Вакансія: Programme Policy Officer SC-8

Всесвітня продовольча програма (ВПП ООН) – це гуманітарна організація ООН, яка надає продовольчу допомогу у вигляді грошової допомоги, сертифікатів або продуктів харчування громадам, що постраждали від війни. Всесвітня продовольча програма (ВПП) працює в понад 123 країнах і територіях, щоб доставляти життєво необхідну їжу людям, які залишилися переміщеними внаслідок конфлікту та знедоленими внаслідок катастроф. Крім того, ВПП допомагає окремим особам і громадам знайти кардинальні рішення для багатьох проблем, з якими вони стикаються, будуючи краще майбутнє. 

• Vacancy Announcement n°: JR107587
• Type of Contract: Service Contract 
• Unit / Division: Programme Unit / WFP Ukraine   
• Duty Station: Dnipro (with substantial duty travels to Kharkiv (up to 80%))
• Duration: 12 months (renewable) 
• Closing date: 15 December, midnight (Eastern European Time) 

Why work with WFP Ukraine?  

The war in Ukraine has had drastic consequences, both for people inside the country and for those around the world who depend on its food supplies. The war has caused immense suffering for civilians, displaced families, and disrupted supply chains and food production. It has caused one of the fastest forced population movements since the Second World War. Close to 6 million Ukrainians are still living as refugees across Europe, and almost 3.3 million are internally displaced. Many have lost their homes and livelihoods. As food production and supply lines are disrupted by fighting, many families in the east and south of Ukraine do not have reliable access to nutritious food. 

WFP uses a combination of food and cash assistance to support communities affected by the war. This includes working with local partners to distribute food boxes in areas near the frontline and providing cash transfers in locations where people have access to banks and markets to buy food. Since March 2022, WFP has distributed food and cash assistance equivalent to 3.01 billion meals to people displaced and affected by the war. 

At WFP Ukraine, we offer a wide range of benefits and entitlements and favorable working conditions for Service Contract holders. Some of them are: 

•  Competitive salaries per job level 
•  Pension contribution added to net salary 
•  Medical insurance with the possibility to enroll eligible dependents 
•  Applicable danger pay (revised on a quarterly basis) 
•  Annual leave – 30 days per year 
•  18 weeks of parental leave for birth mothers and 4 weeks of parental leave for non-birth parent 
•  1 day per week remote working option within the duty station (subject to conditions) 
•  Accessible premises & reasonable accommodation  
•  Learning & development opportunities 

The war in Ukraine has had drastic consequences, both for people inside the country and for those around the world who depend on its food supplies. The war has caused immense suffering for civilians, displaced families, and disrupted supply chains and food production. It has caused one of the fastest forced population movements since the Second World War. Close to 6 million Ukrainians are still living as refugees across Europe, and almost 3.3 million are internally displaced. Many have lost their homes and livelihoods. As food production and supply lines are disrupted by fighting, many families in the east and south of Ukraine do not have reliable access to nutritious food. 

How can you make a difference? 

In this position, you will have to:   

1. Conduct the assessments, community engagement and follow up on livelihoods of local communities, households and smallholder farmers as required to progress the demining project.

2. Contribute to rapid market assessments as needed and under the guidance of the Country office Livelihood programme.

3. Under the guidance of the Kharkiv Programme officer, research and analyze policy and operational issues to support implementation projects in Kharkiv, in the development of policies, programmes and activities. Provide project management support, including the use of financial resources, to the assigned resilience and livelihood projects, ensuring a coordinated approach with other programmes.

4. 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.

5. Liaise with internal and external counterparts, in particular to the Government, to ensure effective collaboration, monitor ongoing projects and highlight potential risks to project delivery.

6. Support the identification, development and management of potential partnerships to collaborative working leading to improve restoring livelihoods in the rural communities through mine action.

7. Conduct regular field visits to the areas assigned to the WFP mine action operator and other parties and provide recommendations based on the mission outcomes.

8. Support the capacity building of cooperating partners and local authorities within the specific technical area, providing them guidance and consultations on the operational activities.

9. Produce timely feedback to the community members on project implementation and monitoring, including issues, challenges, implementation timelines and decisions made by the WFP project team in accordance with agreed protocols.

10. Any other related tasks.

To join us in saving lives, changing lives, you will have: 

Education: Advanced University degree in the following disciplines: international relations, political/social science, security management, business administration, economics or management is desirable.  

Experience: At least one year of relevant professional postgraduate working experience in international humanitarian NGOs, civil service, government, social impact organizations and/or similar corporations.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Has contributed to wider implementation of programmes/livelihoods interventions. Has assisted or developed policy discussions.
• Project management or research experience.
• Good communication and negotiation skills.
• Data analysis skills.
• Good reporting and writing skills.
• Understanding and knowledge of the Kharkiv context (agricultural nature of the region, awareness of the context of conflict in the region) is desirable.
• Experience with other UN agencies or mine action INGOs/NGOs would be an asset.

Language: Fluency (level C) in both in English and Ukrainian languages. 

Before you apply… 

WFP seeks candidates of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our humanitarian principles. 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.  

We aim to achieve parity and inclusion in our teams in Ukraine.  

WFP is dedicated to fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion. Our recruitment process is inclusively crafted to welcome candidates of all backgrounds, celebrating diversity and ensuring a respectful environment for all. We aim for an accessible and fair recruitment journey. Should you need any reasonable accommodations or have accessibility concerns, please reach out to us confidentially at [email protected]. 

How do you apply… 

To be considered, you are invited to apply via WFP’s recruitment portal. CV and cover letter must be submitted in English language. 

Only those who are short-listed candidates will be contacted for the next steps of our recruitment process.  

We also encourage you to create your candidate profile and set up WFP job alerts to learn more about all the opportunities available to join us and make a difference in the lives of the people we serve.