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Job Title:    Programme Policy Officer
(Market Systems)

Organization: United
Nations World Food Programme (WFP)

Duty Station:
Uganda

About WFP:

United Nations World
Food Programme (WFP) 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. In emergencies, WFP gets
food to where it is needed, saving the lives of victims of war, civil conflict
and natural disasters. After an emergency, WFP uses food to United help
communities rebuild their lives. On average, WFP reaches more than 80 million
people with food assistance in 80 countries each year. The organization has the
global footprint, deep field presence and local knowledge and relationships
necessary to provide access to food and contribute to lasting solutions,
especially in many of the world’s most remote and fragile areas.

Job Summary:  The Programme Policy Officer (Market Systems)
will provide technical leadership in the area of market systems development to
the Field Offices under the Arua Area Office. The incumbent will liaise with
technical units in Kampala cash-based food assistance, and is aligned to the
priority actions of the District Local Governments.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: Under the supervision of the Head of
Programme, Arua, the Programme Policy Officer 
Market Systems will be responsible for the following duties:

• Contribute to programme design and adjustments (e.g. the Country
  Strategic Plan, market systems development strategy and collaboration
  matrix) to ensure alignment with national and sub-national priorities in
  agricultural and market development and programme integration within
  WFP.    
• Provide input into the development and review of the Annual
  Performance Plan. 
• In collaboration with AMEL conduct desk review, participate in
  studies (e.g. market systems and value chain analysis), and establish/maintain
  relations with the UN and other development organizations to develop a
  good understanding of systemic issues and best practices in
  pro-smallholder and micro-enterprise market developme intervention. 
• In collaboration with AMEL contribute to the analysis of agriculture
  and market information, produced by WFP and other institutions, follow a
  trend, and remain on alert of potential shocks in agriculture and food
  supply chains.
• Develop a system for the identification of market actors (e.g.
  producers, millers, traders, retailers, wholesalers and financial service
  providers) and retail engagement, and support the Field Offices to map
  them out for facilitation in relationship building.
• Provide technical backstopping to the Field Offices in the planning and
  implementation of market systems development activities, including
  sub-national capacity strengthening government programmes (e.g. the
  Development Response to Displacement Impacts Project) and systems and
  strengthen the policy framework.   
• Liaise with the technical units at the Head Office and other Area
  Offices for knowledge sharing to continuously seek innovation in
  programming.
• Support in the identification of knowledge and skill gaps and
  organization of capacity building initiatives for WFP and NGO partner
  staff in the market systems development approach. 
• Draft, or provide input into, briefs, presentations, proposals,
  reports and other information materials for internal and external
  advocacy, communications, coordination and resource mobilization for the
  Arua Area Office as well as the Head Office.
• Facilitate capacity building to the Field Offices (FO) towards
  delivery of quality outputs and outcomes.
• Perform any other tasks as required

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The ideal candidate for the United Nations World Food Programme
  (WFP) Programme Policy Officer (Market Systems) job vacancy must hold a
  basic university degree in one of the following disciplines: social
  sciences, international development, development economics or another
  related field like international relations, commerce, agricultural
  economics, or humanitarian studies.
• At least  five years of solid
  progressively responsible professional work experience with evidence of
  innovation in market systems and cash-based programming

Competencies:

• 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.

How to Apply:

All suitably
qualified candidates who wish to join the United Nations World Food Programme
(WFP) are encouraged to apply online at the link below

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Deadline: 1^st October 2020

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