WFP is looking for Programme Policy Officer SSA8 – Lusaka, Zambia

World food programme – zambia country office

Vacancy announcement number: 105420

Position title: programme policy officer (sct & drr)

Position grade: ssa8

Contract type: specialservice agreement 

Duty station: lusaka

 

About WFP :

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.

 

Standard minimum qualifications :

Education :

First degree in Social Protection, Social Policy Economics, Agriculture, Development Studies, Nutrition and project Management or other related qualifictions

Experience :

At least 5 years experience in an International Organization or Government Unit responsible for project management. coordination strategic and planning and programme inplementation

Language :

Fluent in both written and spoken English.

 

Organizational context :

Despite Zambia’s continued and consistent economic growth, more than half of the population continues to live in poverty and face multiple vulnerabilities including those caused by effects of climate change and weather variability. With more than 40% of the population living in extreme poverty and unable to meet the cost of the basic food basket, the government of Zambia has prioritized Social Protection as a key strategy for addressing poverty and vulnerability. To  support this priority and ensure that government has the requisite capacity and systems to deliver  effective and efficient Social Protection , WFP working closely with other UN agencies and key line ministries and institutions such as the Ministry of Community Development and Social Services, the Office of the Vice President and the Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit, has been providing capacity strengthening support.

This support includes development of key systems payment and beneficiary registration systems of the Social Cash Transfer Programme, Mainstreaming nutrition into the delivery of social protection programmes, capacity building of government to undertake vulnerability assessment, design and develop disaster response mechanisms.  Therefore, the purpose of the position proposed under this ToR is to contribute to ensuring that government has the requisite capacity and skill to effectively implement key Social Protection and DRR activities that contribute to improved food and nutrition security outcomes.

 

Job purpose :

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

 

Key accountabilities (not all-inclusive) :

1. Manage and coordinate the development and implementation of agreed programme activities to support the implementation of HGSM programme ;
2. Coordinate the implementation of HGSM annual work plans between WFP and the Ministry of General Education (MoGE) ;
3. Coordinate development and strengthening of key HGSM systems ;
4. Oversee capacity building activities for the effective transition of the programme ;
5. Support HGSM evidence generation and advocacy ;
6. Support nutrition mainstreaming into the HGSM programme ;
7. Support financial management and reporting for the HGSM programme ;
8. Ensure close coordination and collaboration with all relevant partners to support the transition of the programme ;
9. Be responsible for regular monitoring and reporting on all HGSM activities ;
10. Support the development of project communications and reporting materials ;
11. Coordinate the organization of key project events at all levels ;
12. Provide technical and administrative guidance to the programme associate HGSM and the HGSM Officer based in MoGE ;
13. Perform any other duties assigned.

 

4PS Core Organisational Capabilities :

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.

 

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.

 

Other specific job requirements :

This section is optional to describe additional responsibilities & knowledge required for the specific job.

 

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.

 

Terms and conditions :

This position is open to zambians only

Deadline for applications

06 June 2019