JOB PURPOSE AND REPORTING LINE
Tasked with addressing the vital food security needs of Northwest Syria's vulnerable groups, the Head of Programme and RAM will lead the WFP's strategic planning, informed by robust M&E and VAM, and oversee several initiatives including emergency responses and resilience programs, ensuring they align with the broader Peace-Humanitarian-Development nexus through focused risk management.
The position will be based in Mersin, Turkiye, and will report to the NWS Head of Area Office.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)
Strategic Development and Management
Coordination
STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education: Advanced university degree in Political Science, International Development, Development Economics, International Relations, Human Rights, Communications, or other relevant field, or first university degree with two additional years of related work experience and/or training/courses.
Experience: At least seven years of relevant work experience in a humanitarian organization with exposure to programme activities, emergency response, monitoring and evaluation, risk management, and identity management (IDM).
Language: Fluency (level C) in both oral and written communication in English. Working knowledge of Arabic and/or Turkish is desirable.
Knowledge & Skills:
The UNITED NATIONS WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME (WFP) is the world’s largest humanitarian organization working towards zero hunger by 2030, saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace, stability and prosperity for people recovering from conflict, disasters and the impact of climate change. Powered by the passion, dedication and professionalism of our 20,000 staff worldwide, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) works in over 80 countries to bring life-saving food to people displaced by conflict and made destitute by disasters, and help individuals and communities find life-changing solutions to the multiple challenges they face in building better futures. In 2020, WFP assisted 115.5 million people – the largest number since 2012. On any given day, WFP has 5,600 trucks, 30 ships and nearly 100 planes on the move, delivering food and other assistance to those in most need. Every year, we distribute more than 15 billion rations at an estimated average cost per ration of US$ 0.61. We work to enhance nutrition in women and children, support smallholder farmers in improving productivity and reducing losses, help countries and communities prepare for and cope with climate-related shocks, and boost human capital through school feeding programmes. In conflict situations, we bring relief to exhausted populations and use food assistance to build pathways to peace and stability. For its efforts to combat hunger, for its contribution to bettering conditions for peace in conflict-affected areas and for acting as a driving force in efforts to prevent the use of hunger as a weapon of war and conflict, WFP was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2020.
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