Programme Policy Officer (Nutrition) United Nations at WFP Tanzania

Programme Policy Officer (Nutrition)

• remote type Fully Present
• locations Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, The United Rep.
• time type Full time
• job requisition id JR103367

Programme Policy Officer (Nutrition) United Nations at WFP August 2024

WFP
celebrates and embraces diversity. It is committed to the principle of
equal employment opportunity for all its employees and encourages
qualified candidates to apply irrespective of race, colour, national
origin, ethnic or social background, genetic information, gender, gender
identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, HIV
status or disability.

Are you
interested in further developing your professional experience while
contributing to ending global hunger? Are you passionate about helping
those in need? Would you like to join a global organization investing in
its people?

If so, an exciting & fulfilling career awaits
you!!! Join our diverse and passionate team that works on varied and
international projects directly contributing to saving & changing
millions of lives around the globe.

ABOUT WFP
The
United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), a highly prestigious,
reputable & 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).

BACKGROUND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT:
The
United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is the world’s largest
humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide with a mission to help the
world achieve Zero Hunger. Every day, WFP works worldwide to ensure
that no child goes to bed hungry and that the poorest and most
vulnerable, particularly women and children, can access the nutritious
food they need.

In July 2022, WFP Tanzania started implementation
of its five-year country strategic plan (CSP, 2022-2027). The CSP
through its Strategic Outcome 2 will support the Government of Tanzania
(Mainland and Zanzibar) to ensure that vulnerable populations consume
more diversified and nutrient-rich diets and have improved access to
nutrition, health and education services that contribute to human
capital development. Thus, WFP will support the Government to address
all forms of malnutrition among vulnerable groups in line with national
priorities and plans such as the National Multi-sectoral Nutrition
Action Plan (NMNAP II); strengthen the implementation of school feeding
and other complementary school-based (health and nutrition) programmes;
contribute to the national HIV response and to equitable, inclusive and
sustainable food systems in Tanzania.
This position is based in Dar es Salaam and reports to Head of Nutrition.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive, within delegated authority):
Programme design, implementation and guidance

• Contribute
  to the development of nutrition, HIV and school feeding/ school-based
  programmes, food systems programmes, projects, and activities, plans and
  processes, ensuring alignment with national priorities, United Nations
  Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF), and wider
  nutrition, HIV, school feeding and food systems policies and guidance.
• Provide
  project management support to specific and defined nutrition, HIV,
  school feeding, food systems projects and activities, ensuring a
  coordinated approach with wider programmes/projects that complies with
  WFP standards and procedures.
• Provide technical and strategic
  advice on programme design for nutrition-specific and sensitive
  programming, including assessment and analysis, the choice of relevant
  objectives, activities (including community engagement), transfer
  modalities, and commodities to maximise impact on nutrition outcomes.
• Support
  to coordinate preparatory activities, implementation, monitoring of new
  programmes, projects, and activities including consultations,
  assessments, identifying stakeholders and establishing partnerships.
• Provide
  technical support to and facilitate engagement with national, regional,
  and local governments in the implementation of national nutrition, HIV
  and school feeding priorities including NMNAP II, National School
  Feeding Guidelines and Implementation Plan, Zanzibar School Feeding
  Guidelines, Tanzania’s Food Systems Pathways, enhancing the visibility
  of WFP’s support.
• Promote, identify and facilitate Government
  and community ownership of programmes and strengthened integration of
  nutrition, HIV and school feeding interventions in Government’s
  programmes and across the CSP.
• Support to ensure close follow up
  on activities under various agreements with Government institutions,
  NGOs, private sector etc. for high quality and timely implementation and
  reporting, identify bottlenecks and highlight potential risks to
  project delivery and address them timely with project focal points.
• Support
  the capacity building of WFP staff, partners, and national government
  to prepare for and respond to nutrition, HIV and school feeding needs
  including on specific thematic areas such as social and behaviour
  change, food fortification, school menu planning, HIV-sensitive social
  protection, food systems.
• Support thematic leads, unit focal points and heads on nutrition integration in WFP-supported programmes, projects, activities.
• Contribute
  to emergency preparedness and response actions, providing technical
  recommendations on contingency planning, risk analysis and early warning
  related to nutrition risks for Tanzanians and refugee communities.

Evidence generation, resource mobilization, partnerships and reporting

• Support
  to develop and coordinate nutrition, HIV, school-based programmes, and
  food systems related data gathering and monitoring and assessments
  (including for refugees) ensuring that rigorous quality standards are
  maintained.
• Support to track and analyse nutrition, HIV,
  school-based programmes, food systems data (including for refugees) and
  contribute to the preparation of accurate and timely reporting on
  nutrition, HIV, school-based programmes, and food systems activities
  that enables informed decision making and consistency of information
  presented to stakeholders.
• Contribute to or draft briefs,
  talking points, policy papers, and other relevant strategic materials
  for country office management, regional or headquarters’ use.
• Support
  advocacy efforts and the generation of reliable data, analysis, and
  evidence to inform policy, programming, and strengthen monitoring of
  routine data and evaluation of nutrition activities in close
  collaboration with the M&E unit.
• Actively contribute to
  resource mobilisation for nutrition, HIV, school-based programmes, food
  systems including identifying funding opportunities, drafting concept
  notes, funding proposals, corporate and donor reports.
• Actively
  participate and/or represent WFP and contribute to national or United
  Nations system cross-sectoral groups such as UNSDCF, joint programmes
  and platforms on nutrition, HIV, school feeding and food systems in
  Tanzania Mainland and Zanzibar. This includes the UNSDCF outcome
  discussions, development partners group for nutrition, education, AIDS
  and cross-cutting issues, Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Business Network
  and the NMNAPII and School Feeding coordination thematic/ technical
  working groups.
• Support to strengthen the SUN Business Network in Tanzania in WFP’s capacity as co-convenor.
• Support
  the identification of potential public and private sector strategic and
  operational partners and partnership negotiations and strengthen
  existing partnerships in the area of nutrition, HIV, school-based
  programmes, and food systems.
• Act as the Knowledge Management
  Focal Point and in collaboration with the Communications unit, generate
  regular communication pieces.
• Perform any other tasks as required.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
Education:

• Advanced University degree in Public Health Nutrition, Nutrition, Public Health or other related fields.

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Language:

• Fluency (level C) in English language and Swahili Language.

DESIRED EXPERIENCES FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROLE

• Minimum of three years experience working in nutrition, HIV, school feeding and/or public health related activities.
• Minimum
  of two years of experience in managing nutrition, HIV, food systems,
  school feeding programmes and contributing to the development of related
  policies, strategies, guidelines, manuals and budgets.
• Experience in working with governments and private sector on nutrition, HIV, school feeding and food systems programmes.
• Experience
  in conducting nutrition, HIV, food systems, and school feeding
  assessments, analysing data and drafting recommendations for designing
  appropriate programme interventions.
• Experience in collaborating
  with partners to strategically increase the awareness of nutrition,
  HIV, school feeding, food systems policies, strategies and/or programmes
  and managing government and non-government including private sector
  partnerships.
• Experience in resource mobilisation activities for
  nutrition, HIV, school feeding and food systems including writing
  funding proposals.
• Experience in drafting communication briefs/pieces on nutrition, HIV, school feeding and food systems.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:

• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Excellent writing and presentation skills.
• Strong anlytical skills, innovative and creative thinking.
• Versatile and flexible team player.
• Ability to work within a team.
• Ability to work independently with minimum supervision.

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REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION
WFP
is dedicated to fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion. Our
recruitment process is inclusively crafted to welcome candidates of all
backgrounds, celebrating diversity and ensuring a respectful environment
for all. We aim for an accessible and fair recruitment journey. Should
you need any reasonable accommodations or have accessibility concerns,
please reach out to us confidentially at global.inclusion@wfp.org. Our
DEI team is here to ensure your full participation in our recruitment
process.

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REMINDERS BEFORE YOU SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION

• We
  strongly recommend that your profile is accurate, complete, and
  includes your employment records, academic qualifications, language
  skills and UN Grade (if applicable).
• Once your profile is completed, please apply, and submit your application.
• Please make sure you upload your professional CV in the English language
• Kindly note the only documents you will need to submit at this time are your CV and Cover Letter
• Additional
  documents such as passport, recommendation letters, academic
  certificates, etc. may potentially be requested at a future time
• Please contact us at wfprecruitment@wfp.org in case you face any challenges with submitting your application
• Only shortlisted candidates will be notified

All
employment decisions are made on the basis of organizational needs, job
requirements, merit, and individual qualifications. WFP is committed to
providing an inclusive work environment free of sexual exploitation and
abuse, all forms of discrimination, any kind of harassment, sexual
harassment, and abuse of authority. Therefore, all selected candidates
will undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

No
appointment under any kind of contract will be offered to members of the
UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions
(ACABQ), International Civil Service Commission (ICSC), FAO Finance
Committee, WFP External Auditor, WFP Audit Committee, Joint Inspection
Unit (JIU) and other similar bodies within the United Nations system
with oversight responsibilities over WFP, both during their service and
within three years of ceasing that service.
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