Career Opportunities: National Consultant (COHA) (832109) - United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)

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The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), a highly prestigious, reputable & world’s largest humanitarian organization, operating in more than 120 countries and territories, bringing life-saving assistance in emergencies, building pathways to peace, stability and prosperity for people recovering from conflict, disasters and the impact of climate change and supporting sustainable and resilient livelihoods for a world with zero hunger.  

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ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT
WFP Cameroon is part of the Country Offices in the Regional Bureau for Central and West Africa (RBD) facing multiple humanitarian crises that simultaneously aggravate existing socio-economic vulnerabilities in the country. The fragile security situation in the Northern part of the Country, a protracted refugee operation in the East and crises in the Northwest and Southwest regions has left millions of people vulnerable to food insecurity. WFP provides a key emergency response component of the Humanitarian Response Plan through regular food and sustainable development assistance to part of the food insecure and vulnerable people in the country. With the launch of the second-generation strategic plan, it is imperative to obtain the optimum capacity of staff, partners and beneficiaries given the precarious humanitarian situation and importance of delivering efficient and quick support. This role further described below, will contribute to the World Food Programme's mission in Cameroon to Saving Lives, Changing Lives.  

JOB PURPOSE
The selected candidate will be responsible for the implementation of the WFP Gender Strategy and the Protection Strategy in support of WFP Operations in Cameroon, under the leadership of the Head of Unit.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)
The Cameroon Cost of Hunger Study will strive to achieve, among others, the following objectives:

 

1. Harness high level political commitment and action for nutrition by informing national government, in particular the Ministries of Economic and Planning, and Finance, on the scale of current social and economic impact of child undernutrition.

2. Facilitate dialogue between the relevant government ministries, United Nations agencies, donors and international institutions and build on the comparative advantage of each organization in order to support African countries in their fight against child undernutrition.

3. Inform national policy on nutrition with a view to increase financing for nutrition.

4. The study also builds national capacity to analyze existing national data to estimate the burden on the economic resulting from child undernutrition.

5. Disseminate findings with relevant national and regional policy formulating structures.

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education: Do you have university graduate degree in economics, statistics, demography, sociology, agriculture, nutrition or other relevant fields?

Experience: Do you have at least 5 years of relevant professional experience in working with government ministries, intergovernmental organizations and NGOs?

Language: International Professional: Fluency (level C) in English language. Intermediate knowledge (level B) of a second official UN language: Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish, and/or Portuguese (a WFP working language). National Professional: Fluency (level C) in English language and the duty station’s language, if different

4Ps CORE ORGANISATIONAL CAPABILITIES
Purpose

Understand and communicate the Strategic Objectives: Builds an understanding of WFP’s Strategic Objectives. Be a force for positive change: Approaches individual tasks and responsibilities with a positive attitude and demeanor.

People

Look for ways to strengthen people's skills: Seeks opportunities to build and enhance individual skills. Create an inclusive culture: Demonstrates respect and understanding for diversity and cultural differences.

Performance

Encourage innovation & creative solutions: Assesses own tasks and responsibilities to find ways to be more efficient. Focus on getting results: Maintains accurate records of completion times and tasks in own areas of responsibility.

Partnership

Connect and share across WFP units: Understands WFP’s organizational structure, including the purpose and mission of each unit. Build strong external partnerships: Supports team in working with colleagues and WFP’s partners in the field toward common goals.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Contract Type: National Consultant (COHA) - SSA10

Unit: Programme Unit

Duty station: Yaoundé; Cameroon

Duration: 2 months

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

Application Deadline: Wednesday, 27 March 2024 (11:59 PM UTC+1) 

All applications must be submitted ONLINE at :  https://fr.wfp.org/careers/job-openings