WFP Programme Policy Consultant – Pastoral Livelihoods Jobs 2022 – Ethiopia NGO Jobs. WFP Ethiopia looking for “Programme Policy Consultant – Pastoral Livelihoods“. Applicants with a degree in Advanced University Degree may apply on or before 4th Dec 2022.
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WFP Programme Policy Consultant – Pastoral Livelihoods Jobs 2022
The WFP has published a job vacancy announcement on 22nd Nov 2022 for qualified Ethiopians to fill in the vacant post of Programme Policy Consultant – Pastoral Livelihoods to be based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
| Recruiter | World Food Programme (WFP) |
| Position | Programme Policy Consultant – Pastoral Livelihoods |
| Location | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Total Vacant Post | N/A |
| Qualification | Advanced University Degree |
| Experience Required | Minimum Seven years |
| Application Deadline | 4th Dec 2022 |
WFP Job Vacancy 2022
Job Accountabilities: Under the direct supervision of the Head of the Climate Adaptation and Resilience Building (CCARB) unit at the WFP Country Office, the Programme Policy Officer (Pastoral Livelihoods) will be responsible for providing strategic guidance and operational support for the implementation of interventions aimed at strengthening (agro)pastoralist livelihoods and building resilience in Ethiopia’s drought-prone lowland areas.
Specific tasks and responsibilities will include:
- Act as a main liaison between WFP, Cooperating Partners (CPs), Government Agencies, and other relevant stakeholders to ensure adequate coordination, engagement, and knowledge transfer regarding pastoral livelihoods.
- Contribute to the translation of WFP-wide programme policies into regional/local level contexts and implementation modalities and operations.
- Provide specialized analytical expertise, technical and operational advisory support to partners and stakeholders to enable the highest possible quality in design and effectiveness of activities related to (agro)pastoralist livelihoods, ensuring integration of context relevant, evidence-based, climate-smart, environmentally, and socio-economically sustainable options that are more resilient to shocks and stressors. This will include assets creation through watershed/landscape-based approaches (e.g. rangeland rehabilitation, sustainable water harvesting and irrigation infrastructure), facilitation of fodder and crop production (e.g. using hydroponics technologies), index-based livestock insurance, and enhanced agricultural production in riverine areas through support to agropastoralist and smallholder farmers, cooperatives and agro-dealer networks for agricultural market access and linkage, financial services, and individual skills development related to diversification of livelihoods options.
- Enable synergistic approaches with external partners and other WFP programmes including Refugees, Relief, Nutrition and supply chain interventions to maximise impact.
- Lead and motivate a diverse team of professionals at CO and SO level, enabling the highest levels of performance through close individual monitoring and coaching where required.
- Provide project management support to ensure adequate use of financial and human resources, and timely delivery of activities, in line with intended outcomes, following up on work planning and delivery, ensuring that any risks or bottlenecks are flagged with relevant counterparts in a timely manner, while recommending/enabling corrective measures if needed.
- Ensure gender perspectives are incorporated in all relevant areas of work to ensure meaningful participation and empowerment of women and other marginalized groups. Ensure that cross-cutting issues, including gender perspectives, environment and social safeguards, accountability to affected populations and other relevant protection considerations are adequately mainstreamed.
- Facilitate timely implementation of M&E activities as per WFP and donor requirements; Enable and contribute to timely analytical and critical reports, publications, and a variety of information products, concept notes and proposals for internal or external use.
- Contribute to enhancing WFP’s leadership status in relevant forums and meetings; support engagement in the humanitarian-development-peace nexus contexts to seek entry points for context driven assets creation design and implementation, through direct participation and/or through briefings, information products and other training/guidance notes materials, as appropriate.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Position in Organization:
- Position Title: Programme Policy Consultant – Pastoral Livelihoods
- Contract Type: Consultant
- Duty Station: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- Duration: 11 Months
- Deadline: 4th Dec 2022
Qualification & Experience:
- Advanced University degree in agriculture, rural development, or related discipline.
- Minimum of 7 years of postgraduate relevant professional level work experience in resilience building, agriculture, livelihood strengthening, sustainable natural resource management, and/or other relevant field, demonstrating high performance.
- Solid experience in implementing resilience building and/or food for assets and/or livelihood programmes.
- Experience building and fostering strategic partnerships in coordinating resilience, food assistance for assets and livelihoods programmes with government and partners (UN, NGOs, local communities, etc.).
- At least one experience and/or field mission to support the setting up and running multi-disciplinary, resilience, assets creation or livelihoods programmes.
- Demonstrable experience working in areas relevant to (agro)pastoralist livelihood strengthening.
- Experience in programme management including design, monitoring, evaluation.
How to Apply WFP Programme Policy Consultant – Pastoral Livelihoods Jobs 2022
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The Closing Date: 4th Dec 2022.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
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