Programme Policy Officer (Nutrition) - (NOA - Sa'ada)

Programme & Policy

Overview

Support nutrition programs and activities for WFP beneficiaries in Yemen.

You have:

• Advanced University degree in Public Health, Nutrition, Food Technology, Medicine, or related field.
• At least one year of professional work experience in nutrition, public health, or relevant fields for advanced degree holders.
• At least three years of professional work experience including two years post-graduate experience in nutrition, public health, or relevant fields for first degree holders.
• Fluency (level C) in English and Arabic languages.
• Experience and exposure to implementation of national/international emergency and development of nutrition programmes.
• Experience working in public health/food security/nutrition related activities, particularly the Community-based management of acute malnutrition (CMAM).
• Experience in identifying and defining nutrition issues/problems within Yemen.

ABOUT WFP

The United Nations World Food Programme is the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate. We are the world’s largest humanitarian organization, saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace, stability and prosperity for people recovering from conflict, disasters and the impact of climate change.

Aiming to feed 13 million of the most vulnerable people with food assistance, WFP’s emergency response in Yemen is the agency’s largest anywhere in the world. WFP also provides nutrition support to 1.7 million children and mothers and delivers school meals to 850,000 children each day

GENERAL INFORMATION

Title of Post: Programme Policy Officer (Nutrition)

Grade: NOA

Supervisor: Head of Field Office

Unit: Programme/ Nutrition

Division/Country Office: Yemen CO

Duty Station: Sa'ada

Duration of Contract: 12 months

JOB PURPOSE

To provide support to nutrition programmes and activities that contribute to meeting the nutritional needs of WFP beneficiaries in Yemen.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (Part I) (not all-inclusive)

• Contribute to the development of WFP Yemen nutrition projects and activities, plan, and processes, ensuring alignment with wider nutrition policies and guidance.
• Provide project management support to specific and defined nutrition and activities, ensuring a coordinated approach with wider programmes/projects that complies with WFP standards and procedures.
• Develop and co-ordinate data gathering and monitoring/assessment systems ensuring that rigorous quality standards are maintained.
• Track and analyse data to provide input into reporting activities and contribute to the preparation of accurate and timely reporting on nutrition activities that enables informed decision making and consistency of information presented to stakeholders.
• Liaise with implementing partners (internal and external) to monitor ongoing projects, ensuring effective collaboration, timeliness, and efficiency, and highlight potential risks to project delivery.
• Support the capacity building of WFP Yemen staff, partners, and national government to prepare for and respond to nutrition needs for example the production and review of training materials.
• Guide more junior staff, acting as point of referral and supporting them with more complex analysis and queries.
• Act in an assigned emergency response capacity as required to meet emergency food assistance needs.

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education: Advanced University degree in Public Health, Nutrition, Food Technology, Medicine or other relevant field or First University Degree in Public Health, Nutrition, Food Technology, Medicine, or other relevant field with additional years of related work experience.

Experience: For advanced University Degree holders: At least one year of professional work experience in nutrition, public health, or other relevant fields. For First University Degree holders: At least 3 years of professional work experience, including 2 years post-graduate experience in nutrition, public health, or other relevant fields.

Administrative/Assistant/Secretariat work experience is not considered, except for years holding Associate positions or above (UN equivalent grade G-6 or above), in which case each year is counted at 50%.

Knowledge and skills:

• Experience and exposure to implementation of national/international emergency and development of nutrition programmes.
• Experience working in public health/food security/nutrition related activities, in particular the Community-based management of acute malnutrition (CMAM).
• Experience in identifying and defining nutrition issues/problem within Yemen.

Languages: Fluency (level C) in English AND Arabic languages.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

• WFP is an equal opportunity employer.
• WFP does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process.
• The applicant should be a Yemeni national or having work/residency permit.
• WFP staff who are still under probation period are not eligible to apply for another FT position.
• Only candidates who are short-listed will be contacted.
• Applications must be submitted online with:
• Use English language only.
• Indicate all your job TOR.
• Indicate clear years of experience with each job (month/year)
• WFP FT staff who are still under probation period are not eligible to apply.
• By submitting your application, you have read the Terms of Reference for this position and agree that any false, wrong or incomplete information might lead to your disqualification in this recruitment process.
• **(NB: Successful candidates vetted as viable candidates through the application process will be retained on internal roster for a two-year period and may be given further consideration for future similar specific position advertised in the duty station.)****

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

6th March 2022

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WFP never uses external recruitment agencies and recruitment is always is free of charge. WFP seeks candidates of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our humanitarian principles. The selection of staff are made on a competitive basis and we are committed to promoting diversity and gender balance. Only applicants whose profiles meet the advertised job requirements will be considered and only within the announced deadline.

لا يقوم برنامج الأغذية العالمي بالاستعانة ابداً بأشخاص او بوكالات خارجية في التوظيف، علماً بان عملية التوظيف دائماً مجانية. يبحث برنامج الأغذية العالمي عن مرشحين من أعلى درجات النزاهة والكفاءة المهنية والذين يتقاسمون مبادئنا الإنسانية.

يتم اختيار الموظفين على أساس تنافسي ونحن ملتزمون بتعزيز التنوع والتوازن بين الجنسين. سيتم النظر فقط للمتقدمين الذين تفي ملفاتهم الشخصية بمتطلبات الوظيفة المعلن عنها، وفقط خلال الموعد النهائي المعلن

Female applicants are especially encouraged to apply

WFP has zero tolerance for discrimination and does not discriminate on the basis of HIV/AIDS status.

No appointment under any kind of contract will be offered to members of the UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ), International Civil Service Commission (ICSC), FAO Finance Committee, WFP External Auditor, WFP Audit Committee, Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) and other similar bodies within the United Nations system with oversight responsibilities over WFP, both during their service and within three years of ceasing that service.

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