Programme Policy Officer SC8 (Livelihoods & Resilience)

Всесвітня продовольча програма (ВПП ООН) - це гуманітарна організація ООН, яка надає продовольчу допомогу у вигляді грошової допомоги, сертифікатів або продуктів харчування громадам, що постраждали від війни. У своїй діяльності ВПП керується гуманітарними принципами нейтралітету, неупередженості, гуманності та незалежності. Спираючись на пристрасть, відданість та професіоналізм наших 24 000 співробітників по всьому світу, Всесвітня продовольча програма (ВПП) працює в понад 123 країнах і територіях, щоб доставляти життєво необхідну їжу людям, які залишилися переміщеними внаслідок конфлікту та знедоленими внаслідок катастроф. Крім того, ВПП допомагає окремим особам і громадам знайти кардинальні рішення для багатьох проблем, з якими вони стикаються, будуючи краще майбутнє. 

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•  Vacancy Announcement n°: JR107661
•  Job Title: Programme Policy Officer (Livelihoods & Resilience)
• Type of Contract: Service Contract, SC8
•  Unit / Division: Programme / WFP Ukraine
•  Duty Station: Dnipro
•  Duration: 12 months (renewable)
•  Closing date: 18th December 2024, midnight (Central European Time)

ABOUT WFP

The World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian organization saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace, stability and prosperity, for people recovering from conflict, disasters and the impact of climate change.

At WFP, people are at the heart of everything we do, and the vision of the future WFP workforce is one of diverse, committed, skilled, and high performing teams, selected on merit, operating in a healthy and inclusive work environment, living WFP's values (Integrity, Collaboration, Commitment, Humanity, and Inclusion) and working with partners to save and change the lives of those WFP serves.

Why work with us?

The war in Ukraine has had drastic consequences, both for people inside the country and for those around the world dependent on its huge grain supplies. It is inflicting untold suffering on civilians, displace families, and disrupt supply chains and food production. It has caused one of the fastest forced population movements since the Second World War. Close to 6 million Ukrainians are still living as refugees across Europe, and almost 5.1 million are internally displaced. Many have lost their homes and livelihoods. As food production and supply lines are disrupted by fighting, many families in the east and south do not have reliable access to nutritious food.

WFP uses a flexible mix of food and cash assistance to support communities affected by the war wherever they are. This includes working with local partners to distribute food rations in areas near the frontline and providing cash transfers wherever people have access to banks and markets to buy food. Since March 2022, WFP has distributed food and cash assistance equivalent to 2.4 billion meals to families displaced and affected by the war, partnering directly with local responders.

• WFP is a 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.
•  WFP offers a highly inclusive, diverse and multicultural working environment.
•  WFP invests in the personal & professional development of its employees through a range of trainings, 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 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.

How can you make a difference?

The Programme Policy Officer (Livelihoods & Resilience) will provide support for the management and oversight of all livelihoods and resilience building interventions under the WFP Dnipro Field Office, covering eastern Ukraine, to effectively enhance the livelihoods of food systems actors and crisis affected communities.  

The position will report to the Dnipro Field Office Head of Programme.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Under the overall guidance and supervision of the Dnipro Field Office Head of Programme, the incumbent will:

• Support the design, development, rollout, and implementation of livelihood and resilience activities ensuring alignment with wider programme policies and guidance.
• Provide programme management support, including the use of financial resources, to the resilience and livelihood interventions, ensuring a coordinated approach with other programmes.
• Liaise with cooperating partners to oversee the implementation of ongoing livelihood and resilience programmes in operational areas, ensuring effective, efficient, and timely implementation.
• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders, including local authorities, technical departments, and other livelihoods and resilience actors, to ensure effective coordination and collaboration.
• Support the identification, development, and management of potential partnerships for resilience and livelihood programmes.
• 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.
• Support research and assessments in support of livelihood and resilience strategy and programme development and design, in close liaison with the Research Assessment and Monitoring (RAM) team.
• Support in conducting community engagement, ensuring community-based design and implementation of resilience and livelihood activities, in close coordination with local authorities, technical departments, and relevant food systems actors. 
• Produce timely feedback to community members, local authorities, and relevant food systems actors on activity implementation and monitoring, including issues, challenges, implementation timelines and decisions made, in accordance with agreed protocols.
• Liaise with the Research Assessment and Monitoring (RAM) team to develop sound monitoring and evaluation plans, ensuring learning and accountability.
• Support the capacity building of cooperating partners and local authorities within the specific technical area, providing them guidance and consultations on the operational activities.
• Provide guidance and leadership to junior staff, and other Programme team members.
• Other tasks as required.

DESIRED EXPERIENCES FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROLE:

• Has deepened technical knowledge on the areas of agriculture, livelihoods, resilience, value chains, and/or food systems.
• Has taken leadership in implementing and coordinating programs and managing cooperating partners.
• Has provided input into livelihoods and resilience strategy and policy discussions.
• Good reporting and writing skills.
• Data analysis skills.
• Experience in WFP, or other UN-specific livelihoods and Resilience programs is an added advantage.
• Education: Advanced university degree, or first University degree with additional years of related work experience and/or training/courses in agricultural sciences, agricultural economics, agribusiness, economics, or other fields relevant to international development assistance.

• Experience:  A minimum of 1-year post-graduate professional and relevant work experience in program design and management, in the areas of agriculture, livelihoods, resilience, food systems, or other fields relevant to international development assistance.

• Language: Proficient in both oral and written Ukrainian and English languages.

Before you apply...

WFP seeks candidates of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our humanitarian principles. 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.

We aim to achieve parity and inclusion in our teams in Ukraine. WFP encourages female candidates and people with disabilities to apply.

WFP is committed to an accessible, inclusive recruitment process. Please contact us at Відправити резюме to advise us of any disability related reasonable accommodation or accessibility requests you may have. A member of the reasonable accommodation team will contact you to confidentially discuss your needs.

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.

How do you apply

To be considered, you are invited to apply via WFP’s recruitment portal.

CV and cover letter must be submitted in English language.

Only those who are short-listed candidates will be contacted for the next steps of our recruitment process.

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