World Food Programme recruits 01 Programme Policy Officer (M&E)
World Food Programme
Maputo, Mozambique
Opportunités de carrière : Programme Policy Officer (M&E) NOB – Maputo, Mozambique (166926)
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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 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.
ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT
Mozambique with an estimated population of 31 million people is classified as a low-income, food-deficit country, ranked 180 out of 188 countries on the Human Development Index.
Mozambique is one of the most disaster-prone countries in the world, while the southern and central regions regularly experience droughts, floods occur every two to three years along the major river basins and in poorly drained urban settlements.
The regularity of these events perpetuates a cycle of vulnerability and emphasizes the need for adequate disaster preparedness, prevention, and management. Two decades ago, Mozambique was one of the most impoverished and capacity-constrained countries in the world. Over the past decade, Mozambique has ranked amongst the top ten fastest-growing economies in the world, however strong and steady economic growth has not been translated into a proportionate reduction of poverty.
JOB PURPOSE
The WFP’s CSP 2022-2026 has been defined to support the Government of Mozambique on its fight towards poverty and hunger eradication.
This four-year plan which is aligned with national and UN priorities (e.g., SDG2), aims to revert the current trends on deteriorating food security caused by a complex set of environmental (including climate), social, economic, and political factors, by applying appropriate and risk-informed resilience approaches.
Within the WFP Mozambique Country Strategic Plan (2022-2026), Strategic Outcome 3 “Vulnerable and shock-affected communities, households, women and young people in targeted areas have more equitable, resilient, sustainable and climate-smart livelihoods through enhanced adaptive and productive capacities that enable them to meet their food and nutrition needs by 2030” is expected to be achieved through an integrated package of climate risk management, livelihood support, adaptive agriculture and smallholder agricultural market support interventions that strengthen the resilience of households, communities and food systems to climate shocks and stressors and ensure sustainable access to income opportunities and adequate and nutritious food for poor and marginalized people and communities.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)
Under the overall guidance of the Head of Programme and the direct supervision of the 2G CSP SO-Activity 3 Manager, the incumbent will undertake the following tasks:
• Manage M&E systems for all SO3 initiatives, in close cooperation with RAM Unit, with the greatest emphasis to be given to the coordination of M&E systems for the MCF-funded project;
• Coordinate outcome monitoring assessments, needs assessments, ad-hoc data collection, etc. for SO3;
• Prepare regular monitoring and evaluation reports for SO3 initiatives;
• Contribute to evidence-based decision-making on programme design and implementation;
• Coordinate operational research related to SO3 actions;
• Develop innovative, user-friendly, and informative products;
• Oversee and coordination dashboard updates;
• Support the Activity Manager, to make sure that the M&E recommendations are implemented;
• Provide inputs to line manager regarding the development of Government and Inter-agency monitoring, reporting and evaluation frameworks, including the UNSDCF;
• Support line manager in ensuring monitoring systems and tools are in place and compliant with corporate standards including minimum monitoring requirements (MMR), standard operational procedures (SOP) and establishment of baselines and targets in alignment with the corporate results framework (CRF);
• Ensure consistent integration protection and gender perspectives in all areas of SO3 work;
• Perform other duties as required.
STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education: Advanced University/Masters degree in in social sciences, Economics, Statistics, business management, Monitoring and Evaluation or another relevant field.
Experince: Minumum of Five years of experience in Statistics, business management, Monitoring & Evaluation national/international humanitarian development or related field.
Three years of postgraduation professional experience in Monitoring & Evaluation national/international humanitarian development.
Experience using a variety of quantitative and qualitative analytical tools and methods
Language: Fluency (level C) in both English and Portuguese Language.
KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS
• Excellent inter-personal, communication and facilitation skills;
• Ability to work independently in a timely and organised manner;
• Ability to develop and maintain networks with a variety of stakeholders;
• Flexibility and adaptability to shifting goal posts and evolving client needs;
• Analytical and problem-solving skills;
• Willingness to explore and experiment with new ideas and approaches in own work;
• Relevant professional working experience at the national and international level on Monitoring and Evaluation;
• Excellent communication, coordination, and facilitations skills;
• Strong analytical and report writing skills.
WFP LEADERSHIP FRAMEWORK – OUR BEHAVIOUR MATTERS
Leads by Example with Integrity
Lives WFP values and shows humanity and integrity by role modelling care for others
Drives Results and Delivers on Commitments
Delivers on commitments and adapts readily to change
Fosters Inclusive and Collaborative Teamwork
Is inclusive and collaborative, and contributes to a culture of learning and personal growth
Applies Strategic Thinking
Demonstrates commitment to gather perspectives, analyse options and risks, and propose new ways of doing things
Builds and Maintains Sustainable Partnerships
Builds and nurtures external partnerships & collaborates with partners to deliver common objectives
FUNCTIONAL CAPABILITIES
Capability Name Description of the behaviour expected for the proficiency level
Programme Lifecycle & Food Assistance Displays ability to identify the main hunger problem at the national or subnational level to design and implement context-specific programmes that integrate complex analysis and the full range of food assistance tools.
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 ability to translate understanding of programme principles in emergencies and protracted conflict situations into relevant, effective, and context specific approaches.
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.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Position Title: Programme Policy Officer (M&E) NOB
Contract Type: Fixed Term NOB
Number of positions: 1
Contract Duration: 12 months renewable
Duty Station: Maputo
This position is applicable only to Mozambican Nationals.
Female and qualified applicants are highly encouraged to apply.
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS
28th June 2022
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