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ABOUT WFP

Assisting more than 160 million people in 123 countries and territories each year, the World Food Program (WFP) is the leading humanitarian organization saving lives and changing lives, delivering food assistance in emergencies partnering with governments, and providing common services that allow the entire humanitarian community to save lives in emergencies and build the resilience of food insecure people and communities. As the international community has committed to ending hunger and achieving food security and improved nutrition by 2030, one in nine people worldwide still does not have enough to eat. Food and food-related assistance lie at the heart of the struggle to break the cycle of hunger and poverty. WFP Turkiye provided humanitarian assistance to nearly 1.6 million vulnerable persons in 2023 through in-kind and cash-based transfers. Our beneficiaries remain at the very heart of everything we do in Turkiye. 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.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

JOB TITLE: Programme Policy Officer (Head) Mersin Field Office
TYPE AND LEVEL OF CONTRACT: Fixed Term – NOA
UNIT/DIVISON: Programme
DUTY STATION: Mersin, Turkiye
DURATION: One year

TYPE OF VA: Internal and External

DATE OF OPENING: 22 MARCH 2024

DATE OF CLOSING: 5 APRIL 2024

WHY TO WORK IN WFP

SAVING & CHANGING LIVES ❤
Make a difference, and 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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ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT

Türkiye hosts the highest number of refugees in the world – 3.7 million people. Around 63,000 of the most vulnerable of them live in eight camps in the southeast, while the majority live in cities and villages throughout the country. The Government of Türkiye has demonstrated leadership and generosity in hosting this large number for close to a decade. Since June 2014, a temporary protection regime has granted Syrian refugees access to basic services such as healthcare and education. Asylum seekers from other countries continue to benefit from International Protection status. WFP re-established a presence in Türkiye in 2012, in response to the Syria crisis and transitioned its programmes from basic needs assistance to livelihood support as the needs of the target population evolved. WFP Türkiye’s Country Strategic Plan (CSP 2023-2025) seeks to continue assisting refugees in camps, provide services to humanitarian and development partners, and implement sustainable livelihood programming to build the self-reliance of vulnerable Turks and refugees alike. The CSP has been revised to integrate the recovery efforts following the devastating earthquakes of February 2023, focusing on restoring and revitalizing the food value chain in the earthquake-affected regions.

The job holder reports to the Head of the Area Office in Gaziantep or the designate. At this level, the job holder is expected to take responsibility for 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.

Assisting more than 90 million people in 83 countries each year, the World Food Programme (WFP) is the leading humanitarian organization saving lives and changing lives, delivering food assistance in emergencies, and working with communities to improve nutrition and build resilience.

As the international community has committed to end hunger and achieve food security and improved nutrition by 2030, one in nine people worldwide still do not have enough to eat. Food and food-related assistance lie at the heart of the struggle to break the cycle of hunger and poverty.

In Turkiye, WFP currently provides humanitarian assistance to vulnerable people in the form of cash-based transfers in the camp programme, supports vulnerable households both National and Refugees in protecting and improving their livelihoods through skills training and applied training activities as well as supports Early Recovery Programming mainly in Hatay.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

Within the assigned unit and delegated authority, the Head of the Mersin Field office will be responsible for the following duties:

1. Lead the program team overseeing the implementation of a wide range of projects at the Field Office level.
2. Provide management support to specific and defined projects of considerable size/complexity, in compliance with WFP standards and procedures and ensuring a coordinated approach with the Area Office and the Country Office.
3. Recommend and implement, as appropriate, timely solutions to identified bottlenecks in project implementation.
4. Research and analyze policy and operational issues to support senior colleagues in the development of policies, programs, and activities.
5. Contribute to the preparation of accurate and timely reporting on programs and activities that enable informed decision-making and consistency of information presented to stakeholders.
6. Liaise with internal and external counterparts, including Country Office line Units, local authorities, and Cooperating Partners to ensure effective collaboration for project delivery, and highlight and address potential risks.
7. Develop and sustain liaison with local government authorities, international and local NGOs, UN agencies, donors, civil society, beneficiaries, and other partners in the field of food security.
8. Support the identification, development, and management of new partnerships.
9. Facilitate donor missions and other visits to project sites.
10. Represent WFP in regional thematic/coordination forums when needed.
11. Support the capacity building of WFP staff in management and operational planning by answering queries and contributing to updating training materials, manuals, and guidelines.
12. Deputize for the Head of Area Office and act as Officer-in-Charge in her/his absence.
13. Other as required.

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education:

Advanced University degree in International Affairs, Economics, Nutrition/Health, 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 training/courses.

Experience:

• At least one (1) year of post-graduate professional experience in Programme implementation. Experience in managing a medium-sized team is required.
• Knowledge and Skills
• Program implementation and monitoring, leading, managing a team, advocacy, and interpersonal skills.

Language: Excellent written and oral communication skills in English, and Arabic is a plus.

WFP LEADERSHIP FRAMEWORK

DESIRED EXPERIENCES FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROLE

• Has gained experience in implementing and designing programs (i.e. nutrition, camp, livelihood, recovery, etc.).
• Has field experience, behavioral flexibility, and the ability to make changes to, and improve, day-to-day activities as needed.
• Has gained experience in analyzing political situations, assessing risk accurately, and supporting managers and leaders in decision-making that is sensitive to this.
• Has gained experience managing mid-size financial budgets, and balancing multiple priorities effectively.
• Has experience leading a mid-size team to ensure the effective delivery of objectives.
• Has proven experience in effectively supervising staff to meet programme goals.
• Has experience in identifying learning and development paths to enhance staff capacity and performance.
• Has proven experience in efficient communication with stakeholders on programmatic issues.

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Final WFP celebrates and embraces diversity. It is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all its employees. It encourages qualified candidates to apply irrespective of race, color, national origin, ethnic or social background, genetic information, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, HIV status, or disability.
Qualified Female candidates and Individuals with disabilities are especially encouraged to apply.

WFP is committed to an accessible, inclusive recruitment process. Please contact us at global.inclusion@wfp.org to advise us of any disability-related reasonable accommodation or accessibility requests you may have. A member of the reasonable accommodation team will contact you to discuss your needs. This email is only to be used for any disability-related accessibility requirements, and not for sending the application itself. Due to the volume of applications, any applications or CVs sent through this email address will not be considered as a formal application and will not receive a reply from WFP.

WFP has a zero-tolerance approach to conduct such as fraud, sexual exploitation, abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority, and discrimination. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to WFP’s standards of conduct and will therefore undergo rigorous background verification internally or through third parties. Selected candidates will also be required to provide additional information as part of the verification exercise. Misrepresentation of information provided during the recruitment process may lead to disqualification or termination of employment.

WFP will not request payment at any stage of the recruitment process including at the offer stage. Any payment requests should be refused and reported to local law enforcement authorities for appropriate action.

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.