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Job Title ⇒ Programme Policy Officer Social Protection and Resilience
Site ⇒ ugandajobss.blogspot.com
Organization ⇒ World Food Programme WFP
Duty Station Kampala, Uganda
Reports to ⇒ Programme Policy Officer or Programme Associate

About WFP
United Nations World Food Programme WFP 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. In
emergencies, WFP gets food to where it is needed, saving the lives of victims
of war, civil conflict and natural disasters. After an emergency, WFP uses
food to help communities rebuild their lives. On average, WFP reaches more
than 80 million people with food assistance in 80 countries each year. The
organization has the global footprint, deep field presence and local knowledge
and relationships necessary to provide access to food and contribute to
lasting solutions, especially in many of the world’s most remote and fragile
areas.

Organizational Context
WFP Uganda Country Office in the Country Strategic Plan is shifting from
direct implementation to becoming an enabler for effective service delivery.
This also includes entering some strategic areas of supporting government in
delivering efficient and impactful social protection programmes.
Job holders operate with a high degree of independence, manage more junior
staff to ensure that programme and policy objectives are achieved in full.
They are usually involved in a wide variety of programme and policy activities
and analytical work, some of which may be of a considerable complexity. At
this level job holders are expected to contribute to performance improvement.

Job Summary ⇒ Under direct supervision of the Resilience and Social
Protection specialist, the Programme Policy Officer Social Protection and
Resilience will be responsible for supporting technical coordination and
engagement with the government to strengthen the implementation of different
national and sub national social protection and resilience programmes; and
ensuring that provision of strategic guidance, in line with WFP’s corporate
agenda, Country Strategic Plan and the Uganda National Development Plan 3
trajectory

Key Duties and Responsibilities
⇗ Contribute towards the development of a wide variety of projects, plans and
processes, ensuring alignment with wider programme policies and guidance.
⇗ 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.
⇗ Develop and coordinate data gathering and monitoring systems ensuring that
rigorous quality standards are maintained.
⇗ Research and analyse a range of policy and operational issues to inform the
development of policies, programmes and activities.
⇗ 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.
⇗ Support the identification, development and management of potential
partnerships to collaborative working leading to improved food assistance
packages.
⇗ 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.
⇗ Guide and supervise more junior staff, acting as a point of referral and
supporting them with analysis and queries.
⇗ 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.
⇗ Support the identification, development and management of potential
partnerships to collaborative working leading to improved food assistance
packages.
⇗ 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.
⇗ Guide and supervise more junior staff, acting as a point of referral and
supporting them with analysis and queries.
⇗ Ensure close coordination with Ministry of Gender Labour and Social
Development, Office of the Prime Minister OPM, Ministry of Karamoja Affairs
on policy advocacy and funding opportunities relating to social protection and
resilience activities in the country office.
⇗ To actively lead and extend technical assistance and advice/guidance to the
implementation of government social protection programmes on policy, design
and operational matters.
⇗ Oversee implementation and operations and support the secretariat
coordination internal and external for the Sida project for effective
implementation at country office. This includes acting as first level focal
person between UNICEF, Government, Area Office/Field and Country office.
⇗ Support the PRO-ACT implementation and ensure WFP is positioned as a
preferred partner of choice for the Government in social protection and
contribute to broader donor engagement with the EU delegation ECHO/DEVCO.
⇗ Facilitate timely access of WFP to Government's relevant policy documents,
structures and institutions responsible for social protection, Disaster Risk
Management and Resilience. This includes keeping the government informed on
the value-addition of WFP's technical strengths in the implementation, and
design of social protection programmes and systems.
⇗ Explore partnership opportunities with the Government, UN and civil society
that strengthen existing capacities of WFP and Government programmes.
⇗ Ensure adherence to the national priorities and guidelines in the
implementation for the National Social Protection Programmes.
⇗ Ensure timely responses to the Government queries on WFP operations and any
request for support and technical assistance in the social protection and
resilience portfolio.
⇗ Identify opportunities where WFP can support the Government's efforts and
build/strengthen their capacities using the country capacity strengthening
CCS approach.
⇗ Facilitate timely access of WFP to Government's relevant policy documents,
structures and institutions responsible for social protection, Disaster Risk
Management and Resilience. This includes keeping the government informed on
the value-addition of WFP's technical strengths in the implementation, and
design of social protection programmes and systems.
⇗ Explore partnership opportunities with the Government, UN and civil society
that strengthen existing capacities of WFP and Government programmes.
⇗ Ensure adherence to the national priorities and guidelines in the
implementation for the National Social Protection Programmes.
⇗ Ensure timely responses to the Government queries on WFP operations and any
request for support and technical assistance in the social protection and
resilience portfolio.
⇗ Identify opportunities where WFP can support the Government's efforts and
build/strengthen their capacities using the country capacity strengthening
CCS approach.


Qualifications, Skills and Experience
⇗ The ideal applicant must hold a University degree in International Affairs,
Economics, Nutrition/Health, Agriculture, 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 in Social Protection.
⇗ National Professional Fluency level C in English language and the duty
station’s language, if different
⇗ At least three years of experience in social protection with additional
experience in implementing technical programs
⇗ Has deepened technical knowledge through exposure to technical teams
⇗ Has taken leadership of implementing programmes
⇗ Has provided input into policy discussions and decisions.

How to Apply
All suitably qualified candidates are encouraged to apply online at the link
below

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