Programme Policy Officer (VAM/GIS), NOA

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Are you ready for SAVING LIVES CHANGING LIVES of the world's most vulnerable people? If yes, this opportunity is for you!

WFP seeks candidates of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our humanitarian principles. Selection of staff is made on a competitive basis, and we are committed to promoting diversity and gender balance.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Job Title : Programme Policy Officer (VAM/GIS), NOA Vacancy Number: 154799 Contract Type : Fixed Term Duration : 12 months extendable Duty Station : Thimphu, Bhutan

ABOUT WFP

The United Nations World Food Programme is a leading organization delivering food assistance and working with communities to improve nutrition, agriculture and build resilience to natural disaster and climate change.

The 2020 Nobel Peace Prize awarded to WFP is recognition that ending hunger is a critical first step towards global peace. WFP recognizes that one of the greatest contributions it can make to humanity is to provide a voice to the 690 million hungry people in the world. The Nobel Peace Prize gives us a platform to make their needs heard and to mobilize support for the assistance they need.

The Asia-Pacific region is the most disaster affected region in the world, particularly susceptible to sudden-onset disasters that can outstrip short-term national response capacities and create unique challenges for timely delivery of international humanitarian assistance. Bhutan is highly vulnerable to the impacts of weather and water induced disasters including floods, glacial lake outburst floods (GLOF), windstorms and landslides. Moreover, the country is in one of the most seismically active zones in the world and the recent moderate earthquakes have focused attention on this ever-present threat.

For disaster risk management (DRM), WFP is the UN lead and is assisting the Government in setting up national platforms to guide coordination, actions, and investments in DRM. DRM is strongly connected and part and partial with other WFP’s programmatic interventions in Bhutan.

JOB PURPOSE

WFP Bhutan Country Office has been working closely with the Department of Disaster Management (DDM) to strengthen the data preparedness system and remote sensing to contribute to disaster risk management and response. To support to this purpose WFP is in the process of hiring a National Programme Officer with the knowledge of VAM and GIS. This role is reporting to the Head of DRM (Disaster Risk Management) unit in Bhutan Office.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

1. Support to strengthen capacity among government counterparts staff on Geographic Information Systems (GIS) skills, vulnerability and risk analysis and develop hazard, vulnerability and risk indices/maps (if/when needed) with all the GIS inventories. 2. Deliver necessary technical support to the Government and partners to achieve preparedness of in-house data and information collection system for disaster preparedness. 3. Contribute to the process of data collection, data cleaning, data management, and database along with DDM. 4. Provide technical support to the development and design of GIS training modules and other learning material – for the Government and academic partners – for capacity building and national knowledge transfer. 5. Support in developing training materials and organizing the national training workshops on data analysis related to 72-hour Rapid Assessment Approach including generation of sound impact estimates in coordination with government partners and other stakeholders. 6. Support DDM to develop SOPs on the activation of 72-hour Rapid Assessment Approach including the triggers for activation, roles and responsibilities of technical organizations. 7. Develop maps showing potential impact outlook/estimates with all the GIS inventories+near+real time+forecast data products during pre-disaster and impact estimates aftermath of disaster with the help of near real time data sets 8. Conduct a feasibility study on the establishment of PRISM for seism and hydro-meteorological disasters in Bhutan. 9. Support to pilot PRISM in Bhutan, including the development of automated modules using real-time satellite imageries and analytical products for rainfall, vegetation health and forest fires, and other relevant Earth Observation-derived indicators. 10. Introduce drone technology to stakeholders using unmanned aeral system services, especially for producing maps and digital elevation model fit for use with GIS. 11. Any other duties assigned by management

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Food Security, Statistics, Data Science, Public Health/Nutrition, Geography, in Geographical Information Systems (GIS) or other related field. Master’s degree in relevant fields would be an advantage.

DESIRED EXPERIENCES

• Minimum 2 years of professional experience in programme or policy activities with a minimum of 1 year in VAM/GIS sector. Work experience in international sector will be preferred. • Experience in data analysis skills for both qualitative and quantitative data. • Experience in handling statistical tools and methods for disaster risk management and food security analysis. • Experience in disaster risk management and food security analysis. • Experience in data collection, analysis, management, interpretation, and visualization. • Experience in communicating effectively with the Government, humanitarian partners and other stakeholders. • Experience in conducting trainings, facilitating workshops and coordination and facilitation of general meetings. • Trained and/or experience utilizing GIS techniques and related software.

DESIRABLE

• Experience in vulnerability mapping systems and emergency assessment. • Work experience in a multi-cultural environment. • Work experience in Bhutan or the South Asia Region. • Experience in drone-based data acquisition, specifically in photogrammetry and data products. • Knowledge on web-GIS • Familiarity with global data layers relevant for monitoring and predicting climate risk • General knowledge of weather hazards and climate change, food security, vulnerability and government policies.

LANGUAGE

Fluency in English language and good command in Dzongkha and other local dialects of Bhutan.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

Wednesday 29 December 2021 at 23:59 Bhutan Time

This vacancy announcement is for Nationals from Bhutan. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. To be considered, interested candidates are invited to apply through the WFP careers website (https://www.wfp.org/careers/job-openings ).

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Female applicants and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

WFP is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all qualified candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organisation. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the selection & recruitment process, and for work-related needs upon joining the Programme. 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.

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT

These jobs are found in Headquarters (HQ), Regional Bureaux (RBs) or Country Offices (COs) and job holders report to a more senior Programme Policy Officer. Job holders are likely to be working under the close support and guidance of a more experienced professional staff member receiving guidance and regular feedback on work performed. They are typically involved in programme or policy activities or similar nature and analytical work of limited complexity.

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.

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.