Emergency Preparedness and Response

**TERMS AND CONDITIONS**:
**JOB**
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**TITLE***:

- Emergency Preparedness and Response (EPR) Officer

**TYPE & LEVEL OF CONTRACT***:

- International Consultant Level II

**UNIT/DIVISION***:

- Programme

**DUTY STATION**
**(City, Country)**:

- Cairo, Egypt

**REPORT TO***:

- Senior Programme Advisor

**DURATION OF CONTRACT**:

- 11 months

**_Note: This vacancy announcement will also be used to build a roster of prequalified applicants for future opportunities within same job profile._**

**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.

WFP’s Regional Bureau for the Middle East and Northern Africa (RBC), based in Cairo, Egypt, provides strategic guidance, policy/technical support and direction to WFP operations and activities in 16 countries: Algeria, Armenia, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Moldova, Morocco, State of Palestine, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine and Yemen. These country offices aim to assist roughly one-third of all of WFP’s beneficiaries (approx. 30 million) in some of the most critical humanitarian emergencies of our time. RBC is also active in the ‘Changing Lives’ side of WFP’s mandate, helping national governments and local communities improve nutrition, livelihoods, school feeding, social protection, climate and disaster risk reduction and other programmes that build resilience and support development.

**WHY WORK AT WFP?**:
**SAVING & CHANGING LIVES ❤**:

- Make a difference, the world will notice._
We are driven by our mission to fight world hunger and feed people’s dreams of a brighter future.

**GLOBAL COMMUNITY**:

- Build bridges that unite people across the world._
Being part of a global, diverse and multicultural community like WFP, will continuously expose you to new ideas and perspectives.
How we deliver our mission in a deep respect for personal and cultural differences and close collaboration between every member of our global team, will certainly enrich your experience and knowledge on so many levels.

**UNLIMITED POSSIBILITIES**:

- Unlock possibilities you never thought you'd find._
WFP goes anywhere it is needed and does whatever it takes to get the job done.

**LIFE-CHANGING EXPERIENCE**:

- Reach beyond yourself and discover your true potential._
WFP offers the kind of life-changing experiences you’re unlikely to find in many other organizations.

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**JOB PURPOSE**:
As the largest humanitarian agency in the world, WFP is well-known for its ability to anticipate, prepare for and respond to crises and deliver food assistance to people in need, either in-kind (IK) or in the form of cash-based transfers (CBT). WFP is also an enabler of the broader humanitarian system, playing a lead role in the Food Security and Livelihood Cluster, the Logistics and Emergency Telecommunications Cluster (ETC) and hosting the United Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS).

Emergency Preparedness and Response (EPR) is at the core of WFP’s mandate and therefore is a critical functional area. WFP EPR officers ensure that the organization’s preparation for, and response to, emergencies is well coordinated both internally and externally. By implication, EPR work involves close collaboration with other WFP functional areas at the global-, regional
- and country levels. Furthermore, it involves relationship-building and coordination with external actors in interagency settings (e.g. the cluster system) as well as through bilateral channels.

Given the importance of EPR to WFP’s mandate, WFP is seeking to further reinforce its EPR capacity in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), and Eastern Europe regions. This position addresses that gap.

**KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)**:
This position is based in the WFP Regional Bureau in Cairo, Egypt reporting directly into the WFP Regional Head of EPR. The incumbent will be expected to lead RBC’s regional transformation efforts related to delivering in emergencies and will be part of an EPR team that includes HMI and conflict sensitivity where s/he is specifically responsible for programmatic elements of an emergency response, whether in-kind or CBT.

The incumbent will be expected to have a strong field focus and be willing to travel frequently to field locations, including unstable and hard-to-reach locations. S/he will also work in close coordination with other parts of the organization, including the WFP Emergencies Division (EME) and CBT in headquarters.

Specifically, the incumbent will be responsible for the following:

- Working in close coordination with other Regional Bureau team