Programme Policy Officer

Brasília

Organization: WFP - World Food Programme
Location: Brasília
Grade: Level not specified - Level not specified
Occupational Groups:
- Political Affairs
- Legal - Broad
- Project and Programme Management
Closing Date: Closed

Title: Programme Policy Officer

Number of positions: 02

Contract Type: SC

Level: SB4

Duty station: Brasilia, Brazil

Deadline to apply: 9.April.2018

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Background

The World Food Programme is the world's largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide. WFP’s strategies are to save lives and protect livelihoods in emergencies, prepare for emergencies, restore and rebuild lives after emergencies, reduce chronic hunger and under nutrition, and strengthen the capacity of countries to reduce hunger.

The WFP Centre of Excellence against Hunger is a global hub for South-South Cooperation and capacity development in the areas of school feeding, food security and nutrition. It is an innovation that seeks to respond government demands for technical support to strengthen their national capacities and knowledge on sustainable school feeding and other food security programme and to support them in the design and implementation of these programmes.

Under the general supervision of the Director, the Programme Policy Officer reports to the Head of Programme.

Duties and Responsabilities

Accountabilities: Within delegated authority, the Programme Policy Officer will support the Programme Unit in the following duties:

Provide technical advice and support in social policies, including school feeding and its components (local purchase from smallholder’s farmers, nutrition, agriculture, social development and related areas).
Development of policy and programme documents to support countries in the topics above.
Draft and revise policy papers, reports, country analysis and other documents related to the programme unit activities.
Conduct field visits for in-country support (variable permanence) on related topics in African countries.
Support the Programme Unit in implementing its workplan in monitoring and evaluation, and capacity development activities within the Centre’s mandate.
Develop project proposals and support partnerships’ development.
Support in planning, management, monitoring and evaluation and reporting of projects and programmes.
Other related tasks allocated by the Head of Programme.

Deliverables: It is expected that the officer is able to contribute with:

The discussion of relevant aspects related to improving Social Policies, School Feeding, Nutrition, Agriculture, Food Security and Social Protection programmes.
Learning activities regarding South-South cooperation projects aimed at strengthening the school feeding programmes are developed.
The dynamic and effective coordination of the Centre’s initiatives are ensured, including technical liaison with all partners.
The development of policy and programme documents and provide inputs for policy papers, recommendations, reports and studies in School Feeding, South-South cooperation, agriculture and Food and Nutrition Security Programmes.
The work with Cost Assessment according demands from partner countries.
The development of project proposals, concept notes, planning documents, reports and other documents related to the activities of the Programme Unit.
The dissemination of research and learning activities in the Programme unit.
Information for briefings, country profiles, and other related purposes.
Other related tasks allocated by the Head of Programme.

Qualifications and experience required

Education:

University degree in International Relations, Public Policy, Political Science, Nutrition, Agriculture, International Development or related fields. Masters´ degree in related fields is an asset.

Experience:

More than 5 years of professional experience in international development, including at least one of the following topics: school feeding programmes, urban and rural poverty alleviation programme, food security and social protection.
Experience in design, management and monitoring and evaluation, and reporting of projects.
Experience in drafting advocacy, policy and communication materials for an international audience.
International professional experience, preferably in Africa, Asia and Latin America countries is desirable.
Experience in multicultural environments and working with staff from other cultures and background is an asset.
Experience in working with UN agencies, Development Partners, High level authorities, local governments and civil society organizations is desirable.

Competencies:

Ability to work independently in a timely and organised manner.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Willingness to explore and experiment with new ideas and approaches in own work.
Ability to work in a team and multi-task as needed.

Language:

Fluency in both oral and written communication in Portuguese, English and/or French.

The candidate must have Brazilian Nationality or be legally authorized to work in the country.

4Ps Core Organizational Capabilities

4P Theme	Capability Name	Description of the behaviour expected for the proficiency level.
Purpose	Understand and communicate the Strategic Objectives.	Helps teammates articulate WFP’s Strategic Objectives.
	Be a force for positive change	Suggests potential improvements to team’s work processes to supervisor.
	Make the mission inspiring to our team	Explains the impact of WFP activities in beneficiary communities to teammates.
	Make our mission visible in everyday actions	Articulates how own unit’s responsibilities will serve WFP’s mission.
People	Look for ways to strengthen people's skills	Trains junior teammates on new skills and capabilities
	Create an inclusive culture	Seeks opportunities to work with people from different backgrounds.
	Be a coach & provide constructive feedback	Serves as a peer coach for colleagues in same area of work.
	Create an “I will”/”We will” spirit	Tracks progress toward goals and shares this information on a regular basis with supervisor.
Performance	Encourage innovation & creative solution	Explores ways to consistently be more efficient and accurate in own areas of work and shares new methods of work with colleagues.
	Focus on getting results	Focuses on getting results and tracks trends in completion rates for own tasks to identify opportunities for efficiency.
	Make commitments and make good on commitments	Takes responsibility for own tasks and notifies supervisor as soon as possible of potential delays in meeting deadlines or commitments.
	Be Decisive	Independently decides what action to take when faced with critical choices in the workplace or in dangerous situations in the field.
Partnership	Connect and share across WFP units	Suggests opportunities for partnering with other units to supervisor.
	Build strong external partnerships	Identifies opportunities to work with colleagues and partners in the field towards common goals.
	Be politically agile & adaptable	Develops an understanding of the value of WFP’s teams and external partners in fulfilling team’s goals and objectives.
	Be clear about the value WFP brings to partnerships	Aligns own activities with supervisor’s priorities to fulfill internal and external partner needs.

Functional Capabilities

Capability Name	Description of the behaviour expected for the proficiency level
Programme Lifecycle & Food Assistance	Good practices of programme design, implementation and monitoring.
Knowledge of Specialized Areas	Understands basic technical concepts and data and their relevance to specific programmes.
Emergency Programming	Displays capacity to provide inputs into the development, implementation and realignment of high quality emergency programmes.
Strategic Policy Engagement w/Govt	Understands and applies basic principles of engagement with government counterparts at the national or local level.