[Hiring] Facilitator for EvalforEarth Community of Practice @World Food Programme

Role Description

The primary objective of this role is to facilitate and enhance the activities of the EvalforEarth Community of Practice (CoP), ensuring continued engagement and knowledge sharing among members. This specific assignment will be home-based but may require travel, if budget allows. The person will report to the WFP Office of Evaluation Use and Communications Unit.

Accountabilities/Responsibilities

• Community engagement and facilitation:
  • Conduct background research to identify emerging topics for online discussions, webinars, or resource offerings.
  • Review and approve new members and ensure update of mailing list and members database.
  • Facilitate discussions, including engaging members to help raise discussion topics and managing the flow on the website and mailing list.
  • Foster active participation and interaction among members.
  • Organize and facilitate webinars, virtual meetings, and other events.
  • Contribute to events and conferences through presentations or facilitating collaborative inputs.
• Content management:
  • Curate and update content on the EvalForEarth web platform.
  • Ensure timely translation of main content items into French and Spanish.
  • Ensure social media engagement to amplify EvalForEarth’s initiatives’ reach and visibility.
• Governance and reporting:
  • Monitor community activities and provide regular updates to IAES.
  • Maintain regular exchanges with supporting agencies.
  • Coordinate monthly Steering Group meetings and maintain notes for record of discussions and action points.
  • Prepare mid-year progress report and end of year report.
• Finance and partnering:
  • Support the operationalisation of partnerships among sponsoring agencies.
  • Seek opportunities for technical collaboration with institutions and networks.
  • Lead partnership budget monitoring.
  • Package and present financial and budget monitoring to the Steering Group and Executive Group.

Deliverables at the End of the Contract

• Deliverable 1 – End of January 2027: At least one activity with E4E sponsoring agencies and/or community members completed and documented.
• Deliverable 2 – End of February 2027: At least one activity with E4E sponsoring agencies and one joint activity with E4E community members completed and documented.
• Deliverable 3 – End of March 2027: At least one activity with E4E sponsoring agencies and one joint activity with E4E community members completed and documented.
• Deliverable 4 – End of April 2027: At least one activity with E4E sponsoring agencies and one joint activity with E4E community members completed and documented.
• Deliverable 5 – End of May 2027: At least one activity with E4E sponsoring agencies and one joint activity with E4E community members completed and documented.
• Deliverable 6 – End of June 2027: At least one activity with E4E sponsoring agencies and one joint activity with E4E community members completed and documented.
• Deliverable 7 – End of July 2027: At least one activity with E4E sponsoring agencies and one joint activity with E4E community members completed and documented.
• Deliverable 8 – End of August 2027: At least one activity with E4E sponsoring agencies and one joint activity with E4E community members completed and documented.
• Deliverable 9 – End of September 2027: At least one activity with E4E sponsoring agencies and one joint activity with E4E community members completed and documented.
• Deliverable 10 – End of October 2027: At least one activity with E4E sponsoring agencies and one joint activity with E4E community members completed and documented.
• Deliverable 11 – End of November 2027: At least one activity with E4E sponsoring agencies and one joint activity with E4E community members completed and documented.

Qualifications

• Advanced University degree in Communications, Social Sciences or other related fields.
• Minimum of 7 years of relevant post-graduate experience in community management, facilitation, or information and knowledge management.

Knowledge & Skills

• Excellent understanding of developing and managing web-based systems and working with Content Management Systems (Drupal preferred).
• Excellent writing and editing skills.
• Excellent communication skills to engage a varied range of stakeholders.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to deal patiently with people of different backgrounds.
• Ability to lead and work independently.
• Understanding of evaluation and M&E methods and practices, particularly in agriculture, food security, and rural development is an asset.
• Familiarity with the work of WFP, FAO, IFAD, the GEF, and CGIAR is a strong asset.

Languages

• Fluency (Level C) in oral and written English.
• Level B in French and/or Spanish proficiency.