Programme Policy Officer (Accountability to Affected Population) NOA

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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.

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ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT

WFP is globally known for its ability to deliver food assistance rapidly to people in need. However, to continue responding effectively to challenging contexts while also contributing to longer-term efforts to end hunger, WFP is also committed to analyse the particular needs, capacities, vulnerabilities, priorities and strengths of the affected populations. The AAP Officer will ensure that WFP has sound accountability systems in place, that activities foster the safety, dignity and integrity of the affected populations and that assistance is accessible impartially and equitably to the persons in need.

The AAP Officer will support the WFP Country Office in Jordan to improve mainstreaming and integration of protection and AAP considerations into all programmes and operations, based on WFP policies and guidelines. This will be done by strategically leading Protection and AAP initiatives within WFP Jordan; developing capacities of WFP staff and WFP’s cooperating partners; ensuring timely and effective external coordination with relevant actors and coordination bodies; and supporting the practical implementation of Protection and AAP activities. The AAP and Officer will develop and lead initiatives independently, yet in close coordination with other cross-cutting functional units such as the VAM unit and Field Office. The AAP Officer will also require a strong capacity to interact and coordinate internally and externally with relevant colleagues.

JOB PURPOSE

The selected candidate will be directly responsible to oversee the AAP unit (including the CFM) and lead at technical level on various workstreams related to Capacity Strengthening initiatives with Government of Jordan and communities’ engagement

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

1. Work with relevant country and field offices colleagues to promote a strong culture of AAP and lead on the systematic integration of AAP in WFP’s programmes for safeguarding of the protection principles, with particular focus on do-no-harm, accountability and inclusion.
2. Update Country Office AAP strategies and workplans as required, and work with management and activity managers to ensure workplan implementation.
3. Support programme country and field office colleagues to integrate AAP and protection considerations throughout the programme management cycle (design, budgeting, implementation, monitoring, reporting and evaluation), and in needs assessment frameworks, including adaptation of tools, collection, analysis and reporting processes.
4. Ensure that capacity strengthening support is provided to country team and field-office colleagues to systematically and meaningfully incorporate AAP in their work. This will include briefings, training and follow-up capacity support on protection and AAP regularly for WFP staff, partner staff and contractors including financial service providers’ staff.
5. Provide advice, guidance in relation to any AAP/protection aspects in WFP programme implementation, including exploring how a system of reporting of protection issues within the context of WFP’s programme delivery can be established and sustained.
6. Contribute to accurate and timely monitoring and reporting on protection and AAP achievements and challenges throughout the Annual Country Report (ACR) process.
7. Provide advice on the integration Protection and AAP in the formulation of country level WFP- specific and interagency strategic documents and programmes (e.g. Country Strategic Plans).
8. Contribute to collection and analysis of data, in close collaboration with M&E, VAM and relevant Programme colleagues, in order to ensure protection considerations are properly reflected in assessments, analysis, programme design, monitoring and evaluation.
9. Oversee and advice on the Capacity Strengthening initiatives the Country Office will implement with/for the Government of Jordan in terms of AAP and CFM systemic enhancements.
10. Manage all WFP’s CFM with the support of WFP staff and partners, ensuring that WFP’s policies and strategies on Gender, AAP and Protection are well-reflected, coordinated and supplement each other without duplicating efforts.
11. Based on CFM trends, facilitate strategic corrective actions taken on complaints and advocate for programmatic adjustments, as well as, improved internal controls to enhance efficiency of WFP operations.
12. Coordinate and liaise with internal counterparts on a range of complex matters (e.g., beneficiary inclusion and exclusion; improvement of cash-based transfer processes in response to complaints etc.) to enable effective collaboration, implementation and monitoring of ongoing project activities.
13. As part of the Protection portfolio, ensure sensitive information and data, especially beneficiaries’ personal data, are collected, managed and processed safely and confidentially.
14. Ensure timely and accurate collaboration and information sharing with the Regional Protection and AAP Advisers to ensure technically sound and harmonized approaches that are in line with regional strategies and corporate standards.
15. Represent WFP in all relevant inter-agency protection and AAP coordination mechanisms, as well as other relevant food security, basic assistance working groups, including the Protection Sector, PSEA Taskforce, and Food Security Sector, among others.

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education: Advanced University degree in Social Sciences, Economics, Statistics, Communication, International Affairs, Human Rights, Economics, Law, or other field relevant to International Development Assistance or First University degree with an additional 3 years of related work experience and/or training/courses.

Experience: • At least one (1) year of postgraduate professional experience; • Relevant professional experience in AAP and community feedback mechanisms work in humanitarian settings would be plus.
Language: Fluency in both oral and written communication in English and Arabic

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

• Experience in designing and implementing accountability to affected populations development and humanitarian projects / Programmes.
• Data management and analysis skills with demonstrated ability to enable informed decision making for management.
• Experience in coordination of call center operations and integrated information systems.
• Strong written and oral communication skills, including substantive analysis and report writing, as well as presentation skills.
• Experience working in humanitarian contexts.
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to deal patiently and tactfully with people of different national and cultural backgrounds and to manage external partnerships.
• Working with and understanding of the international humanitarian and development systems, including the UN system

4Ps CORE ORGANISATIONAL CAPABILITIES

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.

FUNCTIONAL CAPABILITIES

EXPECTED BENEFITS

WFP Offers a diverse range of benefits and entitlements including annual, sick and parental leaves, allowance for the eligible spouse and children and UN Joint pension Funds. In addition to a life Changing experience that save and change lives.

WFP is following the UN salary scale in Jordan; the expected net pensionable salary ranges between 29,738 and 38,823 JOD per year; depending on the years of managerial experience in supply chain exceeding the minimum requirements.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Applications must be submitted online through WFP e-Recruitment System

• Internal WFP staff can access the VA through the internal WFP CAREER page via the link: http://newgo.wfp.org/services/e-recruitment
• External applicants are kindly requested to follow the link: http://www1.wfp.org/careers/job-openings

Make sure that you answer all mandatory questions accurately and to attach your updated CV in English.

• Join WFP to be part of saving lives and changing lives: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4rFCbNDXiw&feature=youtu.behttp://ar.wfp.org/videos/recruitment-video-ar

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

1 February 2023

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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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