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FEWS NET, the Famine Early Warning Systems Network, is a leading provider of early warning and analysis on acute food insecurity. Created in 1985 by the US Agency for International Development (USAID) after devastating famines in East and West Africa, FEWS NET provides objective, evidence-based analysis to help government decision-makers and relief agencies plan for and respond to humanitarian cr...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ROLE The Kenya Supply Chain has developed a new Supply Chain strategy that will guide the country office over the next 5 five years. The strategy focuses on three main pillars: being the supply chain partner of choice; strengthening national systems; and maintaining leadership in emergencies. The Kenya Supply Chain will contribute to the dual mandate of the organizat...

JOB PURPOSE To provide support to policy and programme activities that effectively meet food assistance needs. KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive) Under the guidance of Head of Field Office (HoFo), the Head of Programmes will support in the planning, coordination, implementation and monitoring of all WFP supported project activities in the Field Office. Coordinate and consolidate field annua...

JOB PURPOSE To provide support to policy and programme activities that effectively meet food assistance needs. KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive) Under the guidance of Head of Field Office (HoFo), the Head of Programmes will support in the planning, coordination, implementation and monitoring of all WFP supported project activities in the Field Office. Coordinate and consolidate field annua...

JOB PURPOSE To provide support to policy and programme activities that effectively meet food assistance needs. KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive) Under the guidance of Head of Field Office (HoFo), the Head of Programmes will support in the planning, coordination, implementation and monitoring of all WFP supported project activities in the Field Office. Coordinate and consolidate field annua...

JOB PURPOSE To provide support to policy and programme activities that effectively meet food assistance needs. KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive) Under the guidance of Head of Field Office (HoFo), the Head of Programmes will support in the planning, coordination, implementation and monitoring of all WFP supported project activities in the Field Office. Coordinate and consolidate field annua...

JOB PURPOSE To provide support to policy and programme activities that effectively meet food assistance needs. KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive) Under the guidance of Head of Field Office (HoFo), the Head of Programmes will support in the planning, coordination, implementation and monitoring of all WFP supported project activities in the Field Office. Coordinate and consolidate field annua...

JOB PURPOSE The primary purpose of the position is to support the management of process/activity monitoring for all CSP activities, leading M&E process monitoring reporting while ensuring both data and reports are timely, complete, and of good quality. It is very critical that process monitoring generates evidence, documented as key findings and recommendations to inform activity implementation i...

JOB PURPOSE To provide support to policy and programme activities that effectively meet food assistance needs. The candidate will be seconded on behalf of the UN World Food Programme (WFP) to the National Council for Nomadic Education in Kenya (NACONEK) to advise Government on climate action in the context of school feeding and government's roadmap to scale up the national school feeding programm...

JOB PURPOSE This position will provide policy and programme support to effectively guide WFP Kenya's refugee operations towards effectively contributing to the shift from an encampment approach in hosting refugees to integrated and resilient settlements for both refugees and host communities to meet food assistance needs. The position will contribute broadly to efforts to align WFP operations to ...

JOB PURPOSE To provide support to nutrition programmes and activities to contribute to meeting the nutritional needs of WFP beneficiaries. KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive) Provide technical advice to the Area Office's team on programme and policy issues including assessment and analysis, activities, and transfer modalities for nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive programming in line...

JOB PURPOSE To provide efficient and safe transportation of authorized personnel and/or commodities. KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive) Provide transportation of authorized personnel including translation of basic conversations from/to the local language, and/or delivery of various items/commodities following authorized routing and UN safety and security rules and regulations to ensure safe...

JOB PURPOSE Develop engaging communications materials and identify innovative ways to actively involve Kenyans in WFP's 'changing lives to save lives' agenda. KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive, within delegated authority) People Management: Manage an efficient communications team. Maintain regular in-person briefings with team members and identify efficient ways to sha...

JOB PURPOSE This position will provide leadership in developing engineering solutions for climate food systems in the counties (including settlements) that host refugees in Kenya. The position will contribute to efforts to align WFP operations to the shift from encampment to integrated settlements, specifically, optimising food systems to enhance livelihoods. KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusi...

The World Food Programme is the food assistance branch of the United Nations and the world s largest humanitarian organization addressing hunger and promoting food security. ABOUT JOB The Kenya Supply Chain has developed a new Supply Chain strategy that will guide the country office over the next 5 five years. The strategy focuses on three main pillars: being the supply chain partner of choice; s...

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT (Cont.) WFP will leverage its long-standing relationships with the government, UN partners, NGOs, targeted communities, and county governments to implement this strategy through WFP initiatives, joint UN programs, and other collaborative efforts. Additionally, WFP will explore greater engagement with the private sector to increase investment in refugee-hosting areas. Recogn...

JOB PURPOSE To lead and manage a large 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, donors and other partners in the area to reinforce WFP's visibility. KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive...

JOB PURPOSE Coordinate activities on the ground related to WFP Kenya's work on Changing Lives, in line with WFP Kenya's Changing Lives Transformation Fund (CLTF) investment implementation, to ensure the effective delivery of a productive safety net for transitioning Kenyan communities and refugees covered under the Shirika Plan from dependence on humanitarian assistance to self-reliance, economic...

THE ROLE The current state of humanitarian response is characterized by more frequent natural disasters, including the potential global impacts of infectious disease outbreaks, and the increasingly protracted nature of the most severe conflict-driven crises. At the same time, states are more frequently relying on the capacity of their security and military services to support domestic civil prote...

JOB PURPOSE: As a Cash-based Transfers (CBT) Consultant, your role will help to save and change people's lives by supporting countries to deliver high-quality cash transfer programmes. You will do that using the most appropriate methods, putting people at the center, and implementing cost efficient and effective Cash Policy phases. To be successful in your role, you need to be able to think innov...

The World Food Programme is the food assistance branch of the United Nations and the world s largest humanitarian organization addressing hunger and promoting food security. ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT These roles are likely found in Headquarters (HQ), Regional Bureaux (RBs) or Country Offices (COs). Job holders are likely to report to the relevant Director or more senior programme post. Job holders a...

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.ORGANIZATIO...

. 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. ABOUT WFP The United...

The World Food Programme is the food assistance branch of the United Nations and the world s largest humanitarian organization addressing hunger and promoting food security. PURPOSE To effectively contribute to this transformation, WFP will focus on three pillars of collaboration with UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees), the government and other key partners. Firstly, WFP will t...