Programme Policy Officer for General Food Assistance (GFA)/NOB

Programme & Policy

Overview

Support policy and program activities for food assistance needs.

You have:

• Advanced university degree in International Affairs, Economics, Nutrition/Health, Agriculture, Environmental Science, 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.
• Minimum three years of post-graduate professional experience in project lead responsibility, knowledge of humanitarian and development programming and technical knowledge in General Food Assistance/Food Security/Cash Based Transfers or First University degree in the same subject(s) with minimum five years of post-graduate professional experience in relevant fields.
• Fluency in spoken and written English.
• Fluency in spoken and written Arabic.
• Proven experience in change management, including initiating and managing change management activities.
• Demonstrated experience in liaising, collaborating and coordinating with external and internal stakeholders.
• Ability to work on short timelines, under pressure, and managing multiple priorities simultaneously with minimum supervision.

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WFP seeks candidates of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our humanitarian principles.

Selection of staff is made on a competitive basis, and we are committed to promoting diversity and gender balance.

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.

WHY TO WORK AT WFP?

Join us to make a difference!

SAVING & CHANGING LIVES ❤ Make a difference, the world will notice. We are driven by our mission to fight world hunger and feed people’s dreams of a brighter future.

GLOBAL COMMUNITY 🌍 Build bridges that unite people across the world. Being part of a global, diverse and multicultural community like WFP, will continuously expose you to new ideas and perspectives.

UNLIMITED POSSIBILITIES 💡 Unlock possibilities you never thought you'd find. WFP goes anywhere it is needed and does whatever it takes to get the job done.

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT

The GFA Officer will support the GFA Activity Manager, assisting in the design, oversight and management of the activities across the GFA programme cycle. The post holder will work closely with the Field Offices and across the different units of the country office (for example CBT, Supply Chain, Finance, VAM & ME, Gender) to ensure due attention to all aspects of GFA program design, management and implementation. Also, the GFA Officer closely works with relevant units and support enhancing WFP’s collaboration with other actors, including UNHCR and other UN and NGO partners.

JOB PURPOSE

To provide support to policy and programme activities that effectively meet food assistance needs of refugees and other crisis-affected populations.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

Under the direct supervision of the Activity 1 / GFA coordinator, this role will have the following responsibilities: 1. Support the development of General Food Assistance (GFA) projects, plans, activities (Cash-based Transfer (CBT) and in-kind) and processes, ensuring alignment with wider programme policies, standards and guidance. This includes but is not limited to accountability, implementation and reporting. 2. Assist in managing GFA programmes and projects, including but not limited to planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, working closely together with other relevant country office units on targeting, beneficiary database management, nutrition, accountability to affected population (AAP), protection and gender aspects. 3. Contribute to formulating needs for assessments, monitoring and research activities to strengthen the GFA activities and enhance evidence of the outcomes of the GFA activities. 4. Contribute to related analysis of aspects relevant to the programme such as beneficiary criteria and adjusting transfer values when applicable. 5. Take the lead on implementation of potential related projects such as building financial literacy and financial inclusion for beneficiaries. 6. Support advocacy and donor-related initiatives 7. Liaise with internal and external counterparts to ensure effective collaboration, monitor ongoing projects and highlight potential risks to project delivery. 8. Participate in internal and external meetings as required, including interagency fora, meetings with service providers and cooperating partners. 9. Substantially support and co-manage existing partnerships of WFP Jordan, including being responsible for aligning workplans of partners with GFA overall workplan and activities. 10. Support the identification, development and management of potential partnerships for improved food assistance activities. 11. Contribute to and later lead the preparation of accurate and timely reporting on GFA programmes and activities as requested that enable informed decision making and consistency of information presented to stakeholders. 12. Development of SOPs as required. 13. Support the capacity building of WFP staff, partners and national government to prepare for and respond to food assistance needs, e.g. through providing inputs into training materials. 14. Other relevant activities as required.

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education: Advanced university degree in International Affairs, Economics, Nutrition/Health, Agriculture, Environmental Science, 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: Minimum three years of post-graduate professional experience in project lead responsibility, knowledge of humanitarian and development programming and technical knowledge in General Food Assistance/ Food Security/ Cash Based Transfers or First University degree in the same subject(s) with minimum five years of post-graduate professional experience in relevant fields.

Previous UN experience, preferably with WFP, is highly desirable.

Language: Fluency in spoken and written English and Arabic.

DESIRED EXPERIENCES FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROLE

• Proven experience in change management, including initiating and managing change management activities • Demonstrated experience in liaising, collaborating and coordinating with external and internal stakeholders • Experience in development of analysis of complex problems, synthesizing different options into decision-ready documents. • Demonstrated strong writing skills, including the ability to write in an engaging and informative manner. • Knowledge of WFP programme areas • Demonstrated experience with accountability mechanisms and feeding feedback from beneficiaries, and partners into improving program quality mandatory • Ability to work on short timelines, under pressure, and managing multiple priorities simultaneously with minimum supervision. • Initiative, creativity, and flexibility with excellent interpersonal skills and team spirit.

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.

4Ps CORE ORGANISATIONAL CAPABILITIES

Purpose

• Understand and communicate the Strategic Objectives: Understands WFP’s Strategic Objectives and the link to own work objectives.
• Be a force for positive change: Flexibly adapts individual contributions to accommodate changes in direction from supervisors and internal/external changes (such as evolving needs of beneficiaries, new requirements of partners).
• Make the mission inspiring to our team: Recognizes and shares with team members the ways in which individual contributions relate to WFP’s mission.
• Make our mission visible in everyday actions: Sets own goals in alignment with WFP’s overall operations, and is able to communicate this link to others.

People

• Look for ways to strengthen people's skills: Assesses own strengths and weaknesses to increase self-awareness, and includes these in conversations on own developmental needs.
• Create an inclusive culture: Participates in open dialogue, and values the diverse opinion of others, regardless of background, culture, experience, or country assignment.
• Be a coach & provide constructive feedback: Proactively seeks feedback and coaching to build confidence, and develop and improve individual skills.
• Create an “I will”/”We will” spirit: Participates in accomplishing team activities and goals in the face of challenging circumstances.

Performance

• Encourage innovation & creative solutions: Shows willingness to explore and experiment with new ideas and approaches in own work.
• Focus on getting results: Consistently delivers results within individual scope of work on time, on budget and without errors.
• Make commitments and make good on commitments: Commits to upholding individual accountabilities and responsibilities in the face of ever-changing country or functional priorities.
• Be Decisive: Makes rational decisions about individual activities when faced with uncertain circumstances, including in times of ambiguity regarding information or manager direction.

Partnership

• Connect and share across WFP units: Seeks to understand and adapt to internal or cross-unit teams’ priorities and preferred working styles.
• Build strong external partnerships: Demonstrates ability to understand and appropriately respond to and/or escalate needs of external partners.
• Be politically agile & adaptable: Portrays an informed and professional demeanor toward internal and external partners and stakeholders.
• Be clear about the value WFP brings to partnerships: Provides operational support on analyses and assessments that quantifies and demonstrates WFP’s unique value as a partner.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Applications must be submitted online through WFP e-Recruitment System

• Internal WFP staff can access the VA through the internal WFP CAREER page via the link: http://newgo.wfp.org/services/e-recruitment
• External applicants are kindly requested to follow the link: http://www1.wfp.org/careers/job-openings

Make sure that you answer all mandatory questions accurately and to attach your updated CV in English.

• Join WFP to be part of saving lives and changing lives: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4rFCbNDXiw&feature=youtu.behttp://ar.wfp.org/videos/recruitment-video-ar

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

13 December 2020

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Female applicants and qualified applicants from developing countries are especially encouraged to apply

WFP has zero tolerance for discrimination and does not discriminate on the basis of HIV/AIDS status.

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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