Programme Policy Officer, Value Chain Expert

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

3 December 2024-23:59-GMT+01:00 Central European Time (Rome)

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JOB TITLE: Programme Policy Officer, Value Chain Expert

TYPE OF CONTRACT: Regular Consultant, Level II

UNIT/DIVISION: PPGR Climate and Resilience

DUTY STATION (City, Country): Rome, Italy

DURATION: 11 months

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT:
WFP's demand for food and food system services can be a direct and indirect driver of achieving zero hunger, contributing to inclusive agricultural growth and sustainable social and economic transformation. Supporting market systems and local and regional food procurement, including smallholders’ procurement, can significantly strengthen smallholder livelihoods. Combining this with activities that support value chain actors such as farmers, farmer organizations, processing groups, aggregators and traders can have a long-term impact on the sustainability, resilience and inclusiveness of food systems. WFP has revised its Smallholder Agricultural Market Support (SAMS) framework, with the design of SAMS projects now to be informed by WFP's value chain analysis and development methodology to support the design of more integrated climate and resilience programming.

Under the direct supervision of the SAMS team leader and overall leadership of the Programme Themes and Integration Unit team leader, the incumbent will provide strategic advice and technical support to roll-out of value chain analysis methodologies and toolkits and to design of pro-smallholders’ value chain development interventions. This work will require collaborations with the Food System coordination unit, the Nutrition unit and various workstreams under PPGR.

ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Provide technical support to further promote the use of the methodology for value chain analysis and development adapted to WFP’s objectives and operational environment.

2. Contribute to writing the strategy leading to the further implement the value chain analysis and development methodology, including budget and required resources for roll-out in country offices and capacity strengthening of WFP field staff.

3. Identify and consult partners and research centres with expertise in value chain analysis and development to consolidate existing knowledge and tested methodologies. Similarly, identify and analyse existing methodologies for value chain assessment and development in other WFP areas.

4. Provide technical advice on programme, policy and SAMS issues including assessment, analysis and initiatives towards the development of local and regional value chains, ensuring alignment with wider programme policies and guidelines.

5. Within the specific area of responsibility, prepare a variety of elaborated reports and substantial data analysis, intervention design and make recommendations to supervisors, ensuring deliverables adhere to corporate standards and quality control.

6. Advice and support the development of functional training in areas of expertise to enhance the capacity of WFP staff and relevant partners.

7. Support the team in related activities ensuring alignment with WFP and wider UN strategic direction.

8. Coordinate and liaise with internal counterparts on a range of complex matters to enable effective collaboration, implementation and monitoring of ongoing project activities

9. Other duties as required.

DELIVERABLES AT THE END OF THE CONTRACT:

- Promote Value Chain Analysis and development Methodology: Promote the value chain analysis and