integrated approach, which is consistent with Millennium Development Goal 1 to reduce
extreme poverty and hunger.
Under the overall supervision of the Heads of Agencies from the four REACH UN agencies
(or their designates) and with direct formal supervision carried out by the Country Director
of the designated REACH administrative agency, the selected candidates will be
responsible for the following duties (to be adjusted to the country context where
relevant):
Strategic planning and analysis
• Support completion of situation analysis, utilizing and adapting REACH tools and
ensuring that national and district/provincial counterparts are able to maintain and
utilize tools on ongoing basis;
• Identify key stakeholders and facilitate consensus on key priority interventions;
• Identify and facilitate linkages with other in-country initiatives and processes to
avoid duplication of activity and ensure the value-addition of REACH activities;
• Identify synergies across sectors and delivery mechanisms;
• Identify the policy gaps of appropriate national nutrition policies, strategies, and
action plans to scale-up nutrition interventions;
• Support the development and documentation of action plans to scale-up nutrition
interventions;
• Support the identification of human and financial resources requirements and assist
the national counterparts and partners to cost scale-up nutrition interventions;
and
• Support national and district/provincial counterparts to develop multi-sector work
plans and their operational budgets.
Coordination
• Support process management and facilitation of multi-stakeholder coordination
mechanisms among UN agencies, government, NGOs, academic and private and
public sector and donor partners;
• Support analysis and advise on appropriate institutional arrangements for multisectoral
coordination on nutrition and food security utilizing REACH case studies
and experience; and
• Strengthen the linkages of nutrition coordination mechanisms between district
and/or provincial and central levels.
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Advocacy
• Support development and implementation of an advocacy strategy for nutrition;
• Identify strategic opportunities for advocacy and facilitate coordination with
national counterparts for joint advocacy;
• Advise and support development of common advocacy messages and materials;
• Support the UNCT in high level advocacy efforts with government (key priorities
and messages); and
• Resource mobilisation among public and private donors.
Monitoring
• Facilitate development of joint metrics and identifying/developing a common
monitoring and evaluation system to measure progress, utilizing and adapting
REACH tools; and
• Support national counterparts to develop a multi-sector indicators dashboard to
measure nutrition inter-sectoral approach.
Knowledge sharing
• Support the development of a knowledge-sharing mechanisms to strength
coordination and information-sharing among the nutrition stakeholders;
• Document REACH country process and lessons learnt through case-studies and
regular updates; and
• Facilitate the experience-sharing of good practises and lessons learnt among
district and central levels as well as between REACH countries.
Other functions
• Coordinate and supervise the REACH Team in-country (short-term consultants,
national and international staff as required); and
• Perform other related duties as required.
Qualifications & Experience Required
Education:
• Advanced university degree in economics, public policy or administration,
management, public health, nutrition, agriculture, or related field.
Experience:
• At least 8 years of professional international experience in managing nutrition,
food security, public health programs and /or policy processes;
• Field experience in the country of deployment is highly preferred;
• Experience in institutional capacity building at the national level;
• Experience in managing multi-parties and multi-sector working groups in
international settlings;
• Experience in monitoring and evaluation mechanisms;
• Previous working experience with governments, donors and civil society
organizations is an asset; and
• Experience in decentralization processes is desirable.
Technical Skills & Knowledge:
• Technical background in nutrition, food security, and/or health; OR technical
background in management and change management;
• Knowledge of the UN System is an asset;
• Advanced skills in Excel and PowerPoint; and
• Familiarity with large organizational structures with headquarters, regional, and
country level operations.
Competencies:
• Proven ability to strengthen capacity of national counterparts and partners to
sustain activities and decentralised processes;
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• Strong skills in facilitation, project management, team-building, and conflict
resolution or mediation;
• Ability to manage and conduct large and complex analyses, including collating and
presenting multi-source data; monitoring and evaluation and progress reporting;
• Strong action management and teamwork skills: ability to establish priorities and
to plan, coordinate and monitor own work plan and those relevant to the team and
partners; ability to follow up deadlines; accuracy and attention to details and high
quality deliverables; and
• Excellent communications and interpersonal skills; ability to influence and interact
with senior level decision-makers across different organizations and cultures; to
act with credibility, tact and diplomacy on sensitive issues and discussions.
Language:
• Working knowledge of English and intermediate knowledge of another UN official
language (Arabic, French, Spanish, Russian or Chinese) or Portuguese as a WFP
working language, depending upon country of deployment.
Terms and Conditions
Selected candidates will be employed on a fixed-term contract with a probationary period
of one year.
WFP offers an attractive compensation and benefits package, including basic salary (P4
salary gross range is USD 94,268 – 126,349), post adjustment, 30 days’ annual vacation,
home leave, an education grant for dependent children, pension plan and medical
insurance. Please visit the following websites for detailed information on working with
WFP.
http://www.reach-partnership.org Learn more about the REACH global partnership
http://www.wfp.org Click on: “Where we work” and “Our work” to learn more about WFP’s
operations.
http://icsc.un.org Click on: Quick Links > Salary Scales > by date
http://www.unstaffmobility.org Learn more about countries where the UN operates
Application procedures:
Go to: http://i-recruitment.wfp.org/vacancies/11-0011841
Step 1: Create your online CV.
Step 2: Click on “Description” to read the position requirements and “Apply” to submit
your application.
NOTE: You must complete Step 2 in order for your application to be considered for this
vacancy.
Deadline for applications: 27 September 2011
WFP has zero tolerance for discrimination and does not discriminate on the basis of HIV/AIDS status.
Qualified female applicants and qualified applicants from developing countries are encouraged to
apply
REF: 11-0011841