Programme Associate

Job Description

Title: Programme Associate

Company Name: United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)

Vacancy: 01

Location: Dhaka

Minimum Salary: Negotiable

Experience:
∎ At least 6 years
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s):Development Agency

Published: 7 May 2025

Education:
∎ Bachelor/Honors
∎ Completion of a University Degree (Bachelors) in Nutrition, Social Sciences, International Development, Public Health etc.

Requirements:

Additional Requirements:
∎ Strong analytical and report writing skills.
∎ Project management and time management capabilities.
∎ Excellent facilitation, interpersonal, and communication skills.
∎ Experience coordinating with diverse stakeholders including government, UN, and partners.
∎ Ability to adapt and respond flexibly to dynamic and evolving priorities.
∎ Team player with the ability to multitask and manage competing deadlines.
∎ Has experience of supervising or implementation of the nutrition or social science research
∎ Has experience of the implementation of food security or nutrition programmes.
∎ Prior experience with government or UN agencies in public health, nutrition, or development sectors.
∎ Has experience of capacity strengthening, e.g., training facilitation, on-the-job training, and technical supervision of partners' staff and/or government counterparts.
∎ Has working experience with the government counterpart, especially the nutrition-related ministries or departments
∎ Has demonstrated use of excellent professional English report writing.
∎ Experience: Total 6 (six) years of experience preferably in related programme.
∎ Language: Fluency in spoken and written both in English and Bangla language.
∎ DESIRED EXPERIENCES FOR THE ROLE:
∎ Strong analytical and report writing skills.
∎ Project management and time management capabilities.
∎ Excellent facilitation, interpersonal, and communication skills.
∎ Experience coordinating with diverse stakeholders including government, UN, and partners.
∎ Ability to adapt and respond flexibly to dynamic and evolving priorities.
∎ Team player with the ability to multitask and manage competing deadlines.
∎ Has experience of supervising or implementation of the nutrition or social science research
∎ Has experience of the implementation of food security or nutrition programmes.
∎ Prior experience with government or UN agencies in public health, nutrition, or development sectors.
∎ Has experience of capacity strengthening, e.g., training facilitation, on-the-job training, and technical supervision of partners' staff and/or government counterparts.
∎ Has working experience with the government counterpart, especially the nutrition-related ministries or departments
∎ Has demonstrated use of excellent professional English report writing.

Responsibilities & Context:
∎ Provide technical and operational support for the implementation of nutrition-specific and sensitive programmes, particularly focused on evidence generation under JUNIPR.
∎ Support planning, coordination, and implementation of research initiatives, assessments, pilots, and proof-of-concept activities.
∎ Assist in data analysis, synthesis of findings, and preparation of reports, policy briefs, and knowledge products.
∎ Coordinate with RAM, and other units, as well as external stakeholders including UN agencies and government.
∎ Support project management including work plans, budgets, procurement, and administrative follow-up.
∎ Participate in the review of partner proposals, budgets, and reports and contribute to partnership agreements and processes.
∎ Organize and facilitate training sessions, learning events, and knowledge exchange with partners and counterparts.
∎ Manage documentation and dissemination of good practices and lessons learned.
∎ Monitor expenditures, financial reports, and donor reporting per approved work plans.
∎ Act as focal point for operational issue resolution related to assigned tasks.
∎ ABOUT WFP
∎ The World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian organization 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.
∎ At WFP, people are at the heart of everything we do and the vision of the future WFP workforce is one of diverse, committed, skilled, and high performing teams, selected on merit, operating in a healthy and inclusive work environment, living WFP's values (Integrity, Collaboration, Commitment, Humanity, and Inclusion) and working with partners to save and change the lives of those WFP serves.
∎ Grade: SC6
∎ Type of contract: Service Contract
∎ Duration: 12 Months
∎ This vacancy announcement is for only Bangladeshi Nationals.
∎ The Programme Associate for Nutrition will provide specialized technical and coordination support to nutrition evidence generation activities, including the design and implementation of assessments, pilots, and operational research under the Joint UN Initiative on Prevention (JUNIPR). S/he is expected to demonstrate responsibility and initiative to respond independently to various queries relating to country capacity strengthening and research initiatives. The role requires use of judgment in addressing operational challenges and coordinating resources effectively.
∎ Under the overall supervision of the Head of Nutrition, the Programme Associate (SC6) shall report directly to the Programme Policy Officer, Nutrition, at the country office.
∎ KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
∎ Provide technical and operational support for the implementation of nutrition-specific and sensitive programmes, particularly focused on evidence generation under JUNIPR.
∎ Support planning, coordination, and implementation of research initiatives, assessments, pilots, and proof-of-concept activities.
∎ Assist in data analysis, synthesis of findings, and preparation of reports, policy briefs, and knowledge products.
∎ Coordinate with RAM, and other units, as well as external stakeholders including UN agencies and government.
∎ Support project management including work plans, budgets, procurement, and administrative follow-up.
∎ Participate in the review of partner proposals, budgets, and reports and contribute to partnership agreements and processes.
∎ Organize and facilitate training sessions, learning events, and knowledge exchange with partners and counterparts.
∎ Manage documentation and dissemination of good practices and lessons learned.
∎ Monitor expenditures, financial reports, and donor reporting per approved work plans.
∎ Act as focal point for operational issue resolution related to assigned tasks.

Skills & Expertise:

Workplace:
∎ Work at office

Employment Status: Contractual

Job Location: Dhaka

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Company Information:
∎ United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)
∎ UN Offices, IDB Bhaban, E/8-A, Rokeya Sharani, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh, GPO Box 2488, Dhaka-1000

Address::
∎ UN Offices, IDB Bhaban, E/8-A, Rokeya Sharani, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh, GPO Box 2488, Dhaka-1000

Read Before Apply: Please apply only who are fulfilling all the requirements of this job

Application Deadline: 20 May 2025

Category: NGO/Development