Head of Programme (nob) - Dolow

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 the impacts of climate change. We are committed to diversity, inclusion, and the professional development of our staff.

Job Purpose

The Head of Programme (NOB) in Dolow will operate with a high degree of independence, managing junior staff to achieve programme and policy objectives. This role is crucial for providing support to policy and programme activities that effectively meet food assistance needs in the region. The incumbent will contribute to the development of WFP Dolow Field Office strategies, policies, and programs, ensuring local needs inform country-wide planning. Key responsibilities include providing technical support for relief, livelihood, nutrition, school feeding, and safety net activities, preparing reports and data analysis, managing Field Office operations efficiently, and forging external partnerships with local authorities, NGOs, and UN agencies. The role also involves overseeing monitoring and evaluation, incorporating gender perspectives, and supporting the identification and management of partnerships to enhance food assistance packages.

Responsibilities

The National Programme Officer – NOB position at the World Food Programme (WFP) in Dolow involves significant responsibility in managing and implementing food assistance programs. Key duties include providing technical support for relief, livelihood, nutrition, school feeding, and safety net activities. The role requires contributing to the development of WFP Dolow Field Office strategies and policies, ensuring local needs are integrated into country-wide planning. This includes reviewing and presenting project proposals, preparing detailed reports and data analyses on program status and resource utilization, and highlighting trends to meet corporate standards. The officer will manage Field Office operations, focusing on efficient people management and team development. A crucial aspect is forging and nurturing external partnerships with local government, NGOs, civil societies, UN agencies, and beneficiaries to enhance assistance packages. The position also involves overseeing monthly monitoring and evaluation activities, ensuring accurate analysis and reporting, and incorporating gender perspectives into all work for equal participation. The officer will participate in program planning, provide guidance based on food and nutrition security situations, support partnership identification and management, and offer technical and programmatic support to the team and cooperating partners through training and coaching. Responsibilities extend to reviewing distribution plans, managing resources, and ensuring activities align with plans. The role also entails identifying national hunger problems to design context-specific programs, analyzing information to inform transfer modality selection, interpreting data for program design and monitoring, and developing recommendations to strengthen government food and nutrition security programs.

Work Experience

Requires at least three years of relevant experience with an advanced university degree, or five or more years with a first university degree. Experience should include managing complex humanitarian or development projects, conducting research, developing data collection systems, building partnerships, delivering training, supervising staff, and supporting humanitarian/food assistance operations.

Skills

Project Management, Data Analysis, Partnership Building, Report Writing, Staff Supervision, Training and Coaching, Policy Development, Needs Assessment, Monitoring and Evaluation, Emergency Response, Food Security Analysis, Nutrition Program Support, Livelihood Program Support, School Feeding Program Support, Safety Net Program Support, Gender Mainstreaming, Interpersonal Skills, Communication Skills, Problem-Solving, Organizational Skills, Time Management, Resource Management, UN System Knowledge, English Proficiency, Somali Proficiency

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