Overview
Job Title: Programme Policy Officer
Job Type: Full Time
Job location: Zanzibar, Tanzania
Time of Application deadline: 13 August 2024, Dar es Salaam, East Africa Time, 23:59 GMT+03:00
Diversity is welcomed and celebrated by WFP. Encouraging qualified candidates to apply regardless of race, color, national origin, ethnic or social background, genetic information, gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, HIV status, or disability, it is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all of its employees.
Do you want to help put an end to world hunger while expanding your professional experience? Do you have a strong desire to assist those in need? Would you like to work for a multinational company that values its employees?
If so, you’re in for a rewarding and fascinating career! Join our dedicated, diverse team as we work on a range of international projects that have the potential to save and transform millions of lives worldwide.
Concerning WFP
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), the most prominent, trustworthy, and expansive humanitarian organization in the world, works to save lives in times of need and create a path to peace, stability, and prosperity for those recovering from natural disasters, armed conflicts, and the effects of climate change.
People are at the center of everything we do at WFP. Our vision for the future workforce includes diverse, highly skilled, dedicated, and productive teams that are chosen based on merit, working in a safe and welcoming workplace, embodying the organization’s core values of integrity, collaboration, commitment, humanity, and inclusion, and collaborating with partners to improve and save the lives of those WFP serves.
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REASONS TO APPLY FOR WFP?
- WFP is the recipient of the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize.
- A very welcoming, varied, and multicultural workplace is provided by WFP.
- WFP provides possibilities for internal mobility in addition to a variety of training, accreditation, coaching, mentorship, and other initiatives to support its workers’ personal and professional growth.
- A career with the World Food Programme (WFP) offers an exciting opportunity to work with dedicated colleagues who put in endless effort to make sure that millions of people worldwide receive effective humanitarian aid at one of the organization’s many national, regional, or global offices.
- We provide a competitive benefits package (please see this job announcement’s Terms and Conditions section for details).
Reporting to the Head of Program, the role supports Policy and Program actions that efficiently address the needs for food assistance while operating closely with the Country Office.
- WFP Liaison Officer in the Zanzibar Office will be the current position.
- Serve as a WFP representative and provide feedback to the Zanzibar Liaison Officers (ZO) team.
- Through the UN Liaison Officer stationed in Zanzibar, communicate with the UN Resident Coordinator’s Office (RCO).
- Participate in all UN-related events including WFP-related ones that are arranged by the Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar (RGoZ) through the appropriate line ministries on behalf of the WFP.
- Introduce Zanzibar to the WFP Country Strategic Plan (CSP) initiatives.
- Assist WFP with project management for designated and targeted programs in Zanzibar.
- In order to guarantee successful cooperation, communicate with government colleagues, NGOs, CSOs, and the media. Keep an eye on ongoing WFP projects.
- Adhere to data collection and monitoring protocols, guaranteeing that strict quality standards are upheld for WFP operations.
- Participate in every UN event in which the WFP is invited.
- Assist in the development of WFP programs and activities that have high quality and timely reporting so that stakeholders may make educated decisions and receive consistent information.
- Encourage the discovery, creation, and administration of possible alliances for cooperative working with RGoZ, NGOs, and CSOs that will result in enhanced food and nutrition aid and blue economy intervention packages.
- Encourage the development of government employees’ and NGOs’ capacity to prepare for and address the requirements for food and nutrition aid, disaster preparedness, and response capabilities.
- As needed, carry out additional tasks.
Education:
- Advanced degree in environmental science, social sciences, agriculture, economics, nutrition/health, international affairs, or other subjects connected to international development assistance. OR
- A first degree plus extra years of relevant work experience, education, or training.
Experience:
- A minimum of six to eight years’ experience in a related role.
- Possesses expertise putting technical programs into action (i.e. Nutrition, Agriculture etc.)
- Has contributed to the design of operations and carried out programs.
- Has contributed to policy deliberations and decisions.
WFP FRAMEWORK FOR LEADERSHIP
The WFP Leadership Framework serves as a roadmap for the shared norms of conduct that direct OUR collaborative efforts to fulfill our purpose.
THE REASONABLE ACCOMODATIONS:
WFP is committed to promoting inclusion, equity, and diversity. Our hiring procedure is designed to be inclusive, honoring diversity and providing a polite atmosphere for applicants from all backgrounds. Our goal is an equitable and easily accessible hiring process. If you have any concerns about accessibility or require any reasonable adjustments, please contact us at global.inclusion@wfp.org in a private manner. To guarantee that you participate fully in our recruitment process, our DEI staff is available.
DISCLAIMER OF NO FEE:
There are no application, processing, testing, interview, or other fees associated with the recruitment or application process charged by the United Nations. In the event that you are contacted by someone requesting payment of a fee, simply ignore it. Additionally, kindly be advised that names, insignia, and addresses are easily duplicated and replicated. As a result, you are encouraged to exercise extra caution while providing personal information online.
NOTES PRIOR TO FINISHING YOUR APPLICATION:
- It is highly recommended that your profile be accurate, comprehensive, and contain your UN Grade (if applicable), academic credentials, career history, and language proficiency.
- Please fill up your profile, apply, and submit your application.
- Please make sure your professional resume is uploaded in English.
- Please take note that at this moment, your cover letter and resume are the only files you must send.
- At a later date, further documents such a passport, letters of recommendation, diplomas from school, etc. can be needed.
- Kindly get in touch with us at wfprecruitment@wfp.org if you experience any difficulties submitting your application.
- Candidates who have been shortlisted will only be contacted.
All hiring decisions are based on considerations such as individual credentials, merit, organizational needs, and job requirements. WFP is dedicated to providing a welcoming workplace free from sexual abuse and exploitation, discrimination of any type, harassment of any kind, sexual harassment, and misuse of power. For this reason, thorough reference and background checks will be performed on each chosen applicant.
Members of the UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ), the International Civil Service Commission (ICSC), the FAO Finance Committee, the WFP External Auditor, the WFP Audit Committee, the Joint Inspection Unit (JIU), and other comparable bodies within the UN system with oversight responsibilities over WFP will not be eligible for appointment under any form of contract, either during their tenure or within three years of the conclusion of their service.
