Programme Policy Officer

World Food Programme

Kampala, Uganda

To support all Operational Information Management and Performance Reporting (OIM & PR) activities and contribute to the establishment and presentation of standard and consistent operating picture of WFP operations and associated results that facilitate informed and timely decision-making at all levels throughout the organisation.

Key Accountabilities:

  • Ensure that standard OIM & PR procedures and templates are followed to drive the quality, consistency and standardisation of information management and performance reporting across WFP.
  • Collate relevant information and data from media and local internal and external sources to facilitate and maximize the exchange of information and data flow between functional area networks in WFP, to provide operational awareness and understanding of events that may have humanitarian and/or operational impact.
  • Collate and assist in the dissemination of political and humanitarian analysis pertaining to WFP current or future responses and donor policies, trends and preferences to ensure country specific input to WFP's operational reporting.
  • Collate, analyse and communicate the 'Essential Elements of Information', pertaining to the operational environment and available human, financial and physical assets in order to facilitate access to timely and accurate information used at country level.
  • Contribute to the implementation and further development of the SPR Intelligent Next Generation system (SPRING). Support the preparation of Standard Project Reports (SPRs) for the Annual Reporting Exercise in collaboration with the country office programme, monitoring & evaluation, logistics and resource management functions by coordinating to ensure coherence and quality of performance information.

Organisational Capabilities:

Purpose:

  • Understand and communicate the Strategic Objectives: Understands WFP’s Strategic Objectives and the link to own work objectives.
  • Be a force for positive change: Flexibly adapts individual contributions to accommodate changes in direction from supervisors and internal/external changes (such as evolving needs of beneficiaries, new requirements of partners).
  •  Make the mission inspiring to our team: Recognizes and shares with team members the ways in which individual contributions relate to WFP’s mission.
  •  Make our mission visible in everyday actions: Sets own goals in alignment with WFP’s overall operations, and is able to communicate this link to others.

People:

  • Look for ways to strengthen people's skills: Assesses own strengths and weaknesses to increase self-awareness, and includes these in conversations on own developmental needs.
  •  Create an inclusive culture: Participates in open dialogue, and values the diverse opinion of others, regardless of background, culture, experience, or country assignment.
  •  Be a coach & provide constructive feedback: Proactively seeks feedback and coaching to build confidence, and develop and improve individual skills.
  •  Create an “I will”/”We will” spirit: Participates in accomplishing team activities and goals in the face of challenging circumstances.

Performance:

  • Encourage innovation & creative solutions: Shows willingness to explore and experiment with new ideas and approaches in own work.
  •  Focus on getting results: Consistently delivers results within individual scope of work on time, on budget and without errors.
  •  Make commitments and make good on commitments: Commits to upholding individual accountabilities and responsibilities in the face of ever-changing country or functional priorities.
  •  Be Decisive: Makes rational decisions about individual activities when faced with uncertain circumstances, including in times of ambiguity regarding information or manager direction.

Partnership:

  • Connect and share across WFP units: Seeks to understand and adapt to internal or cross-unit teams’ priorities and preferred working styles.
  •  Build strong external partnerships: Demonstrates ability to understand and appropriately respond to and/or escalate needs of external partners.
  •  Be politically agile & adaptable: Portrays an informed and professional demeanor toward internal and external partners and stakeholders.
  •  Be clear about the value WFP brings to partnerships: Provides operational support on analyses and assessments that quantifies and demonstrates WFP’s unique value as a partner.

Standard Minimum Qualifications:

Education:

  • University degree in Political Science, Economics, Statistics, Information Management Systems, Computer Science, or Journalism, Business Management, Social Sciences or other relevant field.

Experience:

  • At least seven years or more of professional experience as an OIM/R officer or in a related functional role.
  •  In-depth knowledge of WFP processes, systems and OIM/R requirements is a merit.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills, able to clearly articulate insights to external stakeholders and stakeholders within WFP;
  • Strong understanding of OIM/R concepts and principals with a broad knowledge of best practices, techniques and processes;
  • Strong analytical skills with the ability to analyse and interpret information and draw out the key messages;
  • Capacity to produce high quality products when working under pressure and with competing deadlines;
  • Ability to work in a team and establish effective working relations with persons of different national and cultural backgrounds;
  • High capacity for organization and cross-functional coordination, as well as an ability to work with a high degree of independence in a team environment;
  • Ability to adjust own communication style to different internal and external audiences and purposes;
  • Ability to lead, motivate and develop less experienced/more junior staff.

Knowledge & Skills:

  • Strong written and oral communication skills, including  substantive analysis and report writing skills.
  • Knowledge of, or the ability to quickly assimilate,  UN/WFP  specific processes and systems.

Language:

  • International Professional: Fluency (level C) in English language