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• Ensure WFP is able to assume direct
  general food distribution responsibilities in all five settlements in the
  region, establish the WFP teams in each settlement, and ensure management
  and accountability systems, processes and structures are in place and
  functioning;
• Manage WFP’s emergency response to the
  ogoing DRC influx in the settlemetns of Kyangwali, Kyaka and others that
  may start receiving or be established in the coming months;
• Coordinate with UNHCR and Office of the
  Prime Minister to roll out biometric reverification and introduce biometric
  controls at general food assistance collection centres across all
  settelments in the region;
• The incumbent will also manage the
  consolidation of WFP food assistance collection centres in each of the
  five settlements and oversee the installation/construction of the required
  infrastructure at all sites;
• Facilitate the transition of general food
  distribution from traditional group distribution to serving/scooping
  individual household entitlements;
• Strengthen the capacity of WFP field staff
  to implement, manage and monitor WFP-supported refugee response
  programming;
• Establish clear roles, responsibilities
  and required actions for addressing protection and other sensitive issues
  encountered in the field and establish transparent issue log and
  resolution mechanism;
• Perform other relevant duties and task as
  laid out in the generic job description of head of field/area office.

• The ideal candidate for the United Nations
  UN World Food Programme (WFP) Programme Policy Officer (Emergency
  Coordinator) – Consultant job placement should hold an 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.
• Experience working in a Country Office or
  equivalent level position within technical area.
• Previous experience in managing
  discussions with experts in VAM/Nutritionists.
• Experience in leading a country / are
  office programme team or a substantial component of a complex programme.
• Previous direct experience of different
  programme approaches.
• Previous experience in working with
  government agencies and gained policy experience.
• Has led team in strategic discussions.
• Experience working in HQ or a Regional
  Bureau.
• Language: Fluency (level C) in
  English language.

• 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 the ability to design, implement, monitor
  and provide oversight over effective and efficient programmes deploying
  different transfer modalities.
• Broad Knowledge of Specialized areas
  (i.e. Nutrition, VAM, etc.): Demonstrates the ability to
  incorporate technical information into programme design and implementation
  and appropriately communicate it internally and externally.
• 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: Demonstrates the ability to engage key stakeholders
  (e.g., WFP units, external partners) in policy dialogue to strengthen
  national government food and nutrition security strategies and programmes.

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