Programme Policy Officer Protection & AAP_CST LII_Ouagadougou; Burkina Faso

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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.

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT

JOB PURPOSE

Under direct supervision of the Head of Operations/Head of Programme and the technical oversight of the Regional Humanitarian Advisor, the Protection and Accountability to Affected Population (AAP) Officer will be responsible for providing strategic orientations to the country office in the fields of Protection and AAP. This includes overseeing the implementation of Protection and AAP as well as Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) activities for WFP’s operations in Burkina Faso, as well as ensuring the management & supervision of the country office Protection and AAP existing team.

This position will also be responsible for providing operational and programmatic advice on the operational integration of the country office Protection and AAP strategy, working closely with WFP technical units including all relevant internal stakeholders such as Emergency Response, Logistics/Supply Chain, Communication, Security, etc., to mainstream Protection & AAP throughout all WFP operations in Burkina Faso.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

• Provide leadership on protection related policy issues to the Burkina Faso Country Office including on the choice of protection objectives, policies and context-based priorities.
• Define and Oversee the Implementation of the Burkina Faso CO Protection Component of the Country Strategic Plan and respective Policies on Protection and AAP.
• Develop and define strategic and operational measures to integrate the findings from the Protection analyses of issues that are impacting WFP beneficiaries and their communities and the linkages to food security and food assistance.
• Work will all relevant units and in collaboration with the different Head of Sub-Offices to develop responses that are integrated in WFP’s programming and operational activities at the country office level.
• Integrate Protection Considerations Relevant for the country office operations into WFP's tools and Processes.
• Coordinate and provide technical leadership to assessments & analysis in order to design, formulate, implement, and monitor the integration of Protection, AAP and PSEA into WFP food assessment programmes.
• Draft or review country strategies & approaches as required to ensure Protection is mainstreamed and AAP is integrated.
• Ensure Staff Training and Capacity Building; Provide WFP Protection team as well as other technical units and cooperating partners with active guidance on the integration of Protection and AAP within the context of WFP operations
• Represent WFP in the inter-agency protection fora (Protection Cluster, GBV sub-cluster, AAP WG etc.) to ensure complementarity with the overall strategy on Protection.
• Safe Delivery of assistance in collaboration with the Head of Programme, HMI, Head of Logistics and Head of Security, provide advice, guidance and follow-up on measures to ensure safe distributions. Ensure that Protection integration is consistent with WFP policies Executive Board and other operational and Protection guidance.
• Contribute to the Country Office Emergency Preparedness i.e., early warning, risk analysis and contingency planning for the integration Protection considerations and arising Protection issues and other corporate and donor reporting requirements.
• Perform other duties as required.

4Ps CORE ORGANISATIONAL CAPABILITIES

Purpose

• Understand and communicate the Strategic Objectives : Utilizes understanding of WFP’s Strategic Objectives to communicate linkages to team objectives and work.
• Be a force for positive change : Proactively identifies and develops new methods or improvements for self and immediate team to address work challenges within own work area.
• Make the mission inspiring to our team : Identifies opportunities to further align individual contributions with WFP’s mission of making an impact on local communities.

People

• Look for ways to strengthen people's skills : Is able to identify, support and encourage focused on-the-job learning opportunities to address gaps between current skillsets and needed future skillsets for WFP.
• Create an inclusive culture : Recognizes the contributions of teammates, and encourages contributions from culturally different team mates to recognise the value of diversity above and beyond just including it in programming for beneficiaries.
• Performance
• Encourage innovation & creative solutions : Thinks beyond team’s conventional approaches to formulate creative methods for delivering food aid and assistance to beneficiaries.
• Focus on getting results : Maintains focus on achieving individual results in the face of obstacles such as volatile or fragile environments and/or organizational roadblocks.

Partnership

• Connect and share across WFP units : Demonstrates an understanding of when and how to tactfully engage other units in conversations on impact, timing, or planning
• Build strong external partnerships : Networks regularly with key external partners using formal and informal opportunities to understand each partner’s unique value proposition, and to build and strengthen relationships

FUNCTIONAL CAPABILITIES

OTHER SPECIFIC JOB REQUIREMENTS

– Ability to design, implement, monitor and supervise effective and efficient protection, accountability.

– Ability to interpret data in context to contribute to the design, implementation and monitoring of technical programmes in relation to protection & accountability

– Ability to translate understanding of programmes principles of protection & accountability in emergencies and conflicts into relevant, effective and contextually appropriate approaches.

DESIRED EXPERIENCES FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROLE

• A minimum of 5 years professional experience leading the development and implementation of field protection & accountability strategic plans ideally in emergency contexts
• Experience working in the Sahel region preferred.
• Fluency in English & French required
• Experience working in complex and large-scale emergency context/operations required.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Type of Contract: International Consultancy Contract CST L2 (P3 equivalent)

Expected Start Date: Asap

Contract Duration: 11 months renewable

Duty Station: WFP Office of Ouagadougou; Burkina Faso

NB: Please note that Ouagadougou is a non-family duty station, and family members of international staff will not be able to join them at the duty station. However, the Rest & Recuperation (R&R) modality has been put in place, allowing staff to benefit from 7 days off (5 days of R&R +2 days for travel) every 8 weeks of presence in the duty station.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

If interested, please submit your application latest by Monday 24th July 2023, Midnight Ouagadougou time.

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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.

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.

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