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WFP seeks candidates of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our humanitarian principles. Selection of staff is made on a competitive basis. We are committed to promoting diversity and the principle of equal employment opportunity for all our employees and encourages qualified candidates to apply irrespective of religion or belief, ethnic or social background, gender, gender identity and disability.
JOB DETAILS
Job Title: Programme Policy Officer (Nutrition)
Grade: NOA
Type of contract: Fixed Term
Duration: 12 Months (Extendable)
Duty Station: Herat
Vacancy Number: 832902
Date of Publication: 20 May 2024
Deadline of Application: 03 Jun 2024
This vacancy announcement is for Afghan nationals only and WFP encourages especially Afghan females and Afghans with disabilities to apply.
ABOUT WFP
The World Food Programme (WFP) is the leading humanitarian organization saving lives and changing lives, delivering food assistance in emergencies and working with communities to improve nutrition and build resilience.
ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT
The hunger crisis in Afghanistan is unfolding at a rapid pace, with 15 million of population now facing acute food insecurity. Work opportunities are shrinking, with most households now reporting just one day of work per week. This comes on top of the worst drought in years, which is especially concerning for the 85 percent of the population who rely on agriculture for livelihoods.
Preventing and mitigating a drastic increase in hunger and malnutrition is the aim of WFP in Afghanistan which can only be achieved through the scaled up and sustained complementary food security and nutrition interventions, combined with a scale-up of resilience interventions to safeguard gains. WFP has embarked on a significant month on month scale-up of its crisis response and resilience programmes across the country, ensuring that the programme is delivered at the right scale and time, targeted to the right areas. WFP is also actively following up on evolving trends to pre-empt hotspots, while guaranteeing quality and maximum impact of the programme through the monitoring of these hotspots to be able to support continued donor advocacy.
JOB PURPOSE
Support WFP nutrition efforts at regional and provincial levels to contribute to meeting the nutritional needs of beneficiaries within Afghanistan. This will be achieved through effective and timely facilitation of the management of Field Level Agreements (FLAs) and amendments as may be necessary; enhance quality of malnutrition prevention and treatment services delivery, including proper supervision, monitoring, coordination, and capacity building of internal WFP field offices and relevant cooperating partners, well-organized, complete and accurate reports, records and/or data; and effective nutrition unit business process performance.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
EDUCATION:
Advanced University degree in Public Health Nutrition, Nutrition, Food Technology, or medicine. Or First University degree with additional specialized training and additional two year of most related professional work experience.
MINIMUM WORK EXPERIENCE:
At least one year of postgraduate professional experience in planning, designing and implementation of nutrition, public health programs with government, national or international NGOs.DESIRABLE WORK EXPERIENCE:
Experience conducting nutritional assessments, nutrition data analysis and report writing. Experience working in both emergencies and development contexts.KEY COMPETENCIES:
Has gained experience in implementing technical programs (i.e. nutrition, etc.). Has implemented programmes and provided input into designing operations. Has provided input into policy discussions and decisions.LANGUAGE:
Good oral and written languages skills in English, Dari and Pashto.HOW TO APPLY
To be considered, interested candidates are invited to apply via (https://www.wfp.org/careers/job-openings).
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
We want to ensure the recruitment process is fully accessible. Please contact us at afg.hrrecruitment@wfp.org to advise us of any accessibility needs you may have.
WFP has a zero-tolerance approach to conduct such as fraud, sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to WFPās standards of conduct and will therefore undergo rigorous background verification internally or through third parties. Selected candidates will also be required to provide additional information as part of the verification exercise. Misrepresentation of information provided during the recruitment process may lead to disqualification or termination of employment
WFP will not request payment at any stage of the recruitment process including at the offer stage. Any requests for payment should be refused and reported to local law enforcement authorities for appropriate action.