Deadline: 6 January 2016
World Food Programme (WFP) is currently seeking applications from the eligible applicants for the post of Programme Policy Officer in Cairo, Egypt.
The Programme Policy Officer will bring knowledge and capacities in the areas of resilience building and livelihoods protection and enhancement, in relation to different settings including displacement, conflict and climate adaptation.
The WFP is the world’s largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide.
Key Jobs Responsibilities
The Programme Policy Officer will perform the following functions-
- Lead and coordinate the technical works of the RBC in relation to food security, resilience building and livelihoods in different operational settings.
- Provide technical, programme and strategic guidance to COs in the design and implementation of food security projects, programmes and initiatives, with a special focus on resilience building, asset creation, and livelihoods enhancement opportunities.
- Undertake technical assistance missions to support field level initiatives.
- Help identify, review, and map out key experiences and lessons, comparative advantages and opportunities, as well as knowledge and operational gaps in relation to transitional and resilience building efforts in the field.
- Lead and facilitate learning and cross-fertilization of experiences across the region building on CO achievements and results, including the development of guidance materials and functional training in areas of expertise to enhance the capacity of WFP staff and partner to design and deliver effective food assistance programmes.
- Liaise with HQ in relation to the development of guidance materials and tools, ensuring that RBC’s experience, vision and concerns are adequately reflected.
- Support specific, high level regional interagency initiatives, including in the area of resilience building, contributing to programme and strategy design, as required.
- Facilitate the development of partnerships and innovative initiatives with UN agencies, specialized institutions, donors and development actors in the field of resilience building.
- Lead, motivate and develop a substantive team to enable high performance.
- Ensure the best use of assigned financial resources for achievement of set objectives within a significant budget.
- Take responsibility for incorporating gender perspectives in all areas of work, to ensure equal participation of women and men.
- Perform any other duties as required.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must have-
- 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 two additional years of relevant work experience from the minimum experience requirement stated below.
- At least eight years (of which three international) of postgraduate progressively responsible professional experience in international humanitarian, development work or other related fields.
- At least three years of experience in the areas of resilience building and livelihoods protection and enhancement in relation to food security, including different settings such as displacement, conflict and climate adaptation.
- Relevant field experience in the implementation of resilience building and livelihoods programmes and initiatives especially in complex transitional settings (i.e. displacements).
- Proven ability and experience in the development of interagency networks, partnerships, strategies and communications initiatives.
- Advanced understanding of the latest policy debate, theory and application of resilience building and livelihoods programmes.
- Knowledge of major humanitarian and development challenges and issues, specifically strategies for poverty and hunger reduction, including social protection and safety nets.
- Understanding of donor policies, strategies and programme priorities in relation to humanitarian assistance and resilience.
- Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook).
- General knowledge of UN system policies, rules, regulations and procedures governing administration is desirable.
- Fluency in oral and written English.
- Intermediate knowledge of Arabic or another official UN language (Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish) or Portuguese (one of WFP’s working languages).
How to Apply
Applicants must submit their applications through online process.
For more information, please visit WFP.
