Programme Policy Officer (Resilience & Livelihood) NOA, Karachi

Job Description

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXTThis job is based in Karachi with specific collaboration with Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) Sindh, on emergency (flood & drought) preparedness, response, recovery and resilience building. Liaison with various Government Offices, Departments especially Planning and Development Dept. for technical support and advice to the Sindh Govt including district Govt & District Disaster Management Authorities (DDMAs), on matters relating to projects, policy advocacy and funding opportunities relating to Emergency preparedness, response and resilience building, with reporting line to Head of Field Office Sindh.JOB PURPOSETo maintain close coordination and extend technical support, advice and advocacy to PDMA on matters relating to emergency response, preparedness, resilience and livelihood strategies, policies, and programs covered under relevant strategic outcomes of WFP Pakistan Country Strategic Plan (CSP). To provide timely advocacy. To keep close coordination with WFP teams of livelihoods, resilience and M&E/ Vulnerability Assessment and Mapping (VAM) and timely communicate governments relevant plans contributing to WFP mandates. To support PDMA and other departments in humanitarian- development nexusKEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

• Provide technical support to PDMA for effective coordination with Government and Non- Government partners on policy advocacy relating to emergency preparedness, response, resilience building, and livelihoods activities in the province. To actively lead and extend technical assistance and advice on behalf of PDMA to various sectors of provincial government on key policy matters related to Disaster & Climate Risk management (D/CRM).
• Coordinate with and lead the relevant UN/Government working groups/clusters and inter sectoral Working group et. al.at the provincial level. Explore partnership opportunities with the Government, UN and civil society that strengthen existing capacities of WFP programmes and assessments.
• Strengthen GoS and WFP partnership and facilitate timely access of WFP to Governments relevant policy documents to provide technical assistance and undertake required advocacy for emergency preparedness and resilience. This includes keeping the provincial government informed on the value-addition of WFPs technical strengths in Implementation, Research, Assessments and Evaluation. Explore partnership opportunities with the Government, UN and civil society that strengthen existing capacities of WFP programmes and assessments.
• Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to establish transparent, accurate, and ethical targeting and beneficiary selection, fully in accordance with WFP?s established targeting criteria and corporate beneficiary management procedures (SCOPE), and triangulation of data, to ensure the most vulnerable are assisted.
• Timely coordinate with the line departments and WFP relevant sections/VAM unit for planning and designing the required assessments; identifying the current gaps and required response; development of assessment tools and methodologies. The staff member will also ensure visibility of WFP interventions and mandate in the relevant assessments and studies.?
• Support PDMA in consultations for Development of Road Map for Disaster/ Climate Risk Management and other response / preparedness/ resilience/ drought mitigation strategies and plans.
• Closely work with the WFP Resilience, Emergency Preparedness, Livelihood, Nutrition, Social Protection and VAM teams for the designing, development and implementation of relevant interventions.
• Ensure adherence to the national and provincial priorities and guidelines in the use of programme modalities such as cash transfers, food and vouchers. Ensure timely responses to the Government queries on WFP operations.
• Timely coordinate with the line departments and WFP relevant sections/VAM unit for planning and designing the required assessments; identifying the current gaps and required response; development of assessment tools and methodologies.
• Analyze the food security assessment reports for timely decisions. The staff member will also provide recommendations for resilience, preparedness, social protection and livelihood programmes based on findings of assessments and technical inputs into key documents of the Government for the improvement of resilience systems.

• Oversee the implementation of emergency response, recovery and resilience building activities and provide regular updates to the HoPO and SO manager. Coordinate and advise Cooperating Partners and Contractors to ensure implementation according to pre-agreed plans.
• Identify opportunities where WFP can support the Governments efforts and build their capacities. The staff member will also contribute to building, enhancing and sustaining operational capacity of government staff through organizing training to conduct assessments and monitoring in collaboration with stakeholders/WFP units.
• Assist policy level initiatives and programme and creating linkages of PDMAs Road Map with Development Strategies, Plans at both Provincial and National level as well as with SDGs Framework for Sindh.
• Support the resource mobilization efforts for joint programming with the provincial Government.
• Other accountabilities, as required.

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