WFP Programme Policy Officer Jobs 2024 – Ethiopia NGO Jobs.
WFP Ethiopia looking for “Programme Policy Officer”.
Applicants with an Advanced University Degree may apply on or before 14th May, 2024.
The World Food Programme (WFP) is United Nations frontline agency in the fight against hunger, WFP is continually responding to emergencies. We save lives by getting food to the hungry fast. But WFP also works to help prevent hunger in the future. We do this through programmes that use food as a means to build assets, spread knowledge and nurture stronger, more dynamic communities.
WFP Programme Policy Officer Jobs 2024
The WFP has published a job vacancy announcement on 01st May, 2023 for qualified Ethiopians to fill in the vacant post of Programme Policy Officer to be based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
| Recruiter | World Food Programme (WFP) |
| Position | Programme Policy – Lead, Innovation, Financial Services & Insur CST II |
| Location | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Total Vacant Post | N/A |
| Qualification | Advanced University Degree |
| Experience Required | Minimum of Five (05) year’s |
| Application Deadline | 14th May, 2024 |
WFP Job Vacancy 2024
Key Accountabilities:
The incumbent will report to the Team Lead, Changing Lives working in close liaison with Team Lead: Food Systems and Agriculture Support (Smallholder Agriculture Market Support).In addition, the incumbent will carry out the following responsibilities:
- Lead the development and implementation of innovative adaptative and resilience livelihoods activities (including financial services and inclusion as well as multiple and tailored insurance products, ensuring a gender, disability, women and youths are considered.
- Assist government stakeholders at national and sub-national level through our Area Offices in developing and implementing relevant financial services policy frameworks that include insurance, agricultural finance within the context of local food systems interventions, that take into consideration regional contexts.
- Support the development and roll-out of relevant guidelines and standard operating procedures to support effective and quality delivery of the financial services linked to smallholder farmers and (agro) pastoralists, in close liaison with relevant government agencies and private sector that include financial institutions.
- Organize and facilitate technical assessments to ascertain the production and marketing capacity of smallholder farmers/(agro) pastoralists inclusive of farmer organizations in terms of their ability to access services, credit, information, and resources and to inform interventions design and implementation for resilience projects.
- Develop and facilitate tailored capacity building strategies for smallholder farmers and farmer organisations to strengthen use of innovation and financial services to enhance aggregation of crop and livestock, food safety and quality control, marketing and business development capacity and skills.
- Advise and support the design of knowledge management initiatives that enhance the capacity of WFP staff and partners to engage in resilient food systems and livelihoods with innovation, insurance, financial service being at core of program design and delivery.
- Support development of market access oriented SHF/(agro) pastoralist support, particularly on enhancing adoption of digital innovation and financial products and dissemination through relevant technologies.
- Focus on consolidating gains made in setting-up and harmonization of financial products and innovations for SHF adoptions
Build and maintain partnerships with private sector (E.G. insurance companies, ZEP-RE, International Financial Institutions like the World Bank e.t.c) to ensure complementary collaborative arrangements, create awareness, and support the integration of index insurance in Government programmes and systems etc. - Training of staff and partners on index insurance (need to increase internal awareness), contribute to proposals development, donor briefs and annual reports, support mainstreaming of financial inclusion in livestock and smallholder livelihoods.
- Perform any other duties as assigned by the Team Leads and Deputy Country Director (Changing lives).
Position in Organization:
- JOB TITLE: Programme Policy Officer – Lead, Innovation, Financial Services & Insurance
- TYPE OF CONTRACT: CST II
- UNIT/DIVISION: Programme
- DUTY STATION: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- DURATION: 6 Months
- Deadline: 14th May, 2024
Minimum Requirement:
Education:
- Advanced University degree in Agriculture, Economics, Development Economics or any relevant field.
Experience:
- At least 5 years of progressively responsible experience in programme related functions of which significant experience (2 or more years) must be related to resilience building, agricultural value chains, market linkages for smallholder farmers/(agro) pastoralists, social protection to achieve food security and/or nutrition objectives.
- Experience working with government in implementing resilience, social protection, climate risk management and disaster risk reduction interventions.
- Experience in developing, establishing, strengthening, and maintaining relationships with a variety of stakeholders: governments and/or humanitarian & development stakeholders, preferably related to livelihoods and social protection programming.
Language:
- Fluency (level C) in English language.
How to Apply WFP Programme Policy Officer Jobs 2024
Note: Before you apply, please download (link is given below) the full advertisement and read it carefully.
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The Closing Date: 14th May, 2024.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
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