Deadline: 19 August, 2020

Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

The World Food Programme (WFP) is seeking applications from eligible applicants for the post of Programme Policy Officer.

The WFP is the world’s largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide.

Responsibilities

• Provide programme management support to ensure a coordinated approach with wider programmes that comply with the WFP standards and procedures
• Lead the development of school feeding programme strategy, implementation guideline, standard of operations, system strengthening, briefing notes, advocacy and resource mobilisation documents and policies
• Provide strategic and technical assistance and capacity building for partners and national government to strengthen school feeding interventions at all level
• Liaise with internal and external counterparts to ensure school feeding activity collaboration, monitor ongoing projects and highlight potential risks to project delivery
• Research and analyse a range of policy and operational issues to inform the development of policies, strategies, programmes and activities
• Lead the establishment of national school meal networks with the active stakeholders participation and facilitate the forum periodically
• Review the monthly and quarterly monitoring plans and reports by the monitoring officer and provide technical feedback for coherent approach and corrective actions
• Facilitate and support the organisation of periodic programme review meetings with relevant partners in the field and identify issues and gaps for follow-up actions

Requirements

• Advanced degree in Sociology, Rural Development, Developmental Economics, Social Sciences or other fields relevant to international development assistance, or first degree with years of related work experience and/or training/courses
• Three years, minimum, of progressively responsible work experience in the development and food assistance sectors
• One year, minimum, of postgraduate professional experience in a senior leadership role managing the country programmes
• Fluency in both oral and written English
• Knowledge of the local/national language is an added advantage
• Nationality of Ethiopia