UN Programme Policy Officer Jobs – United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)

Job Title:      Programme Policy Officer
Organization: United Nations
World Food Programme (WFP)
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Reports to: Head of
Programme
Position Grade: NOA
About US:
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) is the United Nations frontline
agency against world hunger. It is the largest and longest serving humanitarian
agency in Uganda. . Currently WFP focuses on three priority areas: Saving lives
in Emergencies; Building Resilience through Predictable Safety Nets; Improving
Nutrition & Mother-and Child Health; and Supporting Small Holder Farmers to
Access Markets. WFP has operations in various parts of the Country.
Job Summary: The Programme
Policy Officer will support the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in
policy and programme activities that effectively meet food assistance needs.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:  
  • Guide the Head of Programme in issues
    related to cooperating partners, including review and selection of
    proposals to implement activities, management of field level agreements
    (FLAs) and inclusion of new prospective partners in roster;
  • The incumbent will supervise the Senior
    Programme Assistant, Compliance Officer and any other more junior staff in
    the FLA unit;
  • Render support to the Cooperating Partner
    Committee (CPC) at the Country Office level in all aspects of review and
    approval of project proposals submitted by cooperating partners to WFP;
  • Prepare field level agreements for
    signature following CPC approval;
  • Guide the technical units as well as area
    and field offices in all aspects of project review and implementation;
  • Review proposals to ensure that the given
    allocations (food, cash) are not exceeded;
  • Organize field missions and trainings to
    the Uganda area and field offices to train all staff involved in project
    review and implementation;
  • Work closely with cooperating partners to
    strengthen partnerships and improve the quality of proposals and of
    implementation of the agreements;
  • Guarantee all partner invoices are
    tracked, verified and processed for payment correctly and in a timely
    manner;
  • Prepare periodic reports, statistical
    information and tables;
  • Support area and field offices, including
    via field missions, as necessary;
  • Maintain accurate records and files within
    the field of work;
  • Draft correspondence related to the field
    of work; and
  • Perform other related duties as required.



Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
  • The ideal candidate for the United Nations
    UN World Food Programme (WFP) Programme Policy Officer job opportunity
    should hold an advanced University degree or University degree with
    experience in any of the following, international affairs, economics,
    Nutrition/Health, agriculture, Environmental Science, social sciences or
    any other fields related to International Development Assistance, attained
    from a recognized institution Or first University degree in the mentioned
    fields with additional years of related work experience;
  • A minimum of five years’ experience in
    humanitarian, public sector management, development projects and/or
    emergency assistance, gained from reputable organizations;
  • Proficiency in both oral and written
    English is essential;
  • Computer literacy i.e. working knowledge
    and experience using MS Office applications is a must.
  • Previous exposure in managing refugee
    operations is an added advantage
  • Prior exposure and experience in
    implementing technical programs (i.e. nutrition, etc.) is desired
  • Previous experience in implementing
    programmes and providing input into designing operations.
  • The applicant should preferably have
    provided input into policy discussions and decisions.



Functional Capabilities:
  • 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.
4Ps Core Organisational
Capabilities (Purpose, People, Performance and Partnership):
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.
How to Apply:
All candidates who desire to join the United Nations World Food
Programme are encouraged to submit their applications online at the link below.
Deadline: 10th August 2017

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