Programme Policy Officer, (Insurance and Resilience Specialist) Int. Consultant, Reg Level 1

Programme & Policy

TERMS OF REFERENCE

Title of Post: Programme Policy Officer (Insurance and Resilience Specialist)

Type of Contract: International Consultant, Level 1

Unit/ Division: Programme and Policy

Duty Station Banjul, The Gambia

Duration: 21 March 2022 – 20 April 2023- (11 months)

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A. BACKGROUND OF THE ASSIGNMENT

Climate change multiplies existing threats to food security, hunger and malnutrition. It will make natural disasters more frequent and intense, land and water scarce and difficult to access and increases in agricultural productivity even harder to achieve. It will disproportionally impact the most vulnerable people, the majority of whom live in fragile areas prone to climate hazards, ultimately putting hundreds of millions of people at risk.

WFP approaches the challenge of climate change from the point of view of its impact on hunger and under nutrition. WFP’s work on climate change and climate risk management focuses on enhancing the resilience of food insecure communities and countries, helping them adapt to more frequent and intense climatic events.

WFP Gambia is developing and testing innovative tools and approaches to help Governments and communities to manage disaster risks in a more effective manner. Under this approach, WFP Gambia is progressively scaling up its climate resilience portfolio. At the macro level, the African Risk Capacity (ARC) Replica programme has been in place since 2019. ARC Replica increases the number of Africans covered against climate risk, while building the capacity of national governments to respond to large-scale climate shocks. Micro insurance is being introduced by WFP Gambia as part of the development of an integrated risk management programming approach which aims to improve resilience of vulnerable households by enabling them to cope and adapt to climate risk. In 2022 WFP will begin the piloting and rollout of micro index insurance, with the aim to reach 10,000 farmers by 2024. This will be funded through the Green Climate Fund and the Adaptation Fund, in partnership with the Ministry of Environment and WFP Regional Office.

PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT

The Programme Policy Officer will contribute to this strategic shift and lead the growing climate resilience portfolio, providing effective oversight and leadership for planning, coordination, implementation, integration and monitoring, reporting and learning for the ARC Replica and micro insurance programmes as well as support integration of the climate resilience components into the overall integrated risk management approach. The Programme Policy Officer will be responsible for engagement and coordination for ARC Replica across various stakeholder groups including government ministries, partners, and internal WFP units. The Programme Policy Officer will also support design and operationalization of the climate change components under the Adaptation Fund, GCF, GAFSP project and other related grants, working with the country office, Regional Bureau, HQ and field office teams as well government counterparts in the relevant ministries, UN agencies, NGO partners and the relevant private sector organizations.

C. ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

Under the direct supervision of the Deputy Country Director and overall supervision of the Country Director, the role of the Programme Policy Officer will include the following duties:

• Lead the implementation of the ARC Replica initiative in the Gambia, including strong collaboration with the government and the African Risk Capacity Agency, provide technical advice on product design and coordinate the drafting of contingency plans, with inputs from various WFP units.
• Support in the inception/ kick off activities for the implementation rollout of the Adaptation Fund, GCF and GAFSP projects and ensure alignment with the Operational Plans of ARC Replica.
• Provide support to Strategic Outcome/Activity Managers to ensure alignment of the insurance programmes with the relevant CSP activities and provide technical and coordination support as the Implementing Entity for the Adaptation Fund.
• Support capacity strengthening of WFP units and relevant government agencies on insurance and disaster risk financing by developing a capacity strengthening workplan, conducting or organizing relevant training, and participating in field missions, including national and community consultations.
• Coordinate the collaboration with ARC, University of the Colombia and relevant research institutes in the process of development, testing and customization of indices (parameters) used in the drought insurance policies and advise on risk transfer parameters.
• In consultation with management, liaise with HQ units (e.g., Legal, VAM/M&E etc.) to support the compliance checks of the insurance policies.
• Coordinate reporting, monitoring and evaluation of insurance porgrammes including documenting lessons learnt and best practices, WFP Annual ARC Replica reports, Adaptation Fund Output reporting, GCF donor reporting and support the Communications Unit in updating WFP website content.
• Review/ develop project proposals applying a climate sensitive lens to ensure that climate adaptation/climate resilience is sufficiently considered from initial design phase.
• Coordinate and share information with NGOs and institutions involved in ARC Replica and micro insurance in the region and in country.
• Any other related duties as assigned from time to time.

D. DELIVERABLES AND OUTPUTS

• Develop and update annual workplans and budgets for the Adaptation Fund, GCF, ARC Replica programme and related climate resilience activities.
• Provide inputs on behalf of WFP to National action plans/strategies, protocols and guidelines.
• Develop integrated climate risk management operational plan to pilot the micro insurance programme
• Ensure agreements are signed with partners for implementation of activities and development of partnerships.
• In consultation with the ARC technical working group and NDMA, develop a capacity strengthening plan for insurance activities for members of staff within the WFP Country Office, as well as relevant partners such as NDMA, Ministry of Environment, CBG and implementing partners.
• Draft concept notes and/or funding proposals to support further innovations and scale up of climate risk management- such as forecast based financing, climate services, and other Disaster Risk Financing instruments
• Draft and submit activity reports such as the Annual ARC Replica Report; Adaptation Fund Quarterly/ annual reports and GCF reporting requirements.
• Provide inputs to the country briefs /operational briefs/SITREPS.
• Participate in and/or lead technical working groups for insurance initiatives led by WFP in the Gambia.

E. 4Ps CORE ORGANISATIONAL CAPABILITIES

Purpose

• Understand and communicate the Strategic Objectives: Coaches team in the most effective ways to communicate WFP’s Strategic Objectives to WFP team and partners in the field.

• Be a force for positive change: Implements new methods or tools to improve team’s work processes and productivity.

• Make the mission inspiring to our team: Maps team’s activities and tasks to specific successes in beneficiary communities to showcase positive impact.

• Make our mission visible in everyday actions: Explains to teammates how each unit contributes to the overall WFP mission.

People

• Look for ways to strengthen people's skills: Identifies skill development opportunities such as training modules or on-the-job experiences for self, colleagues and direct reports.
• Create an inclusive culture: Facilitates team building activities to build rapport in own unit.
• Be a coach & provide constructive feedback: Facilitates the pairing of junior colleagues with coaches within own team.
• Create an “I will”/” We will” spirit: Proactively anticipates potential challenges and develops mitigation plans to ensure that team meets goals and targets.

Performance

• Encourage innovation & creative solutions: Identifies opportunities to be creative in own work and to help team be more innovative and accurate in their respective tasks and areas of work.
• Focus on getting results: Monitors team’s deliverables and provides feedback to ensure outcomes are delivered consistently and accurately.
• Make commitments and make good on commitments: Provides accurate guidance to team on expected responsibilities and tasks, whilst also upholding own commitment to the team.
• Be Decisive: Sets an example and provides guidance to junior team members on when to escalate issues when faced with challenging issues in the workplace or in the field.

Partnership

• Connect and share across WFP units: Facilitates partnerships with other WFP units to accomplish missions in the field.
• Build strong external partnerships: Sets an example and provides guidance to team on how to build relationships with external partners.
• Be politically agile & adaptable: Articulates to colleagues or direct reports the value of contributing to other WFP teams and agency partnerships in fulfilling WFP’s goals and objectives.
• Be clear about the value WFP brings to partnerships: Organizes, monitors, and prioritizes own and team’s efforts to ensure that they will fulfil the needs of internal and external partners.

F. FUNCTIONAL CAPABILITIES

4Ps CORE ORGANISATIONAL CAPABILITIES:

4P Theme

Capability Name

Description of the behaviour expected for the proficiency level

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.

• 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.

G. REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

Qualifications and Experience Required

Education:

• Advanced University degree, or University degree with experience and training/courses in one or more of the following disciplines: insurance/finance, climate change adaptation, environmental studies, agriculture and food security, development studies or related area. Index Insurance skills will be an added advantage.

Experience:

• 5 years post graduate, progressively responsible, job related experience in climate change adaptation, disaster risk reduction, food security, policy and/or, disaster risk finance or related area.
• Experience working with governments in implementing climate resilience programmes;

Technical Skills and Knowledge:

• Knowledge or experience in climate risk management in Africa and/or macro and micro insurance policies desirable.
• Knowledge of WFP financial regulations; and rules and WFP policies and procedures in procurement and supply chain is desirable.
• Food security and multi-sector programme knowledge and experience are desirable.
• Knowledge of research methods and monitoring and evaluation standards.
• Understanding of donor policies, strategies and programme priorities.

Competencies:

• Proficiency in Windows, MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Excellent written and oral communication and presentation skills.
• Strong analytical and negotiation skills.
• Resourcefulness, initiative, maturity of judgement and tact.
• Ability to work with minimum of supervision; to supervise and train support staff; and to work effectively with people of different national and cultural backgrounds.
• Ability to establish priorities and to plan, coordinate and monitor own work plan and those under supervision.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain effective work relationships with counterparts and staff within the office, host government, donors, other UN agencies and NGOs.

Language:

• Working knowledge (proficiency level C) of English

Qualified females are encouraged to apply.

Deadline for submission of applications is 23rd February 2022

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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