Programme Policy Officer (Programme Cycle & Cross Cutting Areas) LFT P4, Sana’a CO, Yemen

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Are you ready to change lives and save the lives of the world's most vulnerable people?

If yes, this opportunity is for you!

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

Selection of staff is made on a competitive basis, and WFP is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity and promotes gender parity as well as encourages qualified candidates with disabilities to apply.

WHO WE ARE

The United Nations World Food Programme is the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate. We are saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace, stability and prosperity for people recovering from conflict, disasters and the impact of climate change.

WFP’s emergency response in Yemen is one of the agency’s largest anywhere in the world, providing lifesaving food assistance to more than 13 million people in need. WFP also provides nutrition support to more than 3 million children and women, and delivers school meals to 2 million schoolchildren.

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT

This job is found in WFP Yemen Country Offices based in Sana'a and generally report to the Head of Unit. Job holder operate across an assigned area and work independently, using technical knowledge and experience, to analyse data and identify solutions for partnerships activities. Incumbent typically support process improvements and partnership opportunities with a host of public, private sector and external entities. These can include governments, UN agencies, intergovernmental institutions and their member states, international financial institutions, individuals, corporations, foundations and NGOs.

JOB PURPOSE

2023 marks the start of a second-generation Interim Country Strategic Plan (ICSP) for WFP in Yemen. It maintains an approach enabling WFP to flexibly respond to the changing political context while aligning to the growing donor narrative around the humanitarian– development–peace nexus (HDPN), ‘transition’ and the ‘centrality of protection’. Reflecting the need to evolve a response that delivers complementary humanitarian and resilience building activities, the ICSP commits WFP to greater focus on the cross-cutting thematic areas of humanitarian principles, gender sensitivity, conflict sensitivity, protection mainstreaming and accountability to affected people (AAP). Linked to this, it aims for WFP to begin to reduce the humanitarian caseload while carving out additional space for gender responsive resilience building activities and laying the basis for WFP to position itself in the social protection domain, at the same time improving its targeting and beneficiary management.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Under the direct supervision of the Head of Programme, the Programme Policy Officer (PPO): Programme Cycle and Cross Cutting Thematic Areas will:

A. Programme Cycle/Corporate Programme Review Processes (PRP)
• In coordination with the Head of Programme, Senior Management Team and Regional Bureau, lead corporate programme review processes (PRP), including budget revisions, in accordance with WFP’s Policy on Country Strategic Plans an informed by the CCA and transitional UNSDCF priorities.
• Working with the Activity Managers, lead the planning and collation of evidence for the next ICSP, design of which is currently due to start in 2024.

B. Strategic Orientation
• Lead the design of WFP Yemen’s Social Protection Roadmap, clarify ambiguities with respect to WFP’s complex portfolio of humanitarian and development-oriented activities, ensuring the roadmap is consistent with WFP policies, Executive Board decisions, and other relevant guidance.
• Assess implications of, and make recommendations on, activity and field office strategies and other measures to advance WFP objectives in Yemen, ensuring that conflict sensitive planning, gender sensitivity and protection of affected people is its core.
• Contribute to Country Office risk analysis, prioritisation and retargeting planning in order to most effectively respond to humanitarian needs;
• Undertake any other special assignments requested by the Head of Programme.

C. Inter-agency engagement

• Support WFP’s inter-agency engagement related to the Yemen Economic Framework and Transitional UNSDCF.
• In liaison with the Programme Unit and RAM, enable WFP’s appropriate role in CCA workstreams and Transitional UNSDCF results groups.
• Participate in relevant clusters/sectoral meetings relating to cross-cutting thematic areas, such as the Protection Cluster and PSEA task team.
• Articulate and support the representation of WFP’s position at the nexus in Yemen and enhance WFP’s leadership status in different forums on subjects related to food security and the nexus and engagement in humanitarian, transition contexts;

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES – PART 2

D. Technical leadership on cross-cutting thematic areas.
• Ensure that WFP is delivering on key aspects of its commitment to people-centred approaches, conflict sensitivity, protection mainstreaming, AAP, humanitarian principles and gender equality and women’s empowerment.
• Take responsibility for incorporating gender in all areas of work, for inclusive, participatory and equitable programming that delivers gender equality results in food security and nutrition;
• Ensure the best use of assigned gender budget for the achievement of set objectives in the ICSP;
• Provide technical advice and/or mobilise technical expertise, on cross-cutting thematic areas including risk and gender analysis, the choice of objectives, activities, transfer modalities, ,
• Manage or oversee preparation and dissemination of timely analytical and critical reports, and information products for internal or external use relating to crosscutting thematic areas;
• Pilot WFP’s cross-cutting areas risk analysis in Yemen.
• Develop and implement a CO gender action plan and CO protection and AAP action plan that incorporates corporate requirements related to community engagement.
• Ensure training is undertaken to build the capacity of Programme Unit/Activity Managers and cooperating partners on cross-cutting areas.
• Act as the Country Office Focal Point for Data Protection, including Privacy Impact Assessments, and for PSEA. Support the PSEA consultant to undertake PSEA capacity assessments using the interagency PSEA assessment tool. Represent WFP in the PSEA interagency Taskforce.
• Develop operational partnerships and strategic partnerships to identify opportunities for collaborative approaches and initiatives for mainstreaming of cross cutting thematic areas;
• Liaise with counterparts in HQ, the Regional Bureau and other Country Offices to exchange information and position Yemen CO work and emerging evidence as applicable.

E. Management responsibilities
• Provide direct line management support to the Gender Officer and PSEA consultant;
• Provide support to other staff working on cross-cutting thematic areas.
• Identify and develop national talent to further enhance gender, protection and CS mainstreaming.
• Lead, motivate and develop a competent and diverse team of gender and protection focal points in the Country Office as well as in the Area/Sub-Offices to improve programme quality.

Others as required

KEY DELIVERABLES

Budget revision and/or an action plan for the WFP’s next ICSP for the Yemen operation.
• Social Protection Roadmap
• Integrated gender, protection and conflict sensitivity analysis for programme activities.
• Updated Protection and Accountability Action Plan that incorporates corporate requirements related to community engagement
• Updated Gender Action Plan
• As required, programme related position papers/briefs that contribute to WFP’s strategic positioning in Yemen.

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education: Advanced University Degree and/or equivalent experience with emphasis in one or more of the following disciplines: political sciences, economics, agriculture, international affairs, social sciences, development studies or a field relevant to international development or humanitarian assistance.

Experience: At least 8 years post graduate, progressively responsible international and national experience in the fields of goal oriented/strategic planning, organizational change management, inter-agency coordination, programme re-orientation, policy development etc. Specific experience in strategy formulation, cross-cutting thematic areas, programme management and project planning in a large multicultural institution in the field or headquarters is an asset. Previous experience with WFP or the UN System required.

Knowledge & Skills: Ability to translate understanding of programme principles into relevant, effective, and context specific approaches; Excellent writing skills in English; Ability to explain WFP projects and operations to counterparts and to communicate with Government and partners clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing; Good understanding of project lifecycle, humanitarian principles and tools, programmes and transfer modalities; General knowledge of UN system policies, rules, regulations and procedures; General knowledge of the UN Development System Reform; Good analytical
and research skills; Good interpersonal skills, teamwork spirit and ability to work in multicultural settings.

Languages: Proficiency/level C of English is required. Additional UN language(s) would be an asset.

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FUNCTIONAL CAPABILITIES

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

• This position is required for 1 year with a possibility of extension up to 4 years subject to the operational needs and availability of funding in Yemen Country Office.
• A limited Fixed-Term Appointment (LFT) position is a non-mobile staff appointment in the international professional category for a limited period, to a max of 4 years.
• WFP offers an attractive compensation and benefits package in line with ICSC standards (https://icsc.un.org) including basic salary, post adjustment, relocation entitlement, visa, travel and shipment allowances, 30 days’ annual leave, home leave, an education grant for dependent children, a pension plan, and medical insurance.
• The position is based in Sana'a, Yemen and the selected candidate will be expected to relocate

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

03 August 2023

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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.

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.

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