Appel à manifestation d’intérêt : PAM recrute un(e) Chargé(e) de mission pour le programme au Gabon.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Under the guidance and direct supervision of the Regional Director and the Regional Operations and Partnerships teams, the Programme Policy Officer (National Technical Advisor) will undertake the following key responsibilities to advance the positioning of WFP with the government of Gabon and within the UN team in Gabon, particularly in programme and partnership building, monitoring and evidence generation and resource mobilization with the Government, IFIs and other development actors:
Advice and Analysis
- Provide advice to the Regional Director and to the Resident Coordinator in terms of strengthening WFP’s relationship with the Government and positioning WFP as a key actor in the humanitarian and development space.
- Proactively scan the country’s humanitarian and development landscape and identify viable opportunities for strategic engagement, to refine WFP’s value proposition and specific offerings for WFP’s strategic engagement with the Government and other actors, including IFIs, particularly in the areas of food security and nutrition analysis, emergency response, social protection, rural transformation, sustainable infrastructure and human capital development.
- Analyse the national development, budgeting and spending priorities, as well as relevant external developments and processes involving the Government and IFIs (e.g. national budgetary processes, approval of key strategic documents, and loan negotiations), to determine how WFP could support the Government with furthering its priorities and closing the funding gap.
- Provide technical advice and support to WFP and its partners on matters pertaining to food security and nutrition strategies, policies, programmes, and ensure the timely and productive use of related outputs.
Stakeholder Engagement
- Establish and maintain partnerships to identify opportunities for collaborative approaches and initiatives with Government and key development actors, including IFIs, academia, regional organisations and other UN agencies, as well as other relevant stakeholders working on development issues.
- Identify programmatic complementary approaches to the overall UNCT and especially complementarity with United Nations Rome-Based agencies.
- Consolidate evidence base to inform CCA development/adjustment and contribute to the design and strategic WFP positioning in the UNSDCF.
- Inform and support the Regional Director and the Resident coordinator as well as its technical teams on the engagement with key partners on the strategy, design, relevance and impact of programmes that can be supported by WFP to advance national development priorities.
- Provide advice on WFP’s representation and messaging in various national instances/committees /working groups (on humanitarian/development issues) and support the positioning of WFP among key external stakeholders as a UN agency with a dual humanitarian and development mandate and a trusted development partner.
- Engage with national institutions, universities and think-tanks to establish WFP as a thought leader in the country in the humanitarian and development arena.
Technical Advisory
- Provide advice and guidance on the development of programme activities, providing technical analysis, interpretation, and recommendations to enable food assistance needs to be met effectively.
- Contribute to the development of systems and tools for the monitoring and assessment of food assistance needs in line with innovative methodologies and best practice.
- Lead the development and implementation of Monitoring, Review and Evaluation plans that will provide the most relevant and strategic information to manage progress towards achieving expected results (as set out in global and regional plans), while being compliant with WFP evaluation and monitoring requirements.
- Contribute to the development and implementation of national government and interagency monitoring, reporting and evaluation frameworks.
- Position WFP through strategic partnerships and complementarities and contribute to national development goals by leveraging WFP’s global expertise and know-how in an advisory role.
- Build capacity of partners and national government to conduct food security, nutrition, markets and resilience analysis, as well as monitoring & evaluation, to effectively inform preparedness and response activities.
Key Working Relationships:
- Internal: Reports to the Regional Director. Works closely with the Country Office Management and Programme and Partnerships Teams
- External: Facilitates engagement with the Government, including relevant ministries and agencies, and key development actors, including IFIs, UN sister agencies and academia.
KEY DELIVERABLES:
- On-going strategic advice leading to game-changing support from WFP to the government.
- Increased funding for WFP’s work contributing directly to the country’s development portfolio.
- Government and development actors (including IFIs) engagement strategy including stakeholder mapping for WFP at the country level.
- Lead the implementation of the CO partnerships strategy both by supporting the Regional Director and the Reside Coordinator and by building and maintaining partnerships directly as relevant.
- Joint concept notes with the national government on areas of joint engagement.
- Advocacy documents and position papers on WFP’s development work.
- Regular stakeholder meetings and technical workshops, where relevant.
- Establish and implement an evidence generation system.
- Analysis of evidence generated and recommendations to senior management.
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
Education:
Advanced university degree (recognized by https://www.whed.net/home.php) in Public Administration, Political Science, Economics, International Development, statistics or another relevant field.
Should you not find your university degree in this link kindly note that it will be your responsibility to obtain a formal letter from your Ministry of Education stating their recognition of the university and degree.
Experience:
At least five (5) years of experience working in the public sector/ international development/ humanitarian sector for holders of an advanced university degree (Masters or higher) OR seven (7) years of experience in the same fields for holders of a first university degree).
Desired experiences and technical skills:
- Significant experience in developing relationships and ability to engage and interact effectively with staff at the Ministerial level and at the IFI Management level.
- Proven record of accomplishment in building strategic partnerships.
- Demonstrated experience in analyzing country and cultural contexts, assessing food availability, access and utilization, and exposure to risks.
- Experience with vulnerability analysis exercises.
- Prior experience with establishing/managing food security and vulnerability monitoring systems.
- Experience in programme/project design processes and coordination with internal and external stakeholders, including governments and IFIs.
- Experience working closely with academia and think tanks.
- Knowledge of WFP operations and international experience is a plus.
Languages:
Fluency (level C) in English language and French.
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Deadline for application: 13 APRIL 2023