Programme Policy Officer (Cooperating Partners)- NOB

Job Description

JOB PURPOSEAs the largest humanitarian agency in the world, WFP is well-known for its ability to reach and assist crisis-affected populations including in hard-to-reach locations. WFP depends on a vast network of international and national non-governmental organizations ? normally referred to as cooperating partners (CPs) ? which play a critical role in the ?downstream? delivery of general food assistance, resilience-building activities, and other programmes.The Regional Bureau Cairo (RBC) is responsible for providing support and oversight to all WFP country offices (COs) in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. As part of this brief, RBC is responsible for ensuring that CP management practices at the country level are fully compliant with corporate standards and guidance and that any potential risks associated with partner selection and onboarding are managed appropriately.RBC is also responsible for supporting COs to advance and report against WFP?s commitments under the ?localization? stream of the Grand Bargain, which foresees increased and improved delivery via national partners.This position will take forward all of this, as well as any duties as determined by Programme Unit.To provide support to policy and programme activities that effectively meet food assistance needs.KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)Working under the direct supervision of the WFP?s Regional Head of EPR (emergency preparedness response)?and under the overall guidance of the Regional Head of Programme, the Programme Policy Officer (Cooperating Partners) will spearhead WFP?s CP management function across the entire MENA region.?Specifically, the Technical Advisor (Cooperating Partners) will be expected to:1.???Lead the rollout of new corporate tools and processes related to CP management across the region, including the WFP?s corporate guidance from 2018 covering, inter alia, call for proposals; selection process; partner induction, and partner evaluations.2.???Provide guidance to COs?(country offices) on Field Level Agreement (FLA) management, including budget negotiations, COMET data entry, distribution reports, and invoice management.3.???Provide guidance to COs on how to frame and manage contractual relationships with Governments as implementing partners, liaising closely with HQ Legal and NGO units.4.???Support COs to develop critical documentation that supports an effective CP management function including Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), Terms of Reference for the Cooperating Partner Committee, and checklists).5.???Systematically monitor all audit and evaluation findings from across the region related to CP management and ensure that COs receive the necessary guidance to address them in full.6.???Undertake capacity building of country offices in the area of CP management, including through mentoring and on-the-job training of CO staff delivered both remotely and on-site.7.???Continuously liaise with HQ counterparts, with a view to ensuring that corporate standards and templates are continuously improved and more responsive to field realities.8.???Proactively develop and propose new thinking regarding how WFP can accelerate and demonstrate its implementation of the ?localization? stream of the Grand Bargain and show the added value that this brings.9.???Any other duties, as required by the unit

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