October 11th, 2022 at 11:16 am
Project Coordinator Programme Policy Officer at World Food Programme
The office of the United Nations World Food Programme invites applications from suitable candidates to fill the Vacancy below.
- Job Title: Programme Policy Officer (Project Coordinator)
- Duration: 12 months renewable
- Post Grade: NOA
- Duty Station: Accra
BACKGROUND
WFP is partnering with the Rockefeller Foundation (RF) for a 25 years (September 2022- February 2024) USD 10 million programme, titled Catalyzing good food through school feading and food-based programs.
The overarching goal of this project is to improve the nutritional quality of diets, food-based safety net sustainability, equity of rational food systems, and positive economic impact for local communities.
JOB PURPOSE:
Under the overall supervision of the Deputy Country Drector and technical supervision by the Head of Social Protection in Accra, the Programme Policy Officer Project Coordinator will be expected to perform the following duties
MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Provide effective leadership for project management and implementation and ensure the achievement of project results as per the project document
- With the support of the project staff, prepare and review detailed annual and quarterly project work plans
- Participate in the recruitment of project stafnational consultants and international consutants
- Ensure effective collaboration with WFP Regional Bureaus technical officers and HQ, in particular.
- The School Based Programming (SBP), Nutrition, Supply Chair/Food Safety and Quality, Smallholder Agriculture Market Support (SAMS) and gender, to enable the alignment and integration of the project with their strategic objectives and targets
- Ensure coordination within the Country Office (CO) team, particularly school feeding, nutrition, food safety and quality, supply chain and logistics Facilitate the deployment of regional and headquarter missions to support the project activites as per the workplan
- Lead the development of a monitoring and evaluation plan and ensure that project indicators are applied and tracked
- In colaboration with the Private Sector Division in Partnerships (PPF), prepare project progress reports, including annual report as required by Head Quarters (HQ) and the donor.
- Act as the main point of contact for Rockefeller and the Coalition initatives that might be connected to the project and participate in regional and/or global workshops or meetings
- Establish positive and efficient working relationship with provincial and national level staff of the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Gender Children and Social Protection, Ministry of Heath and other strategic Goverment structures that are crucial to this project to ensure goverment ownership for the outcomes of this project, their involvement at every stage of development and implementation and help to connect the government with the broader school feeding strategy of the CO and the transition plans.
- Establish positive and efficient colaboration with the schools/communities, the private sector and the civil society that have a stake in the project implementation.
- Support the development of an advocacy strategy plan to support shift at policy level, help coordinate research and evaluation conducted by extemal partner and help communicate impacts, barriers and gaps
- Represent the organisation in meetings with government counterparts partners and other project stakeholders as delegated by the CO 14. Perform any other dutes as provided from time to time
Minimum Academic Qualifications
- Advanced university degree in one of the following disciplines: agricultural economy, agricultural and rural development, nutrition project management, education, food processing, safety and quality, M&E, development studies, gander studies or other related fields.
Desired Experiences for Entry into the role:
- A minimum of two (2) years of postgraduate progressive professional experience in coordination and project management.
- Previous experience in managing projects on school feeding, food procurement and supply chain, value-chain development, nutrition, food technology or related fields.
- The ability to coordinate mult-stakeholders is a mult-cultural environment is an important asset
Language: Fluency and good command of the English language is essential
How to Apply for Project Coordinator Programme Policy Officer at World Food Programme
To submit your application, click on the link below and complete all relevant fields on the online application form.
Qualified Female Candidates are encouraged to apply
People living with disability are also encouraged to apply
Only shortlisted candidates meeting the criteria will be contacted
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