Programme Policy Officer Job at WFP-World Food Programme, Antananarivo , Madagascar

  • Salary:
    $50,001 - $75,507 / YEAR
  • Job type:
    FULL_TIME
  • Posted:
    7 months ago
  • Category:
    Project Management
  • Deadline:
    17/06/2024

JOB DESCRIPTION

Position open only to staff of the

United Nations in Madagascar

Position Title Programme Policy Officer
Grade NOA
Contract Type Fixed-Term
Duration One year (renewable)
Unit Programme
Duty Station All locations
Opening date Le 04 juin 2024
Closing date Le 17 juin 2024

WFP celebrates and embraces diversity. It is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all its employees and encourages qualified candidates to apply without regard to race, color, national origin, ethnic or social origin, genetic information, sex, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, HIV status or disability.

The United Nations World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian agency fighting global hunger. WFP’s mission is to help the world achieve Zero Hunger in our lifetime. Every day, WFP works around the world to ensure that no child goes to bed hungry and that the poorest and most vulnerable, especially women and children, can access the nutritious food they need.

WFP’S MANDATE AND INTERVENTIONS IN MADAGASCAR

In Madagascar, WFP is supporting the government’s efforts through an assistance strategy to respond to the humanitarian emergency, strengthen community resilience and support sustainable development efforts. In collaboration with government agencies, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and UN system partners, WFP, organizes cash or in-kind transfers to meet the food needs of families affected by climatic hazards, provides school meals that promote access to education for girls and boys, supports the prevention and treatment of malnutrition, and provides technical and financial support to groups of small agricultural producers to improve their production and access to the market.

WFP also provides the air transport service, ensuring safe, reliable and cost-effective transport for humanitarian and development actors to other parts of Madagascar.

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT: These jobs are found in Headquarters (HQ), Regional Bureaux (RBs) or Country Offices (COs) and 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.

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

 

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive, within delegated authority):

  1. Contribute towards the development of a limited number of projects, plans and processes, ensuring alignment with wider programme policies and guidance.
  2. Provide project management support to specific and defined programmes and projects of small to moderate size that are relatively straight forward in nature, ensuring a coordinated approach with wider programmes that complies with WFP standards and procedures.
  3. Follow data gathering and monitoring systems ensuring that rigorous quality standards are maintained.
  4. Research and analyse policy and operational issues to support senior colleagues in the development of policies, programmes and activities.
  5. Contribute to the preparation of accurate and timely reporting on programmes and activities that enable informed decision making and consistency of information presented to stakeholders.
  6. Liaise with internal counterparts to ensure effective collaboration, monitor ongoing projects.
  7. Support the identification, development and management of potential partnerships to collaborative working leading to improved food assistance packages.
  8. Support the capacity building of WFP staff, partners and national government to prepare for and respond to food assistance needs, e.g. through project management support of learning initiatives.
  9. Provide guidance to support staff, acting as a point of referral and assisting them with analysis and queries.
  10. Other as required.

 

 

 

OTHER SPECIFIC JOB REQUIREMENTS (details to be determined by Post Managers):

This section is optional to describe other duties, skills & knowledge required for the specific job.

WFP LEADERSHIP FRAMEWORK: COMMON STANDARDS OF BEHAVIOUR

 

 

 

 

 

 

Leads by Example with Integrity

Upholds WFP values, principles, and

standards

 

Demonstrates and encourages others to uphold the WFP values, principles and standards

Respects others and values

diversity

 

Values diversity using respectful and inclusive language, and encourages others to do the same

Stays focused and calm under

pressure

 

Stays focused and calm when under pressure and encourages others to do the same

Demonstrates humility and a

willingness to learn

 

Shows humility and a willingness to learn and share knowledge, frequently seeking and acting on feedback, and taking up opportunities to develop

Drives Results and Delivers on

Commitments

Delivers results for maximum impact

 

Holds self and/or others accountable for the delivery of results

Delegates

appropriately

 

Delivers results against delegated tasks and seeks guidance and support where needed

Adapts readily to change

 

Responds readily to change adjusting work as needed

 
Fosters Inclusive and Collaborative Is inclusive and

collaborative

 

 

Promotes inclusive teamwork and psychological safety by sharing ideas and openly raising issues

Gives timely and constructive

feedback

 

Supports development for others by giving timely and constructive feedback

Builds and shares

new perspectives

 

 

Listens attentively to others to capture, learn, build and share new perspectives

 
Applies Strategic

Thinking

Communicates and

fulfils WFP’s vision

 

 

 

Fulfils WFP’s vision and is able to explain how their objectives support the vision

Embraces curiosity and new ways of doing things

 

Demonstrates curiosity, and proposes new ways of doing things when relevant

Analyses and

evaluates data

 

 

 

Gathers data and shares knowledge to inform team decision making

Considers the impact of decisions

 

 

 

Implements decisions and asks questions to understand the impact for wider objectives

Builds and

Maintains

Sustainable

Partnerships

Builds partnerships

 

 

 

Builds partnerships by seeking out opportunities to work with others

Collaborates to

deliver common

objectives

 

Collaborates with partners by sharing information and working together to deliver common goals

FUNCTIONAL CAPABILITIES:

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.

 

DESIRED EXPERIENCES FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROLE:

  • Has gained experience in implementing technical programs (i.e. nutrition, etc.).
  • Has implemented programmes and provided input into designing operations.
  • Has provided input into policy discussions and decisions.

 

STANDARD MINIMUM ACADEMIC 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 2 years of related work experience and/or trainings/courses.

Experience: At least 2 years of working experience in the related field

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

 

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS: JUNE 17, 2024

 

 

QUALIFIED FEMALE CANDIDATES ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY

 

WFP has a zero-tolerance approach to behaviors such as fraud, sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of power and discrimination. All selected candidates will be required to adhere to WFP’s standards of conduct and will therefore be subject to rigorous background checks either internally or by the intermediary of 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 result in disqualification or dismissal.

WFP will not seek payment at any stage of the recruitment process, including at the offer stage.

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