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Qualified female candidates and candidates with disabilities are highly encouraged to apply
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.
Despite positive economic growth and progress in poverty reduction, Tajikistan is still facing a challenging food security and nutrition situation. Recent economic challenges compounded by population growth have contributed to the reclassification of the country as low-income in 2018 while the COVID pandemic and the ongoing conflict in Ukraine has further increased household vulnerability. Malnutrition rates remain the highest in Central Asia, and the number of undernourished has remained stagnant. Tajikistan faces different environmental challenges, including environmental and soil degradation and poor natural resource management. Additionally, Tajikistan is extremely vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, which has further exacerbated food security and livelihoods of vulnerable communities. Given the above, the government has identified food security and access to quality nutrition as one of its development priorities.
WFP is currently operating under the Tajikistan Country Strategic Plan 2023 – 2026, which is operating in tandem with the new UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) covering the same period. By means of the CSP, WFP is undertaking a strategic shift from direct implementation to enabling and strengthening capacities of national and sub-national institutions to deliver on their food security and nutrition priorities. WFP activities support the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 2 (Zero Hunger) and 17 (Partnerships for the Goals). The geographic scope of WFP Tajikistan operations encompasses the entirety of the country. In addition to the country office in Dushanbe, WFP has field offices located in Bokhtar, Gharm, Khorog, and Khujand to oversee operations in those specific regions.
The current focus of the resilience building portfolio is with the four-year project “Building Climate Resilience of Vulnerable and Food Insecure Communities through Capacity Strengthening and Livelihood Diversification in Mountainous Regions of Tajikistan”, supported by the Green Climate Fund (GCF). The project takes a transformative approach to ensure food security by supporting climate vulnerable communities and national actors through capacity strengthening and awareness raising for enhanced rural resilience through diversification of livelihoods and improved market access.
While the GCF project will remain an important portfolio, WFP intends to scale-up its climate change adaptation and resilience building (CCARB) portfolio by broadening its reach to include more food-
insecure and vulnerable populations in urban and rural areas with improved climate-resilient and nutrition-sensitive agri-food value chains. This will be achieved through an integrated, participatory approach that includes the provision of climate information services, capacity strengthening, food systems and value chain development, sustainable natural resources management and climate-resilient agriculture and forestry, and ecosystem-based approaches. Collaborating with smallholder farmers and leading innovative endeavours to combatting hunger through innovative methodologies and technological solutions that respect local traditions and knowledge will be central to the new strategy.
WFP also prioritizes linkages between its resilience building work with emergency planning and response, including disaster risk reduction and mitigation and responses to socioeconomic crises. Through applying the principles of the triple nexus (i.e., the humanitarian, development, peace nexus) and concentrating on early warning, the CCARB portfolio also includes shock responsive social protection and building back better.
JOB TITLE:
Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience Building Coordinator
TYPE OF CONTRACT:
International Consultancy II
UNIT/DIVISION:
Programme
DUTY STATION (City, Country):
Dushanbe, Tajikistan
DURATION: 11 months
ENTRY ON DUTY: May 2024
To serve as activity manager through leading the coordination, implementation, and review of all CCARB initiatives for WFP Tajikistan, including but not limited to GCF, food/cash assistance for assets creation projects, and food systems projects such as homegrown school feeding and smallholder agricultural market support. Livelihood activities that support that support the triple nexus will be prioritized through innovative approaches respecting indigenous knowledge.
Reporting directly to the Head of Programme and with the overall guidance of the WFP Tajikistan Deputy Country Director, the incumbent is expected to perform the following duties and responsibilities:
External Cooperation
Team Management
Capacity Development
Implementation and Coordination
Develop a standard operating procedures package, inclusive of guidance on potential partner roster methodology; approaches to planning, implementing, monitoring, and reporting of all CCARB projects; and evaluating mid-term and final performance of all CCARB partners;
Cross-Cutting
Experience:
levels, ensuring deliverables are met within appropriate time and quality;
Education:
Language:
Fluency (level C) in written and spoken English. Proficiency in Russian or Tajik is desirable.
All application should be submitted no later than Tuesday 9th April 2024.
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
Qualified female applicants and candidates with disabilities are highly encouraged to apply
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.
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