Programme Policy Officer – Strategic Coordination and Emergency

Supports WFP’s Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Director’s Office with strategic coordination and emergency backstopping. The officer synthesizes operational evidence for decisions, tracks emergency risks and actions, coordinates country offices and headquarters, and prepares senior-management briefings.

Department: Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Director’s Office

• Synthesize operational data and context into strategic recommendations
• Coordinate regional priorities across functions and country offices
• Backstop emergency preparedness and response issues
• Track risks, decisions, actions and follow-up requirements
• Maintain information flow between field and headquarters teams
• Prepare briefing notes, talking points and analytical products

• Relevant advanced university degree
• Six years of relevant progressive experience
• Two years of emergency field experience
• Humanitarian coordination and UN-system knowledge
• Strategy, policy and programme-management experience
• English at level C

• Work arrangement: field_based.
• Contract duration: 6 months.