Vacancy for a Programme Policy Officer at The United Nations World Food Programme

 Employment Nigeria 29-Jul-2017 NIGERIA , NGO  


The United Nations World Food Programme a humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide. 

POSITION : Programme Policy Officer (CBT Operations) NOB 

DESCRIPTION

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

 Accountabilities

  • Assist with beneficiary authentication and verify that beneficiary complaints mechanism is working;
  • Ensure timely reconciliation of beneficiary numbers reached against payment lists;
  • Assist in the implementation of agreed risk mitigation measures as per the approved Risk Matrix, as required;
  • Recommend improvements in implementation SOPs, internal controls and Programme design, for review and approval by the Cash Team Leader;
  • Assist in cost analysis, assessments, transfer value reviews etc. as required;
  • Assist the Cash Team Leader with the planning of registration and distribution exercises, and with reporting of achievements against plan as required;
  • Assist the Cash Team Leader to prepare registration and distribution exercises and ensure all equipment, material, CP staff/Volunteers, security/crowd control arrangements and transport required for the duration of each exercise.
  • Liaise timely with all parties concerned with registration and distribution exercises (Government counterpart, CP, IOM, community leaders, security etc.) to ensure coordinated implementation.
  • Ensure all registration and distribution team members are adequately prepared and trained for the registration and distribution tasks at hand.
  • Be present during registration and distribution exercises as much as possible and submit daily registration/distribution reports including issues/risks arising and achievements;
  • Carry out any other official business assigned to you by the Cash Team Leader.

4Ps Core Organazational Capabilities
Purpose:

  • 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.
  • 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).

People:

  • 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.
  • 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.

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
Capability Name:

  • Programme Lifecycle & Food Assistance

Description of the behaviour expected for the proficiency level:

  • Displays ability to identify the main hunger problem at the national or subnational level to design and implement context-specific programmes that integrate complex analysis and the full range of food assistance tools.

Capability Name:

  • Transfer Modalities (Food, Cash, Voucher)

Description of the behaviour expected for the proficiency level:

  • 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.

Capability Name:

  • Broad Knowledge of Specialized areas (i.e. Nutrition, VAM, etc.)

Description of the behaviour expected for the proficiency level:

  • Demonstrates the ability to interpret basic data in the context of WFP specialised fields to contribute to technical programme design, implementation and monitoring.

Capability Name:  

  • Emergency Programming

Description of the behaviour expected for the proficiency level:

  • Displays ability to translate understanding of programme principles in emergencies and protracted conflict situations into relevant, effective, and context specific approaches.

Capability Name:

  • Strategic Policy Engagement w/ Government

Description of the behavior expected for the proficiency level:

  • 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.

 qualifications
Education:

  • 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.

Language:

  • Fluency (level C) in English language.

Desired Experiences for Entry into the Role

  • Able to operate effectively and efficiently in a high-pressure and fast-paced department in which often involves rapid change;
  • Strong communication skills and willingness to follow-up with individuals and departments in order to achieve goals;
  • Able to operate with compassion and impartiality and demonstrate a high level of sensitivity and respect towards beneficiaries of all ages, locations and ethnic backgrounds;
  • Able to live and operate in field locations with very basic infrastructure and amenities.
  • Punctual, proactive, motivated and detail-oriented;
  • Good Planning skills;
  • Good numerical skills;
  • Computer literate;

 



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