Programme Policy Officer/Emmergency/School Meals/Social Protection NOB

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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.

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.

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education: Advanced University degree in International Affairs, Economics, Nutrition/Health, Agriculture, Environmental Science, Social Sciences or other field relevant to national development assistance, or First University Degree with additional years of related work experience and/or trainings/courses.
Language:   Fluency (level C) in French language. Intermediate knowledge (level B) of English.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

1. Contribute to the designing of humanitarian and social protection projects, plans and processes, ensuring their alignment with WFP program policies and guidance.
2. Implement and manage the humanitarian and social protection activities and defined programs and projects of considerable size/complexity, ensuring a coordinated approach with wider programs that complies with WFP standards and procedures.
3. Develop and coordinate with the monitoring and evaluation unit, data gathering and monitoring systems ensuring that rigorous quality standards are maintained.
4. Contribute to the preparation of accurate and timely reports, publications, and a variety of information products or proposals for internal or external use.
5. Research and analyze a range of policy and operational issues to inform the development of policies, programs and activities of the humanitarian, school meals and social protection programs.
6. Represent WFP at national and international meetings to contribute in discussions, exchange of experiences, advocate for humanitarian and social protection interventions and identify areas of potential collaboration.
7. Support the strengthening of emergency, national school meals and social protection and school meals policies as well as strategies, action plans, protocols and guidelines in line with national priorities.
8. Assist the Ministry of Education and Literacy and the Ministry of Women, National Solidarity and Family through providing of support and technical expertise for the planning, formulation and implementation of humanitarian and social protection programs that strengthen government and community ownership and effectiveness.
9. Liaise with internal and external counterparts to ensure effective collaboration, monitor ongoing projects and highlight potential risks to project delivery.
10. Support the identification, development and management of potential partnerships and collaborative working group to improve food assistance package delivering.
11. Support the capacity building of WFP staff, partners, national government and communities to prepare for and respond to food assistance and social protection needs through training and provision of equipment.
12. Contribute to resources mobilization efforts for WFP projects, clearly articulating the need for humanitarian food assistance, school meals and social protection program opportunities, and follow up on the resource situation of projects including commodity and cash availability, seeking advice from senior colleagues where necessary.
13. Ensure the best use of assigned financial resources for achievement of set objectives within a moderate budget.
14. Guide and supervise humanitarian, school meals and social protection team, supporting junior staff with complex analysis and providing responses to their queries.
15. Other as required.
 

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT

This job holder is a National Programme Policy officer, reporting to the Head of Programme. He will manage humanitarian and social protection programs including refugees, Internal Displacement Persons, people affected by shocks, school meals and social protection interventions.

This incumbent is expected to operate with considerable independence in his duties and ensure that program and policy objectives are fully achieved. He will be involved in a wide variety of program and policy activities and analyticalwork,someofwhichmaybeofconsiderablecomplexity.This job holder is expected to contribute to the program unit performanceimprovement through the management of the Strategic Outcomes 1 and 2 of Burkina Faso Country Strategic Plan 2019_2023. He will manage a team of junior professional staffs.

JOB PURPOSE

To design and manage humanitarian, school meals and social protection programsthat meet the country food assistance needs, contribute to policy formulation or oversight on program strategy and implementation

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

OTHER SPECIFIC JOB REQUIREMENTS

1.Robust expertise and knowledge on main technical areas related to the common set of humanitarian, school meals and social protection programs.

2. This Programme Policy Officer will contribute to the development of new solutions, scale up successful social protection initiatives, compile best practices, identify and establish strong strategic partnerships with implementing partners.

3. Perform strong leadership and show ability to create innovative ways of working to push up and move forward

DESIRED EXPERIENCES FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROLE

• Has deepened technical knowledge through exposure to technical teams.
• Has taken leadership of implementing humanitarian, school meals and social protection programs.
• Has provided input into policy discussions and decisions.
• Has good knowledge and understanding of key aspects of the development of humanitarian, school meals and social protection policies and strategies of developing countries
• Has proven experience, high level of understanding and control of humanitarian , school meals and social protection approaches
• Has high level of competence and experience in the management of multidisciplinary and multi-grade teams
• Has proven ability to motivate, provide technical support and advice to a multi-disciplinary team and partners
• Has high level of expertise and experience in projects and programs planning, budgeting, monitoring financial implementation and compliance with financial procedures
• Experience in writing narrative and financial reports for donors
• Skills in training and coaching teams.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Burkina Faso National

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

30/09/2018

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Female applicants and qualified applicants from developing countries 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.