Programme Policy Officer

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19 October 2026-23:59-GMT+01:00 Central European Time (Rome)

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JOB TITLE: Programme Policy Officer (Smallholder Agricultural Market Support)
TYPE OF CONTRACT: Short-term
UNIT/DIVISION: Climate and Resilience Service (PRGR)
DUTY STATION (City, Country): Rome, Italy
DURATION: 2 months

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT:

The Smallholder Agricultural and Market Support (SAMS) team provides strategic and technical support and guidance to Country Offices and Regional Bureaux to design and implement programmes that facilitate smallholder farmers’ access to markets, contributing to the development of agricultural value chains. After the 2024 reorganization, the SAMS team was incorporated into the Climate & Resilience (C&R) Service, that integrates policy, programme and technical services on climate action, livelihoods, and resilience.

Under the direct supervision of the SAMS team lead, the Programme and Policy Officer will provide strategic and operational support to COs implementing SAMS activities, throughout the formulation and implementation of Country Strategic Plans.

Under the supervision of the C&R Evidence & Learning team lead, the incumbent will also perform monitoring and performance management activities for the Service, including, but not limited to, for SAMS programmes.

ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

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2. In collaboation with the Analysis, Planning and Performance Division, lead the development, improvement and field adoption of corporate monitoring tools for C&R programmes in the framework of the Corporate Results Framewrok (CRF) (2022-2025), through development of indicators’ guidance and data collection tools and delivery of webinars/training sessions.

   
   

3. Contribute to the positioning of C&R programmes in the new CRF (2026-2029): contributing to the development of Line of Sight, C&R corporate indicators and business rules.

   
   

4. Provide guidance and advice to COs and HQ C&R Programme teams to properly reflect C&R results in their CSP packages and ACRs. Build the capacity of Regional Offices’ staff to review CSP logframes and ensure inclusion of relevant CRF elements (tags, indicators, markers etc.). Ensure timely and quality inclusion of corporate indicators’ target and actual values in COMET, by supporting C&R programme teams and field staff.

   
   

5. Contribute to the improvement and development of project-related monitoring frameworks and tools for SAMS, post-harvest management and local and regional food procurement (LRFP).

   
   

6. Contribute to the update and dissemination of the LRFP guidance