Programme Policy Officer

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

17 October 2024-23:59-GMT Greenwich Mean Time (Monrovia)

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• WFP offers a highly inclusive, diverse, and multicultural working environment.

• WFP invests in the personal & professional development of its employees through a range of training, accreditation, coaching, mentorship, and other programs as well as through internal mobility opportunities.

• A career path in WFP provides an exciting opportunity to work across the various country, regional and global offices around the world, and with passionate colleagues who work tirelessly to ensure that effective humanitarian assistance reaches millions of people across the globe.

• We offer an attractive compensation package (please refer to the Terms and Conditions section of this vacancy announcement).

Career Opportunities: Monrovia

Duty station: Monrovia, Liberia

📢 Job Title: Programme Policy Officer

📢 Job Grade: NOB

📌Type of Contract: Fixed Term

📌Post holder reports to: Deputy Country Director

➡️ Unit / Division: Programme & Policy

📍   Duty Station: Monrovia

➡️ Duration: 1 year (Renewable based on funding & Operational need)

⏰ Closing date: 18 October 2024, midnight (Liberia Time)

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.

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Background and Context

The Liberia Country Office (CO) is transitioning from the second-generation Country Strategic Plan (CSP) to the third generation CSP. The office will develop a robust resilience framework to address the underlying causes of food insecurity in Liberia. This framework will enhance linkages with its own and partners’ programme interventions for maximum impact. Key initiatives include:

Connecting to various social protection programmes; Linking emergency response to safety nets such as social cash transfers; Integrating smallholder farmers into the home-grown school feeding programme; Implementing climate services like climate-smart agriculture; Providing capacity development and technical assistance to the government.

These aims will align with the National Agricultural Development Plan (NADP) and similar social protection policies and programmes. The goal is to support the government in designing and implementing flexible and scalable integrated food systems.

The Programme Policy Officer will report to the Deputy Country Director (Head of Programme) and collaborate closely with the Programme Policy Officer (HGSFP), the Head of Field Office, and other relevant teams (VAM, M&E, Finance, Supply Chain, etc.).

What will you do in this position? 

• Contribute towards the development of a wide variety of projects, plans and processes, ensuring alignment with wider programme policies and guidance. Act as coordinator of the resilience and Livelihood activities.

• Review current operational tools and arrangements for the resilience and livelihood programme, identify any required actions / areas of improvement, and coordinate their implementation.

• Review and develop expansion plans for the resilience and livelihood activities into other project sites within and outside the existing counties, partner consultation processes, beneficiaries targeting, community engagement and activity prioritization.

• Review and make sure resilience and livelihood activity accountability process, including M+E and reporting SOPs, FLA and MoU standards, processes at national level and accountability measures for beneficiaries.

• Provide project management support to specific and defined programmes and projects of considerable size/complexity, ensuring a coordinated approach with wider programmes that complies with WFP standards and procedures.

• Develop and coordinate data gathering and monitoring systems ensuring that rigorous quality standards are maintained.

• Research and analyze a range of policy and operational issues to inform the development of policies, programmes and activities.

• Contribute to the preparation of accurate and timely reporting on programmes and activities that enable informed decision making and consistency of information presented to stakeholders.

• Liaise with internal and external counterparts to ensure effective collaboration, monitor ongoing projects and highlight potential risks to project delivery.

• Support the identification, development and management of potential partnerships to collaborative working leading to improved food assistance packages.

• Support the capacity building of WFP staff, partners and national government to prepare for and respond to food assistance needs, e.g. through providing inputs into training materials.

• Work with Cash and Voucher team to support the disbursement of the CBT cash transfers in resilience and livelihood activities as appropriate.

• Guide and supervise more junior staff, acting as a point of referral and supporting them with analysis and queries.

• Perform any additional duties as required.

Why work with us?

➡️ Meaningful and impactful careers:

Our day-to-day work makes a difference in the lives of the people we serve

➡️ Continuous learning and training:

We provide learning tools for our staff to continually develop their careers

➡️ Multicultural and stimulating work environment:

We encourage gender and cultural diversity to make our teams stronger

Join us to make a difference in Liberia!!  

To join us in saving lives, changing lives, you will have for...

Education:

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

Experience & Knowledge:

• At least three years of post-graduate professional experience.

• Experience in managing resilience and livelihood projects in developing countries in the areas of development and/or natural-resource management, including water shed management, water harvesting, community development, FFA and other safety nets.

• Previous experience with or knowledge of nutrition-sensitive programming is a plus.

• Experience in the establishment of partnerships with public and private sector actors as well as government.

• Understanding of food insecurity and other forms of vulnerability, and ability to link analysis to programme design, in the context of WFP programmes.

• Excellent work planning and project management skills, ideally demonstrated in WFP and other UN contexts.

• Excellent written and spoken English.

• Experience in word processing, spreadsheet, and project management software preferably other standard WFP software packages and system.

Before you apply

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 an inclusive work environment in which diversity is valued and where no form of discrimination is tolerated. We aim to achieve parity in our teams in Liberia. 

Qualified female applicants and individuals with disabilities are especially encouraged to apply.

All employment decisions are made on the basis of organizational needs, job requirements, merit, and individual qualifications. WFP is committed to providing an inclusive work environment free of sexual exploitation and abuse, all forms of discrimination, any kind of harassment, sexual harassment, and abuse of authority. Therefore, 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.

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REMINDERS BEFORE YOU SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION

• We strongly recommend that your profile is accurate, complete, and includes your employment records, academic qualifications, language skills and UN Grade (if applicable).

• Once your profile is completed, please apply, and submit your application.

• Please make sure you upload your professional CV in the English language

• Kindly note the only documents you will need to submit at this time are your CV and Cover Letter

• Additional documents such as passport, recommendation letters, academic certificates, etc. may potentially be requested at a future time

• Please contact us at global.hrerecruitment@wfp.org in case you face any challenges with submitting your application

• Only shortlisted candidates will be notified

All employment decisions are made on the basis of organizational needs, job requirements, merit, and individual qualifications. WFP is committed to providing an inclusive work environment free of sexual exploitation and abuse, all forms of discrimination, any kind of harassment, sexual harassment, and abuse of authority. Therefore, 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.