Overview
The Programme Policy Officer - Head of Programme will manage WFP programme implementation at field level in northern Mozambique, coordinating emergency response efforts and supporting the integration of humanitarian, development, and peace nexus approaches.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage WFP programme implementation at field level, ensuring timely and effective deployment of food assistance programmes.
- Provide support to the programme team in the AO and technical expertise to contribute to the planning, formulation and implementation of food assistance programmes.
- Ensure coordination and technical support for implementation of resilience building programmes in Cabo Delgado.
- Ensure implementation of programme activities is in line with ensuring the best use of financial resources.
- Facilitate cross-functional coordination and convene counterparts to ensure coherent, integrated, and efficient programme delivery.
- Establish and maintain operational partnerships with local government authorities and other partners.
- Represent WFP in inter-agency forums at technical level and contribute to the development of joint strategies and plans.
- Provide timely inputs for programme reports, and a variety of information products or proposals.
- Lead, motivate and develop the Area Office programme team.
- Perform other duties as required.
Required Experience
- 5 years or more of postgraduate professional experience in a relevant field of work, with a background and interest in international humanitarian development.
- Actively supported and been 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, including governments, NGOs, U.N. agencies, civil society, etc.
- Led a country/area office programme team or a component of a country office programme portfolio.
Qualifications
Advanced University degree preferably in social sciences, public administration, international law, public health, international relations/development/affairs, logistics, supply chain management, business administration or other related fields of study, or First University degree with additional years of relevant work experience and/or advanced training/courses.
