Programme Policy Officer CSTI_ Social Protection

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DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS29 October 2024-23:59-GMT+01:00 West Africa Standard Time (Bangui)

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  • 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).

    Social protection is an increasingly popular strategy for governments to reduce extreme poverty, hunger and inequality. Virtually every country in the world has at least one social protection scheme in place, and 2.5 million people are already covered by some type of social protection programme.
    Through its triple role as a technical advisor, service provider and complementary actor, WFP is supporting these ongoing efforts, as it works with governments to extend the coverage, comprehensiveness, adequacy and quality of national social protection systems, with the aim to ensure that all people have access, throughout their lives, to strong national social protection systems that safeguard and foster their ability to meet their food security, nutrition and associated essential needs, and to reduce and address the risks and shocks they face.
    As WFPโ€™s social protection role in CAR, and related positioning, continues to grow, the WFP CAR Country Office is seeking a programs policy, social protection office to finalise designing and managing the social protection portfolio. The incumbent will operate under the direct supervisions of the programsโ€™ head and his deputy.

    JOB TITLE: Programme Policy Officer_ Social Protection

    TYPE OF CONTRACT: CST I

    UNIT/DIVISION: PROGRAMME

    DUTY STATION: Bangui, Central African Republic

    DURATION: 11 Months

    CLOSING DATE: 30 October 2024

    ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

    • Act as the country office social protection focal point, ensuring a clear and strong connection between the field operations, Regional Burau, and HQ.
    • Translate corporate and regional policies and strategies pertinent to social protection into country- level practices;
    • Formulate substantial parts of the Country Strategic Plan in line with WFPโ€™s corporate and regional policies and strategies on social protection, as well as Executive Board decisions and other relevant guidance;
    • Design and manage, including a complex, portfolio of social protection programmes that effectively meet food security and nutrition needs;
    • Assist governmentโ€™s stakeholders identify and analyze policy problems, and provide - or mobilize - support and technical expertise for the design and delivery of suitable social protection solutions;
    • Establish and maintain strategic and operational partnerships for complementary and collaborative approaches and initiatives that improve social protection and support related advocacy work within all relevant audiences;
    • Enhance WFPโ€™s leadership status in different forums pertinent to social protection;
    • Manage or oversee operational research and evidence building on issues relevant to social protection;
    • Manage or oversee the preparation and dissemination of timely analytical and critical reports, publications, and a variety of knowledge products or proposals for internal or external use that position and strengthen the credibility of WFP as a partner in social protection;
    • Advocate for resources for a broad portfolio of WFP social protection activities, including by articulating a business case for WFPโ€™s contributions to social protection and exploring new potential resource channels;
    • Ensure the best use of assigned financial resources for achievement of set social protection objectives within a significant budget;
    • Advise and support the design of learning initiatives that enhance the capacity of WFP staff and partners to engage in social protection-relevant policy dialogues, programme design and delivery.
    • Lead, motivate and develop a substantive team of high performers, if deemed relevant;
    • Take responsibility for incorporating gender perspectives in all areas of work;
    • Contribute to Country Office Emergency Preparedness by systematically assessing whether and how national social protection can contribute to an emergency response, whenever and if deemed relevant;
    • Other as required.

      QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

      Education:

      Advanced University degree in Public Policy, Public Administration, International Development, International Relations, Sociology, or other fields relevant to social protection, or, a First University Degree with additional years of related work experience and/or trainings/courses.

      Experience:

      A minimum of 5 years professional experience relevant to social protection, preferably contributing to food security and/or nutrition objectives, including experiences with:

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