UN Jobs – Programme Policy Officer (Resilience and Self-Reliance) – World Food Programme (WFP)

Job Title:    Programme Policy Officer (Resilience and Self-Reliance) (UN Jobs)

Organization: World Food Programme (WFP)

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

About Organisation:

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.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Contribute towards the development of resilience and self-reliance projects, plans and processes, ensuring alignment with wider programme policies and guidance.
• Provide project management support to the Refugee Self-Reliance Programme and the Karamoja Resilience Programme ensuring a coordinated approach with wider programmes that complies with WFP standards and procedures.
• Follow data gathering and monitoring systems ensuring that rigorous quality standards are maintained.
• Research and analyse policy and operational issues to support senior colleagues in the development of resilience and self-reliance programes and activities.
• Prepare accurate and timely reporting on resilience and self-reliance programmes and activities that enable informed decision-making and consistency of information presented to stakeholders.
• Liaise with internal counterparts to ensure effective collaboration, and monitor ongoing resilience and self-reliance projects.
• Support the identification, development and management of potential partnerships to collaborative working leading to improved resilience and self-reliance assistance packages.
• Support the capacity building of WFP staff, partners and national government in relevant topics including self-reliance, regenerative resilience design, and livelihoods.
• Provide guidance to support staff, acting as a point of referral and assisting them with analysis and enquiries.
• Supervise staff, acting as a role model for upholding WFP values.
• Others as required.

Deliverables at the end of the contract:

• Annual workplans for resilience and refugee self-reliance programmes developed, costed and implemented in a timely and quality manner.
• Reporting requirements met in a timely and quality manner.
• Internal coordination structures to facilitate integrated programming for resilience and self-reliance effective managed.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

Education:

• Advanced University Degree in International Affairs, Economics, Nutrition/Health, Agriculture, Environmental Sciences, 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:

• Has gained experience in implementing technical programmes (i.e. Asset Creation, Livelihoods, Agriculture Market Support, etc.).
• Has implemented resilience and/or self-reliance programmes and provided inputs into designing operations.

Knowledge & Skills:

• Has hands-on experience designing and implementing self-reliance programmes and graduation approaches.
• Has hands-on experience in implementing regenerative resilience design principles. Has strong project management skills.
• Is a team-player with excellent coordination and interpersonal skills. Demonstrates strong leadership capabilities.
• Has a strong contextual understanding of WFP areas of operation, with direct experience working in those contexts considered a strong advantage.
• Languages: Knowledge of local languages spoken in WFP areas of operation is considered an advantage.

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: 29th June 2024

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