World Food Programme recruits a programme policy officer
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.
Organizational context :
The role is the Deputy to the Head of Sub-office and overall Head of Programme in the Sub-Office. The PPO must work closely with the Head of Supply Chain in the Sub-office to ensure efficient delivery of WFP assistance. The PPO must also coordinate closely with the Head of Security to ensure staff safety, especially when conducting monitoring activities, given the very volatile security situation in Dadaab. The PPO shall establish a close working relationship with various units in the Country Office on operational and policy matters in implementing WFP activities in the field, these include the Relief and Refugee Unit, Innovations, M&E, Supply Chain and Donor Relations.
Job purpose :
To provide support to policy and programme activities that effectively meet food assistance needs.
Key accountabilities (not all-inclusive) :
- The PPO is in-charge of effective delivery of WFP assistance. Successful implementation of the activities will require analysis of monitoring data collected by program and other staff, continues evaluation and analysis of information on new initiatives and provided guidance either in implementation or improvement to current process ,
- The PPO is required to understand WFP policies and guidelines and correct interpretation of the same to the staff and other relevant stakeholders (Partners, Government, Beneficiaries). Lack of clear understanding and proper interpretation will result to misuse or poor utilization of WFP assistance ;
- The PPO is expected to develop new concepts and ideas to improve the delivery of assistance, this might be by introducing of new technology in the system, as well as bring changes to any existing process or introduction of new ways of alleviating access to food in the refugee camp context ;
- As the Head of Programme in the Sub-office, the PPO is responsible of planning, coordinating and directing the program staff in the delivery of WFP activities in the sub-office. All these will require vertical and horizontal interaction with the country office team and sub-office.
Accountabilities :
- Deputy head of the sub-office. In-charge of all WFP activities in the absence of head of sub office ;
- Planning and coordination of implementation of WFP activities in the sub-office, these includes food transfers, self-reliant activities, new initiatives ;
- Participate in various inter-agency meeting, meeting the community leaders both from the refugee and host community ;
- Overall management of program staff, including coaching, mentoring and evaluation ;
- Preparation of various reports and briefs, these include monthly reports for the country office, donor briefs for missions.
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 trainings/courses.
Language :
International Professional: Fluency (level C) in English language. Intermediate knowledge (level B) of a second official
UN language :
- Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish, and/or WFP’s working language, Portuguese.
National Professional :
Fluency (level C) in English language and the duty station’s language, if different.
Key accountabilities (not all-inclusive) :
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 | Displays ability to identify the main hunger problem at the national or subnational level to design and implement context-specific programmes that integrate complex analysis and the full range of food assistance tools. |
| 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 ability to translate understanding of programme principles in emergencies and protracted conflict situations into relevant, effective, and context specific approaches. |
| 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 deepened technical knowledge through exposure to technical teams ;
• Has taken leadership of implementing programmes ;
• Has provided input into policy discussions and decisions.
Terms and conditions :
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If you have any queries relating to this VA please send them to: Nairobi.Hr@wfp.org
WFP is an equal opportunity employer and does not charge any fees during the recruitment process. Only short listed applicants will be contacted.