Programme Policy Officer (Lebanese Response) - Fixed Term Contract - NOA

Job Description

Organizational backgroundAssisting 91.4 million people in 83 countries each year, the World Food Programme (WFP) is the leading humanitarian organization saving lives and changing lives, delivering food assistance in emergencies and working with communities to improve nutrition and build resilience.As the international community has committed to end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition by 2030, one in nine people worldwide still do not have enough to eat. Food and food-related assistance lie at the heart of the struggle to break the cycle of hunger and poverty.In Lebanon, WFP works to support approximately 2.1 million vulnerable Lebanese and refugees across various activities. 1.6 M vulnerable Lebanese and refugees are assisted with various cash modalities to cover food and other basic needs. In addition, WFP also supports half a million Lebanese under the emergency response plan using an in-kind modality and is planning to further expand the response and add a multipurpose cash component.??Key Responsibilities (not all-inclusive, nor exhaustive):Within delegated authority and under the direct supervision of Program Policy Officer Lebanese Response, the incumbent will be responsible for the following duties:

• Support the day-to-day implementation of WFP?s general food distributions programme activities in area of responsibility, in coordination with the Field Offices and Country Office team.
• Liaise with internal counterparts to ensure effective collaboration, monitor ongoing projects.
• Contribute to the preparation of accurate and timely reporting on WFP?s general food distribution?s programme and activities that enable informed decision making and consistency of information presented to stakeholders.
• Follow data gathering and monitoring systems ensuring that rigorous quality standards are maintained.
• Research and analyse policy and operational issues to support senior colleagues in the development of policies, programmes and activities.
• Support the identification, development and management of potential partnerships to collaborative working leading to improved food assistance packages.
• Support the capacity building of WFP staff, cooperating partners and national government to prepare for and respond to food assistance needs, e.g. through project management support of learning initiatives.
• Ensure that the WFP programme cycle incorporates gender and protection analysis, age and gender-disaggregated data, and gender-transformative activities.
• Assist in reviewing and monitoring general food distribution interventions, document lessons learnt, advantages and challenges.
• Assist in establishing and refining Standard Operating Procedures, internal controls and procedures for effective delivery of assistance.
• Liaise with Monitoring and Evaluation unit and Communication focal points to analyse feedback from beneficiaries and provide appropriate responses.
• Support on the annual, quarterly and monthly country office?plans of distributions for the Lebanese response in coordination with other units , the Field Offices, the Supply chain and the, Budget and planning units, and follow up on monthly plans of distributions.
• Perform other tasks as required.

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