World
Food Programme
Programme
Policy Officer (Social Protection), NOD
Vacancy
No:RBN/003/2016
Grade: Fixed Term (NOD level)
Duty
Station: WFP
Regional Bureau for East & Central Africa, Nairobi
Salary: As per UN Salary Scales
Qualified
female applicants are encouraged to apply.
The
World Food Programme (WFP) is the world’s largest humanitarian agency fighting
hunger worldwide.
We are
seeking to fill the position of Programme Policy Officer (Social Protection) in
support of the Regional Bureau office, based in Nairobi, Kenya.
Strengthening social protection and safety-net mechanisms is a key priority for WFP in East and Central Africa.
Several
governments within the RBN region are seeking to establish and scale up their
own social safety-net mechanisms to help address long standing, chronic
vulnerability and prevent and mitigate the impact of shocks.
WFP
recognises that a more strategic engagement in Social Protection is critical to
effectively contribute to the 2030 agenda and achieve SDG2, and a Safety Nets
and Social Protection unit was recently established in HQ to guide and position
WFP corporately.
In the
RBN region, WFP also recognizes the need to collaborate more strategically with
humanitarian and development partners in order to better support governments
establish and strengthen their own social protection systems.
RBN
also recognises the opportunity to better capture regional practices, to
contribute to and leverage global organizational knowledge, and to more
effectively support country offices.
Accountabilities: Under the overall supervision of the Senior Regional Programme Advisor, the Programme Policy Officer (Social Protection) will be responsible for the following duties:
- Support
WFP COs’ strategic engagement with host governments in the region to
design, formulate and/or implement scalable and flexible social protection
and safety net programmes that contribute to food and nutrition security;
- Provide
technical advice or mobilise technical expertise to support country
offices promote policy coherence and synergies between food and nutrition
security programmes and national social protection/poverty reduction frameworks;
- Assist
COs to conduct policy review to determine WFP’s entry point in social
protection policy dialogue with host Governments;
- Coordinate
activities with the SNSP unit in HQ and actively contribute to shaping the
corporate social protection agenda from the RBN perspective;
- Lead
the development of effective partnerships at the regional level with key
partners, such as the World Bank, ILO, UNICEF, FAO and IGAD, to enhance
WFP’s ability to effectively contribute to strengthening the social
protection systems of governments in the region;
- Assist
countries to upgrade the quality of existing safety nets, including school
feeding, public works programmes, resilience building and other
activities; and help refine the institutional links between safety nets and
emergency-related mechanisms, including through risk sensitive or shock
responsive programmes;
- Explore
the use of innovative approaches for improved efficiency and effectiveness
such as the single registry for targeting, the expansion of cash-based delivery
platforms and modelling safety nets in pastoralist settings;
- Promote
and advocate with other UN agencies the inclusion of improved nutrition as
an explicit objective of social protection programmes and explore
nutrition-sensitive interventions that contribute to prevent all forms of
malnutrition;
- Ensure
gender analysis are properly integrated in needs assessments and taken
into consideration during the design and implementation of social
protection programmes;
- Contribute
to evaluating and generating evidence on the potential and interest to
invest in safety-net mechanisms also during emergencies and in more
fragile contexts;
- Map
current best practices and successful experiences with urban safety-nets
across the region that can be scalable and applicable to other countries;
- Manage,
oversee or contribute to operational research and evidence building to
influence policy dialogue; manage or oversee preparation and dissemination
of timely analytical and critical reports, publications, and a variety of
information products or proposals for internal or external use;
- In
close consultation with the regional Knowledge Management officer and
other programme teams, lead the development of a learning agenda in the
region on social protection.
- Closely
coordinate with other programme and functional areas to ensure that a
social protection and system strengthening focus is applied in different
areas of WFP’s work and that relevant knowledge is captured and informs
WFP’s work in the region;
- Engage
in high level regional consultations and technical discussions with UN
agencies, donors, academia and other relevant actors in matters related to
social protection and resilience;
- Develop
donors proposals and contribute to resource mobilisation efforts for
social protection activities;
- Supervise
other national and international programme staff; provide training and
technical guidance in their work;
- Perform
other related duties as required.
Expected Results:
- WFP
in the region is well positioned to actively support governments to strengthen
their national social protection systems, in support of SDG2 targets, and
as a partner of choice for hunger and nutrition sensitive social
protection policies, capacity building and operational support.
- Social
Protection evidence, knowledge and best practice is shared with relevant
programme officers and senior staff across the region to improve the
quality of WFP’s direct assistance and technical support.
- The
safety nets that WFP is implementing directly in the region are achieving
enhanced outcomes for beneficiaries, and evidence and learning from these
experiences is captured and shared internally and externally.
- Well
prepared, analytic work.
- Well
managed projects, programmes and/or operations.
Qualifications and Experience
Education: Advanced University
degree in International Affairs, Economics, Nutrition / Health, Environmental
Science, Social Sciences or other field relevant to international development
assistance or First University Degree with additional years of related work
experience and/or trainings /courses.
Experience:
- At
least eight years of postgraduate professional experience with increasing
responsibilities in social protection in a bilateral, multilateral or
nongovernmental organization.
- Very
good knowledge of effective and sustainable practices and principles
related government social protection systems in a variety of
contexts.
- Proven
capacity to conduct policy analysis and to successfully engage in policy
dialogue.
- Demonstrated
effectiveness in bringing global strategies into the regional/country
context.
- Proven
experience in building synergies among units, projects and regions.
Knowledge & Skills
- Good
analytical skills, resourcefulness, initiative, maturity of judgement,
tact, negotiating skills;
- Ability
to identify the main hunger problem at the national or subnational level
to design and implement context-specific programmes that strengthen
government systems and integrate complex analysis and the full range of
food assistance tools.
- Demonstrates
the ability to incorporate technical information into policy and strategy
formulation and into programme design and implementation, and to
appropriately communicate it internally and externally.
- Demonstrated
ability to engage key stakeholders in policy dialogue to strengthen national
government social protection systems.
- Ability
to translate policy and programme principles into relevant, effective, and
context specific approaches, including in emergencies and protracted
conflict situations.
- Experience
leading teams in strategic discussions;
- Experience
working in a multi-donor environment;
- Ability
to work in a team and establish effective working relations with persons
of different national and cultural backgrounds. Ability to deal patiently
and tactfully with people of different national and cultural backgrounds;
- High
capacity for organization and coordination, as well as an ability to work
with a high degree of independence in a team environment;
- Experience
in managing diverse and sometimes competing interests and perspectives to arrive
at a durable consensus;
- Fluent
English, written and oral; excellent public speaking and presentation
skills;
- Excellent
computer skills in MS Outlook, Word, Excel and Powerpoint;
- A
willingness to travel frequently, often to remote areas; ability to cope
with situations which may threaten health or safety; flexibility in
accepting work assignments outside normal desk description.
Language: Fluency
(level C) in English language.
Desirable
skills:
- Training
and/or experience using MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint and outlook.
Application procedures:
Interested
and qualified candidates are requested to submit online applications ONLY,
according to the following procedures:
Go to: http://i-recruitment.wfp.org/vacancies/16-0020974
Step 1: Create your online CV
Step 2: Click on “Description” to read the position requirements and “Apply” to submit your application.
NOTE: You must complete Step 2 in order for your application to be considered for this vacancy.
Vacancy
Announcement No:RBN/005/2016
Knowledge
Management Officer
Grade: Service Contract, SC9
(NOB equivalent)
Duty
Station: WFP
Regional Bureau for East & Central Africa, Nairobi
Salary: As per UN Service
Contract Salary Bands
This vacancy is open to both male and female candidates.
Qualified
female applicants are encouraged to apply.
The
World Food Programme (WFP) is the world’s largest humanitarian agency fighting
hunger worldwide.
We are
seeking to fill the position of Knowledge Management Officer in support of the
Regional Bureau office, based in Nairobi, Kenya.
The
Regional Bureau provides strategic guidance, policy/technical support and
direction to WFP operations and activities in nine countries: Burundi,
Djibouti, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan and Uganda.
Accountabilities: Under the direct
supervision of the Regional Programme Officer and the overall guidance of the
Regional Director and the Senior Regional Programme Advisor, the Knowledge
Management Officer will be responsible for the following duties:
- Develop
or coordinate the development of internal products, for improved programme
design and implementation, and external products, to demonstrate the role
of WFP in addressing food insecurity and nutrition.
- Coordinate
the annual Standard Project Reporting (SPR) process, in collaboration with
HQ teams and Country Offices in the region.
- Coordination
with country offices and with other regional bureau teams, and also
strengthen country offices’ capacity to make better use of information;
- Provide
crosscutting analysis related to WFP's work in the RBN region,
particularly with regard to high profile emergency operations and
innovative project activities, in collaboration with RBN management;
- Coordinate
the annual RBN Standard Project Reporting (SPR) process to ensure
high-quality, timely reporting to donors on results achieved and resources
used;
- Collaborate
with technical units in RBN Regional Bureau and Country Offices such as
M&E, Vulnerability Assessment and Mapping (VAM), programme and supply
chain to develop an evidence base for WFP impact in the region;
- Based
on documented evidence, develop information and knowledge products in
collaboration with partnerships, public information and reports that
demonstrate the role of WFP in addressing food insecurity and nutrition,
and in mainstreaming gender, accountability to affected populations and
protection, across RBN Country Offices;
- Support
Country Offices in the region organise, package, utilise and disseminate
relevant information to inform programme design and implementation and for
external audiences;
- Collect
lessons learned, best practices and proven innovations in programme
design, implementation, monitoring and reporting as well as other WFP
business processes from Country Offices, Regional Bureaux and
Headquarters, and disseminate them within the region;
- Monitor,
collate and disseminate information from leading think tanks, academic
institutions, regional organizations, such as IGAD and the AU, as well as
International Organizations, including the UN Secretariat, OCHA end the
World Bank;
- Monitor
and review regular sources of information and data from Country Offices
required for the regular updating of information and knowledge products,
e.g., M&E reports, VAM assessments, evaluations, national food
statistics reports, and cluster data;
- Support
with audit preparations for CO/RB; and
- Perform
other related duties, as required.
Expected Results:
- Well
written and well-presented analytical information products;
- Stronger
capacity of the regional bureau and of country offices to incorporate
existing information into programme design and implementation;
- Quality
and timely submission to HQ of the annual Standard Project Reports;
- Lessons
learned and recent advances in relevant areas collected and disseminated
in an user friendly format;
- Streamlined
information management processes in the regional bureau;
- Well-managed
projects.
Qualifications and Experience
Education: Advanced University degree
with course work in communication, economics, international relations,
development, government, or other related fields, or First University degree
with additional years of related work experience and/or training / courses.
Experience: At three years of
progressively responsible professional experience in knowledge management or
related field. Experience working in the international development /
humanitarian sector an advantage.
Knowledge & Skills:
- Excellent
written and verbal communication skills in English;
- Good
analytical skills, resourcefulness, initiative, maturity of judgement,
tact;
- Proven
ability to coordinate projects across units;
- Capacity
to produce high quality products when working under pressure and with
competing deadlines;
- Ability
to adjust own communication style to different internal and external
audiences and purposes;
- Ability
to work in a team and establish effective working relations with persons
of different national and cultural backgrounds;
- High
capacity for organization and coordination, as well as an ability to work
with a high degree of independence in a team environment;
- A
willingness to travel to remote areas; ability to cope with situations
which may threaten health or safety; flexibility in accepting work
assignments outside normal desk description.
Language: Fluency
(level C) in English language.
Desirable skills:
- Training
and/or experience using MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint and outlook.
- Knowledge
of graphic design and multimedia communication tools an advantage.
- Specialized
technical background in quantitative analysis, such as statistics and
econometrics an advantage.
- Fluency
in French.
Application procedures:
Interested
and qualified candidates are requested to submit online applications ONLY,
according to the following procedures:
Go to: http://i-recruitment.wfp.org/vacancies/16-0020973
Step 1: Create your online CV
Step 2: Click on “Description” to read the position requirements and “Apply” to submit your application.
NOTE: You must complete Step 2 in order for your application to be considered for this vacancy.
Deadline for applications: 08 May 2016.
Only
short-listed candidates will be contacted.
If you have any queries relating to this VA please send them to: wfp.rbnhr@wfp.org
WFP does not charge fees at any stage during the recruitment process.
WFP has zero tolerance for discrimination and does not discriminate on the basis of HIV/AIDS status.
