Job Description
JOB PURPOSE
Under the direct supervision of the Head of Innovation, the Programme Associate (H2Grow Platform Manager) will manage the H2Grow Community, Hydro App roll-out and support the scaling of hydroponics in Kenya as required. The role will furthermore be part of the Global H2Grow team and regularly collaborate and coordinate with the Global H2Grow Project Lead and the WFP Innovation Accelerator.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)
Manage roll-out of Hydro App and operations support on hydroponics in Kenya
• Design, Plan and implement the roll-out of the HydroApp in Kenya targeting hydroponics farmers, trainers, and extension workers.
• Collaborate with other business units in Kenya Country Office to identify potential cross-cutting training content.
• Support Hydroponics operations in Kenya, through creating training content to enable beneficiaries to replicate their own hydroponics systems using upcycled materials, support on user testing in Kenya and beneficiary selection as well as follow-up with implementing partners to ensure strong delivery of the project.
• Create and design new visual training content for each context and adapt existing content including field testing and iterative design approaches to effectively build capacity and skills of beneficiaries.
• Roll-out Hydro App in other WFP country offices leveraging learnings from Kenya.
• Ensure that all aspects of the Hydro App as well as the H2Grow Platform are in alignment with key stakeholders within the organizations as well as WFP guidelines and internal processes.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (cont.)
Manage H2Grow Community of Practice
• Identify and onboard key hydroponics private sector and non-profit partners in Kenya and East Africa and support consultations to better understand their challenges, needs and recommend potential solutions.
• Responsible for visual design, adaptations, overall management, and administration of the H2Grow Platform.
• Drive strong and impactful community that currently includes representatives from more than 45 different organizations. This will include actively seeking out and onboarding new engaged members, leading monthly virtual community events, and driving and delivering on user generated contributions in each topic.
• Finalize content packages and collect case studies from the field, that make H2Grow’s approach easily replicable, allowing external entities successfully start hydroponics projects.
• Develop recommendations and strategy for long-term vision and long-term ownership of the H2Grow Platform.
• Build strong partnerships and create organizational alignment by ensuring linkages between CO and the Central Innovation and Knowledge Management function at WFP, INKA.
• Support analysis & content preparation on H2Grow (data on projects, PowerPoint presentations, briefs, etc.) for corporate priority topics and management meetings.
• Support visibility of the project through coordinating with relevant Communications Teams to produce blogs, media outputs or other events.
• Support project advocacy efforts with key donors, private partners and interested investors and identify opportunities for future collaboration.
• Support Hydroponics operations in Kenya and execute any other task as required.
DELIVERABLES AT THE END OF THE CONTRACT
• Successful roll out of Hydro App in Kenya, creation, and field testing of training content as well as operational support to scale hydroponics as required.
• A successful onboarding of key partners within the East African hydroponics ecosystem to the H2Grow Community of Practice. Support to other WFP Country Offices rolling out Hydro App replicating learnings from Kenya.
• A successful management of the H2Grow Platform and Community of Practice and delivery of monthly community events to collect and create good practices and case studies.
• Well maintained relationships with current and identified potential partners.
STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education: Completion of secondary school education. A Bachelor’s degree in visual communication or graphic design or relevant field or a master’s degree is a plus.
Experience: At least 5 years of progressively responsible experience in the humanitarian or international development sector.
Language: Fluency in both oral and written communication in English and Kiswahili
OTHER SPECIFIC JOB REQUIREMENTS
Strong graphic design skills and experience or passion for e-learning and community development.
Passion and understanding of technology innovations (e.g. mobile apps, blockchain, artificial intelligence) and business model innovations (e.g. innovative finance, sharing economy);
Experience in innovation project life cycle - from ideation, minimum viable product, testing, prototyping and implementation.
Worked or led cross-functionally and uses hands on approaches to achieve goals and within set timeframes;
Experience working in a large scale-organization or with a client/in partnership with a large-scale organization;
Proven track record of driving projects - effectively delivering impactful elements of projects in a fast-moving environment, ideally for new businesses, new business models, start-ups etc.;
Able to generate new and original solutions to complex problems and to design new products ideas;
Strong conceptual thinking to develop new strategies & innovative projects;
Able to interact with a broad range of stakeholders and external audience with maturity and tact;
Excellent communication/presentation skills, with the ability to write strategy documents, to develop business plans and to write and deliver presentations;
Collaborative spirit, able to partner with a wide range of people at all levels and across different cultures and to act with credibility and diplomacy;
Self-motivated and able to work with a high degree of autonomy;
Sets high-level of ambition for the project and own work to achieve impact for the hungry people we serve;
Fully committed and motivated to achieve the aims of the UN World Food Programme.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.
The World Food Programme DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE
RECRUITMENT PROCESS.
WFP embraces diversity and equal opportunity. We are committed to building a team that celebrates diversity and inclusivity in all ways.
All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications and merit.
Applicant's profile MUST match the C.V attached. Any discrepancies may lead to automatic disqualification.
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS
The deadline to receive applications for this position is 4 October 2021
Female applicants and qualified applicants from developing countries are especially encouraged to apply
WFP has zero tolerance for discrimination and does not discriminate on the basis of HIV/AIDS status.
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.
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