Programme Policy Officer

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

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

ABOUT WFP

The World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian organization saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace, stability and prosperity, for people recovering from conflict, disasters and the impact of climate change.

At WFP, people are at the heart of everything we do and the vision of the future WFP workforce is one of diverse, committed, skilled, and high performing teams, selected on merit, operating in a healthy and inclusive work environment, living WFP's values (Integrity, Collaboration, Commitment, Humanity, and Inclusion) and working with partners to save and change the lives of those WFP serves.

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WHY JOIN WFP?- WFP is a 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.- WFP offers a highly inclusive, diverse, and multicultural working environment.- WFP invests in the personal & professional development of its employees through a range of training, accreditation, coaching, mentorship, and other programs as well as through internal mobility opportunities.- A career path in WFP provides an exciting opportunity to work across the various country, regional and global offices around the world, and with passionate colleagues who work tirelessly to ensure that effective humanitarian assistance reaches millions of people across the globe.- We offer an attractive compensation package (please refer to the Terms and Conditions section of this vacancy announcement).

ORGANISATIONAL CONTEXT
Assisting more than 100 million people in over 80 countries each year, the World Food Programme (WFP) is the leading humanitarian food security organisation - saving and changing lives, delivering food assistance in emergencies, and working with communities to improve nutrition and build resilience. To achieve its mandate, WFP must ensure that it reaches the right people and that it manages its relationship with those individuals and their communities in a responsible, accountable, and effective manner.
The Analysis, Planning, and Performance (APP) Division is instrumental in advancing WFP’s Zero Hunger mandate by placing high-quality evidence at the core of strategic and operational decision-making, resource mobilization, and accountability. This approach ensures that operations are not only efficient and cost-effective but also transparent and responsive to the needs of beneficiaries. APP works to ensure that decision-making within WFP is grounded in credible, relevant, and timely data. This is achieved through a structured approach that spans the full programme lifecycle, from conducting initial assessments that inform programme design to monitoring outcomes for ongoing projects. APP’s services provide critical support in data-driven decision-making, strategic resource mobilization, accountable programme management, and integrated service delivery—ensures that APP not only meets its recurring responsibilities but also enhances the overall effectiveness and impact of WFP’s mission.
Within the Assessment, Planning, and Monitoring (APP) division, the Monitoring & Feedback unit (APP-MF), works to define, develop and deliver guidance, tools, standards, and capabilities to support COs in implementing case management mechanisms that meet WFP’s CFM assurance standards.and Minimum Monitoring Requirements for Process Monitoring (PM). In particular, the team focuses on:
- Developing, and maintaining the CFM and PM standardization package that provides guidance, tools, and template in support of the operationalization of Monitoring & Feedback standards throughout the organization.- Support in-person or remote preparedness and emergency missions to set up robust CFMs and PM case management systems, able to respond to shocks.- Monitor and report on CFM’s and PM case management performance at the corporate level.- Systematising the collection, management, mixed-method analysis, and presentation of CFM and PM data with a focus on utilization to achieve improved people-centred programming.- Developing, implementing, and maintaining a digital solution package to support the intake, actioning, and resolution of CFM and PM cases.- Onboarding COs to the standard CFM and PM digital solutions to ensure harmonization of information and technical support.- Within the global assurance project, provide technical support in strengthening 31 high-risk CO’s CFMs and PM case management in line with CFM assurance standards and PM Minimum Monitoring Requirements.- Support all WFP CO’s with T1 beneficiaries to implement, scale up, or strengthen CFMs and PM case management that meet WFP assurance standards.

JOB PURPOSE
Within the Monitoring & Feedback team and under the direct supervision of the lead Digital Solutions Officer, the incumbent will provide support to COs, RBx and relevant HQ units in implementing/utilising Monitoring & Feedback digital solutions e.g.,