Program Policy Officer (SAFE) CST 1, Harare

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ABOUT WFP & THE ROLE

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.

Job Title: Program Policy Officer-(Stop Abuse Female Exploitation) Consultant

Grade: CST Level 1

Type of Contract: International Consultant

Duration: 9 Months

Duty Station: Harare, Zimbabwe

Vacancy Number: 668316

Date of Publication: 30 March 2023

Deadline of Application: 13 April 2023

WFP encourages female candidates and candidates with disabilities to apply.

This vacancy announcement is not open to Zimbabwean nationals.

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT

In Zimbabwe, WFP has a strong track record of delivering food assistance and managing supply chains during crises, while building resilience to shocks among vulnerable communities. The July 2022-December 2026 Country Strategic Plan (CSP) provides a road map to promote shock-responsive social protection and sustainable and resilient food systems.

The July 2022-December 2026 CSP articulates collaborative efforts to better anticipate future needs, improve data and forecasting and strengthen livelihoods and local capacities to withstand, respond to and adapt more readily to sudden or chronic stresses. WFP will support informed decision making on food security and nutrition in Zimbabwe, and will integrate nutrition, gender, protection and inclusion, youth engagement, technological innovation and decentralized zero hunger action throughout the plan. WFP will establish new partnerships and leverage existing ones to their full potential, including those with the other Rome-based and other United Nations agencies.

WFP Zimbabwe’s July 2022-December 2026 CSP focuses on the below areas;

• Social and humanitarian assistance for food-and nutrition-insecure populations in targeted rural and urban areas.
• Support to urban food insecure households for resilient livelihoods.
• Support to rural communities for climate resilient livelihoods, sustainable management of natural resources and enhanced participation in local markets and value chains.
• Collaboration with national actors to enhance capacities to develop, coordinate and implement well-informed, effective and equitable actions for achieving food and nutrition security.
• Services to humanitarian and development actors in Zimbabwe so they can implement their programmes and provide support to their beneficiaries in an efficient, effective and reliable way at all times, including during crises.

JOB PURPOSE

To enable WFP to meet its commitment to integrate gender, protection and inclusion, youth engagement, technological innovation and decentralized zero hunger action throughout the plan, through provision of strategic direction, support programme design, guide implementation and work closely with WFP staff, partners, and donors.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

• Provide project management support to the Stop Abuse and Female Exploitation (SAFE) project and other projects of small to moderate size that are relatively straight forward in nature, ensuring a coordinated approach with wider programmes that complies with WFP standards and procedures.
• Identify best practices of the SAFE project and formulate strategies for their replication and up-scaling in other activities of the country office and in WFP at large.
• Collaborate with NGO partners, government line ministries and WFP Field Offices to disseminate lessons learnt from the SAFE project in other Social and Humanitarian Assistance as well as resilience building activities.
• Research and analyze policy and operational issues to support senior colleagues in the development of policies, programmes and activities.
• Contribute to the preparation of accurate and timely reporting on programmes and activities that enable informed decision making and consistency of information presented to internal and external stakeholders.
• Support the identification, development, and management of potential partnerships to further develop the work of the country office on gender and protection.
• Support the capacity building of WFP staff, partners and government stakeholders to develop and implement protection sensitive initiatives, e.g. through project management support of learning initiatives.
• Provide support to the implementation of WFP Zimbabwe gender action plan.
• Support resource mobilization initiatives through development of funding proposals that clearly articulate WFP’s integrated approach to programming.
• Other as required.

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Advanced University Degree in one (or more) of the following disciplines: Social Sciences, International Development, Gender Studies, Law, Human Rights, Political Science or related, possibly with a strong research focus. A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience can be considered in lieu of the advanced university degree.

At least 4 years of relevant Professional work experience in a humanitarian organization part of which should include leadership of implementing gender, protection sensitive and inclusive humanitarian programmes in urban areas.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

Applications close on 13 April 2023.

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WFP has a zero-tolerance approach to conduct such as fraud, sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to WFP’s standards of conduct and will therefore undergo rigorous background verification internally or through third parties. Selected candidates will also be required to provide additional information as part of the verification exercise. Misrepresentation of information provided during the recruitment process may lead to disqualification or termination of employment

WFP will not request payment at any stage of the recruitment process including at the offer stage. Any requests for payment should be refused and reported to local law enforcement authorities for appropriate action.