The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) seeks candidates of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our humanitarian principles.
Selection of staff is made on a competitive basis, and we are committed to promoting diversity and gender balance. WFP is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all its employees and encourages qualified candidates to apply irrespective of race, colour, national origin, ethnic or social background, genetic information, gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, HIV status, physical or mental disability.
TÍTULO DEL CARGO: | Head Of Field Office |
UNIDAD: |
Support Services |
LUGAR DE TRABAJO: |
Riohacha |
DURACIÓN DEL CONTRATO: |
un (1) año, prorrogable |
MODALIDAD CONTRACTUAL: | Fixed Term (FT) |
NIVEL: |
NOC |
ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT:
These roles are found in the Field Offices. Job holders report typically report to the Head of Area Office, or the Country/Deputy Country Director.
JOB PURPOSE:
to lead and manage a WFP Field Office to ensure the effective and efficient management of human and financial resources and delivery of WFP programs and activities. A large emphasis is placed upon building and maintaining relationships with local governments, UN agencies and other partners in the area to reinforce WFP’s visibility.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive, within delegated authority):
WFP LEADERSHIP FRAMEWORK: COMMON STANDARDS OF BEHAVIOUR
Leads by Example with Integrity |
Upholds WFP values, principles, and standards
Demonstrates and encourages others to uphold the WFP values, principles and standards |
Respects others and values diversity
Values diversity using respectful and inclusive language, and encourages others to do the same |
Stays focused and calm under pressure
Stays focused and calm when under pressure, encourages others to do the same, and offers guidance and support to manage difficult situations |
Demonstrates humility and a willingness to learn
Demonstrates humility and a willingness to learn and share knowledge, frequently seeking and acting on feedback, and pursuing opportunities to develop |
Drives Results and Delivers on
Commitments |
Delivers results for maximum impact
Identifies and aligns objectives to the required outcomes, holding self and/or others accountable for the delivery of results for maximum impact |
Delegates appropriately
Delegates responsibly and provides appropriate support empowering others to deliver results |
Adapts readily to change
Responds readily to change in different contexts and adapts accordingly |
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Fosters Inclusive and Collaborative | Is inclusive and collaborative
Promotes inclusive teamwork and psychological safety by encouraging colleagues to collaborate by sharing ideas and openly raising issues |
Gives timely and constructive feedback
Supports development for others by giving timely and constructive feedback |
Builds and shares new perspectives
Seeks out, trusts and listens attentively to diverse views to capture, learn, build and share new perspectives |
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Applies Strategic
Thinking |
Communicates and
fulfils WFP’s vision
Communicates and fulfils WFP’s vision and operational outcomes to deliver meaningful solutions |
Embraces curiosity and new ways of doing things
Demonstrates curiosity, designs and implements new ways of doing things when relevant |
Analyses and evaluates data
Gathers data and different perspectives, shares knowledge and uses evidence to inform decision making |
Considers the impact of decisions
Implements decisions, considering the risks and implications of actions for teams, projects and other initiatives |
Builds and
Maintains Sustainable Partnerships |
Builds partnerships
Initiates and builds partnerships by identifying and promoting opportunities for mutual areas of interest and benefit |
Collaborates to deliver common objectives
Collaborates with partners to deliver common objectives by sharing information and cocreating innovative solutions with beneficiaries when appropriate |
FUNCTIONAL CAPABILITIES:
Capability Name | Description of the behaviour expected for the proficiency level |
Strategy & Planning | Applies strong understanding of key national and international socio-political issues and the complexity and range of WFP programmes to plan and oversee implementation of programmes in area of responsibility, coordinating and monitoring to ensure effective fulfilment of the area’s needs. |
Operations | Utilises strong understanding of programme and logistics activities to direct efficient and effective implementation and builds proposals for improvements in operations.
Has broad understanding of contextual factors to proactively identify any issues with delivery of food aid and food assistance. |
Resource | Applies expert interpersonal skills to build strategic relationships with partners which support fundraising. Leverages understanding of WFP financials and fundraising efforts to contribute to the establishment of the relevant area’s budget, and directs delivery against overall resource needs, aligning staffing, budgets and other resources with mission critical operations. |
Diplomacy | Applies negotiation, networking and diplomacy skills to develop, nurture and sustain mutually beneficial external partnerships with local government authorities, international and local NGOs, civil societies, UN agencies, donors, beneficiaries and other partners/ media engaged in the field of food security, to improve assistance packages.
Collaborates with governments and other partners to identify opportunities for food assistance programmes in-line with WFP’s strategic aims locally, and negotiates the optimal approach to delivery against these. |
People Management | N/A |
EXPERIENCES FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROLE:
STANDARD MINIMUM ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: | Advanced University degree in Economics, International Development, Social Sciences or other related field, or First University degree with additional three (3) years of related work experience and/or training/courses. |
Language: | Fluency (level C) in English and Spanish language. |
For this vacancy, only applications of candidates with Colombian nationality that comply with all the requirements established in the job profile, will be taken into consideration. Applications using P11 format are encouraged, and it may be found by typing “Fomato P11” in the search engine of your preference. Download it, fill it out, sign it and attach it to your application.
All employment decisions are made on the basis of organizational needs, job requirements, merit, and individual qualifications. WFP is committed to providing an inclusive work environment free of sexual exploitation and abuse, all forms of discrimination, any kind of harassment, sexual harassment, and abuse of authority. Therefore, all selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks and all employment applications will be treated with the strictest confidentiality.
Please visit the following website for more information on the work that WFP does (http://www.wfp.org)