Programme Policy Officer- Livelihoods (SC,L8)

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equal employment opportunity for all its employees and encourages qualified
candidates to apply irrespective of race, colour, national origin, ethnic or
social background, genetic information, gender, gender identity and/or
expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, HIV status or
disability.

ABOUT WFP

WFP seeks candidates of the highest integrity and professionalism who share
our humanitarian principles. Selection of staff is made on a competitive
basis, and we are committed to promoting diversity and gender balance The
United Nations ' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) assume a substantial
role for public sector business and its ability to make a major contribution
towards their achievement. The ‎2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development gives
business a significant role to play in efforts to achieve the SDGs, based on
their ability to invest and innovate in a sustainable way. Achieving the SDGs
requires collective action, shared responsibility and financing from multiple
sources, especially of the public sector financial institutions.
To achieve the ambitious plan of sustaining all the strategic interventions of
Egypt's WFP CO, the public-sector contribution should improve and strengthens
long-term partnerships with financial institutions, companies, foundations and
high-net worth individuals. This includes leveraging the capacities of this
segment to build long lasting partnerships that goes beyond resources but
expands to leaving a mark to future development visions of the country.

WHY WORK AT WFP?

SAVING & CHANGING LIVES
Make a difference the world will notice.
We are driven by our mission to fight world hunger and feed people 's dreams
of a brighter future.
GLOBAL COMMUNITY
Build bridges that unite people across the world.
Being part of a global, diverse and multicultural community like WFP, will
continuously expose you to new ideas and perspectives.
How we deliver our mission in deep respect for personal and cultural
differences and close collaboration between every member of our global team,
will certainly enrich your experience and knowledge on so many levels.
UNLIMITED POSSIBILITIES
Unlock possibilities you never thought you'd find.
WFP goes anywhere it is needed and does whatever it takes to get the job done.
LIFE-CHANGING EXPERIENCE
Reach beyond yourself and discover your true potential.
WFP offers the kind of life-changing experiences you 're unlikely find in many
other organizations

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education : Advanced University degree in Economics, Business
Administration, Gender Equality, Social Sciences, International Affairs, or
other field relevant to international development assistance, or First
University Degree with additional years of related work experience and/or
trainings/ courses.
Language : Fluency in both oral and written communication in the Arabic
and English languages.
Experience : At least one (‎1) year of postgraduate professional experience
in women's empowerment, livelihoods, financial inclusion, education,
nutrition, information management Programmes

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT

These jobs are found in Headquarters (HQ), Regional Bureaux (RBs) or Country
Offices (COs) and job holders report to a more senior Programme Policy
Officer.
Job holders are likely to be working under the close support and guidance of a
more experienced professional staff member receiving guidance and regular
feedback on work performed. They are typically involved in programme or policy
activities or similar nature and analytical work of limited complexity.

JOB PURPOSE

To provide support to policy and programme activities that effectively
contribute to livelihoods and economic empowerment of vulnerable communities,
with focus on women, aiming to increase their self-reliance and food security.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

• Provide management support to livelihoods and economic empowerment programmes and projects of considerable size/complexity, ensuring a coordinated approach with wider programmes.


• Support in the development of a wide variety of projects, plans and processes, ensuring alignment with national strategies and WFP policies and guidance.


• Research and analyze a range of policy and operational information, approaches and trends to support senior colleagues in the development of livelihood resilience and economic empowerment policies, programmes and activities, responding to needs of vulnerable communities.


• Prepare and monitor budgets for new and ongoing livelihood interventions, analyze and report on financial status and outcomes of projects, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.


• Contribute to strengthening capacities of government stakeholders, national partners, NGOs, as well as WFP staff to prepare for and manage interventions on livelihoods, gender equality and women's empowerment and entrepreneurship, and including digitalization and digital marketing.


• Manage data gathering and monitoring systems from the field, including needs assessments, baseline and endline assessments, and other, while confirming rigorous quality standards are maintained.

Additional Key Accountabilities:

• Support the identification, development and management of potential partnerships to ensure collaborative relationship leading to improved livelihoods.


• 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.


• Liaise with internal and external counterparts to ensure effective collaboration, monitor ongoing projects and highlight potential risks to project delivery.


• Take responsibility for integrating protection and gender perspectives in all areas of work, to ensure equal participation of women and men in livelihoods and empowerment.


• Contribute to the preparation of proposals, progress and analytical reports, briefs, visibility material and information products corporately and for donors.


• Oversee the performance of implementing partners and local stakeholders in relation to all assigned activities, including training, lending financial and operational management, preparation of technical progress reports, financial cash flows, visibility and other.


• Participate in different periodic meetings or workshops with local stakeholders and undertake briefing/awareness sessions with relevant partners as needed.


• Perform other duties assigned by the supervisor and Head of Programme.

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.

FUNCTIONAL CAPABILITIES

Capability Name
Description of the behaviour expected for the proficiency level

Programme Lifecycle & Food Assistance
Demonstrates ability to identify key variables and contextual factors that
affect food assistance problems and programmes throughout the lifecycle to
inform quality programme design or re-design.

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 capacity to provide inputs into the development, implementation and
realignment of high quality emergency programmes.

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.

Compensations and Benefits

DESIRED EXPERIENCES FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROLE

• Has gained experience in implementing technical programs (for example: women's empowerment, livelihoods, financial inclusion, education, nutrition, information management, etc.


• Has implemented programmes and provided input into designing operations, managing and monitoring.


• Has experience in providing technical support to the government and input into policy discussions and decisions.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

This is a one-year contracts, extension will be subject to satisfactory
performance and fund availability.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

Deadline for submitting the online applications will be on the 23rd of
February ‎2023.

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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.