WFP recruits a Programme Policy Officer (Protection) -International Consultant (105786) – Mozambique
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.
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.
Job purpose :
To provide support to policy and programme activities that effectively meet food assistance needs.
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.
Qualifications :
Education : Advanced university degree in one of the following disciplines: social sciences, international development, development economics or another related field such as international relations, human rights or political science.
Knowledge : In-depth knowledge of humanitarian protection, sexual- and other forms of gender-based violence, civil-military relations and other humanitarian policy issues, and its linkage with humanitarian assistance. Understanding of food security programming is a strong asset.
Work experience : At least 5 years of relevant and progressively responsible work experience in a humanitarian organisation, with at least 2 years international field experience dealing with protection, human rights or gender-based violence issues. This should include experience working in conflict or post-conflict contexts. In-depth field experience in emergency contexts is highly desirable.
Competencies :
- Strong analytical, writing, and communication skills ;
- Proven ability to produce outputs independently and under tight deadlines ;
- Strong skills and experience in training and facilitation on protection or human rights programming ;
- Knowledge of UN system policies and functions of protection-mandated agencies ;
- Flexibility to travel on short notice and in challenging and difficult environments ;
- Team spirit and excellent interpersonal skills.
Key accountabilities : (not all-inclusive)
- Support local oversight inter-agency Complaints and Feedback Mechanism (CFM): Linha Verde da resposta a emergencia:
WFP is leading the establishment of an inter-agency CFM which consists of a tollfree hotline managed from Maputo with oversight from the CFM Manager based there (a DFID standby partner to be confirmed); Strong coordination of the CFM from the start will enable us to build and maintain trust among the affected population. - Provide support on the Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse :Given early indications of sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) during the emergency response it is important that a protection officer be based in Beira to provide targeted support for the prevention of SEA and to follow up on any indications of SEA prior to more in depth investigations as per WFP established procedures .
- Undertake gender, protection and accountability to affected population (AAP) assessments of food distributions to help ensure that the community-based complaints mechanisms are in place and that issues raised by affected communities are being addressed and responded to.
- Advise WFP and partners on the integration of protection in food assistance programmes.
- Staff training and capacity-building :
As necessary the PO will undertake refresher training and help build the capacity of WFP and cooperating/implementing partner staff on protection (including undertaking protection assessments) and/or AAP. The PO will also provide individual mentoring and support to PSEA focal points in the Country Office and Sub-Offices. - Inter-agency coordination and representation :
The PO will promote partnership with, and cross-learning from, UN agencies, NGO partners and other relevant actors in relation to data from Linha Verde and CBCMs.The PO may represent WFP in inter-agency protection and/or AAP fora at the provincial level. - Other duties :
Undertake or contribute to reports or other activities as directed by the Emergency Coordinator.
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. |
Other specific job requirements :
This section is optional to describe additional responsibilities & knowledge required for the specific job.
Desired experiences for to entry into the role :
- Has gained experience in implementing technical programs (i.e. nutrition, etc.) ;
- Has implemented programmes and provided input into designing operations ;
- Has provided input into policy discussions and decisions.
Deadline for applications :
Deadline of submission of applicatition no later than 24 June 2019.