Programme Policy Officer (Cash Based Transfers), Service Contract Level 9, Kyiv at World Food Programme

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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 lifetime. 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.
Female applicants and qualified applicants are especially encouraged to apply to this position. WFP has zero tolerance for discrimination and does not discriminate on the basis gender, ethnicity, religion, political affiliation, or sexual orientation.

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.

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT AND ROLE

The unprecedented crisis in Ukraine has necessitated WFP along with partners to continue to explore innovative solutions that will enable them respond to the increasing needs of millions of vulnerable populations who are affected by the conflict. To this end, WFP is scaling-up its operation on a “no-regrets” basis to deliver immediate life-saving food assistance to affected populations in the affected areas across Ukraine. To achieve this, WFP places great emphasis on building a strong workforce that will ensure reactive and agile programming to respond quickly to needs that may emerge at short notice at all levels of the operation in Ukraine.

In the light of the above, WFP Ukraine Country Office (CO) has decided to invest in improved CBT programming through to innovative approaches to programme design, delivery and assurances. In this regard, WFP needs to incorporate 2 highly experienced national professional officers to its CBT programme team in Lviv.

JOB PURPOSE

To provide support to policy and programme activities that effectively meet food assistance needs.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

Within delegated authority and in close coordination with Programme, Finance, Supply Chain and IT, the Programme Officer – CBT will be responsible for the following duties:
1.    Contribute towards the development of a wide variety of projects, plans and processes, ensuring alignment with wider programme policies and guidance.
2.    Provide project management support to specific and defined programmes and projects of considerable size/complexity, ensuring a coordinated approach with wider programmes that complies with WFP standards and procedures.
3.    Develop and coordinate data gathering and monitoring systems ensuring that rigorous quality standards are maintained.
4.    Research and analyse a range of policy and operational issues to inform the development of policies, programmes and activities.
5.    Contribute to the preparation of accurate and timely reporting on programmes and activities that enable informed decision making and consistency of information presented to stakeholders.
6.    Liaise with internal and external counterparts to ensure effective collaboration, monitor ongoing projects and highlight potential risks to project delivery.
7.    Support the identification, development and management of potential partnerships to collaborative working leading to improved food assistance packages.
8.    Support the capacity building of WFP staff, partners and national government to prepare for and respond to food assistance needs, e.g. through providing inputs into training materials.
9.    Guide and supervise more junior staff, acting as a point of referral and supporting them with analysis and queries.
10.    Other as required.

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education:
Advanced University degree in International Affairs, Economics, Nutrition/Health, Agriculture, Environmental Science, Sociology, 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: 
A minimum of 3 years relevant professional experience is required in the following:
    Has deepened technical knowledge through exposure to technical teams.
    Has taken leadership of implementing programmes.
    Has provided input into policy discussions and decisions.
    Experience in both development and humanitarian contexts is an added advantage.

Language:

Working level fluency in English and full fluency in Ukrainian.

OTHER SPECIFIC JOB REQUIREMENTS

    Punctual, proactive, motivated and detail oriented.
    Good Planning skills.
    Good numerical skills.
    Computer literate.
    Able to operate effectively and efficiently in a high-pressure and fast-paced department in which often involves rapid change.
    Strong communication skills and willingness to follow-up with individuals and departments in order to achieve goals.
    Able to operate with compassion and impartiality and demonstrate a high level of sensitivity and respect towards beneficiaries of all ages, locations and ethnic backgrounds.
    Able to live and operate in field locations with very basic infrastructure and amenities.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

Tuesday, 24 July 2022

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.