International Consultant – Programme Policy Officer (Emergencies) – CST I

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WFP seeks candidates of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our humanitarian principles. Selection of staff is made on a competitive basis. We are committed to promoting diversity and the principle of equal employment opportunity for all our employees and encourage qualified candidates to apply irrespective of religion or belief, ethnic or social background, gender, gender identity and disability.

JOB DETAILS

Job Title: International Consultant – Programme Policy Officer (Emergencies)
Grade: CST I
Type of contract: Consultancy
Duration: 11 Months (with the possibility of extension)
Duty Station: Kabul
Vacancy Number: 828439
Date of Publication: 08 Aug 2023
Deadline of Application: 22 August 2023

ABOUT WFP

The World Food Programme (WFP) is the leading humanitarian organization saving lives and changing lives, delivering food assistance in emergencies and working with communities to improve nutrition and build resilience.

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT

The hunger crisis in Afghanistan is unfolding at a rapidly, with over half the country’s population of 40 million now facing acute food insecurity—the highest number the humanitarian community has ever seen in Afghanistan. Work opportunities are shrinking, with most households now reporting just one day of work per week. This comes on top of the worst drought in years, which is especially concerning for the 85 percent of the population who rely on agriculture for livelihoods. Preventing and mitigating a drastic increase in hunger and malnutrition is the aim of WFP in Afghanistan which can only be achieved through the scaled up and sustained complementary food security and nutrition interventions, combined with a scale-up of resilience interventions to safeguard gains. WFP has embarked on a significant month on month scale-up of its crisis response and resilience programmes across the country, ensuring that the programme is delivered at the right scale and time, targeted to the right areas. WFP is also actively following up on evolving trends to pre-empt hotspots, while guaranteeing quality and maximum impact of the programme through the monitoring of these hotspots to be able to support continued donor advocacy.

JOB PURPOSE

The Programme Policy Officer (Emergencies) will support the emergency programme team and area-offices across Afghanistan with a particular focus on emergency programme operations, quality, and field coordination and training. They will be responsible for ensuring real-time monitoring of implementation, supporting programme design, planning and learning – including the management, review and use of qualitative and quantitative data for programme and operational improvement. They will be responsible for ensuring implementation plans are on track, pitched at the right level, and for proactive engagements with other units to coordinate and ensure that the enabling factors are in place to deliver the response.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

Under the direction of the Head of Emergencies and the relevant Emergencies team section lead, the role-holder’s key responsibilities will include:

1. Contribute towards the development and implementation of a wide variety of projects, plans and processes, ensuring alignment with wider programme policies and guidance.
2. Provide project management support to specific and defined programmes and projects of considerable size/complexity, ensuring a coordinated approach with wider programmes that complies with WFP standards and procedures.
3. Support programme documentation, adaption and enhancement, including preparing for the roll-out of new programme and operational approaches to improve the efficiency, effectiveness and accountability of emergency food security interventions.
4. Develop and coordinate data gathering and monitoring systems ensuring that rigorous quality standards are maintained, and to inform evidence based decision making – including the visualization and articulation of programme processes, strategy and key recommendations.
5. 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, and ensure quality programmatic inputs to proposal development processes.
6. Liaise with internal and external counterparts to ensure effective collaboration, monitor ongoing projects and highlight potential risks to project delivery.
7. Research and analyse a range of policy and operational issues to inform the development of policies, programmes and activities.
8. Support the capacity building of WFP staff and partners to prepare for and respond to food assistance needs.
9. Guide more junior staff as requested, acting as a point of referral and supporting them with analysis and queries.
10. Other duties as required.

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education:

• Postgraduate University degree in International Affairs, Law, Economics, Nutrition/Health, Agriculture, Social Sciences, Business Administration, Public Policy and/or Management or another discipline relevant to international development/humanitarian assistance (or additional years of experience in lieu of a postgraduate qualification).

Experience:

• Has at least 3 years’ experience in WFP operations, including related to implementation of food and/or cash assistance programmes or supporting operational information management and/or programme development.

Required Knowledge and Skills:

• Familiarity and comfort working with qualitative and quantitative data to produce operational and/or programmatic analysis and evidence to inform decision making.
• Has experience and/or technical knowledge in some of the following; vulnerability and needs analysis, monitoring and evaluation, operational information management, capacity building and training, CBT modalities, operational data analysis and review.
• Has additional deepened technical knowledge through exposure to technical teams and/or demonstrated cross-functional coordination experience.
• Has provided input into policy discussions and decisions.
• Ability to work under pressure, to tight deadlines.
• Ability to plan own workload, with guidance on overall goals, and to meet set deadlines.
• Ability to coordinate across multiple stakeholders and communicate effectively at all levels.

Language:

• Fluency (level C) in English language.

HOW TO APPLY

To be considered, interested candidates are invited to apply via (https://www.wfp.org/careers/job-openings). Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. We want to ensure the recruitment process is fully accessible. Please contact us at afg.hrrecruitment@wfp.org to advise us of any accessibility needs you may have.

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WFP has a zero-tolerance approach to conduct such as fraud, sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to WFP’s standards of conduct and will therefore undergo rigorous background verification internally or through third parties. Selected candidates will also be required to provide additional information as part of the verification exercise. Misrepresentation of information provided during the recruitment process may lead to disqualification or termination of employment

WFP will not request payment at any stage of the recruitment process including at the offer stage. Any requests for payment should be refused and reported to local law enforcement authorities for appropriate action.

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