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SAVING LIVES. CHANGING LIVES.

BEGIN YOUR HUMANITARIAN JOURNEY WITH WFP.

The World Food Programme, Kenya Country Office based in Nairobi is looking for vibrant, innovative, and multi-talented students.

An internship at WFP is a great opportunity to acquire practical work experience while contributing to the goal of reaching Zero Hunger

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, color, national origin, ethnic or social background, genetic information, gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, HIV status, physical or mental disability.

WFP does not charge a fee for any of the stages throughout the recruitment & selection process.

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.

The Internship Programme is a learning opportunity aimed at attracting young and talented candidates. The programme will provide the successful candidates with the opportunity to put into practice and implement their learned and academic knowledge in a field related to the work of WFP. This will promote better understanding of WFP Kenya mandate and programmes. Similarly, the programme will provide WFP with qualified individuals specializing in relevant fields in line with WFP’s Strategic Objectives and the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

WFP’s activities include food assistance for relief, school feeding, safety nets, nutrition, and food assistance for assets creation through provision of in-kind and cash-based transfers. You will be part of an efficient and dynamic team that effectively support in the implementation of WFP’s country strategic plan for Kenya.

JOB PURPOSE

The Nutrition Unit sits within the Programme Support Unit (PSU) where it provides technical support relating to nutrition to the outcome areas. WFP Kenya launched its Country Strategic Plan (2023-2027) in July 2023. Nutrition has been integrated across the strategic outcome areas. Under strategic outcome one, the focus is on emergency contexts in Kenya having equitable access to adequate, safe, nutritious food, and inclusive, gender-responsive, nutrition-sensitive pathways to self-reliance. Strategic outcome two considers support to food insecure and nutritionally vulnerable populations to benefit from more nutrition-sensitive value chains that expand dietary diversity and healthy diets.

Strategic outcome three focuses on capacity-strengthening support to national and county institutions and partners for Kenya’s inclusive, nutrition-sensitive, shock-responsive social safety nets and social protection systems and programmes to strengthen Kenya’s adaptive capacity to prepare for and respond to shocks.

The unit works on the following areas:

• Providing technical advice to the Country Office and Area Offices on programme and policy issues, including assessment and analysis, activities, and transfer modalities for nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive programming in line with WFP standards and processes.
• Programme design and implementation of nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive interventions as well as proposal writing for resource mobilization efforts.
• Design, implement, and analyse assessments in collaboration with VAM and M&E units at the country office level. Assess the food and nutrient gap to identify multisectoral opportunities and entry points that contribute to improving the nutrition situation for households.
• Managing partnerships, including inter-agency collaboration, to ensure a robust multisectoral response to nutrition in both emergency and non-emergency settings.
• Develops and implements social behaviour change communication activities for nutrition in the country office.
• Track and analyze data to provide input into reporting activities and contribute to the review of annual country reports.
• Emergency preparedness actions, providing technical recommendations on contingency planning, risk analysis, and early warning related to nutrition risks.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

Under the overall supervision of the Head of Nutrition, the incumbent will perform the following duties: –

• Support developing and implementing nutrition-specific and sensitive activities and monitoring processes per the CSP.
• Respond to routine queries with readily available support by senior staff and escalate where appropriate to provide a timely and accurate response to inquiries.
• Conduct field visits to project sites to monitor the implementation of projects and support with the preparations and conducting of mission visits to project sites by senior WFP officers or donors.
• Assisted in preparing nutrition-related reports and data analysis and ensuring deliverables adhered to WFP corporate standards and quality controls.
• Contribute to the writing of reports and funding proposals/concepts notes.
• Accompany WFP officials in nutrition-related partners’ meetings, workshops, etc., among other things.
• Perform other related duties as required.

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Education : Recent graduate with a Bachelors degree in the field of Human Nutrition, Dietetics, Public Health Nutrition, Sociology and Social Work, Programme Management in Humanitarian Settings within the last 6 months.

• Language : Fluency in written and spoken English.

SUCCESS CRITERIA

• Displaying integrity to help build stronger connections with other staff and partners towards strengthening partnerships.
• Display teamwork and the ability to collaborate and build rapport with other staff toward reaching key result areas outlined in the CSP.

DELIVERALBES / OUTPUTS

• Internship goal and objectives within one month of onboarding.
• Internship report at the end of the internship program.
• Internship case study of a nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive intervention by the end of the internship program.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

• Interns receive a monthly stipend from WFP depending on the duty station of assignment.
• WFP is not responsible for living expenses, arrangements for accommodation, necessary visas and related costs.
• WFP will recognize candidates’ educational credentials from recognized institutions that have been certified by competent international or national authorities such as the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) or Ministries of Education.
• The internship duration is 8 months, full-time.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

• The deadline for receiving applications for this position is 29 April 2024
• Applications for this position will close at 11:59 p.m. (East African Time) on the deadline date.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.
• WFP embraces diversity and equal opportunity. We are committed to building a team that celebrates diversity and inclusivity in all ways.
• Employment is decided on the basis of competitive selection, qualifications and merit.

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All employment decisions are made on the basis of organizational needs, job requirements, merit, and individual qualifications. WFP is committed to providing an inclusive work environment free of sexual exploitation and abuse, all forms of discrimination, any kind of harassment, sexual harassment, and abuse of authority. Therefore, all selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

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.