Programme Policy Officer (Livelihoods & Assets creation) CST-1 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Programme & Policy

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JOB TITLE****:

Programme Policy Officer (Livelihoods & Assets creation)

TYPE OF CONTRACT:

Regular Consultancy

GRADE:

CST Level 1

DUTY STATION (City, Country):

Port-au-Prince, Haiti

DURATION:

11 months

NUMBER OF POSITION:

One (1)

TYPE OF VACANCY:

Internal & External

ABOUT WFP

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is the world's largest humanitarian agency and the leading life-saving and life-changing organization, providing food aid in emergencies, improving the nutritional status of vulnerable people, providing school meals for children and working with small-scale farmers and communities to improve livelihoods and build resilience.

ORGANISATIONAL CONTEXT :

Operating in Haiti since 1969, WFP has progressively adopted a broad portfolio of both humanitarian and development activities in support of the Government’s work on developing sustainable solutions for addressing hunger and malnutrition, working with donors, United Nations agencies and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Recently, WFP has been diversifying its portfolio along the humanitarian and development spectrum with preparedness and immediate response emergency operations; recovery and resilience activities, including the implementation of capacity strengthening for social safety nets, school meals, nutrition-sensitive activities as well as progressive local purchases; and the provision of emergency logistics, telecommunications, and aviation services. To better support the achievement of SDG 2 "Zero Hunger" by 2030 and in line with its CSP, WFP Haiti is currently enhancing its technical and programming capacity to design, implement and coordinate resilience interventions, with a specific focus on investments in livelihood and asset creation and complementary activities aimed at reinforcing vulnerable households' and smallholder farmers' resilience capacities and preventing malnutrition.

What is in for you?

➡️ WFP offers a highly inclusive, diverse and multicultural working environment.

➡️ WFP invests in the personal & professional development of its employees through a range of trainings, accreditation, coaching, mentorship and other programs as well as through internal mobility opportunities.

➡️ A career path in WFP provides an exciting opportunity to work across various country, regional and global offices around the world, and with passionate colleagues who work tirelessly to ensure that effective humanitarian assistance reaches millions of people across the globe.

➡️ WFP offers a competitive benefits package including salary, MSLS plus a medical insurance.

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How can you make a difference?

To support the programme and policy design and give technical assistance to SO4/ACT 6 – Livelihood and Asset Creation Unit programme, under the direct supervision of the Programme Policy Officer/Activity Manager, you will perform the following functions:

1. Contribute to translate resilience programme policy into country-level practices, and ensure a clear and strong connection between HQ, Region and field operations
2. Directly manage a part of livelihood/assets creation (FFA) portfolio of activities.
3. Ensure sound management of the specific projects under his/her direct responsibility according to the set time, quality and objectives and follow-up to enable high performance, with particular emphasis on FFA relevance to livelihood reinforcement.
4. Support the revision and development of Standard Operating Procedures (SoP) and their appropriate application, in order to ensure sound, relevant and highquality development of livelihood/assets creation (FFA) interventions.
5. Support the FLA life cycle (definition, design, delivery and documentation) of livelihood strengthening and asset creation projects;
6. Ensure coordination of livelihood/assets creation (FFA) projects in Haiti with relevant internal units (i.e., Nutrition, Gender, M&E, resource management, SCOPE/CBT, among others).
7. Support implementing partners with the coordination and development of the social and environmental analysis expected as part of the livelihood and asset creation projects.
8. Provide technical guidance and trainings to WFP staff and NGO Cooperating Partners (CPs) in operationalizing the implementation of programmes and initiatives, with a special focus on asset creation and other types of livelihood enhancement, and clarify and interpret available policies, guidance, and tools.
9. Support in collaboration with sub-offices the implementation of Three-pronged Approach (3PA) at the country level, with a focus on the Seasonal Livelihood Programming (SLP) and Community Based Participatory Planning (CBPP).
10. Coordinate with the team the monthly and/or quarterly update of relevant platforms (i.e., COMET) for the main outputs planned and achieved as part of the livelihood strengthening projects.
11. Support resource mobilization efforts related to livelihoods, resilience building and food and nutrition security, including the formulation of targeted concept notes for innovative programme ideas.
12. Conduct quarterly technical missions to supervise the quality of the asset creation and livelihood activities implemented and ensure compliance with internal rules and regulations.
13. Support CO in organizing field missions for donor/media/senior WFP management and ensure that WFP staff, partners and government staff are informed on time and provide sufficient relevant information including inputs for donor briefs in relation to activities.
14. Prepare regular updates and accurate and timely reporting on the specific projects under his/her direct responsibility that enable informed decision making and consistency of information presented to internal and external stakeholders.
15. Support operational research and evidence building on items relevant to livelihood/assets creation (FFA) at country level for coordinating analysis processes and research led by HQ and/or Regional Office on environment, climate crisis and socio-economic context.
16. Support information management and technical mapping of asset creation and livelihood activities to ensure proper weekly and monthly reporting of technical advancements.
17. Support the livelihood strengthening unit in Haiti with the management of the Asset Impact Asset Service (AIMS) agreement for 2022 and 2023, including verifying GPS coordinates.
18. Take responsibility for incorporating gender and protection perspectives in all areas of work, to ensure equal participation of women and men.
19. Other tasks, as required and assigned by the supervisor or by the senior management.

Deliverables at the end of the Contract :

• Management and documentation of at least six (6) livelihood and strengthening projects expected in 2022 and 2023.
• Monthly and Quarterly reports developed and validated with internal and external stakeholders on the specific projects under his/her direct responsibility
• All relevant reporting platforms (i.e., COMET) regularly updated for asset creation and livelihood outputs
• A reinforced internal information management system for asset creation and livelihood outputs developed and managed
• At least two (2) PSME reports reviewed and submitted before the end of the contract.

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Education:

Advanced University degree in Agriculture and/or Environmental Sciences, or International Affairs, Economics, Social Sciences or other fields relevant to international development assistance, or First University Degree with additional years of related work experience and/or trainings/courses. Master degree in a specialized field related to Agriculture and / or Environmental Sciences and / or project management, is an asset.

Experience:

• At least four (4) years of professional experience in international humanitarian, development work or other related fields.

  • At least three years of experience in resilience building, livelihoods protection and environmental sustainability, in relation to food insecurity, and with a specific focus on Cash for Assets, CBT and/or FFA interventions.

  • At least three years of experience in the design and management of humanitarian and/or development programmes and projects. Relevant field experience in the implementation and monitoring of Cash for Assets/CBT, and/or resilience building and/or livelihoods programmes and initiatives.

  • Proven ability and experience in the development of interagency cooperation, networks, partnerships and strategies.

  Knowledge & Skills:

• Advanced understanding of the latest policy debate, theory and application of resilience building and livelihoods programmes.

  • Understanding of donor policies, strategies and programme priorities in relation to humanitarian assistance and resilience.
  • Good Data base, calculation sheet management.
  • Excellent writing and reporting skills.
  • Excellent cognitive abilities, analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Effective action management to plan, coordinate and prioritize multiple tasks.
  • Excellent partnering skills to build strategic relationships with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.

  Languages:

• Fluency (level C) in both oral and written communication in French and English.

  DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

05/03/2024

How do you apply...

To be considered, you are invited to apply via (https://www.wfp.org/careers/job-openings). CV and cover letter must be submitted in English language.

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