Programme Policy Officer (nutrition)

Organizational Context

The World Food Programme (WFP) is the world's largest humanitarian organization, dedicated to saving lives and building a pathway to peace, stability, and prosperity. WFP uses food assistance to support people recovering from conflict, disasters, and climate change impacts. We are committed to a diverse, inclusive, and high-performing workforce.

Job Purpose

The Programme Policy Officer (Nutrition) will support policy and programme activities to effectively meet food assistance needs, with a focus on nutrition. This role involves contributing to project development, providing project management support for small to moderate-sized initiatives, and ensuring alignment with WFP's policies and guidance. The officer will maintain rigorous data gathering and monitoring systems, research and analyze policy and operational issues, and contribute to accurate reporting for informed decision-making. Additionally, the position requires liaising with internal counterparts, supporting partnership development for improved food assistance packages, and contributing to capacity building of staff and partners in nutrition-related programming. The role aims to enhance the effectiveness and impact of WFP's nutrition interventions.

Responsibilities

The World Food Programme (WFP) is the world's largest humanitarian organization, dedicated to saving lives in emergencies and building pathways to peace, stability, and prosperity through food assistance. WFP seeks to create a diverse, skilled, and high-performing workforce committed to its values of Integrity, Collaboration, Commitment, Humanity, and Inclusion. The organization offers a multicultural and inclusive work environment with significant investment in personal and professional development through training, coaching, and mentorship. A career at WFP provides opportunities to work globally, collaborating with passionate colleagues to deliver humanitarian aid to millions. The role involves supporting policy and programme activities to meet food assistance needs. Key responsibilities include contributing to project development, providing project management support for straightforward programs, maintaining data quality through monitoring systems, researching policy and operational issues, preparing timely reports, liaising with internal counterparts, supporting partnership development, and assisting in capacity building for staff and partners. The position requires an advanced university degree in a relevant field or a first university degree with additional experience, at least one year of postgraduate experience in program implementation, and fluency in English and local languages. Experience in technical programs, program design, and policy discussions is desirable.

Work Experience

Requires at least one year of postgraduate professional experience in planning, designing, and implementing nutrition and public health programs. This experience should be with government, national, or international NGOs.

Skills

Policy Development, Programme Support, Project Management, Data Gathering & Monitoring, Research & Analysis, Reporting, Partnership Management, Capacity Building, Team Support, International Affairs, Economics, Nutrition, Public Health, Agriculture, Environmental Science, Social Sciences, English Fluency, Local Language Fluency (Pashto/Dari)

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