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• Guide the Head of Programme in issues
  related to cooperating partners, including review and selection of
  proposals to implement activities, management of field level agreements
  (FLAs) and inclusion of new prospective partners in roster;
• The incumbent will supervise the Senior
  Programme Assistant, Compliance Officer and any other more junior staff in
  the FLA unit;
• Render support to the Cooperating Partner
  Committee (CPC) at the Country Office level in all aspects of review and
  approval of project proposals submitted by cooperating partners to WFP;
• Prepare field level agreements for
  signature following CPC approval;
• Guide the technical units as well as area
  and field offices in all aspects of project review and implementation;
• Review proposals to ensure that the given
  allocations (food, cash) are not exceeded;
• Organize field missions and trainings to
  the Uganda area and field offices to train all staff involved in project
  review and implementation;
• Work closely with cooperating partners to
  strengthen partnerships and improve the quality of proposals and of
  implementation of the agreements;
• Guarantee all partner invoices are
  tracked, verified and processed for payment correctly and in a timely
  manner;
• Prepare periodic reports, statistical
  information and tables;
• Support area and field offices, including
  via field missions, as necessary;
• Maintain accurate records and files within
  the field of work;
• Draft correspondence related to the field
  of work; and
• Perform other related duties as required.

• The ideal candidate for the United Nations
  UN World Food Programme (WFP) Programme Policy Officer job opportunity
  should hold an advanced University degree or University degree with
  experience in any of the following, international affairs, economics,
  Nutrition/Health, agriculture, Environmental Science, social sciences or
  any other fields related to International Development Assistance, attained
  from a recognized institution Or first University degree in the mentioned
  fields with additional years of related work experience;
• A minimum of five years’ experience in
  humanitarian, public sector management, development projects and/or
  emergency assistance, gained from reputable organizations;
• Proficiency in both oral and written
  English is essential;
• Computer literacy i.e. working knowledge
  and experience using MS Office applications is a must.
• Previous exposure in managing refugee
  operations is an added advantage
• Prior exposure and experience in
  implementing technical programs (i.e. nutrition, etc.) is desired
• Previous experience in implementing
  programmes and providing input into designing operations.
• The applicant should preferably have
  provided input into policy discussions and decisions.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

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