Recrutement de 01 Consultant Programme Policy-CP Management-CST I

Recrutement de 01 Consultant Programme Policy-CP Management-CST I
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locations
Yaoundé, Cameroun
time type
Full time

job requisition id
JR104650
DATE LIMITE DE CANDIDATURE

23 September 2024-23:59-UTC+01:00 heure normale d’Afrique de l’Ouest (Douala)
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ABOUT WFP

The World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian organization saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace, stability and prosperity, for people recovering from conflict, disasters and the impact of climate change.


At WFP, people are at the heart of everything we do and the vision of the future WFP workforce is one of diverse, committed, skilled, and high performing teams, selected on merit, operating in a healthy and inclusive work environment, living WFP's values (Integrity, Collaboration, Commitment, Humanity, and Inclusion) and working with partners to save and change the lives of those WFP serves.


WHY JOIN WFP?

WFP is a 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.

WFP offers a highly inclusive, diverse, and multicultural working environment.

WFP invests in the personal & professional development of its employees through a range of training, accreditation, coaching, mentorship, and other programs as well as through internal mobility opportunities.

A career path in WFP provides an exciting opportunity to work across the various country, regional and global offices around the world, and with passionate colleagues who work tirelessly to ensure that effective humanitarian assistance reaches millions of people across the globe.

We offer an attractive compensation package (please refer to the Terms and Conditions section of this vacancy announcement).

Organizational Context

Within the framework of the implementation of the new CSP that started in March 2022, the following four programme activities aim to provide direct assistance to the over 1,6 million beneficiaries with direct in-kind and cash support.

- Activity 1: Provide integrated food and nutrition assistance to crisis-affected populations to support their self-reliance and recovery

- Activity 2: Provide capacity strengthening in emergency preparedness and response to local authorities and humanitarian partners working in crisis-affected areas

- Activity 3: Provide an integrated nutrition package to beneficiaries, including access to nutritious food, quality care, social behavior changes communication and capacity strengthening, to prevent malnutrition

- Activity 4: Provide livelihood support to targeted groups, including through productive asset creation and regeneration and value chain development.

Those activities will be directly delivered through Field-Level Agreements (FLA) with Cooperating Partners (CPs), NGOs and CSOs that will establish contractual agreements with WFP to implement the interventions related to general food distribution, CBT, Nutrition, school feeding, FFA and capacity strengthening. That has resulted in 28 FLAs and two tripartite agreements (including UNHCR). There is a FLA Management Team included in PROG that deals with project appraisal, administrative and financial supervision of FLAs, monitoring and evaluation. This team also deals with NGO relationship and capacity strengthening and advocacy for CPs and WFP staff dealing with CPs/FLAs. The consultant will lead that team.

Additionally, the PROG unit has established a knowledge management procedure to plan, implement and monitor the programmatic support that we distribute through the Field Offices and via the CPs. This planning process is called the Quarterly Distribution Programme, that consists in a mid-term planning for humanitarian in-kind and cash assistance for three months, fine-tuned every month, that enables to plan the tonnage and budget to be distributed, and regularly monitor the performance per region The consultant will supervise that planning/monitoring tool and follow up with activities managers on its implementation.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES (not all-inclusive, nor exhaustive)

- Lead the FLA management team (Partnership and Business Support

Associates and Assistants) to ensure all the Agreements are prepared correctly and in line with the SOPs, as well as timely registered in WINGS.

- Leading the end-to-end FLA process management, ensuring all the review, registrations and due-diligence processes have been followed and items are treated on a timely and due quality manner.

- Developing SOPs for FLA management (from FLA drafting to WINGS processes attached to it, inclusive archiving, tracking-tool update, alerts prior to expiring FLAs) and ensure they are regularly updated/revised to reflect any new change on corporate guidelines.

- Ensure standardization of templates, formats, reporting structure, costs allocations

- Ensuring timely creation of FLAs in WINGS and quality distribution reports and relevant invoices are timely submitted for the reconciliation against deliveries and payments process (inclusive of CBT reconciliations processes).

- Tracking the progress of the FLAs in terms of consumptions and alerting technical units (AM/Officers) for expected FLA amendments and adjustments.

- Coordinate information and reports on partnerships for programme and management briefings taking points reports and ACR.

- Follow up with field offices on timely submission of invoices and coordinate with colleagues to ensure timely payments of partners.

1.b.- Capacity strengthening of Cooperating Partners, technical support, internal quality check

- Providing guidance to technical units on budget negotiations with CPs. Preparing analysis of various FLA budgets in order to harmonize the process and ensure there are no duplication of costs or double charging.

- Supervise the preparation of Call for Expression of Interest (CFEI/EOI) and Call for Proposals (CFP) to the potential NGOs for proposal submission while ensuring the given timelines

- Lead alongside Programme unit colleagues in the provision of feedback to the NGOs on the outcome of their project proposals

- Providing technical assistance and guidance to the technical units on the CP performance assessments, ensuring timely completion of the process and maintaining a database of the results for review by CPC during FLA extensions and renewal process

- Participating on CPs performances assessments, spot checks and micro-assessments and audits.

- Supervise the FLA management team (Partnership and Business Support Associates and Assistants), assess their training needs and provide timely opportunity to develop their skills and capacity and provide clear guidance and support in carrying out their duties

- Delivering trainings and learning sessions for PU Business Support team and ensure constant technical support and troubleshooting on any corporative platforms relevant for the successful performance of their duties (i.e.: WINGS, ITS, WU tracking platform, Haiti CO tracking tool for CBT reconciliations and for FLA tracking, etc..). Developing required training materials for their future reference and consumption

- Leading on the regular update of WFP Partners roster.

- Leading the definition of “minimum standards” and lighter procedures to access the roster for local organizations.

- Delivering trainings and learning sessions for CPs on budgeting, reporting and compliance to WFP administrative and financial regulation. Developing required training materials for their future reference and consumption

- Delivering trainings and learning sessions for WFP staff on FLA process including, partnership process, budgeting, proposals, capacity assessments, performance assessment and reporting.

- Ensure proper filing of all FLA related documents in both hard and electronic copies (to be stored in Team space).

1.c.- Partnership Focal Point

- Leading the process on the UNPP (UN Partners Portal) for the registration, identification, and selection of cooperating Partners. Additionally, providing trainings and orientation to other units, Field offices and CPs on the UNPP process.

- Act as Cameroon CO focal point with Regional and Global PU Partnership teams

- Coordinate with relevant units (Programme, Finance, Logistics, Budget, and Programming, etc.) and other CP stakeholders on FLA and data requirements.

- Provide implementation support to the development of detailed views for the activity managers.

- Elaboration and follow up of MoUs with other implementing partners, private sector, and governmental institutions.

2.- Data management in Programme planning

- Leading Quarterly Distribution Plan process, ensuring plan data are in line with resources.

- In case of sudden context change, due to natural disasters or army conflict, adjust planning figures accordingly.

- Ensuring timely approval of QDP, and updated the monthly planning sheets

- Weekly monitoring of activity completion figures.

- Liaise with Field offices, Supply Chain and Budget and Programming Units for forecasts and, funds and stocks availability.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

Education

Advanced University Degree in Public Policy, Public Administration, International Relations and/or Development, Social Science, International Relations, or other fields relevant to Partnership and Planning, Statistics.

Experience

Minimum of 5 years of relevant professional level work experience.

Languages

Fluency (level C) in English language. Working knowledge of French is desirable.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Number of openings: 1

Based in: Yaounde, Cameroon

Type of Contract: International Consultant (CST)

Level: CST I.

Duration: 11 months.

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