UNWFP - Beirut - Programme Assistant (Livelihoods) SC 5

Organizational Context: The Programme Assistant (Livelihoods) is based in the Lebanon Country Office and the incumbent is to report to the Programme Policy Officer (Livelihoods & resilience).

Job Purpose: To support effective supervision and implementation of the various Livelihoods and resilience projects undertaken by WFP Lebanon with a multitude of partners and stakeholders.

Duration: 12 months (renewable based on business need and performance) 

Key Responsibilities (not all-inclusive, nor exhaustive):

Under the supervision of Programme Policy Officer (Livelihoods & Resilience), the incumbent will perform the following tasks:

• Provide support to the Livelihoods & Resilience unit in managing the unit’s portfolio, ensuring that the various activities are performed within the established targets, and are inline following WFP’s policies and procedures
• Support to Livelihoods projects’ portfolio implementation including but not limited to:

• small-holder farmers through in-kind voucher schemes, and 
• Support on the community-based infrastructure creation and natural resource management projects
• Support to MSMEs and capacity building of individuals.

• Support communication and coordination between country office and field offices on implementation, including field-level monitoring, coordination with partners and other stakeholders,
• Conduct field visits as needed in the areas of implementation in coordination with country-office and field-based staff,
• Ensure effective communication and support to the Cooperating Partners, including needed capacity building, ensuring implementation is in-line with WFP’s norms and standards,
• Provide support on routine business methods and practices to colleagues to ensure services are timely delivered and to the required standards,
• Document best practices and lessons learnt from the project for future integration and scaling in the wider Livelihoods Programme,
• Provide support in documentation and reporting for the Livelihoods unit’s programme
• Perform other related duties when required.

STANDARD MINIMUM ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS:

Education: Completion of secondary school education. University degree in agriculture, environmental sciences, development, or other field relevant to development assistance is a plus.

Experience: At least four (4) years of progressive experience in agricultural, agro-food related livelihoods, food systems and/or development programming, project management, Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), and private sector innovative initiatives’ supporting job. 

Prior experience with humanitarian organizations, (UN agencies, NGOs, etc.)is a plus.

Language: Fluency in both oral and written communication in English and Arabic languages.

Desired Skills and Knowledge:

• Experience in agriculture, livelihoods, development, and similar project implementation,
• Experience working with NGOs (ideally in emergency and development context),
• Experience in project coordination and/or communication with a multitude of stakeholders,
• Ability to maintain accurate and precise records, well organized,
• Ability to coordinate and facilitate communication with teams including ability to contribute to the effective implementation of programmes and policy discussions,
• Dedicated and reliable professional,
• Detail and results oriented with a positive work attitude,
• Team player