Deadline: 26 June 2020
The World Food Programme (WFP) is currently seeking applications from the eligible applicants for the post of Programme Policy Officer in Kampala, Uganda.
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World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide.
Key Job Responsibilities
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The Programme Policy Officer will perform the following functions:
- Lead the coordination of developing a common approach to the delivery of cash-based interventions.
- Lead the sharing of lessons learnt and best practices within the response and create a common repository.
- Lead the continued mapping of financial service provider capacity and analysis of the advantages/disadvantages of delivery mechanisms (smart card, mobile money transfers, cash in envelops), etc.
- Ensure regular publication of cash-related information products: updated 4W’s, mapping, factsheets, infographics.
- Lead the technical coordination of inter-agency market assessment exercises.
- Lead the planning and realization of inter-agencies Multi-Sectoral Situation and Response Analysis (SRA) that takes into consideration the essential needs approach.
- Support the technical coordination of inter-agency needs assessments exercises.
- Support to determining need from an income and expenditures perspective including the MEB, Vulnerability Assessment and Gaps Analysis. Update the MEB when required.
- Explore social protection as an opportunity for an integrated approach in humanitarian cash and voucher assistance.
- Lead the regular dialogue between the Cash and Social Protection Working Groups.
Eligibility Criteria
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Applicants must have:
- Advanced University Degree in one or more of the following disciplines: International Affairs, Economics, Nutrition/Health, Agriculture, Environmental Science, Social Sciences or other field relevant to international development assistance.
- At least 6 year’s of post-graduate, progressively responsible, job related experience in the coordination and/or implementation of cash-based interventions.
- Proficiency in Windows, MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
- Good analytical skills, resourcefulness, initiative, maturity of judgment, tact, negotiating skills, ability to communicate clearly both orally and in writing.
- Ability to work in a team, and establish effective working relations with persons of different national and cultural backgrounds.
- Strong management skills.
How to Apply
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Applicants must submit their applications through online process.
For more information, visit WFP.
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