Programme Policy Officer (Innovations & Partnerships) - SC8

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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 or disability.

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.

JOB PURPOSE

To facilitate the work of senior staff to effectively position WFP with public, private and external partners to attract policy support, resources, technical assistance and innovative solutions to advance the work of WFP, while supporting member states in the achievement of the SDGs and Zero Hunger and emphasizing WFP’s contributions in this regard.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

1. Design and lead the implementation of a work plan for assigned capacity strengthening area by governments ministries for WFP to identify areas of transformation, develop innovative solutions and strengthen mutually beneficial partnerships in support of WFP's strategic objectives.
2. Coordinate WFP, Government and other partners capacity strengthening in digital solutions and operations to facilitate responsible business partnerships, adherence to corporate system standards for innovative 4IR technologies adoption, and up-scale development impact.
3. Assist in the identification of systems developers for respective systems ensuring they meet the needs of government ministries and can be sustained by coordinating stakeholders.
4. Provide technical support, training and guidance to concerned government staff ensuring knowledge transfers.
5. Identify opportunities to link WFP systems development knowledge to create synergies with other organizational initiatives.
6. Lead critical thinking/discussions around WFP support to government of Eswatini in the broader digitalization initiatives under the guidance of the regional DAS team.
7. Drive the positioning with partners on WFP's corporate value proposition in specific thematic areas using tailored content and language that speaks to individual partner audiences and align with on-going policy dialogue in national fora.
8. Manage internally to support coherent partner engagement;
9. Provide guidance to functional units, on partnership strategies (including Partnership Action Plans);
10. Extend support/guidance on partnership/contribution management, including quality proposal and report writing, by engaging with other WFP entities and external stakeholders.
11. Ensure partner visibility and that partner conditions are met.
12. In the context of the UN delivering as one system and multilateral fora, develop partnerships with civil society and intergovernmental organizations and engage in joint efforts to advocate for the SDGs and Zero Hunger on the global agenda, accommodating country dynamics and interests.
13. Contribute to preparedness actions, providing technical recommendations and guidance, and support risk management.
14. Other 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.

Language: Fluency in English language and Siswati language.

DESIRED EXPERIENCES FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROLE

• Has a good understanding of government and corporate strategies and priorities, public policy formulation and levels of influence.

• Has contributed to a gender-balance, inclusive sound working environment.
• Has gained experience in developing new and multi-stakeholder partnerships.
• Has evaluated expected ROI from new partnerships and created a network of relationships with multiple constituencies.
• Has developed long-term partner relationships and gained significant experience in expanding engagements across geographies and sectors.
• Has led and promoted data-based decision making to enable internal stakeholders to make well informed decisions.
• Has created external messaging to function, geography and thematic interests of stakeholders.
• Has contributed to innovation of system improvements and partner intelligence platforms.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

• This is a local position for Swazi nationals only.
• Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
• WFP has zero tolerance for discrimination and does not discriminate on the basis of HIV/AIDS status.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

Deadline for receiving applications is 7 March 2023 at 23:59 hrs

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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.