WFP seeks to recruit a programme policy officer – SC9

Post Title: Programme Policy Officer

 Location: Bamenda – Buea

Duration: 06 months

Contract Type: Service Contract

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Organizational context :

Cameroon is a country situated in West and Central Africa bordered by six countries. The humanitarian situation in the North and South West regions is complex since the outbreak of the anglophone crisis. WFP is scaling up its operational response to meet food and nutrition needs of affected populations in the South West. As situation evolved in the region, there will be a need for WFP to understand the development of the context, needs and responses capacities of actors; engage different stakeholders for strategic linkages and support capacity development of Cooperating Partners. The incumbent will operate with a high degree of independence, manage more junior staff to ensure that programme and policy objectives are fully achieved.

Job purpose :

 To provide support to policy and programme activities that effectively meet food assistance needs.

Key accountabilities (not all-inclusive, within delegated authority) :

Under the direct supervision of the Head of Field Office of Buea, the incumbent will be responsible for the following duties:

• Contribute towards the development of a wide variety of projects, plans and processes, ensuring alignment with wider programme policies and guidance ;
• 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 analyse 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 ;
• Guide and supervise more junior staff, acting as a point of referral and supporting them with analysis and queries ;
• Perform any other related duty as may be required by WFP Management.

4Ps Core Organizational Capabilities:

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 solutions: 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: