Programme Policy Officer (School Feeding)

Job Description

Title: Programme Policy Officer (School Feeding)

Company Name: United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Dhaka

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Advanced University degree in International Affairs, Economics, Nutrition/Health, Agriculture, Environmental Science, Social Sciences or other field relevant to international development assistance.

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 7 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ Duration: 12 months
∎ This vacancy announcement is for Nationals from Bangladesh.

Job Responsibilities:
∎ KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)
∎ Contribute towards the development of a wide variety of projects, plans and processes, ensuring alignment with wider school feeding programme policies and guidance.
∎ Provide project management support to school feeding programmes ensuring a coordinated approach with wider programmes that complies with WFP standards and procedures.
∎ Develop and coordinate school feeding related data gathering and monitoring systems ensuring that rigorous quality standards are maintained.
∎ Research and analyse a range of policy and operational issues to inform the development of school feeding policies, programmes and activities.
∎ Contribute to the preparation of accurate and timely reporting on school feeding programmes and activities that enable informed decision making and consistency of information presented to stakeholders.
∎ Liaise with internal and external counterparts to ensure effective collaboration, monitor ongoing projects and highlight potential risks to project delivery.
∎ Support the identification, development and management of potential partnerships to collaborative working leading to improved food assistance packages.
∎ Support the capacity building of WFP staff, partners and national government to prepare for and respond to food assistance needs, e.g. through development of operational guidelines, training materials and training facilitation.
∎ Guide and supervise more junior staff, acting as a point of referral and supporting them with analysis and queries.
∎ Other as required.

Additional Requirements:
∎ WORK EXPERIENCE: Minimum 7 years of experience with a minimum 4 years of professional experience in School feeding or any other relevant programme.
∎ LANGUAGE: Fluency in spoken and written English and Bangla is required; Knowledge of Rohingya dialect is an added advantage.

Salary:
∎ Negotiable
∎ WFP offers a competitive benefits package including salary, pension, leave plus a medical insurance.

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 17 Aug 2023

Company Information:
∎ 8 Aug 2023
∎ United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)

Category: NGO/Development

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