Programme Policy Officer (Head of Programme)

Leads programme management for WFP’s Rakhine Area Office, coordinating implementation, monitoring and partner performance to deliver accountable assistance. The role manages planning, resources, agreements, distributions and reporting; builds staff and partner capacity; and represents WFP in sub-national forums while maintaining emergency readiness across Rakhine.

• Coordinate planning, design, implementation, monitoring and budget management of Area Office programme interventions
• Manage Field Level Agreement processes before programme implementation and distributions
• Lead caseload planning and resource allocation using vulnerability analysis, targeting criteria and available resources
• Monitor cooperating-partner performance and implement improvement and capacity-strengthening plans
• Review commodity stocks and distribution requirements and coordinate commodity and ration adjustments
• Oversee beneficiary verification, targeting and Community Engagement Mechanism activities
• Prepare distribution plans, implementation schedules and programme reports for the Country Office and government counterparts
• Represent WFP in coordination forums and act for the Head of Area Office when required

• Advanced university degree in business or public administration, finance, accounting, international development, audit or a related field, or a first university degree with two additional years of relevant work experience or training
• Fluency in spoken and written English and Burmese
• Applicants must be Myanmar nationals

• At least three years of progressively responsible experience in planning activities or relevant fields
• Emergency field experience
• Management experience and oversight of external partners
• Experience implementing programmes and contributing to policy discussions

• Programme Management
• Budget Management
• Partner Management
• Resource Allocation
• Beneficiary Targeting
• Capacity Building
• Emergency Preparedness
• Programme Monitoring
• Report Writing

• Community Engagement Mechanism
• Monitoring and Evaluation
• Field Level Agreements

• The vacancy is open to Myanmar nationals only
• The role may act on behalf of the Head of Area Office during absences