Programme Policy Officer/CBT – WFP
Job Description
| Organization | United Nations World Food Programme |
| Job Title | Programme Policy Officer/CBT (164441) |
| Requisition ID | 164441 |
| Location | Sudan – Kadugli |
| Posted Date | 18/05/2022 |
| Closing date | 31/05/2022 |
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.
STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Education: Advanced University degree in a related field.
- Language:
International Professional: Fluency (level C) in English language. Intermediate knowledge (level B) of a second official UN language: Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish, and/or WFP’s working language, Portuguese.
National Professional: Fluency (level C) in English language and the duty station’s
language, if different.
ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT
These job profiles are found in Country Offices (COs) or Area Offices (AOs) with existing or planned cash-based transfer operations and report to the Head of Programmes.
JOB PURPOSE
Job holders at this grade level make definite contributions within the established policies and procedures. They inform strategic direction for CBT operations and scale up in their area, supervise internal and external CBT coordination and ensure WFP standards are enforced in operations.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)
- Inform strategic decision making on CBT operations and scale-up, identify assessment needs
- Address CBT operational challenges and obtain operational optimization, identify and mitigate risks
- Assist in the development of CBT preparedness actions
- Enforce contracts and terms of agreements with FSPs and CPs across CBT operations in the area
- Chair the internal CWG at AO level and ensure internal coordination with other units
- Follow up on beneficiary complaints and mainstream protection
- Manage the delivery system set-up of CBT operations including
- Perform distribution and project monitoring activities through field visits
- Supervise and ensure timely reconciliation processes through different systems (COMET, SCOPE, WINGS)
- Support the capacity building of WFP staff, cooperating partners
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
CBT Strategy: Demonstrates understanding of CBT strategies. Supports analytical and conceptual work in support of strategy design and implementation.
CBT Planning: Demonstrates robust understanding of CBT planning in operational contexts. Designs plans and operational scenarios in collaboration with key internal and external stakeholders. Leverages expert intelligence and system data to conduct planning analytics.
CBT Networks Management: Demonstrates robust understanding of end-to-end CBT operations Supports the design and implementation of CBT networks ,Supports the integrated delivery of CBT services.
CBT Services: Support the design and implementation of on-demand cash and associated services to governments and partners.
CBT Performance & Development: Contributes to CBT improvement and innovation initiatives.
OTHER SPECIFIC JOB REQUIREMENTS
DESIRED EXPERIENCES FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROLE
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
This position is open ONLY to Sudanese nationals.
Applicants who are not Sudanese are not eligible to apply and will therefore not be considered for this position.
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS
Closing date : 31/05/2022
