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Selection of staff is made on a competitive basis, and we are committed to promoting diversity and gender balance.
ABOUT WFP
ABOUT WFP
The United Nations World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide. The mission of WFP is to end global hunger. 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.
In emergencies, WFP gets food to where it is needed, saving the lives of victims of war, civil conflict and natural disasters. After an emergency, WFP uses food to help communities rebuild their shattered lives. Present in nearly 80 countries, the organization has the global footprint, deep field presence and local knowledge and relationships necessary to provide access to nutritious food and contribute to the lasting solutions, especially in many of the world’s most remote and fragile areas.
We manage an operating budget of approximately $5.9 billion each year, distributing 12.6 billion rations to those most in need. We reach an average of 80 million people with food assistance in around 80 countries each year.
For more on WFP and what we do, please go to http://www.wfp.org/videos/zero-hunger
WFP IN NAMIBIA
In Namibia, WFP provides technical assistance to enhance the Government’s capacity to manage and implement emergency relief programmes, urban food assistance programmes, including technical advice on supply chain management and the creation of a unified national system for beneficiary identification and registration, to avoid possible gaps or overlaps. WFP assistance is provided though the Country Strategic plan (2017-2022). This country strategic plan is aligned with the Government’s priorities, focusing on enhanced upper-tier technical assistance and knowledge transfer that is demand-driven and directed towards two strategic outcomes:
- Strategic outcome 1: Vulnerable populations in Namibia are enabled to meet their food and nutrition needs throughout the year.
- Strategic outcome 2: Government policy dialogue and programme design in Namibia are informed by enhanced evidence and knowledge of hunger issues throughout the National Development Plan 5 period.
The country strategic plan consolidates WFP’s role as a technical partner to the Government of Namibia with a view to facilitating the development and transfer of knowledge and maintaining capacities to supplement government food security and nutrition programmes
JOB PURPOSE
WFP Namibia Country office is looking for an experienced consultant in capacity strengthening to participate in the evaluation of the Namibia National School Feeding Programme (NSFP). The evaluation is jointly commissioned by the Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture and the UN World Food Programme in Namibia and will cover the period June 2012 to May 2018. The evaluation coincides with the completion of 5-year school feeding roadmap (2012-2017) and the completion of the current Technical Assistance (TA) agreement between WFP and the MoEAC that ended on 31 May 2018. It is also aligned with the start of the implementation of the WFP Namibia Country Strategic Plan (CSP 2017-2022). The 2012-2017 School feeding roadmap articulates key action areas to be under-taken by various stakeholders to strengthen the implementation of the Namibian School Feeding Programme (NSFP). The NSFP is fully funded by the Government of Namibia and is implemented in all 14 regions of the country and currently reaches over 330,000 learners (boys and girls) in 1,400 public primary schools.
The purpose of these TOR is to provide the capacity strengthening evaluator with a clear outline of his/her role in the evaluation process and the expected deliverables. The TOR for the evaluation provides comprehensive information about the evaluation and the overall approach.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)
Under the direct supervision of the Evaluation Team leader, the evaluator will:
- Contribute to the design of the evaluation approach and methodology
- Implement the evaluation from inception up to dissemination, focusing on capacity strengthening aspects of the evaluation
- Draft inception report inputs using the WFP template and submit to the evaluation team leader for consolidation
- Revise the inception report based on feedback from the Quality Support Service (QS) to produce 2nd draft;
- Finalise the inception report based on comments from stakeholders
- Participate in the field work (data collection) as per the design of the evaluation in the inception report
- Participate in the debriefing of stakeholders on preliminary findings at the end of the field work
- Draft evaluation report inputs using the WFP template and submit to the leader for consolidation
- Revise the evaluation report based on feedback from quality support services to produce draft 2 which will be circulated to stakeholders for comments
- Finalise the evaluation report
STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education:
- University degree in any relevant social sciences.
Language: Fluency in written and verbal English language.
4Ps CORE ORGANISATIONAL CAPABILITIES
Purpose
- Understand and communicate the Strategic Objectives: Utilizes understanding of WFP’s Strategic Objectives to communicate linkages to team objectives and work.
- Be a force for positive change: Proactively identifies and develops new methods or improvements for self and immediate team to address work challenges within own work area.
- Make the mission inspiring to our team: Identifies opportunities to further align individual contributions with WFP’s mission of making an impact on local communities.
- Make our mission visible in everyday actions: Helps colleagues to see the link between their individual tasks and the contributions of their unit’s goals to the broader context of WFP’s mission.
People
- Look for ways to strengthen people’s skills: Is able to identify, support and encourage focused on-the-job learning opportunities to address gaps between current skillsets and needed future skillsets for WFP.
- Create an inclusive culture: Recognizes the contributions of teammates, and encourages contributions from culturally different team mates to recognise the value of diversity above and beyond just including it in programming for beneficiaries.
- Be a coach & provide constructive feedback: Provides and solicits ongoing constructive feedback on strengths and development opportunities to help develop individual skills, whilst also helping others identify areas for improvement.
- Create an ‘I will’/’We will’ spirit: Sets clear targets for self and others to focus team efforts in ambiguous situations (e.g., unprecedented issues and/or scenarios).
Performance
- Encourage innovation & creative solutions: Thinks beyond team’s conventional approaches to formulate creative methods for delivering food aid and assistance to beneficiaries.
- Focus on getting results: Maintains focus on achieving individual results in the face of obstacles such as volatile or fragile environments and/or organizational roadblocks.
- Make commitments and make good on commitments: Takes personal accountability for upholding and delivering upon team’s commitments and provides assurance to stakeholders.
- Be Decisive: Demonstrates ability to adjust to team’s plans and priorities to optimize outcomes in light of evolving directives, while also responding quickly in high-pressure environments, such as in emergency settings.
Partnership
- Connect and share across WFP units: Demonstrates an understanding of when and how to tactfully engage other units in conversations on impact, timing, or planning.
- Build strong external partnerships: Networks regularly with key external partners using formal and informal opportunities to understand each partner’s unique value proposition, and to build and strengthen relationships.
- Be politically agile & adaptable: Demonstrates ability to adapt engagement approach in the context of evolving partner circumstances and expectations.
- Be clear about the value WFP brings to partnerships: Demonstrates ability to articulate to internal and external audiences the value that individual contributions and immediate teams bring to partnerships.
DESIRED EXPERIENCES FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROLE
- At least 10 years of relevant working experience;
- Experience in assessments and evaluations of social development programmes;
- Experience in working with UN agencies, Government, National and International NGOs, private sector or any other relevant entity;
- Experience in evaluating programmes targeted at capacity development or with strong components of capacity development;
- Experience evaluating programmes that have strong Government ownership/involvement in design and implementation;
FUNCTIONAL CAPABILITIES
Capability Name
Description of the behaviour expected for the proficiency level
Strategic Management
Applies understanding of humanitarian and development actions in different contexts
and understanding of monitoring requirements and/or the evaluation mandate to
identify and recommend improvements to WFP’s guidance, systems, and tools for
monitoring and/or evaluation.
Performance Management
Demonstrates thorough understanding of WFP’s performance management system
and ability to manage resources and relationships to lead monitoring actions or deliver
complex evaluations (including joint & inter-agency) of a variety of WFP programmes,
processes or policies to WFP monitoring and/or evaluation quality standards.
Qualitative/Quantitative
Methodology
Applies in-depth understanding of developing practice in analytical approaches,
methods and tools for an appropriate mix to deliver quality monitoring results or
complex evaluations on diverse topics relevant to WFP’s strategic and operational
results frameworks.
Technical Communication
Able to tailor and synthesize evaluation evidence and engage diverse internal and
external stakeholders proactively in appropriate ways to maximize learning and use of
evaluation concepts and evidence for improving WFP programme performance.
Analysis
Demonstrates consistent ability to assess the relevance and quality of evidence from
a wide range of WFP and external sources and to deepen independent and balanced
analysis of complex internal and external drivers of WFP performance in the wider
geo-political and policy environment.
OTHER SPECIFIC JOB REQUIREMENTS
- Understanding of National development planning and programming processes including National Development planning;
- Understanding the concepts and implementation of decentralisation of services in a developing country context;
- Knowledge of different evaluation design approaches and methodologies;
- Good written and oral communication skills;
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
this position is for a total of 50 days.
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS
31 October 2018 .
Female applicants and qualified applicants from developing countries are especially encouraged to apply
WFP has zero tolerance for discrimination and does not discriminate on the basis of HIV/AIDS status.
No appointment under any kind of contract will be offered to members of the UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ), International Civil Service Commission (ICSC), FAO Finance Committee, WFP External Auditor, WFP Audit Committee, Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) and other similar bodies within the United Nations system with oversight responsibilities over WFP, both during their service and within three years of ceasing that service.
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