Project Coordinator, NukuAlofa Tonga The Kingdom

## Project Coordinator, Nuku'Alofa - Organization:WFP - World Food Programme - Office:WFP - World Food Programme in Nuku'Alofa DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS 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. 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. To learn more about WFP, visit our website: https://www.wfp.org and follow us on social media to keep up with our latest news: YouTube, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, TikTok. - WFP is a 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate. - WFP offers a highly inclusive, diverse, and multicultural working environment. - WFP invests in the personal & professional development of its employees through a range of training, accreditation, coaching, mentorship, and other programs as well as through internal mobility opportunities. - A career path in WFP provides an exciting opportunity to work across the various country, regional and global offices around the world, and with passionate colleagues who work tirelessly to ensure that effective humanitarian assistance reaches millions of people across the globe. - We offer an attractive compensation package (please refer to theTerms and Conditionssection of this vacancy announcement). The Project Coordinator in Tonga is responsible for supporting WFP to design, operationalize, and monitor and report on progress of a new time-bound WFP project. The function will require a generalized understanding of the diverse areas in which WFP will support (logistics, early warning, emergency telecommunications, shock responsive social protection, food security and nutrition). Beyond the generalized or specific technical knowledge, success will require the Project Coordinator has demonstrated skills in project management, the ability to coordinate with diverse stakeholders on diverse topics, demonstrated capacity to build relationships and to influence, the ability to identify and prioritize opportunities which align to WFP's mission, a proactive approach to risk management, a commitment to upholding WFP's principles and values, and strong organizational and oral and written skills to be able to track, report, and communicate effectively on progress. Ideally, Project Coordinators will already be familiar with the disaster management, food security, and social protection landscape of the Pacific islands, and the diverse stakeholders present; alternatively, the candidate should have a proven track record to of being able to quickly identify potential partners, gaps and opportunities, and to develop relationships relevant for the project. Specific note: In Tonga, the role will require strong expertise on government policy development, processes and financial flows; familiarity with technical areas of CBT, social protection and targeting, disaster risk financing and anticipatory action; and food security and nutrition to support policy guidance. CONTRACT TYPE:Consultancy DUTY STATION:Nuku?alofa, Tonga KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive) Under the coordination of the overall Project Manager in Fiji, and guided by technical functions in the WFP Multi-Country Office: - Act as first line / local representation of WFP in Tonga, to enable coordination and planning of activities. Where technical capacities are outposted on the same islands, ensure coordinated and coherent engagement and dialogue with local actors. - Coordinate (and when requested, lead) engagements between WFP technical units and Government ministries/departments to identify priority gaps and opportunities [including at community level / last mile], work with functions to design contextually relevant interventions, and support implementation of activities and lead the local monitoring / tracking of progress. - Build / maintain strong relationships with national actors linked to the project, to ensure readiness to receive / implement the project. Identify potential risks to readiness / absorption, and work with Project Manager and Technical Functions to put in place appropriate preparedness / risk mitigation measures. - Act as liaison for the Pacific Multi-Country Office in as relates to the development of partner agreements (with NGOs, UN, Government, other) to mitigate delays. - Under the guidance of the Pacific Project Manager, technical functions, and risk management, actively identify or and monitor potential risks related to the project which could delay timely, quality, assured outcomes. Ensure regular communication / escalation with Project Manager and technical functions. - Where requested, and where technical expertise of the Project Coordinator matches the project requirement, engage in the implementation of the project activities. (Eg: advising / supporting government on horizontal expansion of SRSP, beneficiary identity management, payment platforms and other cash transfer related functions, AA or DRF). - Participate in inter-agency discussions and related relevant coordination fora. - Identify where there could be further opportunities to advance inclusive, gender and disability responsive, and localized action within the areas of WFP's project (early warning, SRSP, disaster management, FSN, logistics) - and the relevant influential partners. - Maintain a tracking system of activities (assets, trainings, assessments, etc) planned and delivered to ensure proper tracking, monitoring and reporting on progress of the project - linked to outputs and outcomes for eventual project monitoring. - Maintain regular contact with the Pacific Multi-Country Office (project manager and technical functions) to update on progress of implementation, residual gaps / risks, support needs, or further opportunities. - In the event of a shock - act as first line WFP representation on the ground engaging with national counterparts, UN and NGO/RedCross partners; identify early opportunities where WFP can add value; support coordinated call forward of surge / assets / etc. QUALIFICATIONS & KEY REQUIREMENTS - Advanced University degree in International Affairs, Food Security, Social Science or other field of relevance to international development assistance, or First University degree with additional years of related work experience. - At least5 years of professional experience in the development or humanitarian/ development sector demonstrating high performance and leadership capacity; - Strong technical familiarity in at least one of the priority technical areas of the project (logistics/supply chain, disaster management, food security and nutrition, early warning, SRSP, AA, CBT, DRF); - Firsthand experience leading or supporting the design and implementation of disaster response; - Experience in advisory / enabling / capacity building of government and local actors in one or more areas covered by the project; - Proven capacity to identify, initiate and lead opportunities and innovation that strives for continuous improvements and leverages established partnerships; - Proven effective cognitive abilities, an