DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS21 April 2025-23:59-GMT+06:00 Bangladesh Standard Time (Dhaka)
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ABOUT WFP
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WHY JOIN WFP?
WFP is a 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.
WFP offers a highly inclusive, diverse, and multicultural working environment.
WFP invests in the personal & professional development of its employees through a range of training, accreditation, coaching, mentorship, and other programs as well as through internal mobility opportunities.
A career path in WFP provides an exciting opportunity to work across the various country, regional and global offices around the world, and with passionate colleagues who work tirelessly to ensure that effective humanitarian assistance reaches millions of people across the globe.
We offer an attractive compensation package (please refer to the Terms and Conditions section of this vacancy announcement).
To provide operational support to WFP field offices and cooperating partners implementing school-based programmes across the country to achieve WFP’s strategic objectives in line with established targets and donor requirements
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES (not all-inclusive, nor exhaustive):
1. Provide inputs to the development of school-based programme activities, annual workplans and country office Annual Performance Plan.
2. Provide technical support to the field offices and cooperating partners on WFP supported school-based programmes [ school feeding, Literacy, nutrition and health] implementation and ensure that activities are performed within the established targets following WFP’s policies and procedures.
3. Build capacity of WFP field office staff and cooperating partners officials on school-based programmes and implementation in line with the operational guidelines and donor requirements.
4. Facilitate timely preparations and implementation of school feeding field level agreements (FLA) throughout the life cycle of the activity.
5. Undertake regular field monitoring visits to continually assess activities delivery against agreed program results and recommend action to enhance the quality of programmes and ensure delivery is achieved per donor contracts.
6. Represent WFP in Education and school health and nutrition technical working groups at Dhaka level in collaboration with cooperating partners.
7. Coordinate and liaise with internal counterparts [ Supply chain, RAM, CP management] to enable effective collaboration, implementation, and monitoring of ongoing school feeding activities.
8. Prepare and track school feeding pipeline and update programme plan in collaboration with supply chain and Budget & programming team.
9. In collaboration with field office prepare and share the delivery schedule for school feeding for the field offices and coordinate with supply chain unit for timely availability of food.
10. Monitor and track financial disbursements for cooperating partners and utilization making sure that funds are being utilized on achieving planned outputs and expenditures are submitted timely.
11. Prepare monthly school feeding reports on the implementation progress and draft school feeding inputs to internal and external reports including donor reports, executive briefs etc.
12. In collaboration with M&E teams, lead and ensure accurate and timely recording of school feeding data and facilitate post distribution monitoring, or other school feeding related survey and assessments in WFP implemented areas.
13. Act as an escalation point for complex query resolution on all matters within the area of responsibility.
Education: Completion of Advanced University degree in Education, Social Sciences, Economics, or a related field.
Experience: Minimum 5 years of experience including 3 years of professional experience in education, social protection, or development sectors, including project management. Experience in designing and implementing school-based programmes including Literacy, nutrition, health and school feeding, Familiarity and experiences of working with different UN agencies and Government, Experience engaging with stakeholders at national and sub-national levels.
Language: Fluency in spoken and written both in English and Bangla language.
Job Title: Programme Policy Officer (School-based Programmes), SC8
Grade: SC8
Type of contract: Service Contract
Duration: 12 months
Duty Station: Dhaka and Sylhet
Number of positions: 02
Date of Publication: 09 April 2025
Deadline of Application: 22 April 2025
This vacancy announcement is for only Bangladeshi Nationals.
WFP offers a competitive benefits package including salary, leave plus medical insurance.
All documents will be verified, and any discrepancies will lead to automatic disqualification.
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REMINDERS BEFORE YOU SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION
We strongly recommend that your profile is accurate, complete, and includes your employment records, academic qualifications, language skills and UN Grade (if applicable).
Once your profile is completed, please apply, and submit your application.
Please make sure you upload your professional CV in the English language
Kindly note the only documents you will need to submit at this time are your CV and Cover Letter
Additional documents such as passport, recommendation letters, academic certificates, etc. may potentially be requested at a future time
Please contact us at global.hrerecruitment@wfp.org in case you face any challenges with submitting your application
Only shortlisted candidates will be notified
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.
No appointment under any kind of contract will be offered to members of the UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ), International Civil Service Commission (ICSC), FAO Finance Committee, WFP External Auditor, WFP Audit Committee, Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) and other similar bodies within the United Nations system with oversight responsibilities over WFP, both during their service and within three years of ceasing that service.