Programme Policy Officer ( AAP)

13 أبريل، 2023

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Job Title : Programme Policy Officer (Accountability to Affected Population-AAP)

Type of Contract : Fixed Term

Grade : NOB

Unit/Division : Programme /RAM

Duty Station (City, Country): Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Duration of assignment: 12 months

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A PROPOS DU PAM

The World Food Programme (WFP) is the world's largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide. The Policy Unit is currently hiring an expert to provide support to programme and policy work related to climate crisis, adaptative social protection, resilience and disaster risk reduction (DRR).

ORGANIZRAMATION AL CONTEXT:

The position is located in WFP-Haiti Country Office, Port-au-Prince and report to the Head of RAM unit/or a designated Programme Officer.

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.

JOB PURPOSE:

The AAP Officer will support the WFP Country Office in Haiti to improve mainstreaming and integration of AAP considerations into all programmes and operations, based on WFP policies and guidelines. This will be done by strategically leading AAP initiatives within WFP Haiti; 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 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 team and Field Offices. The AAP Officer will also require a strong capacity to interact and coordinate internally and externally with relevant colleagues

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

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive, within delegated authority):

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.
Update Country Office AAP strategies and workplans as required, and work with management and activity managers to ensure workplan implementation.
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.
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 AAP regularly for WFP staff, partner staff and contractors including financial service providers’ staff.
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.
Contribute to accurate and timely monitoring and reporting on AAP achievements and challenges throughout the Annual Country Report (ACR) process.
Provide advice on the integration AAP in the formulation of country level WFP- specific and interagency strategic documents and programmes (e.g. Country Strategic Plans).
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.
Oversee and advice on the Capacity Strengthening initiatives the Country Office will implement with/for the Government of Haiti in terms of AAP and CFM systemic enhancements.
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.
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.
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.
As part of the Protection portfolio, ensure sensitive information and data, especially beneficiaries’ personal data, are collected, managed and processed safely and confidentially.
Ensure timely and accurate collaboration and information sharing with the Regional AAP Advisers to ensure technically sound and harmonized approaches that are in line with regional strategies and corporate standards.
Represent WFP in all relevant inter-agency AAP coordination mechanisms, as well as other relevant food security, basic assistance working groups, including PSEA Taskforce, and Food Security Sector, among others.
Other as required.

OTHER SPECIFIC JOB REQUIREMENTS (details to be determined by Post Managers):

This section is optional to describe other duties, skills & knowledge required for the specific job.

WFP LEADERSHIP FRAMEWORK: COMMON STANDARDS OF BEHAVIOUR

	Upholds WFP values, principles, and standards	Respects others and values diversity	Stays focused and calm under pressure	Demonstrates humility and a willingness to learn
Leads by Example with Integrity	Demonstrates and encourages others to uphold the WFP values, principles and standards	Values diversity using respectful and inclusive language, and encourages others to do the same	Stays focused and calm when under pressure, encourages others to do the same, and offers guidance and support to manage difficult situations	Demonstrates humility and a willingness to learn and share knowledge, frequently seeking and acting on feedback, and pursuing opportunities to develop
	Delivers results for maximum impact Identifies and aligns objectives to the required outcomes, holding self and/or others accountable for the delivery of results	Delegates appropriately Delegates responsibly and provides appropriate support empowering others	Adapts readily to change Responds readily to change in different contexts and adapts accordingly
Drives Results and Delivers on Commitments

	for maximum impact	to deliver results
	Is inclusive and collaborative Promotes inclusive teamwork and psychological safety by encouraging colleagues to collaborate by sharing ideas and openly raising issues	Gives timely and constructive feedback Supports development for others by giving timely and constructive feedback	Builds and shares new perspectives Seeks out, trusts and listens attentively to diverse views to capture, learn, build and share new perspectives
Fosters Inclusive and Collaborative
	Communicates and fulfils WFP’s vision	Embraces curiosity and new ways of doing things	Analyses and evaluates data	Considers the impact of decisions
Applies Strategic Thinking	Communicates and fulfils WFP’s vision and operational outcomes to deliver meaningful solutions	Demonstrates curiosity, designs and implements new ways of doing things when relevant	Gathers data and different perspectives, shares knowledge and uses evidence to inform decision making	Implements decisions, considering the risks and implications of actions for teams, projects and other initiatives
Builds and Maintains Sustainable Partnerships	Builds partnerships Initiates and builds partnerships by identifying and promoting opportunities for mutual areas of interest and benefit	Collaborates to deliver common Collaborates with partners to deliver common objectives by sharing information and co- creating innovative solutions with beneficiaries when appropriate

FUNCTIONAL CAPABILITIES:

Capability Name	Description of the behaviour expected for the proficiency level
Programme Lifecycle & Food Assistance	Displays ability to identify the main hunger problem at the national or subnational level to design and implement context-specific programmes that integrate complex analysis and the full range of food assistance tools.
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 ability to translate understanding of programme principles in emergencies and protracted conflict situations into relevant, effective, and context specific approaches.
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.

STANDARD MINIMUM ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS:

Education: Advanced University degree in Social Sciences, Education, 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: Required: 5 years of graduate professional experience in humanitarian/development environment with at least 1 year in a team management role

Desired: Relevant professional experience in AAP and community feedback mechanisms (CFM) work in humanitarian settings would be plus.

Language: Fluency (level C) in French and Haitian Creole, Working knowledge in English

( level B).

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

Deadline : April 27 ,2023

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