World Food Programme recruits 01 Programme Policy Officer (School Feeding)
World Food Programme
Bamako, Mali
Humanitaire (ONG, Associations, …), Projet/programme de développement
Career Opportunities : Programme Policy Officer (School Feeding) Fixed Term NOB- Republication (123686)
JOB TITLE : Programme Policy Officer (School Feeding)”At the end of this recruitment, a roster of qualified candidates may be also be estabilished to serve for potential homologuous positions at the same or lower grade throughout WFP Mali Offices”
DUTY STATION : BamakoUNIT / DIVISION : ProgrammeCONTRACT TYPE : Fixed Term, one-year renewableOPENING DATE : 18.08.2020CLOSURE DATE : 03.09.2020
ABOUT WFPThe 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.
WFP MANDATE AND INTERVENTIONS IN MALIIn Mali, WFP supports government efforts through an assistance strategy aimed at responding to the humanitarian emergency, strengthening the resilience of communities and supporting sustainable development efforts. In collaboration with state institutions, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and partners of the United Nations system, WFP organizes cash or in-kind transfers to meet the food needs of families affected by conflicts or hazards , provides school meals that promote girls and boys access to education, supports the prevention and treatment of malnutrition, provides technical and financial support to groups of small agricultural producers to improve their production and access at the market.
WFP also provides the air transport service, providing humanitarian and development actors with safe, reliable and economical transport to the regions of Mopti, Gao, Menaka, Timbuktu and Kayes, which provides access to the most vulnerable populations.The world’s largest humanitarian agency also supports the government and its partners, through food and nutrition security analyzes, the provision of logistics services, information and communication technologies.
ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXTThe Mali country office is embarking on a new five-year Country Strategic Plan (2020 – 2024) built around three interconnected pillars supporting the building absorptive, adaptive and transformative capacities of vulnerable communities and the national system:
Pillar 1 focuses on assisting shock and crisis-affected vulnerable people through an integrated and conflict-sensitive food and nutrition assistance package (strategic outcome 1).Pillar 2 relates to building the resilience of individuals, households and communities including school age girls and boys for the programme of school feeding. The shift towards recovery and development will be addressed by working with decentralized authorities in planning, budgeting and implementation. In line with WFP’s Sahel resilience scale-up strategy, WFP aims to support lifting the most vulnerable out of extreme vulnerability and encouraging their progressive integration into broader economic and social systems. It will include investments in human and social capital, through school feeding (strategic outcome 2), nutrition interventions (strategic outcome 3), and livelihood and value chain support (strategic outcome 4). WFP will integrate its interventions with those of other partners. The enabling pillar 3 will leverage WFP’s expertise and operational capacity to help shape and institutionalize the emerging social protection system and reinforce national emergency response and preparedness systems (strategic outcome 5) and the broader articulation. Within this framework, under pillar 2, WFP Mali is implementing an ambitious school feeding programming which targets 300,000 school aged children in over 1,000 schools. Beyond the implementation of the programme, WFP aims to prepare a progressive transition and transfer of the programme to the government. In this regard WFP closely works with the National Centre of School Feeding, the government entity which is responsible for the national school feeding programme under supervision of the ministry of education. WFP also closely works with the major actors in this domain including UNICEF, the different partners and the Education Cluster to ensure an integrated approach.
JOB PURPOSETo translate the Mali Country Strategic Plan 2020-2024 into a strategy for strengthening and capitalizing the programme of school feeding to assist the transition in terms of education, nutrition, gender, local economy, and social protection under national leadership and ownership, building on partnerships, innovation and capacity development (strategic outcome 4), a position of national officer (NOB) is created within the WFP Mali country Office.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)Under the direct supervision of the Head of School Feeding Section and the overall supervision of the Head of Programme, the Programme Policy Officer (School Feeding) will be responsible for the following duties:
Coordinate all key analyses and assessments in relation to the school feeding outcome, including comprehensive analyses on such as gender and nutrition;Contribute to strategic planning and formulation of WFP-wide programme policies in line with both organizational strategy and the practical realities of operating in the field and translate programme policy into country level practices;Develop innovative approaches and tools and facilitate systematic capitalization and knowledge management to better support national system strengthening and scale up, including management of operational research, lessons learned/best practice exercises and evidence building on issues relevant to school feeding;Lead the development of the implementation plan and the tools, technical guidance and operational manuals/materials for staff and partners to guide the implementation, including ensuring risk management is in place and innovation is promoted;Integrate gender, social protection and sustainability, to ensure they are effectively mainstreamed within the outcome and coordinate with protection and gender focal points to effectively include the most vulnerable, i.e. through innovative approaches and tools;Define a capacity development and progressive transfer strategy, with a special attention on the articulation between school feeding and other related activities of resilience and contribution to key policy work and processes, ensuring that the 2030 agenda and Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2 are prioritized;Coordinate regular data collection, proactive monitoring of implementation and adequacy with strategic orientation and quality criteria, budget and deadlines in collaboration with the M&E unit;Ensure management of strategic partnerships with different actors (Government, civil society, United Nations, private sector, academics);Ensure WFP’s contribution in United Nations joint programming (UN Sustainable Development Country Framework, Integrated Strategic Framework, joint projects, etc.) and coherent contribution and alignment to the overall national priority and the 2030 agenda and ensure effective and efficient joint programming with key UN partners;Represent WFP in the relevant coordination and policy mechanisms and platforms and ensure its contribution through direct participation, briefings, information products and other materials.Contribute to resource mobilization efforts for WFP interventions, including clearly articulating the needs, priorities and WFP’s contribution and added value, and follow up on the resource situation;Manage the preparation and dissemination of timely implementation, analytical and critical reports, publications, and a variety of information products or proposals for internal or external use;Advice and support the development of functional training in areas of expertise to enhance the capacity of WFP staff and partner;Lead, motivate and develop a team of staff to enable high performance;other related duties as required STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONSEducation : Advanced University degree in International Affairs, Economics, Development Management and Poverty Reduction, Political or Social Sciences or other field relevant to international development assistance
Language : Fluency (level C) in French and Good knowledge of English language
Others: Good competencies in ICT (MS Office, data base, ERP systems, etc.). Experience with technological innovations is an asset.
DESIRED EXPERIENCES FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROLEAt least 2 years’ experience with progressive responsibilities in programme management, working across the program portfolioExperience in social protection and safety nets and in joint programming;Experience on education. Knowledge of school feeding is an asset; Experience on gender and nutrition is an asset;Strong research and analytical skills with experience in publication;Experience in innovations, knowledge management and capacity development;Experience in policy dialogue and advocacy and with social safety nets;Experience with international organizations
4Ps CORE ORGANISATIONAL CAPABILITIESPurpose
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.
TERMS AND CONDITIONSThis vacancy is open to nationals of Mali only.
The position is a Fixed Term contract for one year renewal
Attractive salary2,5 days of annual leave per monthMaternity/Paternity leaveSick leave10 Official daysMember of United Nations pension fundMedical insurane for staff member and eligible dependants
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: 03. 09.2020
Female applicants and qualified are especially encouraged to applyPOSTULER