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Deadline: 05 January 2023
The World Food Programme (WFP) is currently seeking applications from the eligible applicants for the post of in Program Policy Officer in Nairobi, Kenya. The duration of this post is 12 months.
World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide.
Key Job Responsibilities
The Program Policy Officer will perform the following functions:
- Operational Support
- Support COs in the roll-out/scale-up crop and livestock insurance programmes.
- Support improvement/diversification of livelihoods as part of integrated approach.
- Support the implementation of saving (risk retention) and credit strategies, through strengthening of Village Saving & Loans methodology (or similar).
- Provide administrative support to country offices including preparation of Terms of Reference (TORs) for service providers, review legal documents (in liaison with legal unit) in particular for insurance companies, ensure Country Offices are following guidance & recommendations in terms of procurements and reporting as well as budget monitoring.
- Partnerships and Stakeholder Engagements
- Support Country Offices (COs) and their implementing partners (Insurance companies, NGOs & government partners) in index design, and operationalizing commercially sustainable distribution channels for the delivery of index insurance products and financial inclusion services.
- Support internal and external integration of climate risk management with other interventions including; Anticipatory Action, Social protection e.t.c
- Assist in coordination of partnerships that add both programmatic and strategic value to the climate risk and agenda, and help achieve program objectives.
- Technical Support
- Provide support to WFP Country Offices (COs) and public/private stakeholders in analysis, review, validation, customization, and improvement of index insurance products.
- Liaise between technical service providers, WFP partners and WFP country offices to deliver required technical assistance.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicant must have:
- Advanced University degree in Business Administration, Agriculture, Economics International relations, Development studies, Climate Studies, Social sciences, Environmental science, or related field, or First University degree with additional years of work experience.
- Minimum of (1) year of relevant postgraduate professional experience.
- 5 year’s of work experience on climate and resilience focused programs with close linkage to public private partnerships.
- 5 year’s of related advocacy and communications work experience and/or training/courses.
- Ability to work independently in a timely and organized manner.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to work in a team and establish effective working relationships with persons of different national and cultural backgrounds and multi-task as needed.
- Fluency in English (writing and speaking) is required.
- Intermediate knowledge of French is an added advantage.
- Nationality of Kenya.
How to Apply
Applicants must submit applications through online process.
For more information, visit WFP.
