Emergency Response Roster - Food Assistance & Non-Food Item(NFI) Advisor
for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. We need to parse the posting.
The posting includes:
- Intro about organization (maybe About the role? Actually "About the role" could be description of role). We have "Employee Contract Type International Assignment - Fixed Term (Fixed Term)" and "Country location to be determined based on response." Also "Please submit your Cover Letter and CV in English." That's application instruction; we should remove application instructions.
- Then description: "Children’s lives can change..." etc. That's about the role.
- Then "Here's Where You Come In As a Food Assistance & Non-Food Item (NFI) Advisor you will be responsible for strategic leadership and management of all actions/activities related to the food assistance and non-food items (NFI) portfolio establish within the Response, including a multi-disciplinary project team."
- Then "Key Responsibilities" with bullet-like paragraphs.
We need to extract responsibilities as list items.
Then "Knowledge, Skill And Experience Required" includes education, training, etc. That's qualifications/skills.
Then "Required Professional Experience" etc.
Then "Preferred Experience, Knowledge And/or Other Qualifications"
Then "Required travel and/or work environment accommodations"
Then "Applicant Types Accepted Local and International Applicants (IA's) Accepted"
We need to decide sections: About the role (intro), Responsibilities, Requirements (maybe combine Knowledge, Skill And Experience Required + Required Professional Experience?), Qualifications (maybe Preferred?), Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule.
We have no explicit Benefits, Pay, Schedule info. There's mention of work hours often >12 hours per day during difficult periods, travel required, work/housing environment may be below standards. That's about work environment, not benefits/pay/schedule. No explicit pay or benefits. So we should not create Pay/Benefits/Schedule sections because they are not stated.
We can have sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements (maybe combine knowledge/skill/experience and required professional experience), Qualifications (preferred), Skills (maybe separate?), but we need to avoid thin sections. Could combine Requirements and Qualifications into one "Requirements" section with subpoints? But spec says use headings for those categories; we can include multiple headings if they have substantive content.
We need to preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep details.
We'll produce:
About the role
... (intro paragraph about organization and role)
Responsibilities
- ... ...
Requirements
Education, training, license, registration, and/or Certification: Technical diploma or university degree preferably in project management, social work, food security and livelihoods, community development or related fields. Master's degree preferred. Demonstrated 4-5 years of experience in food security programmes preferably with an International NGO in same capacity; and a minimum of 3-year experience on Food Assistance and NFI programming. Excellent team player. Practical knowledge of food security and livelihoods strategies. Familiarity with international codes of conduct. Strong computer skills, specifically Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint etc.). Experience in contextual analysis, quantitative and qualitative researches and other assessment tools. Excellent facilitation skills. Excellent communication skills. Must have strong analytical, problem solving and organizational skills with an attention to detail. Must be able to work effectively with a diverse team. Requires the ability to work under pressure and on multiple tasks. Creative problem‑solving. HEAT Training.
But we also have "Required Professional Experience" etc. Could combine into same Requirements section. Better to separate: "Required Experience" maybe as part of Requirements. But spec only lists certain headings; we can use "Requirements" for all mandatory requirements, and "Qualifications" for preferred. Thus:Requirements
... (all mandatory: education, experience, skills, HEAT training, etc.)
Qualifications
... (preferred: good understanding on food/commodity management systems, extensive experience in supervising staff and conducting capacity building workshops, in-depth working knowledge of computer softwares like Commodity Tracking System, Microsoft excel, words, and power point, ability to achieve personal integrity and trustworthiness, ability to solve problems and effectively multi-task with good results)
Also we have "Required travel and/or work environment accommodations" which could be part of Requirements or maybe a separate section like "Work Conditions". Not in list; but we could incorporate into Requirements as a paragraph. "Applicant Types Accepted Local and International Applicants (IA's) Accepted" could be a short note; maybe include in Requirements as a note. We must not include boilerplate like EEO etc. Not present. Now we need to extract responsibilities list items from the block under "Key Responsibilities". Let's parse: Leadership - Provide strategic oversight and leadership of the Food Assistance and NFI Programs, in compliance with Disaster Management Standards and donor guidelines. - Establish and maintain an effective working relationship with the DM Regional Technical Advisor throughout the life of the project. - Ensure strong communication and coordination with all team members as a means to effectively achieve program objectives. - Spearhead innovation and creativity within the food assistance and NFI programs to ensure cost competitiveness and value for money. Management of Food Assistance (In-kind, Cash and Vouchers) and Non-Food Items Resources - Lead project team in participatory planning and implementation of activities, ensuring adherence to technical standards, best practices and donor guidelines. - Provide supervision and technical support to all food assistance and NFI activities to ensure they are managed and implemented as per approved award document, donor and WVI guidelines/standards. - Design strategies, partnerships and interventions to ensure project activities and implementation approaches are gender, age and ability inclusive and in compliance with requirements. - Work closely with all departments (other operations stakeholders, finance, procurement, supply chain management) to provide technical support needed for the implementation of all food assistance and NFI activities. - Identify and support program staff capacity building and development. Implementation And Program Quality - Work with all sectors within the response to ensure food assistance and NFI interventions are well integrated with existing sectors programs for maximum impact within the response. - Maintain appropriate tracking systems for both food assistance and NFI interventions to ensure proper accounting and stewardship of all food assistance and NFI resources entrusted to the response. - Ensure all food assistance and NFI distributions are executed in line with set industry, donor, WV and humanitarian standards, and all distributions documents are correctly filed in a safe place and readily available for audit. - Ensure all commodities, CVP and NFI losses are properly documented, investigated and claims procedures comply with the World Vision Partnership and donor requirements. - As required, support Operations in implementation challenges with hands-on capacity building. - Support direct reports as needed on invoices tracking sheet and update & share with the management on timely basis. - Support Food Assistance ( in-kind, cash, vouchers) /NFI and procurement teams in maintaining inventory control on a monthly basis. - Ensure that all Food Assistance ( In-kind, vouchers, cash)/ NFI are tracked as on funding and separate reports prepared for each donor. External Engagements/ Networking/ Grants Acquisition - In collaboration with the GAM team, participate in the development of new project proposals/concept notes; and explore opportunities for growth and diversification of the Food Assistance ( in-kind, vouchers, cash) and NFI Program portfolio. - Network with other humanitarian and private stakeholders to support the exploration funding opportunities and partnerships - Participate in relevant humanitarian community cluster or working group meetings and represent the response in technical discussions on food assistance and NFI programs - Provide ad hoc reports and information as needed to maintain external stakeholders up to date on key developments in the portfolio. Risks Management And Compliance - Work closely with other stakeholders across Response team (response director/management, Operations Director, programs, finance, procurement) to ensure teams are up to date on key issues in the Food Assistance and NFI portfolio. - Ensure that the development and use of Standard operating procedures and risks management registers for all FA & NFI projects. - Conduct regular compliance reviews and programming adjustments in line with donor regulations and World Vision Standards. - Identifies potential areas of compliance vulnerability and risk; develops/implements corrective action plans for resolution of problematic issues, and provides general guidance on how to avoid or deal with similar situations in the future. - Develops, initiates, maintains, and revises policies and procedures for the general operation of the Compliance Program and its related activities to prevent illegal, unethical, or improper conduct. We need to turn each bullet intoor drop. The instruction says: do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it. So we can include a short paragraph with that metadata. Thus About the role paragraph could combine the org description and role description, excluding the application instruction line. Let's craft:
With over 70 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith. Come join our 33,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories! Employee Contract Type: International Assignment - Fixed Term. Country location to be determined based on response. Children’s lives can change in an instant in the wake of war, disasters and humanitarian emergencies. We see how vulnerable they are and how much they need our protection. Joining our Emergency Response Roster means you can be a part of our response, providing immediate support when disaster strikes. As a Food Assistance & Non-Food Item (NFI) Advisor you will be responsible for strategic leadership and management of all actions/activities related to the food assistance and non-food items (NFI) portfolio within the Response, including a multi-disciplinary project team.
We removed "Please submit your Cover Letter and CV in English." Now Requirements section: combine mandatory requirements. Let's list them: - Education, training, license, registration, and/or Certification: Technical diploma or university degree preferably in project management, social work, food security and livelihoods, community development or related fields. Master's degree preferred. - Demonstrated 4-5 years of experience in food security programmes preferably with an International NGO in same capacity; and a minimum of 3-year experience on Food Assistance and NFI programming. - Excellent team player. - Practical knowledge of food security and livelihoods strategies