Programme Policy Officer P3
Programme Policy Officer P3
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DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS
29 April 202523:59GMT01:00 Central European Time (Rome)WFP celebrates and embraces diversity. It is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all its employees and encourages qualified candidates to apply irrespective of race colour national origin ethnic or social background genetic information gender gender identity and/or expression sexual orientation religion or belief HIV status or disability.
ABOUT WFP
The World Food Programme is the worlds largest humanitarian organization saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace stability and prosperity for people recovering from conflict disasters and the impact of climate change.
At WFP people are at the heart of everything we do and the vision of the future WFP workforce is one of diverse committed skilled and high performing teams selected on merit operating in a healthy and inclusive work environment living WFPs values (Integrity Collaboration Commitment Humanity and Inclusion) and working with partners to save and change the lives of those WFP serves.
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WHY JOIN WFP
WFP is a 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.
WFP offers a highly inclusive diverse and multicultural working environment.
WFP invests in the personal & professional development of its employees through a range of training accreditation coaching mentorship and other programs as well as through internal mobility opportunities.
A career path in WFP provides an exciting opportunity to work across the various country regional and global offices around the world and with passionate colleagues who work tirelessly to ensure that effective humanitarian assistance reaches millions of people across the globe.
We offer an attractive compensation package (please refer to the Terms and Conditions section of this vacancy announcement).
Job Title: Programme Policy Officer
Type of Contract: Short Term Professional STP)
Unit/Division: Staffing Coordination Capacity POS
Duty Station (City Country): Rome Italy (working remotely)
Duration: 8 Months
THE ROLE
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT:
Reporting to the AED for Programme Operations (PO) Staffing Coordination and Capacity Service (POS) collaborates with Country Regional Division and Service Directors as well as HR and other functional staffing coordinators to streamline talent management across Programme Operations functions ensuring optimal staffing: aligning the right people with the right roles and right skills to support workforce management and capacity development.
POS covers all functional areas related to Programme and Operations including Aviation Aviation Safety Budget & Programming Emergency Food Technology Knowledge Management Logistics Monitoring Nutrition Operational Information Management & Performance Reports Procurement Programme & Policy Shipping Supply Chain Vulnerability Analysis & Mapping.
POS Staffing Coordinators are key in coordinating staffing needs supporting workforce planning managing recruitment and offering career guidance and feedback.
About the position
WFPs greatest strength is its dedicated people working tirelessly around the world to reduce hunger often under difficult conditions where security threats and risks to personal safety are considerable. The global context in which WFP operates is rapidly changing which means the need for effective people management is becoming important than ever before. WFP must nurture develop and recruit a workforce that can move between different roles. While some staff are specialized in certain technical areas all PO staff in WFP should possess the core knowledge competencies and experiences necessary to perform effectively across operational strategic and policyrelated functional areas.
Internationally recruited shortterm employees play important roles in filling human resource and skills gaps as well as providing operational support to WFPs mission Saving Life and Changing life. POS aims to broaden its understanding and visibility of global Programme Operations workforce as part of the ongoing larger functional efforts to build on internal knowledge and effectively support field operations with the right people and the right skills to further our organizational objective.
The Programme Policy Officer will be a member of the PO Staffing Coordination team to augment POSs capacity to provide talent management support for Programme Operations functions globally. The team is led by the Staffing Coordinator who reports to Chief POS. POS reports directly to the Assistant Executive Director of Programme Operations Department.
The Programme Policy Officer will closely work with the Programme Operations relevant staff and HR to coordinate the collection of data viewpoints and insights and identification of key stakeholders for consultation throughout the talent management and workforce planning processes.
S/he will support development of corporate knowledge of the existing pool of National Officers and international recruited shortterm employees in the Programme Operations functions. This will allow POS to learn about the Programme Operations functions global workforce more proactively and to identify where specific investments and tailored capability development opportunities will have the greatest impact.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not allinclusive within delegated authority):
Support operational/technical activities of the Programme Operations Strategic Workforce Planning; Facilitate collection of information viewpoints and insights on workforce provision of key functional documents and identifying key stakeholders for consultations; Coordinate data collection and validation activities e.g. workforce supply data skill info industry roles mapping programme criticality assessment demand drivers forecast assumptions & future scenarios gap closing action for the strategic work plan in close collaboration with the project focal points and HR counterpart; Facilitate the review and validate key presentation materials Act as the POs Staffing Coordination team focal point to HR Analytics & Reporting teams (HRMOI); Conduct regular and ad hoc analysis of the global PDs workforce highlighting the workplace trends profiles geographical spreads turnover retirement help informed decisions; Build on existing systems/develop tools to establish an indepth knowledge of workforce profile skills knowledge experience and professional development aspirations; Provide general support to the PO Staffing Coordinators and perform other duties as required.
DELIVERABLES AT THE END OF THE CONTRACT:
- Programme Operations Strategic Workforce Planning supported;
- POS pages/communities on various platforms kept updated and engaged;
- Feedback surveys and tools developed and implemented;
- Robust knowledge of the current pools in WFPs Programme Operations functions developed and relevant talent pools managed;
- Temporary duty assignments (TDY) requests supported;
- Analytical reports/presentations on the global Programme Operations workforce prepared;
- POS Staffing Coordination team members backstopped and supported;
- A thorough handover package developed.
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
Education: Advanced university degree in Economics Agriculture International Affairs Business Administration Social Sciences Development Studies or a field relevant to international development assistance.
At least 5 years of postgraduate progressively responsible professional experience in international humanitarian or development work or other related fields; Experience in a variety of context and programmes is desirable; Direct field experience as a WFP National Officer will be an advantage.
Solid knowledge of humanitarian programme and/or policy work; Resourcefulness initiative maturity of judgement and tact; Strong written and oral communication skills; Strong analytical and negotiating skills; Good action management skills with ability to establish priorities and to plan coordinate and monitor own work plan and meet deadlines; Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to work in a team and establish effective working relations with people of different national and cultural backgrounds; Proven capability to handle confidential and sensitive information.
Language:
Fluency in English is required;
Intermediate knowledge of another official UN languages (Arabic Chinese French Russian or Spanish) or Portuguese (one of WFPs working languages) is an advantage.
WFP LEADERSHIP FRAMEWORK
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REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION
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REMINDERS BEFORE YOU SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION
We strongly recommend that your profile is accurate complete and includes your employment records academic qualifications language skills and UN Grade (if applicable).
Once your profile is completed please apply and submit your application.
Please make sure you upload your professional CV in the English language
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Additional documents such as passport recommendation letters academic certificates etc. may potentially be requested at a future time
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Only shortlisted candidates will be notified
All employment decisions are made on the basis of organizational needs job requirements merit and individual qualifications. WFP is committed to providing an inclusive work environment free of sexual exploitation and abuse all forms of discrimination any kind of harassment sexual harassment and abuse of authority. Therefore all selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks.
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.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
