Recrutement de 01 Social Protection Programme Policy Roster

Recrutement de 01 Social Protection Programme Policy Roster
Niveau d'études: Non précisé
Expérience: 3 ans
Expire le: 13-11-2023

World Food Programme
Cairo, Egypte
Opportunités de carrière : Social Protection Programme Policy Roster (Consultant Level II&III), WFP Regional Bureau Cairo (RBC) (317171)

ABOUT WFP

The UNITED NATIONS WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME (WFP) is the leading humanitarian organization savings lives and changing lives, delivering food assistance in emergencies, working with governments to strengthen national social protection and safety nets, and with communities to build resilience and help them meet their food security and nutrition needs. Powered by the passion, dedication and professionalism of our 20,000 staff worldwide, the WFP assisted 160 million people in 2023 in 120 countries.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF ASSIGNMENT

Social protection programmes are used by governments to reduce extreme poverty, hunger and inequality. Most countries have at least one social protection scheme in place, with many expanding their social protection schemes in light of recent shocks such as the COVID-19 pandemic.

As a global leader in fighting hunger and malnutrition worldwide, often in very difficult contexts, the World Food Programme (WFP) is increasingly called upon by governments to support national social protection systems, focusing on two areas: 1) To safeguard and foster food security, nutrition and associated essential needs for the most vulnerable; and 2) To help manage the risks and shocks that households face, as WFP’s areas of comparative advantage and in line with efforts towards Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Two: “End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture”.

To continue responding effectively to challenging contexts while also contributing to longer-term efforts to end hunger, WFP is in the process of strengthening its engagement in support of national social protection systems and safety nets, supporting governments with technical expertise in the development of sustainable hunger-smart and nutrition-sensitive solutions that will support progress which includes providing technical advice and operational services aligned with national social protection strategies (when available) and frameworks. Through its triple role as a technical advisor, service provider and complementary actor, WFP is supporting government efforts to improve social protections, as it works with governments to extend the coverage, comprehensiveness, adequacy and quality of national social protection systems, with the aim to ensure that all people have access, throughout their lives, to strong national social protection systems that safeguard and foster their ability to meet their food security, nutrition and associated essential needs, and to reduce and address the risks and shocks they face.

JOB PURPOSE

This Vacancy Announcement seeks to identify suitable candidates to build a “Roster of Social Protection International Consultants” for several upcoming openings for the Region. Through this roster, WFP’s Regional Bureau in Cairo for the Middle East, North Africa and Eastern Europe (RBC) is looking to support Country Offices in the region to expand their support to national social protection systems, in the context of food security, nutrition and emergency response objectives. WFP Regional Bureau in Cairo (RBC) operates in 15 countries across the region: Algeria, Armenia, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Moldova, State of Palestine, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine and Yemen. The Roster validity would be for a period of 2 years and assignment durations could be short term (1 month) to mid-term (maximum 11 months at a time).

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

Support Country Office (CO) to shape social protection engagement in the country as outlined in the CO's Country Strategic Plan (CSP):

Act as the CO social protection focal point, ensuring a strong cooperation between teams in the CO, and liaising with Regional Bureau and HQ focal points as required.
Support CO in developing the strategic direction and positioning of their engagement in specific social protection schemes and overall country social protection strategy, in line with its Country Strategic Plans, identifying opportunities for WFP's onwards engagement.
Inform CO strategic and technical programme development, fostering integration of the work of relevant technical teams (for example, vulnerability analysis, cash-based transfers, school based programmes, nutrition, emergency preparedness and response planning, IT).
Support efforts to build a policy dialogue on social protection with the host government and development partners, develop positioning and advocacy messages towards this.

Provide technical support to the Country Office on social protection and capacity strengthening

Provide technical advice on a wide range of social protection and safety nets programmes and policy issues related to analysis, the choice of objectives, activities, transfer modalities, the use of management information systems (such as for targeting, registration and, complaints and feedback mechanisms) and the development of strategies to support governments efforts to address food security and nutrition issues through national social protection systems, and make social protection systems more shock-responsive.
Enable cross-functional support to social protection efforts to integrate of the work of relevant technical teams (vulnerability analysis, cash-based transfers, school-based programmes, nutrition, emergency preparedness and response planning) with regards to making social protection more food security and nutrition-sensitive and shock responsive.
Assist government counterparts to identify and analyse policy problems and provide (or mobilize) support and technical expertise for the design and delivery of suitable social protection solutions;
Support CO efforts to develop programme proposals in line with their CSPs.
Support capacity strengthening of CO staff and government counterparts, including through engagement with social protection initiatives such as TRANSFORM.

Support partnership development with International Financial Institutions, such as the World Bank, and related government and development partners

Support CO efforts in cultivating partnership with relevant government counterparts for joint collaboration in social protection strengthening.
Support CO partnership development with development partners and International Financial Institutions such as the World Bank, including the development of a roadmap of engagement towards that and articulation of opportunities for joint collaboration in the area of social protection.
Maintain a network of related national and international professional contacts.
Identify new funding opportunities and develop funding proposals at country and regional level as relevant.
Represent WFP in policy dialogue on social protection with key actors.

Support evidence generation, capture and exchange.

Research and analyse a range of policy and operational issues to inform the development of country strategies, programmes and activities, with a specific focus on social protection and safety nets.
Enable documentation of learning from support to social protection in the country, to share and utilize internally and externally.
Support preparation and dissemination of timely analytical and critical analysis and information products or proposals for internal or external use, including support commissioning of related research as required.
Support utilization of social protection learnings from within WFP, as well as learnings from other social protection actors.

Cross-cutting issues

Take responsibility for incorporating gender perspectives in all areas of work, to ensure equal participation of women and men.
Other tasks as required and assigned by the supervisor or the senior management.

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION:

Advanced University degree in Social Sciences, Social Policy, Political Sciences, International Development, International Affairs, Economics, Public Administration, Public Policy or other field relevant to International Development assistance.

EXPERIENCE:

At least 5 - 10 years' experience in social protection implementation in low-and middle-income countries. Higher years of experience, desired.
At least 3 years' experience of working in or alongside government partners.
At least 3 years' experience in national social protection systems, including responsibility for liaising with different line ministries at national and decentralized levels.
Experience in the region is an asset.
UN or development partner experience, especially with WFP, UNICEF, World Bank is an asset.

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS:

A sound understanding of policy making processes and the ability to distil operationally relevant recommendations/ lessons for governments and other partners.
Strong capacity for analysis, learning, research, and innovation.
Capacity to foster strong cross-agency collaboration.
Strong team working skills and ethos.
Good leadership and interpersonal skills.
High degree of discretion and diplomacy.
Excellent communication skills verbally and in writing

LANGUAGES:

Working knowledge (proficiency/Level C) of English
Basic knowledge of Arabic, French or Russian would be a plus

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Candidates for Roster can express their interest for future upcoming short or mid-term (1 month to 11 months) Consultant opportunities in any of the WFP RBC countries including: in Algeria, Armenia, Egypt, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Moldova, State of Palestine, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine and Yemen.
All applications received will be reviewed and go through a selection process to asses relevant experience and qualifications. Applicants who meet the selection criteria may be contacted for further interviews or assessments and to confirm their interest and availability.
WFP offers a competitive compensation package which will be determined by the contract type and selected candidate’s qualifications and experience.
Please visit the following websites for detailed information on working with WFP. http://www.wfp.org Click on: “Our work” and “Countries” to learn more about WFP’s operations.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS
Monday 13 November 2023 (Midnight Cairo time)

Click ‘Apply’ link below to start the application process. Candidate are requested to create an account in WFP E-Recruitment system before applying.


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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.