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🚩 Vacancy Announcement №:833263
📢 Job Title: Programme Policy Officer CST II - (Emergency Preparedness and Response)
📌Type of Contract: International Consultant (CST) II
➡️ Unit / Division: Programme
📍 Duty Station: Chisinau, Moldova
➡️ Duration: 11 months (renewable)
⏰ Closing date: June 19, 2024, midnight (Central European Time)
❗❗ This is an international position, open to applicants around the world. Moldovan citizens are not eligible to apply.
🔄 Successful candidates will be placed on the roster and rostered applicants may be contacted in the upcoming 12 months on an as-needed basis, for immediate opportunities.
ABOUT WFP
The World Food Programme (WFP) is the world's largest humanitarian agency, working towards achieving a world with zero hunger. Since the beginning of the Ukraine refugee crisis in February 2022, WFP set up operations in Moldova to assist in the refugee response. To respond to the deepening vulnerabilities of the crisis-affected populations and to strengthen the government shock-responsive capacity, WFP has drafted an Interim Country Strategic Plan (ICSP), which outlines the activities in the country for the next two years (March 2024-February 2026). To support the implementation of the ICSP and nourish WFP’s mandate in Moldova, WFP Moldova is now seeking to fill the position of Programme Policy Officer (Emergency Preparedness and Response).
What will you do in this position?
Under the supervision of the WFP Representative and Country Director, the Programme Policy Advisor (Emergency Preparedness and Response) will provide expert advice, analysis and be the technical lead on the integrated emergency preparedness and contingency planning and, if necessary, he/she will manage field emergency operations to ensure an effective response in terms of food assistance and/or service provision requirements.
He/she is the substantive and technical lead for WFP Moldova’s emergency preparedness and response including developing the internal, response policy framework and response modalities, host government engagement and interagency coordination, and contributing and strengthening thematic areas including situation analysis, localization, accountability to affected populations, the national emergency preparedness and response institutional framework and linkages with shock responsive social protection, with a view to a sustainable and responsible exit.
Why work with us?
Since the beginning of the Ukraine refugee crisis in February 2022, WFP set up operations in Moldova to assist in the refugee response. To respond to the deepening vulnerabilities of the crisis-affected populations and to strengthen the government's shock-responsive capacity, WFP has drafted a Transitional Interim Country Strategic Plan (T-ICSP), which outlines the activities in the country until August 2023. The TiCSP is likely to be followed by an Interim Country Strategic Plan (iCSP), with an anticipated duration of up to 2 years (end 2025.)
➡️ 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 trainings, 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 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.
➡️ WFP offers a competitive benefits package including salary, leave plus a medical insurance.
How can you make a difference?
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive, within delegated authority):
• Lead WFP’s Emergency Preparedness and Response and support the broader national/local contingency planning in coordination with humanitarian actors, donor communities, relevant government entities, and humanitarian actors (including military, as required).
• Lead on developing key areas of WFP’s response framework and planning including targeting and appropriate response modalities and mechanisms, and supply chain and logistics requirements, initiating/complementing necessary assessments as required.
• Prepare guidance and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and ensure compliance to quality assurance and risk management frameworks to ensure a dignified and risk managed response including but not limited to assessments, monitoring, accountability to affected populations, and localization.
• Participate in interagency and government working groups and technical committees, guiding, and advising humanitarian platforms, and generating consensus on WFP positions and approaches.
• Support and facilitate necessary contracting processes as aligned with EPR plans, including standby FLAs, FSPs, and suppliers, ensuring WFP is adequately prepared to respond to different shocks and response contexts.
• Take decisions on preparedness and response strategy based on gaps and needs, including on implementation arrangements, operational adjustments, and ensuring good practice in the Country Office's (CO) implementation.
• Make necessary adaptations and decisions responsive to field realities, monitoring outputs, the broader operational context, and provide options for management decision, including on business continuity.
• Ongoing capacity strengthening support with government, Cooperating Partners, and WFP staff, conducting trainings and simulations as required.
• Lead preparation of a transition plan for more sustainable emergency responses.
• Lead CO’s situation reporting and scenario development.
• Monitor emerging humanitarian and food security trends and potential socio-economic and political instability to identify risks and strategies for preparedness and risk reduction before crisis occurs.
• Provide regular situation reports to the Regional Bureau and other internal stakeholders as needed.
• Lead cross-functional analysis, including context analysis to inform emergency preparedness and response.
• Lead preparation of emergency assessment capacities, contingency planning, scenario building and Concept of Operations to ensure adequate operational readiness and where feasible, a transition plan for more sustainable emergency responses.
• Lead WFP’s technical assistance to national and decentralized authorities on national emergency preparedness & response institutional frameworks, including ensuring linkages with shock responsive social protection, with a view to a sustainable and responsible exit.
• Any other duty in line with these terms of reference as required.
To join us in saving and changing lives, you have:
Education: Master's degree in a relevant field, or a bachelor's degree in a relevant field additional years of related work experience and/or training/courses.
Experience: With a master's degree, at least 7 years of professional experience in humanitarian affairs, emergency preparedness and response, development and/or managing projects or other related area or 9 years of relevant experience with a bachelor's degree.
• Experience in supporting governments in emergency preparedness and response capacities is an asset.
• Strong knowledge of the Humanitarian Principles and the humanitarian framework required and familiarity with humanitarian-military interaction desired.
• Strong knowledge of gender, protection, accountability to affected populations, and the principles of risk managed emergency preparedness and response approaches and plans.
• Strong understanding of development and emergency contexts and their policy areas.
Language: Fluency in English is required (read, write, speak).
Before you apply...
WFP seeks candidates of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our humanitarian principles. 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.
We aim to achieve parity in our teams in Moldova. Qualified women applicants are especially encouraged to apply.
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
How do you apply...
To be considered, you are invited to apply via WFP’s recruitment portal. CV and cover letter must be submitted in English language.
Only those who are short-listed candidates will be contacted for the next steps of our recruitment process.
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