Programme Officer SC8 (Odesa, Ukraine)

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🚩 Vacancy Announcement n°: 827622

📢 Job Title: Programme Policy Officer

📌Type of Contract: Service Contract , SC level 8

➡️ Unit / Division: Programme Unit / WFP Ukraine

📍   Duty Station: Odesa, Ukraine

➡️ Duration: 12 months (renewable)

⏰ Closing date: 26 June 2023, midnight (Central European Time)

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.

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What will you do in this position?

You will provide effective planning, coordination, and support to programme activities so as to effectively meet the food assistance needs of the affected population.

Why work with us? 

The war in Ukraine has had drastic consequences, both for people inside the country and for those around the world dependent on its huge grain supplies. It has caused one of the fastest forced population movements since the Second World War. Close to 8 million Ukrainians are living as refugees across Europe, and another 5.3 million are internally displaced. Many are destitute, having lost their homes and livelihoods. As food production and supply lines are disrupted by fighting, many families in the east and south do not have reliable access to nutritious food.

WFP uses a flexible mix of food and cash assistance to support vulnerable Ukrainians wherever they are. This includes working with local partners to distribute food rations in areas near the frontline and providing cash transfers wherever people have access to banks and markets to buy food. WFP reaches between 2 to 3 million Ukrainians every month with this critical assistance.

➡️ WFP is a 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.

➡️ WFP offers a highly inclusive, diverse and multicultural working environment.

➡️ WFP invests in the personal & professional development of its employees through a range of trainings, accreditation, coaching, mentorship and other programs as well as through internal mobility opportunities.

➡️ A career path in WFP provides an exciting opportunity to work across various country, regional and global offices around the world, and with passionate colleagues who work tirelessly to ensure that effective humanitarian assistance reaches millions of people across the globe.

➡️ WFP offers a competitive benefits package including salary, leave plus a medical insurance.

How can you make a difference?

In this position, you will have to:

• Contribute to development of projects plans and processes for implementation of cash-based transfers and in-kind food assistance programs.
• Provide efficient and effective coordination and project management support for food assistance activities (Cash-based transfers and in-kind assistance)
• Support the development of systems and tools for various program activities and processes following innovative methodologies and best practice.
• Supervise teams working on data gathering and monitoring systems ensuring that rigorous quality standards are maintained
• Contribute to the preparation of accurate and timely reports on programs and activities that enable informed decision making.
• Contribute to evidence-based decision-making on programme design and implementation, notably through monitoring, review and evaluations findings.
• Support WFP Management in addressing recommendations from monitoring, reviews and evaluations and ensure that follow-up actions are taken as required.
• Research and analyze policy and operational issues to support senior colleagues in the development of policies, programmes, and activities.
• Liaise with internal and external counterparts to ensure effective collaboration in ongoing projects.
• Ensure regular monitoring of food assistance activities, conduct trainings for cooperating partners, local authorities, and beneficiaries as required.
• Support the identification, development, and management of potential partnerships for food assistance programs.
• Support the capacity building of WFP staff and partners to prepare for and respond to food assistance needs.
• Guide and supervise more junior staff, acting as a point of referral and supporting them with more complex analysis and queries.
• Any other duties as require.

To join us in saving lives, changing lives, you will have:

Education: Advanced University degree in a relevant field or First University Degree with additional years of related work experience and/or trainings/courses

Experience: One (1) or more years of post-graduate professional experience in project management, implementation, food security, livelihood, education, or similar programs.

Languages: Oral and written working knowledge of English and Ukrainian languages.

Standards of behaviour: The WFP Leadership Framework describes the common standards of behaviour that guide HOW we work together to accomplish our mission.

Different expectations of behaviour are defined depending on your grade and role/responsibilities within WFP. Candidates’ alignment with these behaviours is assessed in our selection process.

Before you apply..

WFP seeks candidates of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our humanitarian principles. 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.

We aim to achieve parity in our teams in Ukraine. Qualified women applicants are especially encouraged to apply.
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.

How do you apply…

To be considered, you are invited to apply online via WFP's recruitment portal. CV and cover letter must be submitted in English language.

Only those who are short-listed candidates will be contacted for the next steps of our recruitment process.

We also encourage you to create your candidate profile and set up WFP job alerts to learn more about all the opportunities available to join us and make a difference in the lives of the people we serve.

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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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