Programme Policy Officer (Agriculture Market Support) Job at World Food Programme (WFP) - Career Opportunity in Uganda
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Vacancy title:
Programme Policy Officer (Agriculture Market Support)

[ Type: FULL TIME , Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO , Category: Management ]

Jobs at:

World Food Programme (WFP)

Deadline of this Job:
04 January 2021  

Duty Station:
Within Uganda , Field Office , East Africa

Summary
Date Posted: Friday, January 22, 2021 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed


JOB DETAILS:
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is the world’s largest humanitarian agency, fighting hunger worldwide. The mission of WFP is to help the world achieve Zero Hunger in our lifetimes. Every day, WFP works worldwide to ensure that no child goes to bed hungry and that the poorest and most vulnerable, particularly women and children, can access the nutritious food they need. In emergencies, WFP gets food to where it is needed, saving the lives of victims of war, civil conflict and natural disasters. After an emergency, WFP uses food to help communities rebuild their lives. On average, WFP reaches more than 80 million people with food assistance in 80 countries each year. The organization has the global footprint, deep field presence and local knowledge and relationships necessary to provide access to food and contribute to lasting solutions, especially in many of the world’s most remote and fragile areas.

Brief description of WFP in Uganda
WFP delivers food assistance in emergencies and works with communities to improve nutrition and build resilience. WFP provides life-saving food assistance and livelihood opportunities to refugees in Uganda. In addition, WFP assists the most vulnerable people in Karamoja with food and nutrition assistance. Finally, WFP works with smallholder farmers and links them to markets.
As Uganda strives to achieve Zero Hunger by 2030 and become a middle-income country by 2040, WFP is also assessing its relevance and repositioning its role in Uganda .

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)
• Articulate strategic direction of the AMS programme, provide on-the-job training and build competencies of the team members to create an enabling environment for action and performance
• Develop, revise and prioritise the budget for the AMS implementation for the extended CSP period as well as on an annual basis.
• Position WFP as a credible agricultural development partner vis-vis the Government of Uganda, UN agencies, donors including multi-lateral institutions, as well as other agricultural
• development partners through coordination, capacity support, joint programming and evidence generation
• Ensure that qualitative and quantitative information and data are digitally captured, analyzed and disseminated to demonstrate programme impact, adjust the programme implementation, and catalyse the adaptation of AMS-like smallholder development models in national programmes.
• Design a framework of collaboration, including participation in the review and formulation of national policies and strategies with MAAIF and MoTIC, and support in forming cooperation with the Ministry of Education and Ministry of Gender to link agricultural development to national school feeding and social assistance programmes.
• Build strategic partnership with donor projects (USAID, DFID, IA, BMZ projects), UN agencies and other agricultural players to harmonise targeting and create synergy in smallholder support.
• Coordinate the AMS activity implementation of cooperating partners at the national level.

Job Skills: Not Specified

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
• Advanced university degree in agricultural economics/development studies/economics degree with strong programming and in leadership background
• At least 10 years of relevant working experience, preferably in agriculture, agribusiness and agricultural finance in a government agency, development organisation or private company
• Fluency in spoken and written English
• Proficiency in Windows MS Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
• Behavioural competencies such as Action Management, Client Orientation, Cognitive Capacity, Innovation, Partnering and Teamwork, marketing, supply chain, negotiation and sales principles.

Job Education: Not Specified

Job Experience: Not Specified


Work Hours: 8

 

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Job Info
Job Category: NGO - Non Government Organisation jobs in Uganda
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: 04 February 2021
Duty Station: Uganda
Posted: 22-01-2021
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 22-01-2021
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 22-01-2065
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