Programme Policy Officer (Food Systems & Resilience) - NOB, Garoowe Puntland Area Office

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ABOUT WFP

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.

WHAT WILL YOU DO?

• Contribute to the implementation of WFP Somalia Country Strategic Plan-CSP (2022 – 2025) corporate policies and programmes aligned with national policies especially related to Economic Development and Improving Social and Human Development, and wider UN Cooperation Framework, with strategic focus on areas related to climate smart food systems, livelihoods, and resilience.
• Analyse technical and policy documents, strategies, and programmes – especially at State level, and relevant data and information including for example, trends and developments, approaches, impacts, lessons, and good practices related to climate smart food systems, livelihoods and resilience and translate them into WFP’s thematic focus areas.
• Provide technical and supervisory support for timely, effective, and efficient implementation of WFP’s Food Systems, livelihoods, resilience and assigned cross thematic areas, particularly around food value chains involving smallholder farmers and cooperatives.
• In collaboration with other technical units and identified partners/stakeholders, support the implementation of food systems initiatives and policies by translating into field implementation activities.
• Provide technical support in programmes development or developing/designing project concepts/proposals and contribute to resource mobilization for relevant CSP activities.
• Support in developing and reviewing information materials, technical papers and guidelines related to WFP’s work on climate smart food systems, including agricultural value chains, market system development, community development, climate change, digital solutions/technologies; government – private sector and UN Partnerships etc.

WHAT WILL YOU DO?

• Coordinate and support in establishing strategic and operational partnership with identified relevant Government of Puntland State ministries and agencies, UN Agencies, Academic institutions and other like-minded public and private sector organizations and provide technical assistance as and when required.
• Coordinate and supervise the cooperating partners and actively monitor progress and performance, ensuring that project deadlines and targets are met.
• Contribute to the appraisal of capacity building needs of partners and beneficiaries related to climate smart food systems, livelihoods, and resilience; and contribute to developing training materials and to training courses and activities and provide technical guidance for field staff, cooperating partners, and communities.
• Support the monitoring, evaluation, and knowledge management of the projects specifically as it relates to climate smart food systems, livelihoods, and resilience. Support in result-based management of relevant climate smart food systems and related activities including accurate and timely results reporting and knowledge management.
• Contribute to the organization of and/or participate in meetings, conferences, workshops, consultations, and field visits as needed; contribute to building collaborations and partnerships.
• Provide technical assistance to other units within WFP (nutrition, school feeding and others) in making sure WFP’s climate smart food systems, livelihood and resilience programmes are integrated and nutrition sensitive and climate resilient.
• Review, analyse and verify report documents and ensure accurate, timely recording of data within the specific technical area of work and consistency of information presented to stakeholders.
• Perform other related duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor.

DO YOU MEET THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS?

Education: Bachelors degree in Agriculture, Agribusiness, Agronomy, Environment, Climate Change and rural Development. Masters degree in fields relevant to international development assistance is added advantage.

Experience:

• Minimum three years postgraduate proffessional experience in programme implementation, served as a field programme manager and implemented programmes on the agriculture value chain or resilience.
• Direct technical experience of different programme approaches with relevant agriculture-oriented organizations.
• Understanding on how to monitor technical activities related to irrigation, production, post-harvest loss management, and market access with smallholder farmers and producer associations.
• Experience working and coordinating/liasing with multi-stakeholders including Government, Donors, and UN Agencies, through good negotiation skills and ability to communicate effectively, has provided input into policy discussions and decisions.
• Ability to write clear and concise technical documents in short deadlines, with multi-tasking skills.

Language: Fluency in oral and written communication in English and Somali.

ARE YOU COMPETENT FOR THIS JOB? DO YOU POSSESS?

• Programme Lifecycle & Food Assistance.
• Transfer Modalities (Food, Cash, Voucher).
• Broad Knowledge of Specialized areas (i.e. Nutrition, VAM, etc.).
• Emergency Programming.
• Strategic Policy Engagement w/ Government.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Contract Duration: 1 year (Initial)

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

Closing date: 27th April 2024 East African Time.

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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.