Consultant for Child-Related Budget Tags
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Sri Lanka
May 30, 2025
Full-timeMay 30, 2025
World Food Programme (WFP) About
Founded in 1961 and assisting 80 million people in around 80 countries each year, the World Food Programme (WFP) is the leading humanitarian organization fighting hunger worldwide, delivering food assistance in emergencies and working with communities to improve nutrition and build resilience.
WFP’s efforts focus on emergency assistance, relief and rehabilitation, development aid and special operations. Two-thirds of its work is in conflict-affected countries where people are three times more likely to be undernourished than those living in countries without conflict.
In emergencies, WFP is often first on the scene, providing food assistance to the victims of war, civil conflict, drought, floods, earthquakes, hurricanes, crop failures and natural disasters. When the emergency subsides, WFP helps communities rebuild shattered lives and livelihoods. WFP also works to strengthen the resilience of people and communities affected by protracted crises by applying a development lens in its humanitarian response.
WFP is the largest humanitarian organisation implementing school feeding programmes worldwide and has been doing so for over 50 years. Each year, WFP provides school meals to between 20 and 25 million children across 63 countries, often in the hardest-to-reach areas.
Job Description
Job Posting Organization:
The World Food Programme (WFP) is the world’s largest humanitarian organization dedicated to saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build pathways to peace, stability, and prosperity for people recovering from conflict, disasters, and the impacts of climate change. Established in 1961, WFP operates in over 80 countries, employing thousands of staff members who are committed to the mission of alleviating hunger and improving nutrition. WFP is recognized for its efforts in providing food assistance and is a Nobel Peace Prize Laureate in 2020, reflecting its significant contributions to humanitarian efforts globally. The organization emphasizes diversity and inclusion, encouraging qualified candidates from all backgrounds to apply for positions within its ranks. WFP's core values include Integrity, Collaboration, Commitment, Humanity, and Inclusion, which guide its operations and interactions with communities and partners.
Job Overview:
The Programme Policy Officer – Resilience will play a crucial role in implementing and coordinating resilience and livelihoods interventions in the Lac Province of Chad, particularly in Bol and surrounding areas. This position is essential for addressing the overlapping challenges faced by the region, including chronic food insecurity, displacement due to conflict, and climate shocks. The officer will be responsible for ensuring the quality implementation of resilience and asset-creation programs, strengthening operational planning, and fostering partnerships with local actors and authorities. The role requires a proactive approach to community engagement, ensuring that interventions are inclusive and gender-sensitive, and that they align with government strategies and humanitarian-development-peace efforts. The officer will also support monitoring and reporting activities to ensure effective program delivery and continuous improvement based on field observations and beneficiary feedback.
Duties and Responsibilities:
The Programme Policy Officer will have a comprehensive set of responsibilities, including:
Required Qualifications:
Candidates must possess an advanced university degree in International Development, Rural Development, Environmental Studies, Agronomy, Public Policy, or a related field. Strong field implementation experience is essential, particularly in partner coordination and community engagement. Familiarity with WFP tools and systems such as the Three-Pronged Approach (3PA), COMET, and SCOPE is advantageous. Candidates should demonstrate excellent interpersonal, reporting, and facilitation skills, as well as the ability to work effectively in remote and challenging environments with logistical and security constraints.
Educational Background:
An advanced university degree in relevant fields such as International Development, Rural Development, Environmental Studies, Agronomy, or Public Policy is required for this position. This educational background is crucial for understanding the complexities of resilience programming and the socio-economic factors affecting food security and community development in the Lac Province of Chad.
Experience:
The position requires strong field implementation experience, particularly in coordinating with partners and engaging communities. Candidates should have a proven track record of working in challenging environments, demonstrating the ability to adapt to logistical and security constraints while effectively delivering humanitarian assistance. Experience in monitoring and evaluation, as well as familiarity with WFP's operational frameworks, will be beneficial.
Languages:
Fluency in French is mandatory for this role, as it is the primary language of communication in the region. A working knowledge of English is desirable, particularly for coordination with international partners and stakeholders, enhancing the officer's ability to engage in broader discussions and collaborations.
Additional Notes:
This position is a Regular Consultant (Level I) role based in Bol, Chad, with a contract duration of 11 months. The role is full-time and involves significant engagement with local communities and authorities. WFP offers an attractive compensation package, which will be detailed in the Terms and Conditions section of the vacancy announcement. The organization is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities throughout the recruitment process.
The World Food Programme (WFP) is the world’s largest humanitarian organization dedicated to saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build pathways to peace, stability, and prosperity for people recovering from conflict, disasters, and the impacts of climate change. Established in 1961, WFP operates in over 80 countries, employing thousands of staff members who are committed to the mission of alleviating hunger and improving nutrition. WFP is recognized for its efforts in providing food assistance and is a Nobel Peace Prize Laureate in 2020, reflecting its significant contributions to humanitarian efforts globally. The organization emphasizes diversity and inclusion, encouraging qualified candidates from all backgrounds to apply for positions within its ranks. WFP's core values include Integrity, Collaboration, Commitment, Humanity, and Inclusion, which guide its operations and interactions with communities and partners.
Job Overview:
The Programme Policy Officer – Resilience will play a crucial role in implementing and coordinating resilience and livelihoods interventions in the Lac Province of Chad, particularly in Bol and surrounding areas. This position is essential for addressing the overlapping challenges faced by the region, including chronic food insecurity, displacement due to conflict, and climate shocks. The officer will be responsible for ensuring the quality implementation of resilience and asset-creation programs, strengthening operational planning, and fostering partnerships with local actors and authorities. The role requires a proactive approach to community engagement, ensuring that interventions are inclusive and gender-sensitive, and that they align with government strategies and humanitarian-development-peace efforts. The officer will also support monitoring and reporting activities to ensure effective program delivery and continuous improvement based on field observations and beneficiary feedback.
Duties and Responsibilities:
The Programme Policy Officer will have a comprehensive set of responsibilities, including:
- Programme Planning and Implementation: Leading and coordinating the implementation of resilience-building activities such as Food Assistance for Assets (FFA), soil and water conservation, and community infrastructure projects. Ensuring timely planning and delivery of inputs, including food/cash distributions and technical support. Supervising cooperating partners and field staff to provide technical guidance and maintain quality control.
- Community Engagement and Targeting: Overseeing community consultations and planning sessions using Community-Based Participatory Planning (CBPP) tools. Ensuring inclusive and gender-sensitive targeting of beneficiaries in collaboration with local committees. Promoting community ownership and sustainability of created assets.
- Monitoring, Learning, and Reporting: Supporting data collection and monitoring using WFP’s COMET and SCOPE systems, ensuring accurate tracking of beneficiaries and outputs. Documenting field observations, beneficiary feedback, and lessons learned for continuous improvement. Preparing field reports, situation updates, and inputs for donor reporting as required.
- Coordination and Partnerships: Representing WFP in local coordination platforms related to resilience, livelihoods, and early recovery. Liaising with government departments and UN/NGO partners to harmonize interventions and promote complementarities. Contributing to the development of joint workplans, assessments, and integrated approaches.
- Risk Management and Compliance: Monitoring security" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted #007bff !important;">security, operational, and environmental risks affecting program delivery and reporting on mitigation measures. Ensuring activities comply with WFP’s protection, gender, and environmental safeguards. Deliverables at the end of the contract will include weekly/monthly progress updates, activity implementation plans, monitoring summaries, and a final consultancy report with key recommendations.
Required Qualifications:
Candidates must possess an advanced university degree in International Development, Rural Development, Environmental Studies, Agronomy, Public Policy, or a related field. Strong field implementation experience is essential, particularly in partner coordination and community engagement. Familiarity with WFP tools and systems such as the Three-Pronged Approach (3PA), COMET, and SCOPE is advantageous. Candidates should demonstrate excellent interpersonal, reporting, and facilitation skills, as well as the ability to work effectively in remote and challenging environments with logistical and security constraints.
Educational Background:
An advanced university degree in relevant fields such as International Development, Rural Development, Environmental Studies, Agronomy, or Public Policy is required for this position. This educational background is crucial for understanding the complexities of resilience programming and the socio-economic factors affecting food security and community development in the Lac Province of Chad.
Experience:
The position requires strong field implementation experience, particularly in coordinating with partners and engaging communities. Candidates should have a proven track record of working in challenging environments, demonstrating the ability to adapt to logistical and security constraints while effectively delivering humanitarian assistance. Experience in monitoring and evaluation, as well as familiarity with WFP's operational frameworks, will be beneficial.
Languages:
Fluency in French is mandatory for this role, as it is the primary language of communication in the region. A working knowledge of English is desirable, particularly for coordination with international partners and stakeholders, enhancing the officer's ability to engage in broader discussions and collaborations.
Additional Notes:
This position is a Regular Consultant (Level I) role based in Bol, Chad, with a contract duration of 11 months. The role is full-time and involves significant engagement with local communities and authorities. WFP offers an attractive compensation package, which will be detailed in the Terms and Conditions section of the vacancy announcement. The organization is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities throughout the recruitment process.
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