Position: Program Policy Officer (Recent Job)

Job Description

• Contribute towards the development of a wide variety of projects, plans and processes, ensuring alignment with wider programme policies and guidance.
• Provide project management support to specific and defined programmes and projects of considerable size/complexity, ensuring a coordinated approach with wider programmes that complies with WFP standards and procedures.
• Ensure strong communication with sub-offices, so that SO staff are well informed about the work of Programme Unit and related WFP business.
• Research and analyse a range of policy and operational issues to inform the development of policies, programmes and activities.
• Contribute to the preparation of accurate and timely reporting on programmes and activities that enable informed decision making and consistency of information presented to stakeholders.

Job Specification

• Has taken leadership of implementing programmes;
• Has provided input into policy discussions and decisions;
• Has experience in liaising with government partners, has good negotiation skills and ability to communicate effectively and is a team player;
• Has excellent drafting and writing skills using grammatically correct English;
• Has ability to manage programmes and /or operations;
• Has ability to prepare analytical work;

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