Career Opportunities: Programme Policy Officer (Disaster Risk Management) NOB (827105)

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Vacancy Announcement

WFP encourages female candidates and people with disabilities to apply.

WFP seeks candidates of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our humanitarian principles. Selection of staff is made on a competitive basis. We are committed to promoting diversity and the principle of equal employment opportunity for all our employees and encourages qualified candidates to apply irrespective of religion or belief, ethnic or social background, gender, gender identity and disability.

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Job Title: Programme Policy Officer – (Disaster Risk Management)

Type of contract: Fixed term appointment

Duration: One year (renewable)

Duty Station: Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Vacancy Number: 827105

Date of Publication: 12 May 2023

Deadline of Application: 26 May 2023

This vacancy announcement is for Nationals from Cambodia Only

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

WFP offers a competitive benefits package including salary, pension, leave plus a medical insurance.

JOB PURPOSE

In the period 2019-2023, through the Country Strategic Plan (CSP), WFP Cambodia will contribute to achieving Zero Hunger by promoting access to nutritious diets through home grown school feeding and improving climate smart food production and transformation capacities of small holder farming communities. WFP will help set standards and guidelines for food transformation to satisfy the increasing demand for nutritious processed and convenient foods. WFP will leverage its subnational presence and existing implementation relationships to build scalable models for replication nationally, and enable subnational counterparts’ hands-on learning in intervention planning, management and implementation.

 WFP is seeking to recruit a dynamic and experienced National Programme Policy Officer – (Disaster Risk Management) to support national and subnational disaster and climate change risk management and assist national strategic direction and coordination on food security, nutrition and social protection through enhanced information systems, knowledge management, and public-private and south-south partnerships.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

1. Lead project cycle management across WFP’s DRM programme portfolio through coordination with government counterparts, partners, WFP internal units and other relevant stakeholders
2. Liaise with national partners, particularly the National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM), to ensure WFP’s capacity-strengthening and systems-building initiatives are institutionalized and receive adequate buy-in and commitment from relevant line ministries at national and sub-national levels
3. Prepare high-quality reports for external and internal recipients synthesizing programme information and ensuring they meet WFP and/or donor standards and contribute to generation of lessons learnt and best practices
4. Coordinate closely with WFP’s Vulnerability, Assessments & Monitoring (VAM) unit on advancing risk analytics and vulnerability for informed DRM decision-making; in particular, lead on supporting NCDM in integrating PRISM and other tools across government systems at all levels
5. Together with WFP’s M&E unit, design and roll out M&E frameworks, track implementation progress and milestones for projects in the DRM programming portfolio
6. Support the Team Leader for DRM and Climate Resilience and coordinate with the Social Protection unit on designing, piloting and scaling approaches in emerging areas of work, including anticipatory action and shock-responsive social protection
7. Assist Humanitarian Response Forum (HRF) secretariat with humanitarian coordination before, during and after hazard, and provide guidance and support in high-level engagement with NCDM and other line ministries for both disaster preparedness and response activities
8. Support the Team Leader for DRM and Climate Resilience to prepare funding proposals
9. Coordinate the work of implementing partners contracted by WFP
10. Facilitate donor visits

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education: Advanced University degree in International Affairs, Rural Development, Disaster Management, Social Sciences or other field relevant to international development assistance, or First University Degree with additional years of related work experience and/or trainings/courses.

WORK EXPERIENCE

1. Minimum of 3 years of relevant postgraduate professional experience.
2. Experience providing technical assistance to government entities relevant to DRM, in particular NCDM, MoWRAM, MAFF, MoE or others
3. Experience taking on leadership and program management roles in ODA-funded projects, preferably focusing on building capacities of national systems
4. Experience applying innovative and tech-based solutions in designing and implementing development and/or humanitarian interventions

LANGUAGE

• Proficiency in both oral and written communication skills in English and Khmer

All WFP Employees are expected to demonstrate the competencies and standards of behavior aligned with our core values and defined in the WFP LEADERSHIP FRAMEWORK, namely:  

• Leading by example with integrity,  
• Driving results and delivering on commitments,  
• Fostering inclusive and collaborative teamwork,  
• Applying strategic thinking,  
• Building and maintaining sustainable partnerships.  

HOW TO APPLY

To be considered, interested candidates are invited to apply via (https://www.wfp.org/careers/job-openings). Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

WFP will not request payment at any stage of the recruitment process including at the offer stage. Any requests for payment should be refused and reported to local law enforcement authorities for appropriate action. 

Request for Disability related Reasonable Accommodations: 

It is important to WFP to create an accessible and inclusive workplace for everyone.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.  If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the selection and hiring process, please direct your request and inquiries to the Diversity and Inclusion team on:  global.inclusion@wfp.org, cc’ing navy.kann@wfp.org. A member of the reasonable accommodation team will contact you to confidentially discuss your needs. 

This email is only to be used for any disability related accessibility requirements, and not for sending the application itself. Due to volume of applications, any applications or CVs sent through this email address will not be considered as a formal application and will not receive a reply from WFP. 

ABOUT WFP

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is the world’s largest humanitarian organization, 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.

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT

WFP’s mission is to help the world achieve Zero Hunger by 2030 as per the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2. It works to ensure that the poorest and most vulnerable, particularly women and children, can access the nutritious food they need.

In the period 2019-2023, through the Country Strategic Plan (CSP), WFP Cambodia will contribute to achieving Zero Hunger by promoting access to nutritious diets through home grown school feeding and improving climate smart food production and transformation capacities of small holder farming communities. WFP will help set standards and guidelines for food transformation to satisfy the increasing demand for nutritious processed and convenient foods. WFP will leverage its subnational presence and existing implementation relationships to build scalable models for replication nationally, and enable subnational counterparts’ hands-on learning in intervention planning, management and implementation.

Further, WFP will support national and subnational disaster and climate change risk management and assist national strategic direction and coordination on food security, nutrition and social protection through enhanced information systems, knowledge management, and public-private and south-south partnerships.

WFP is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce. WFP has zero tolerance for sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, abuse of authority or discrimination. All selected candidates will, undergo rigorous reference and background checks. 

No appointment under any kind of contract will be offered to members of the UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ), International Civil Service Commission (ICSC), FAO Finance Committee, WFP External Auditor, WFP Audit Committee, Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) and other similar bodies within the United Nations system with oversight responsibilities over WFP, both during their service and within three years of ceasing that service.