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.
ABOUT WFP
United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) 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. In emergencies, WFP gets food to where it is needed, saving the lives of victims of war, civil conflict and natural disasters. After an emergency, WFP uses food to help communities rebuild their lives. On average, WFP reaches more than 80 million people with food assistance in 80 countries each year. The organization has the global footprint, deep field presence and local knowledge and relationships necessary to provide access to food and contribute to lasting solutions, especially in many of the world’s most remote and fragile areas.
Brief description of WFP in Uganda
WFP delivers food assistance in emergencies and work with communities to improve nutrition and build resilience. WFP provides life-saving food assistance and livelihood opportunities to refugees in Uganda. In addition, WFP assists the most vulnerable people in Karamoja with food and nutrition assistance. Finally, WFP works with smallholder farmers and links them to markets.
As Uganda strives to achieve Zero Hunger by 2030 and become a middle-income country by 2040, WFP is also assessing its relevance and repositioning its role in Uganda.
ARE YOU UP TO THE CHALLENGE?
We are seeking for a qualified individual for the position of Programme Policy Officer (Assistance Delivery Mechanism), SC8 to be based in Kampala. The successful candidate will be offered employemnt on Service Contract.
ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT
This job exists at WFP Uganda Country Office head office in Kampala.
JOB PURPOSE
The incumbent will contribute to the design, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the strategic direction of digital delivery mechanism and systems including BIAM, SCOPE CODA and supporting scale up of the cash transfer mechanism.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)
- Technically support the modelling of cash transfeer mechanism and deployment of SCOPE CODA under the Karamoja Nutrition Programme in the MCHN programme;
- Coordinate with WFP internal delivery mechanism for cash progragramming and work closely with CBT and AME units to develop an integrated delivery mechanism of programmes;
- Support the next phase of BIAM design, delivery and implementation for government and other development partners;
- Support and participate in the Cash Technical Working Group and other relevant delivery fora to support the harmonisation of social transfers with humanitarian cash delivery systems;
- Engage and collaborate with government safety nets programmes to technically support the delivery of social assistance programmes in an efficient and transparent assistance delivery mechanism;
- Provide technical input for scalability of the national social protection systems and platforms such as Social Assistance Grant Empowerment (SAGE);
- Support the technical rollout and expansion of the community registration and the deployment of Assitance Delivery Mechanism tools to the various WFP and partner programmes;
- Support the design phase of the continous registration in the country;
- In consultation with Area and Field offices, support the development of a communication strategy and materials for the BIAM engement delivery strategy;
- Support the appraisal of various cash assistance delivery mechanisms to suit specific programmes based on context and designto support proposal development;
- Support the development of a Risk Matrix for the selected assistance delivery mechanism and collaboratively work with Field and Area offices on mitigation maeasures for smooth implementation of the programmes;
- Support the designing and implementation of appropriate continous process monitoring tools to ensure compliancy to WFP’s policies and procedures;
- In consultation with the Regional Bureau and Headquarters teams, propose appropriate delivery mechanisms for the different stakeholders such as Government and potential implementing partners;
- Support as a cenral link between WFP, government and development partners in coordinating delivery mechanism across the different stakeholders.
4Ps CORE ORGANISATIONAL CAPABILITIES
Purpose
- 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.
FUNCTIONAL CAPABILITIES
Capability Name
Description of the behaviour expected for the proficiency level
Programme Lifecycle & Food Assistance
Demonstrates ability to identify key variables and contextual factors that affect food assistance problems and programmes throughout the lifecycle to inform quality programme design or re-design.
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 capacity to provide inputs into the development, implementation and realignment of high quality emergency programmes.
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.
STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- An advanced degree in any of the following areas obtained from a recognised education institution: Business Management, Computer Science, Telecommunications Engineering, Social Sciences or any related aea;
- At least five (5) years of post graduate professional experience in design and implementation of humanitarian and development assistance delivery mechanism at community and national level;
- Knowledge of business analysis philosophies and methodologies;
- Awareness of technologies used in beneficiary transfer management in humanitarian contexts;
- Possession of a combination of specific skills in cash transfer delivery, ratio analysis for cash and food, community registration and linkage with government priorities, integrated model programming
DESIRED EXPERIENCES FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROLE
- Has gained experience in implementing technical programs (i.e. nutrition, etc.).
- Has implemented programmes and provided input into designing operations.
- Has provided input into policy discussions and decisions.
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS
Thursday 20th December 2018
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Female applicants and qualified applicants from developing countries are especially encouraged to apply
WFP has zero tolerance for discrimination and does not discriminate on the basis of HIV/AIDS status.
No appointment under any kind of contract will be offered to members of the UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ), International Civil Service Commission (ICSC), FAO Finance Committee, WFP External Auditor, WFP Audit Committee, Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) and other similar bodies within the United Nations system with oversight responsibilities over WFP, both during their service and within three years of ceasing that service
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