Programme Policy Officer - School Feeding Transition, NOB

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Vacancy Announcement

WFP encourages female candidates and people with disabilities to apply.

WFP seeks candidates of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our humanitarian principles. Selection of staff is made on a competitive basis. We are committed to promoting diversity and the principle of equal employment opportunity for all our employees and encourages qualified candidates to apply irrespective of religion or belief, ethnic or social background, gender, gender identity and disability.

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Job Title: Programme Policy Officer – School Feeding Tranisition Grade: NO - B Type of contract: fixed term appointment Duration: one year (renewable) Duty Station: Phnom Penh, Cambodia Vacancy Number: One Date of Publication: 22 March 2023 Deadline of Application: 5 April 2023 This vacancy announcement is for Nationals from Cambodia Only

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

WFP offers a competitive benefits package including salary, pension, leave plus a medical insurance.

JOB PURPOSE

To provide support to policy and programme activities that strengthen the nutrition-sensitivity of the WFP-supported school feeding programme, including behavior change, food safety, gender, nutrition education and WASH in schools. A key focus will be on supporting handover of these elements to the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport, in line with the ongoing transition of the school feeding programme to national ownership.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

1. Support the realization of Cambodia’s CSP to strengthen the national School Feeding Programme with a focus on the design, management system and implementation to ensure efficiency, consistency, and alignment with social assistance, education and health and nutrition objectives.
2. Work with relevant institutions to finalize and operationalize the national school feeding transition Strategy around five policy pathways – policy framework, budget sustainability, institutional capacity, design and implementation and role of non-state stakeholders. As part of the operationalization of the strategy, continue to work with relevant stakeholders to identify capacity gaps and opportunities and lead capacity assessments and plans to address these.
3. Coordinate collaboration with government partners, WFP and relevant stakeholders to establish and enhance national school feeding coordination and management structures, lessons learnt from national programme implementation, and the emerging roles and responsibilities of various actors in social assistance environment.
4. Lead WFP’s research and evidence generation initiatives linked to capacity strengthening with a focus on school feeding. Additionally, lead/facilitate discussions within WFP and with the Government on action needed based on this evidence, and subsequently to national capacity strengthening priorities.
5. Support regular risk analysis and programme adjustments required to strengthen school feeding design and delivery in the context of COVID-19 and other risks.
6. Contribute to building and maintaining relationships with external partners including government, UN, NGOs and other development partners in support of programme strategy, implementation, enhanced coordination and resource mobilization.
7. Support and promote representation in national, regional, and global coordination and partnership fora related to school-based programme themes, ensuring that Cambodia’s school feeding programmes, policies and frameworks are well elaborated and represented.
8. Document the learning from transition and handover processes, facilitate internal and external discussions on lessons learnt on capacity strengthening and proactively lead the actions leading to programme adjustments based on this learning.
9. Ensure gender, protection, accountability for affected population, and consideration for people with disability are considered throughout all areas of work under the post, as relevant.
10. Other as required.

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education: Advanced University degree in International Affairs, Economics, Public Administration, Nutrition/Health, Agriculture, Environmental Science, Social Sciences or another field relevant to international development assistance, or First University Degree with additional years of related work experience and/or trainings/courses.

WORK EXPERIENCE

• Has a minimum of five years of relevant work experience, preferably with technical roles, in one or more of the following areas: change management, adaptive capacity, organizational change, systems development, public policy/administration and programme management.
• Has taken leadership of implementing programmes in one or more of WFP’s programme areas (e.g. food security, nutrition, agriculture, education or similar) ideally with a focus on change management (program embedded or otherwise), institutional development and/or systems strengthening.
• Has engaged in strategic programme/policy processes to inform programme design and implementation.
• Has provided input into policy discussions and decisions across sectors.
• Has experience working with different types of stakeholders (government, UN, research bodies, external experts) at national and sub-national level.
• Has experience utilizing computers, including Microsoft Office package (e.g., Word, Excel) and other standard software packages and systems.

KEY COMPETENCIES

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 analyze 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 (Nutrition): Demonstrates the ability to interpret basic data in the context of WFP specialized 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.

LANGUAGE

• Proficiency in both oral and written communication skills in English and Khmer

All WFP Employees are expected to demonstrate the competencies and standards of behavior aligned with our core values and defined in the WFP LEADERSHIP FRAMEWORK, namely:

• Leading by example with integrity,
• Driving results and delivering on commitments,
• Fostering inclusive and collaborative teamwork,
• Applying strategic thinking,
• Building and maintaining sustainable partnerships.

HOW TO APPLY

To be considered, interested candidates are invited to apply via (https://www.wfp.org/careers/job-openings). Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

WFP will not request payment at any stage of the recruitment process including at the offer stage. Any requests for payment should be refused and reported to local law enforcement authorities for appropriate action.

Request for Disability related Reasonable Accommodations:

It is important to WFP to create an accessible and inclusive workplace for everyone. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the selection and hiring process, please direct your request and inquiries to the Diversity and Inclusion team on: [email protected], cc’ing [email protected]. A member of the reasonable accommodation team will contact you to confidentially discuss your needs.

This email is only to be used for any disability related accessibility requirements, and not for sending the application itself. Due to volume of applications, any applications or CVs sent through this email address will not be considered as a formal application and will not receive a reply from WFP.

ABOUT WFP

To provide support to policy and programme activities that strengthen the nutrition-sensitivity of the WFP-supported school feeding programme, including behavior change, food safety, gender, nutrition education and WASH in schools. A key focus will be on supporting handover of these elements to the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport, in line with the ongoing transition of the school feeding programme to national ownership.

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT

WFP’s mission is to help the world achieve Zero Hunger by 2030 as per Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2. It works to ensure that the poorest and most vulnerable, particularly women and children, can access the nutritious food they need.

Through the Country Strategic Plan 2019-23 (CSP), WFP Cambodia is contributing to achieving Zero Hunger through a combination of direct implementation and systems capacity strengthening at national sub-national level. Through the CSP, WFP promotes access to nutritious diets through home grown school feeding and improving climate smart food production and transformation capacities of small holder farming communities, whilst strengthening standards and guidelines for food transformation to satisfy the increasing demand for nutritious processed and convenient foods. WFP supports national and subnational disaster and climate change risk management and to the national strategic direction and coordination on food security, nutrition and social protection through enhanced information systems, knowledge management, and public-private and south-south partnerships. WFP also responds to the acute food security and early recovery needs of vulnerable women, men, girls and boys impacted by recurrent disasters.

WFP is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce. WFP has zero tolerance for sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, abuse of authority or discrimination. All selected candidates will, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

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.