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This vacancy is open to Iranian nationals only

WFP celebrates and embraces diversity. It 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 or disability.

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ABOUT WFP

The United Nations World Food Programme is the world's largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide.  The mission of WFP is to help the world achieve Zero Hunger in our lifetimes.  Every day, WFP works worldwide to ensure that no child goes to bed hungry and that the poorest and most vulnerable, particularly women and children, can access the nutritious food they need.

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT

The World Food Programme, the leading humanitarian organization fighting hunger worldwide and the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate reopened offices in Iran in 1987. Since then, the organization has played a crucial role in supporting Afghan and Iraqi asylum seekers residing in the country. Iran currently hosts one of the world’s largest and protracted urban refugee situations in the world.

WFP Iran country office supports 31,000 most vulnerable refugees residing in 20 settlements in 13 provinces in Iran through providing food assistance (in-kind and cash); school snacks to boys and girls at primary and junior high schools, incentive for girls education at primary and junior high schools and capacity strengthening activities to improve livelihoods and food security of the most vulnerable refugees in settlements.

Although WFP’s intervention in Iran is focused mainly on assisting refugees, the organization has the operational capacity to support the Government and people of Iran in an emergency response should the need be felt in case of a major natural disaster that would exacerbate the capacity of the Government to respond.

Job holders at this level are responsible for completion of a range of procurement processes and activities requiring some interpretation of standard guidelines/practices. Job holders are able to recommend straightforward courses of action to staff, and may allocate tasks and technically support other staff.

The job holders typically report to a Programme Policy Officer or the designate.

At this level, job holders are responsible for the completion of a range of specialized and/or standardized processes and activities requiring some interpretation of standard guidelines and practices. Job holders are able to recommend a course of action to staff at various levels and may allocate tasks to other support staff. They work under minimum supervision, perform basic analyses and compile reports to support information consistency and smooth implementation of programmes/projects.

JOB PURPOSE

To perform specialized and/or standardized policy and programme-related processes and activities to support the effective delivery of assistance packages.  

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

1. Perform specialized and/or standardised processes and activities within the specific technical area of work supporting alignment with wider programme policies and guidelines.
2. Provide project management and/or general office support following established targets and WFP’s policies and procedures.
3. Within the specific area of responsibility, compile data and support analysis and preparation of reports (e.g. food assistance needs, resource utilization, programme status, performance) in order to support operational decision-making.
4. Perform accurate, timely recording of data within the specific technical area of work (e.g. food security and vulnerability assessments) following corporate standards and guidelines.
5. Work and exchange information with internal counterparts to support effective collaboration, implementation and monitoring of ongoing project activities.
6. Support communication and activities with local partners, agencies, NGOs and government institutions.
7. Act as a point of contact for resolution of general operational queries requesting assistance where necessary.  
8. Follow standard emergency preparedness practices to ensure WFP is able to quickly respond and deploy needed resources to affected areas at the onset of the crisis.

FUNCTIONAL CAPABILITIES

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education: post-secondary certificate (preferably in the related functional area)
Language: Fluency in both oral and written communication in English and Farsi

DESIRED EXPERIENCES FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROLE

• Has facilitated communication with technical teams (i.e. nutrition, VAM, etc.).
• Has contributed to implementation of programmes.
• Has observed or assisted with policy discussions.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

JOB TITLE: PROGRAMME ASSISTANT
TYPE & LEVEL OF CONTRACT: FIXED-TERM/G5
DURATION & START DATE: 1 YEAR - RENEWABLE
DUTY STATION (CITY, COUNTRY): TEHRAN, IRAN
REPORTS TO: HEAD OF PROGRAMME UNIT

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

Interested candidates are invited to apply online not later than Tuesday, 19 September 2023. 

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WFP has a zero-tolerance approach to conduct such as fraud, sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to WFP’s standards of conduct and will therefore undergo rigorous background verification internally or through third parties. Selected candidates will also be required to provide additional information as part of the verification exercise. Misrepresentation of information provided during the recruitment process may lead to disqualification or termination of employment

WFP will not request payment at any stage of the recruitment process including at the offer stage. Any requests for payment should be refused and reported to local law enforcement authorities for appropriate action.