Programme Policy Officer, NOB (Project Technical Advisor)

Programme & Policy

TERMS OF REFERENCE

Title of Post: Programme Policy Officer NOB (Project Technical Advisor)

Type of Contract: Fixed Term (FT)

Unit/ Division: Programme and Policy

Duty Station Banjul, The Gambia

Duration: One year

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A. BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE

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.

The “Rural Integrated Climate Adaptation and Resilience Building Project (RICAR)” is a new project funded by the Adaptation Fund, and the overall goal of the project is to enhance adaptive capacity of rural populations in The Gambia through support to climate-resilient and diversified livelihoods. The project is due to run from 2021 to 2026 and has a budget of USD 10,000,000. The MECCNAR will be creating a new PMU based in the Central Project Coordination Unit (CPCU) of MECCNAR (Ministry of Environment, Climate Change And Natural Resources), and will be made up of highly qualified staff to ensure appropriate implementation and reporting of the project.

B. ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES (not all inclusive):

Under the overall supervision of the National Project Coordinator (NPC) and guidance from WFP Head of Programme in the WFP Country Office through a secondment agreement between WFP and the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Natural Resources (MECCNAR), the technical adviser shall perform the following duties:

• In liaison with MECCNAR, support the development and delivery of tailored climate products that meet the needs of end-users, including both local planners and vulnerable and food insecure communities.
• Provide technical advice and backstopping for the RICAR project, providing advice to staff, partners and service providers
• Provide supervision and oversight of monitoring of the RICAR project and coordinate with field staff to ensure that all achievements and activities are captured
• Preparation and design concept notes and ToRs for service contracts, assessments, research and project outputs to support and advise implementation of activities.
• Identify and facilitate consultancy work, technical evaluations, oversight missions, and donor visits for asset creation activities of the Adaptation Fund Project
• Participate in the selection of service providers such as researchers, insurance/ micro finance providers, construction/ developers and implementing partners.
• Lead and facilitate research, evaluations, oversight missions, and donor visits for activities of the Adaptation Fund Project
• Serve as secretary for the National Project Technical Coordination Committee and ensure delivery and recording of the committee meetings, as well as ensuring attendees receive appropriate papers and agendas
• Participate and contribute in the development of annual joint Workplan led by the NPC.
• Design climate service dissemination strategy to reach end users in the community.
• Based on Local Climate Change Action Plans, identify potential service providers and dissemination channels for implementation and capacity strengthening (e.g., construction companies, aggregators, training services, forestry services, famer organizations/ cooperatives) and establish partnerships.
• Ensure that an anthropologically informed climate studies are undertaken and its impacts on livelihoods, nutrition, and food security are integrated into other RICAR activities, and that the information is shared with stakeholders.
• Provide technical insight and advice in the development of interventions under each project component, as to the latest best practice including resilience building and adaptation measures both globally and within the context of the Gambia.
• Network and share the project objectives and disseminate the targeted messages on an ongoing basis, and develop partnerships with other relevant projects and stakeholders in the climate change adaptation thematic area of the Gambia
• Design climate service dissemination strategy to reach end users in the community.
• Organize focus days for partners and communities to discuss and re-adjust messaging, through knowledge coproduction.
• In liaison with M&E staff, ensure that activities are being monitored to facilitate evidence-based decision making.
• Write progress reports and share with relevant stakeholders.
• Perform any Project related task pertaining to expertise, as required.

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.

Perfor

mance

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

Demonstrates ability to identify key variables and contextual factors that affect food assistance problems and programmes throughout the lifecycle to inform quality programme design or re-design.

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 capacity to provide inputs into the development, implementation and realignment of high-quality emergency programmes.

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.

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education

Advanced University degree in Environmental Science, Climate Change, Economics, Agriculture, Social Sciences or other field relevant to international development assistance.

REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• A minimum of two (2) years of relevant professional working experience in either Soil and water conservation, the environment, agricultural production, or afforestation gained from reputable organizations
• Experience in building partnership at institutional level (Government and bilateral international development agencies) in relation to resilience building/climate change adaptation/livelihood activities.
• Experience in supervising livelihood/climate change adaptation projects at scale, including projects in rural Gambia and overseas experience preferred
• Experience in coordinating staff, and managing partnerships within a complex environment
• Experience with the UN system and processes would be beneficial

Knowledge & Skills

• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and in writing.
• Excellent technical knowledge related to climate adaptation, environmental science and agriculture
• Excellent ability to work in a dynamic team, as well as undertaking independent work without support
• Excellent strategic thinking, conceptualization and analytical skills.
• Ability to think outside the box and come up with innovative approaches.
• General knowledge of UN system policies, rules, regulations and procedures governing administration.

Language:

• Working knowledge (proficiency level C) of English

QUALIFIED FEMALE CANDIDATES ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.

Only Gambian nationals are eligible to apply for this position.

Applications are to be submitted and received online and in English language only.

WFP will apply a rigorous and transparent selection process including thorough assessment of technical skills to ensure the best candidates are selected for the job. Please ensure that your application contains accurate and complete information on academic qualifications, employment record and language skills.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

The deadline for submission of applications is on the 29th August 2021.

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