Programme Policy Officer NOB

The Programme Policy Officer (PPO) will support the head of programme in the implementation of the agreed Country Strategic Plan (CSP).

S/he will provide strategic, design and implementation guidance of WFP’s food and nutrition security initiatives related to resilience building, including Climate Change Adaptation, Disaster Risk Reduction, Adaptive and Shock Responsive Social Protection, activities linked to National School Meals Programme, Large Scale Food Fortification, Capacity strengthening of the Thriposha programme, and Social Behavior Change.

The PPO will work closely with the management team in advocacy and resource mobilization efforts of the CSP. The PPO will engage closely with the government through the Partnership Secretariat for WFP Cooperation and will work extensively with line ministries and a wide range of gov technical departments, civil society, academia and private sector entities at national and sub-national levels to advance the CSP activities. He/She will work with a team based in Colombo and in the field requiring some amount of travel.

Key Accountabilities:

• 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 staff, acting as a point of referral and supporting them with analysis and queries.
• Other as required.

Qualifications And Experience:

Education:

• Advanced 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.
• Minimum seven years of experience in similar capacity with a first university degree, or minimum three years of experience in similar capacity after completing advanced university degree is needed.
• Has deepened technical knowledge through exposure to technical teams.
• Has taken leadership of implementing programmes.
• Has provided input into policy discussions and decisions.

Language:

• Fluency level C in English language and the duty station’s language, if different.

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