AdresThe United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) seeks candidates of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our humanitarian principles.
Selection of staff is made on a competitive basis, and we are committed to promoting diversity and gender balance. WFP is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all its employees and encourages qualified candidates to apply irrespective of race, colour, national origin, ethnic or social background, genetic information, gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, HIV status, physical or mental disability.
TÍTULO DEL CARGO: | Programme Policy Officer |
UNIDAD: | Support Services |
LUGAR DE TRABAJO: | Riohacha |
DURACIÓN DEL CONTRATO: | un (1) año, prorrogable |
MODALIDAD CONTRACTUAL: | Fixed Term (FT) |
NIVEL: | NOA |
ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT: |
These jobs report to Head Of Field Office Job holders are likely to be working under the close support and guidance of a more experienced professional staff member receiving guidance and regular feedback on work performed. They are typically involved in programme or policy activities or similar nature and analytical work of limited complexity.
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JOB PURPOSE: | To provide support to policy and programme activities that effectively meet food assistance needs. |
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES(not all-inclusive, within delegated authority):
- Contribute towards the development of a limited number 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 small to moderate size that are relatively straight forward in nature, ensuring a coordinated approach with wider programmes that complies with WFP standards and procedures.
- Follow data gathering and monitoring systems ensuring that rigorous quality standards are maintained.
- Research and analyse policy and operational issues to support senior colleagues in 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 counterparts to ensure effective collaboration, monitor ongoing projects.
- 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 project management support of learning initiatives.
- Provide guidance to support staff, acting as a point of referral and assisting them with analysis and queries.
- Other as required.
WFP LEADERSHIP FRAMEWORK: COMMON STANDARDS OF BEHAVIOUR
Leads by Examplewith Integrity | Upholds WFP values, principles, and standards Demonstrates and encourages others to uphold the WFP values, principles and standards | Respects othersand values diversity Values diversity using respectful and inclusive language, and encourages others to do the same | Stays focused and calm under pressure Stays focused and calm when under pressure and encourages others to do the same | Demonstrates humility and a willingness to learn Shows humility and a willingness to learn and share knowledge,frequently seeking and acting on feedback, and taking up opportunities to develop |
Drives Results and Delivers on Commitments | Delivers results for maximum impact Holds self and/or others accountable for the delivery of results | Delegates appropriately Delivers results against delegated tasks and seeks guidance and support where needed | Adapts readily to change Responds readily to change adjusting work as needed | |
Fosters Inclusive and Collaborative | Is inclusive and collaborative Promotes inclusive teamwork and psychological safety by sharing ideas and openly raising issues | Gives timely and constructive feedback Supports development for others by giving timely and constructive feedback | Builds and shares new perspectives Listens attentively to others to capture, learn, build and share new perspectives | |
Applies Strategic Thinking | Communicates and fulfils WFP’s vision Fulfils WFP’s vision and is able to explain how their objectives support the vision | Embraces curiosity and new ways of doing things Demonstrates curiosity, and proposes new ways of doing things when relevant | Analyses and evaluates data Gathers data and shares knowledge to inform team decision making | Considers the impact of decisions Implements decisions and asks questions to understand the impact for wider objectives |
Builds and Maintains Sustainable Partnerships | Builds partnerships Builds partnerships by seeking out opportunities to work with others | Collaborates to deliver common objectives Collaborates with partners by sharing information and working together to deliver common goals |
STANDARD MINIMUM ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS:
Education:
Experience: | 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 2 (two) years of related work experience.
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Language: | Fluency (level C) in English and Spanish language. |
For this vacancy, only applications of candidates with Colombian nationality that comply with all the requirements established in the job profile, will be taken into consideration. Applications using P11 format are encouraged, and it may be found by typing "Fomato P11" in the search engine of your preference. Download it, fill it out, sign it and attach it to your application.
All employment decisions are made on the basis of organizational needs, job requirements, merit, and individual qualifications. WFP is committed to providing an inclusive work environment free of sexual exploitation and abuse, all forms of discrimination, any kind of harassment, sexual harassment, and abuse of authority. Therefore, all selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks and all employment applications will be treated with the strictest confidentiality.
Please visit the following website for more information on the work that WFP does (http://www.wfp.org)
