Overview
The Programme Policy Officer (Programme Enablers) will supervise teams, provide technical and strategic guidance, and lead cross-functional coordination to enable the design and implementation of the Country Strategic Plan activities.
Key Responsibilities
- Supervise Cash-Based Transfers (CBT), Identity Management (IDM) and Operational Partnerships (OP) teams.
- Provide technical and strategic guidance to CBT, IDM and OP teams.
- Lead cross-functional coordination for CSP activity design and implementation.
- Act as escalation point for Field Offices for complex query resolution.
- Act as Data Protection Lead in Pemba Area Office.
- Lead timely implementation of audit and oversight recommendations.
- Provide guidance to the CBT Team and participate in the internal Cash Working Group.
- Establish and maintain operational and strategic partnerships with external stakeholders.
- Identify learning needs and develop training modules.
- Analyze data to inform decision making and contribute to reporting.
- Lead the elaboration of strategies and plans to operationalize CBT and IDM approaches.
- Perform other tasks as needed.
Required Experience
- At least 5 years of relevant postgraduate professional experience in humanitarian and/or development work with international organizations or equivalent private sector experience.
- Field experience in emergency operations (especially if implemented through CBT), beneficiary data management, and cooperating partners management.
- Actively supported and engaged in medium to large scale emergency operations.
- Led or participated in programme implementation within a mid-size, moderately complex country or equivalent environment.
- Experience working across programme and policy function, leading emergency as well as resilience building programmes, and initiatives to operationalize the humanitarian development and peace nexus.
- Gained experience in field operations, preferably in hardship duty stations.
- Led a mid-size to large team to ensure the effective delivery of objectives.
- Experience working in collaboration with a diverse array of humanitarian actors.
- Led a country/area office programme team or a component of a country office programme portfolio.
Qualifications
University degree preferably in a relevant field (international relations, management, business administration, Information Technology, humanitarian assistance, political science, or another relevant field) or relevant professional experience.
