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Job Description
Job advertisement No. xxxxx/2021
Job advertisement No. 070/2022
The Female Internship Programme
The Female Internship Programme is a learning opportunity aimed at attracting young and talented candidates across the globe. The programme will provide selected candidates with the opportunity to supplement their academic knowledge with a practical work assignment in a field related to the work of WFP. This will promote better understanding of WFP Somalia’s mandate and programmes. Similarly, the programme will provide WFP with qualified individuals specializing in relevant fields in line with WFP’s Strategic Objectives and the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
WFP’s activities include food assistance for relief, school feeding, safety nets, nutrition and food assistance for assets creation through provision of in-kind and cash-based transfers. You will be part of a dynamic team that effectively identifies, monitors, evaluates, and manages the organization’s strategic, operational, fiduciary, and financial risks in support of WFP’s country strategic plan for Somalia.
This position is open to qualified Somali female nationals.
Job title
Programme Business Support Assistant (Intern)
Duty station: Baidoa
Contract duration: 8 months
Date of issue: 14th July 2022
Closing date: 27th July 2022
What will you do?
- Provide support WFP Cooperating Partners – CPs for effective implementation of different project activities; (please define what this entails?) Assist in reviewing CP reports and invoices.
- Assist project focal points on day today programme activities
- Generate FRN – food release notes on a monthly basis.
- Assist in Coordinating the dispatch plan with logistics unit for timely delivery to CPs.
- Work and exchange information with internal counterparts in creating conducive environment and support effective collaboration and implementation of ongoing project activities.
- Assist in data entry on SCOPE platform, checking and correcting any incompatibilities to ensure the accuracy of the data.
- Maintain efficient database management to easy access and retrieve of required information for programme implementation.
- Liaison with UNICEF and other Education partners to ensure complementarity of the programme.
- Receive and collate reports/ feedback from cooperating partners, beneficiaries, and government counterparts to support identifying programmatic issues with a view to fostering efficient operations
Skills and Qualifications
The Internship Programme is open to Somali female candidates who meet the following criteria:
- Completed an undergraduate or graduate degree programme (e.g., a Bachelor’s/Master’s degree) at a recognized university, in the area of Public Health, Nutrition, Social Science, Social Development, Agriculture.
- Candidates must have completed at least the first degree in the last 6 months.
- Excellent writing and communication skills in English and Somali
Are you competent for this job? Do you have
- Desire to learn about and develop key skills in the field of Programme functions.
- Flexible work style and approach based on client needs.
- Cultural sensitivity.
- Team player and problem solver.
- Strong analytical, written, and verbal communication skills; high attention to details.
- Ability to think, plan, and execute on multiple projects simultaneously in an organized way.
- Technology savvy: ability to think out-of-the box and to come up with innovative ideas.
- Good knowledge of Microsoft Office package, particularly of Excel and PowerPoint.
How to apply
Interested and qualified candidates are requested to submit online applications through E-Recruitment using the link below:
https://career5.successfactors.eu/sfcareer/jobreqcareer?jobId=169461&company=C0000168410P
Applications that do not meet the above requirements will be disregarded. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
WFP seeks applicants of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our humanitarian principles. WFP is an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to promoting diversity and gender balance.
The selection of candidates is made on a competitive basis.
WFP does not charge any application fees to candidates.
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