Programme & Policy Officer – Junior Consultant

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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 AND JOB PURPOSE

The Consultant will report to the Programme and Policy Officer in the Front Office of the Programme – Humanitarian and Development Division (PRO) and will be based in the Front Office to ensure quality control and excellence in the products from the Division.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

1. Reporting to Programme and Policy Officer on workstream 3 of the Strategic Plan Implementation Plan (on normative and policy alignment), the staff member will perform the following activities:

2. Collect, draft and validate documents and key messages on programmatic and policy issues.
3. Support the drafting of background documents, policies / policy papers, and guidance for the Policy Cycle Steering Group (PCSG) and Programme Manual Guidance (PGM) reference groups and platform.
4. Prepare background materials and support the organization of events and meetings.
5. Consolidate outputs from meetings and events, such as Notes for Reference and follow-up actions.
6. Support the research and consolidation of material on policy and programme frontier topics.
7. Support in project management and timelines for tasks, projects and initiatives run by the Front Office.
8. Perform other related tasks as requested by the direct supervisor, Head of Office and the Division Director.

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.

DELIVERABLES

• Effective functioning (documentation / administration) of the PCSG and PGM groups.
• Effective support on updating, disseminating relevant normative guidance (policy papers, guidance on the PGM, etc.).

DESIRED EXPERIENCES FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROLE

One year of professional experience, including volunteering or internships. Experience with WFP is a plus

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

DEADLINE: 17 February 2023

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