Programme Associate – School Feeding and Nutrition Program

Job Description

Programme Associate, SC6 Human Capital Development, Amdjarass | World Food Programme

The Tone:
This is an in-person role at World Food Programme, located in Amdjarass, Chad. The World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian organization, dedicated to saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build pathways to peace, stability, and prosperity for people recovering from conflict, disasters, and extreme weather shocks. This role is crucial for delivering specialized support and technical analysis within the Human Capital Development programs, specifically focusing on school feeding and nutrition activities. The Programme Associate will ensure these vital assistance initiatives effectively meet the needs of vulnerable populations in the Amdjarass area, contributing directly to WFP’s mission.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Location: In-person Amdjarass, Chad
• Team: Reports to Programme Officer or Head of Field Office
• Mission: Owns the planning and monitoring of school feeding and nutrition program implementation within the field office’s area of responsibility
• Tech Stack: MS Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook)

What You’ll Actually Do
• Technical Assistance: Provide specialized technical assistance, contributing to the comprehensive planning, meticulous implementation, continuous monitoring, and stringent quality control of school feeding and nutrition activities, ensuring adherence to WFP policies, procedures, and established protocols.
• Project Management: Offer expert project management support for specific programs, meticulously ensuring that all diverse activities are executed in strict compliance with predefined objectives and in accordance with the World Food Programme’s operational policies and procedures.
• Field Monitoring: Conduct and thoroughly document regular visits to activities implemented by WFP within the assigned area, vigilantly monitoring the utilization of assistance, the quality of implementation, the performance of partners, precise stock management, and the execution of recommendations from evaluations, considering logistics, access, and security.
• Partnership Coordination: Support the proactive development and ongoing monitoring of operational partnerships, fostering effective coordination with governmental services, local authorities, schools, health structures, and other key stakeholders involved in the delivery of school feeding and nutrition activities.
• Data & Reporting: Elaborate and consolidate comprehensive program reports, detailed analyses, and essential program data pertaining to assistance needs, resource utilization, activity progress, overall program performance, and potential operational risks, while ensuring strict compliance with WFP’s quality standards.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Mid-level career. Completion of secondary education; a Bachelor’s degree in Nutrition, Economics, Demography, Social, or Development Sciences is preferred.
• Experience: Six (6) years of post-secondary professional experience in development project planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation. Previous work in School Feeding and/or Nutrition program management is an advantage.
• Skills: Strong project management capabilities; ability to collect, verify, analyze, and interpret program data, including using WFP tools; good facilitation and capacity-building skills; proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook); excellent interpersonal and communication skills (oral and written French).
• Bonus: Experience working with cooperating partners, government structures, and community organizations; experience in program data collection, analysis, and management; knowledge of English and local Arabic.