Programme Policy Officer SC8 at World Food Programme

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.

Education: Advanced University degree in Agriculture, Development studies, Economics, Nutrition, Agriculture, Environmental Science, Social Sciences or other field relevant to international development assistance, or First University Degree with additional years of related work experience and/or trainings/courses

Language: International Professional: Fluency (level C) in English language.

National Professional: Fluency (level C) in English language and the duty station’s language, if different.

This job holders report to a more senior Programme Policy Officer. Job holders are likely to be working under the close support and guidance of a more experienced professional staff member receiving guidance and regular feedback on work performed. They are typically involved in programme or policy activities or similar nature and analytical work of limited complexity.

To provide support to policy and programme activities that effectively meet food assistance needs.

• Coordinate implementation of the WFP intervention of promoting the production and consumption of nutritious foods through an integrated multi sectoral approach in Central, western and eastern province.


• Build a network of key nutrition, health, financial services and agricultural stakeholders that brings together stakeholders at district, provincial national from public and private sector.


• Facilitate Communities and school learners in targeted areas have improved nutrition and increased knowledge on Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices


• Build partnerships, coordinate and monitor the implementation of improved nutrition and knowledge on Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices among Communities and school learners in targeted areas (Central, Western and Southern)


• Coordinate and supervise the implementation of promoting the access and consumption of nutritious foods for households through production and access to markets at district


• Ensure close coordination with cooperating partners at district and provincial, including around operational planning and coordination of national level advocacy where appropriate.


• Ensure that the savings and financial services components of the project are implemented


• Provide training to WFP and cooperating partner staff to implement the relevant components; and develop or guide development of field training materials.


• Ensure close coordination with country office (CO) Programme team that are relevant to the success of the interventions


• Be responsible for regularly reporting progress of activities and potential management issues to district and provincial levels.


• Support the development of project communications and reporting materials.


• Supporting the organization of project events at district and provincial level and contribute to the organization of events at National level.


• Ensure the required consultancies and service contracts are in place to support project assessments and implementation.


• Ensure the documentation of project processes and contribute to the preparation of Standard Operating Procedures


• Assist in Programme related duties and other duties as prescribed by Head of Programme


• Coordinate and facilitate any reviews, studies and evaluations.


• Provide technical and administrative guidance to all M & E and field staff;


• Perform any other duties as required

Purpose

• Understand and communicate the Strategic Objectives: Understands WFP’s Strategic Objectives and the link to own work objectives.


• Be a force for positive change: Flexibly adapts individual contributions to accommodate changes in direction from supervisors and internal/external changes (such as evolving needs of beneficiaries, new requirements of partners).


•  Make the mission inspiring to our team: Recognizes and shares with team members the ways in which individual contributions relate to WFP’s mission.


•  Make our mission visible in everyday actions: Sets own goals in alignment with WFP’s overall operations, and is able to communicate this link to others.

People

• Look for ways to strengthen people’s skills: Assesses own strengths and weaknesses to increase self-awareness, and includes these in conversations on own developmental needs.


•  Create an inclusive culture: Participates in open dialogue, and values the diverse opinion of others, regardless of background, culture, experience, or country assignment.


•  Be a coach & provide constructive feedback: Proactively seeks feedback and coaching to build confidence, and develop and improve individual skills.


•  Create an “I will”/”We will” spirit: Participates in accomplishing team activities and goals in the face of challenging circumstances.

Performance

• Encourage innovation & creative solutions: Shows willingness to explore and experiment with new ideas and approaches in own work.


•  Focus on getting results: Consistently delivers results within individual scope of work on time, on budget and without errors.


•  Make commitments and make good on commitments: Commits to upholding individual accountabilities and responsibilities in the face of ever-changing country or functional priorities.


•  Be Decisive: Makes rational decisions about individual activities when faced with uncertain circumstances, including in times of ambiguity regarding information or manager direction.

Partnership

• Connect and share across WFP units: Seeks to understand and adapt to internal or cross-unit teams’ priorities and preferred working styles.


•  Build strong external partnerships: Demonstrates ability to understand and appropriately respond to and/or escalate needs of external partners.


•  Be politically agile & adaptable: Portrays an informed and professional demeanor toward internal and external partners and stakeholders.


•  Be clear about the value WFP brings to partnerships: Provides operational support on analyses and assessments that quantifies and demonstrates WFP’s unique value as a partner.

Capability Name
Description of the behaviour expected for the proficiency level

Programme Lifecycle & Food Assistance
Demonstrates ability to identify key variables and contextual factors that affect food assistance problems and programmes throughout the lifecycle to inform quality programme design or re-design.

Transfer Modalities (Food, Cash, Voucher)
Demonstrates ability to analyse and consolidate quantitative and qualitative information from different sources (e.g., market studies) to inform transfer modality selection and programme development.

Broad Knowledge of Specialized areas (i.e. Nutrition, VAM, etc.)
Demonstrates the ability to interpret basic data in the context of WFP specialised fields to contribute to technical programme design, implementation and monitoring.

Emergency Programming
Displays capacity to provide inputs into the development, implementation and realignment of high quality emergency programmes.

Strategic Policy Engagement w/ Government
Develops thorough recommendations using multiple inputs (e.g., government counsel, research, own experience) to strengthen national or subnational entities and government owned food and nutrition security programmes.

• Ability to manage and coordinate M&E staff both internal and external.

• Proven ability in the design and management of complex M&E systems.


• Ability to liaise and deliver in partnership with government, NGOs and other actors.

• Ability to compile, maintain and analyze data, prepare reports and draw initial conclusions and recommendations.


• Ability to work in a team, and maintain effective work relationships with counterparts;


• Effective and timely interaction with colleagues and concerned parties internally and externally.


• Flexibility in accepting work assignments outside normal desk description.


• Ability to deal patiently and tactfully with people of different national and cultural backgrounds.


• Knowledge and use of statistical packages (SPSS, Stata, EPI Info or any other package) is a must.


• Knowledge and experience in database management and programming will be an added advantage.

• At least five (5) years graduate experience with an International Organization or Government Unit responsible for project management and/or management of information systems, experience implementing community and agri-nutrition programmes.


• He/she should have a thorough knowledge of project planning, management and monitoring and evaluation systems as well as a high level of analytical capability and excellent interpersonal, writing and oral presentation skills.

Deadline to receiving applications 6th November 2019.