Programme Policy Officer (Cooperating Partners)- NOB, Regional office in Cairo, Egypt

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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.

WFP’s Regional Bureau for the Middle East and Northern Africa (RBC), based in Cairo, Egypt, provides strategic guidance, policy/technical support and direction to WFP operations and activities in 14 countries: Algeria, Armenia, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, State of Palestine, , Syria, Tunisia, Turkey and Yemen. These country offices aim to assist roughly one-third of all of WFP’s beneficiaries (approx. 30 million) in some of the most critical humanitarian emergencies of our time. RBC is also active in the ‘Changing Lives’ side of WFP’s mandate, helping national governments and local communities improve nutrition, livelihoods, school feeding, social protection, climate and disaster risk reduction and other programmes that build resilience and support development.

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JOB PURPOSE

As the largest humanitarian agency in the world, WFP is well-known for its ability to reach and assist crisis-affected populations including in hard-to-reach locations. WFP depends on a vast network of international and national non-governmental organizations – normally referred to as cooperating partners (CPs) – which play a critical role in the ‘downstream’ delivery of general food assistance, resilience-building activities, and other programmes. The Regional Bureau Cairo (RBC) is responsible for providing support and oversight to all WFP country offices (COs) in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. As part of this brief, RBC is responsible for ensuring that CP management practices at the country level are fully compliant with corporate standards and guidance and that any potential risks associated with partner selection and onboarding are managed appropriately. RBC is also responsible for supporting COs to advance and report against WFP’s commitments under the ‘localization’ stream of the Grand Bargain, which foresees increased and improved delivery via national partners. This position will take forward all of this, as well as any duties as determined by Programme Unit.To provide support to policy and programme activities that effectively meet food assistance needs.

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education:

Advanced University Degree, preferably in Gender Studies, International development, International Affairs, Social and Political Sciences, or other related fields, or First University Degree with additional years of related work experience and/or trainings/courses.

Essential experience:

• Minimum 5 years of professional experience in the humanitarian/development system
• Have experience of working outside of their country of permanent residence
• Demonstrable experience of interacting directly with, or working directly for, national/international NGOs

Language: National Professional: Fluency (level C) in English language and the duty station’s language, if different.

DESIRED EXPERIENCES FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROLE

• Prior experience of working directly with WFP’s main food assistance approaches and modalities.
• Demonstrable familiarity with WFP’s main corporate standards, tools and processes related to CP and FLA management

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

• Able to work independently under minimal supervision • Client-focused and strong networking skills • Willingness to travel frequently, including to ‘deep field’ locations • Excellent written and oral/presentation skills.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

Working under the direct supervision of the WFP’s Regional Head of EPR (emergency preparedness response) and under the overall guidance of the Regional Head of Programme, the Programme Policy Officer (Cooperating Partners) will spearhead WFP’s CP management function across the entire MENA region. Specifically, the Technical Advisor (Cooperating Partners) will be expected to:

1. Lead the rollout of new corporate tools and processes related to CP management across the region, including the WFP’s corporate guidance from 2018 covering, inter alia, call for proposals; selection process; partner induction, and partner evaluations. 2. Provide guidance to COs (country offices) on Field Level Agreement (FLA) management, including budget negotiations, COMET data entry, distribution reports, and invoice management. 3. Provide guidance to COs on how to frame and manage contractual relationships with Governments as implementing partners, liaising closely with HQ Legal and NGO units. 4. Support COs to develop critical documentation that supports an effective CP management function including Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), Terms of Reference for the Cooperating Partner Committee, and checklists). 5. Systematically monitor all audit and evaluation findings from across the region related to CP management and ensure that COs receive the necessary guidance to address them in full. 6. Undertake capacity building of country offices in the area of CP management, including through mentoring and on-the-job training of CO staff delivered both remotely and on-site. 7. Continuously liaise with HQ counterparts, with a view to ensuring that corporate standards and templates are continuously improved and more responsive to field realities. 8. Proactively develop and propose new thinking regarding how WFP can accelerate and demonstrate its implementation of the ‘localization’ stream of the Grand Bargain and show the added value that this brings. 9. Any other duties, as required by the unit

FUNCTIONAL CAPABILITIES

Capability Name Description of the behaviour expected for the proficiency level 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 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 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 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.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

• JOB TITLE: Programme Policy Officer (Cooperating Partners)- NOB
• TYPE & LEVEL OF CONTRACT: FIXED TERM / NOB
• DURATION & START DATE: 1 YEAR - RENEWABLE
• UNIT/DIVISION: PROGRAMME
• DUTY STATION (CITY, COUNTRY): REGIONAL BUREAU IN CAIRO (RBC), CAIRO, EGYPT
• REPORTS TO: REGIONAL EPR HEAD

COMPENSATION DATA

WFP offers a competitive compensation package including: - Attractive salary in accordance with industry standards - Attractive pension plan - Child allowance - Language allowance (subject to passing language assessment) - Medical coverage for staff and dependents - Variety of leave entitlements, incl. 30 days annual leave/year, maternity/paternity leave, and special leave arrangements.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

Interested candidates are invited to submit their application no later than Monday 20th December 2021.

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All employment decisions are made on the basis of organizational needs, job requirements, merit, and individual qualifications. WFP is committed to providing an inclusive work environment free of sexual exploitation and abuse, all forms of discrimination, any kind of harassment, sexual harassment, and abuse of authority. Therefore, all selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

No appointment under any kind of contract will be offered to members of the UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ), International Civil Service Commission (ICSC), FAO Finance Committee, WFP External Auditor, WFP Audit Committee, Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) and other similar bodies within the United Nations system with oversight responsibilities over WFP, both during their service and within three years of ceasing that service.

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WFP celebrates and embraces diversity. It is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all its employees and encourages qualified candidates to apply irrespective of race, colour, national origin, ethnic or social background, genetic information, gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, HIV status, physical or mental disability.