Programme Policy Officer (Food Systems) - Beletweyne, Somalia

Job advertisement No. xxxxx/2021

Job advertisement No. 026/2022

About WFP

The United Nations World Food Programme is the world's largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide and the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate. The mission of WFP is to help the world achieve Zero Hunger in our lifetimes.

Why join WFP Somalia?

The United Nations World Food Programme is the world's largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide. The mission of WFP is to help the world achieve Zero Hunger in our lifetimes. Every day, WFP works worldwide to ensure that no child goes to bed hungry and that the poorest and most vulnerable, particularly women and children, can access the nutritious food they need.

WFP Somalia’s four-year Country Strategic Plan (CSP) 2022-2025 focuses on a new strategic shift towards strengthening resilience of communities, recognizing the interconnected nature of relief, nutrition, safety nets, food systems, capacity strengthening and partnerships, and addressing some of the above causes within the context of chronic drought and frequent climate-related shocks.

Under SDG2, a key focus area for WFP is to build sustainable food systems and value chains, to improve the availability, accessibility, affordability, and consumption of nutritious and healthy diets in Somalia and to prevent and reduce the impact of man-made and natural shocks on vulnerable populations. This position will support the implementation of WFP’s joint food systems project, working with smallholder farmers on improving agricultural value chains, with a focus on reducing post-harvest loss (PHL) and improving market linkages. Responsibilities include technical work including the planning, implementation and coordination of project specific activities that require thorough understanding of programme/project context, issues and ability to apply a range of guidelines/practices.

Job title: Programme Policy Officer (Food Systems)

Contract type/grade: Service Contract (SC-8)

Duty station: Beletweyne

Contract duration: 1 year (initial)

Date of issue: 4th April 2022

Closing date: 17th April 2022

What will you do?

• Provide supervisory support and ensure timely project progress for WFP’s Food Systems interventions, particularly around food value chains involving smallholder farmers and cooperatives.
• Support the implementation of food systems initiatives and policies by translating into field implementation activities.
• Identify and manage potential partnerships, opportunities, and linkages with other stakeholders to improve food systems and value chains in target areas.
• Coordinate and supervise the cooperating partners and actively monitor progress and performance, ensuring that project deadlines and targets are met.
• Provide supervision and technical support for the Training of Trainers (ToT) and on-farm training on the stages of production, post-harvest loss management, and access to markets, using both demonstrative and classroom-based teaching methods.
• Foster relationships and communications with relevant stakeholders, such as other operating partners, coordination mechanisms, government, and community members.
• Review, analyse and verify report documents and ensure accurate, timely recording of data within the specific technical area of work and consistency of information presented to stakeholders.
• Support the capacity building of WFP staff, cooperating partners and national government within a specific technical area.
• Perform other related duties as required.

• University degree in Agriculture, Agribusiness, Agronomy, Environmental

Engineering, Food Systems, or other field relevant to international development assistance, with additional years of related work experience and/or trainings/courses.

• One year post graduate progressive experience in programme implementation. Served as a field programme manager and implemented programmes on the agriculture value chain. Direct technical experience of different programme approaches with relevant agriculture-oriented organizations. Understanding on how to monitor technical activities related to irrigation, production, post-harvest loss management, and market access with smallholder farmers and producer associations.
• Ability to effectively work and operate in English and Somali Language

Are you competent for this job? Do you have

• Managing of complex group of stakeholders, CPs, government, cooperatives, smallholder farmers, private sector partners
• Technical support on projects with smallholder farmers, agriculture, production, post-harvest loss management, and market access
• Experience working in a complex emergency setting and in complex institutional environment.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Time management and organizational skills.

Interested and qualified candidates are requested to submit online applications through E-Recruitment using the link below:

https://career5.successfactors.eu/sfcareer/jobreqcareer?jobId=160979&company=C0000168410P

Applications that do not meet the above requirements will be disregarded. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

WFP seeks applicants of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our humanitarian principles.

WFP is an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to promoting diversity and gender balance.

The selection of candidates is made on a competitive basis.

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@WorldFoodProgramme Somalia