Programme Policy Officer (Nutrition) NOA, Juba, South Sudan

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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.

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT

An estimated 1.65 million children between 6-59 months are expected to suffer acute malnutrition in 2024, including 480,000 million children expected to suffer Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) and 1.16 million expected to suffer Moderate Acute Malnutrition (MAM). Approximately 870,000 pregnant or breastfeeding women are expected to suffer acute malnutrition in this period. About 72 percent of the acute malnutrition burden is concentrated in the five states of Jonglei, Northern Bahr el Ghazal, Upper Nile, Unity and Warrap. The recent Sudan war has further exacerbated the situation with almost half a million people crossing the border into South Sudan needing emergency assistance.

JOB PURPOSE

Under the direct supervision of the Head of WFP South Sudan’s Human Capital Development Unit, the Prevention and Emergency Coordinator will lead WFP South Sudan’s Nutrition Prevention portfolio and coordinate the Emergency Nutrition portfolio. The NO-A will work closely with the Treatment of Wasting Coordinator, the SUN Focal Point and School Feeding and Resilience teams on ensuring a clear nutrition prevention strategy is articulated for the South Sudan operations, anchored in a system strengthening approach with strong linkages to food security and resilience. As part of the emergency work, the NO-A will lead improvements in programming quality implementation, ensure guidance and standards for BSFP activities during emergencies and in regular programming, as part of the lean season response.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

1. Lead the Prevention Portfolio for WFP South Sudan
   1. Coordinate with colleagues within the Human Capital Development Team and with those in the Food Systems and Resilience team to articulate a prevention strategy for WFP South Sudan.
   2. In coordination with the Treatment Coordinator, support the piloting of the new WHO Guidelines on the Management of Wasting, focusing on the prevention component.
   3. In coordination with the Social and Behaviour Change consultant, formulate key messages and actions for all nutrition sub-activities.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

1. Provide programme quality oversight to Blanket Supplementary Feeding (BSFP) programmes.
   1. Coordinate with field office nutritionist/focal points, cooperating partners and other Country Office Nutrition Unit team members to ensure effective and efficient implementation of BSFP.
   2. Ensure programme coverage for BSFP activities are maintained through coordination with the Nutrition Cluster, field office and UNICEF counterpoints.
   3. Lead the review for BSFP field level agreements (FLA) with support from the field office nutrition focal points and the Field Office (FO) Nutritionists
   4. Coordinate with the Field Office (FO) nutritionist in the annual operational planning of BSFP needs.
   5. Monitor programme activities, and coordinate and participate in joint monitoring visits to health and nutrition facilities with MoH, UNICEF and Field Office (FO)
   6. In collaboration with the CO Nutrition Logistics coordinator, oversee commodity management and tracking of Specialized Nutritious Foods (SNFs) for BSFP and alert Deputy Head of Nutrition/ Head of Nutition when action is required.
   7. Coordinate with M&E on monitoring updates and feedback and follow up with issues on BSFP activities.
   8. Periodic review and assessment of BSFP performance including achievement of planned targets.

This section is optional to describe additional responsibilities & knowledge required for the specific job.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

1. Serve as the technical nutrition emergency advisor.
   1. Provide nutrition technical advice and guidance to the FO nutritionist/focal points in implementing an emergency response.
   2. Define, lead, and coordinate capacity building of WFP staff, partners and MoH on BSFP programme implementation.
   3. Support integration of BSFP data into nutrition information systems including DHIS2.
   4. Participate in related technical working groups, and other platforms, fora related to prevention of acute malnutrition.
   5. Contribute to all related guidance revisions.
   6. Develop and manage procurement of prevention and emergency response related IEC and NFI materials.
   7. Contribute to building the CO operational research on prevention of acute malnutrition, with support from the Data Analyst
   8. Contribute to annual, quarterly, and monthly internal and external reports, briefs, activity sheets, and presentations for the prevention and emergency response activities.

DESIRED EXPERIENCES FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROLE

• Experience and exposure to implementation of national/international development programmes. • Experience working in public health/food security/ nutrition related activities. • Experience identifying and defining nutrition issues/problems within a country.

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education: Bachelor's Degree in Public Health Nutrition, Nutrition, Food Technology, Medicine or other relevant field. A Master's degree in the relevant functional disciples will be an added advantage.

Experience: At least 1 year of post-graduate progressive experience in Emergency setting, SBC, prevention of malnutrition, Nutrition sensitive programme will be an added advantage

Knowledge & Skills: Strong analytical skills with ability to conceptualize complex issues, analyze data, produce thorough reports and Policy recommendations.

Language: Fluency in Oral and written English language. Working knowledge of Arabic will be an added advantage.

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.

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.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

25-Feb-2024

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