Youth in Work Programme Policy Officer

29 November 2024-23 : 59-GMT+01 : 00 Central European Time (Rome)

ABOUT WFP

The World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian organization, saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build pathways to peace, stability, and prosperity for people recovering from conflict, disasters, and the impacts of climate change.

At WFP, people are at the heart of everything we do. Our future workforce is envisioned as diverse, committed, skilled, and high-performing teams, selected on merit, operating in a healthy and inclusive work environment, embodying WFP's values of Integrity, Collaboration, Commitment, Humanity, and Inclusion, and working with partners to serve those in need.

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WHY JOIN WFP?

• WFP is a 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.
• WFP offers an inclusive, diverse, and multicultural working environment.
• We invest in the personal and professional development of our employees through training, accreditation, coaching, mentorship, and internal mobility opportunities.
• A career at WFP provides opportunities to work across various country, regional, and global offices, collaborating with passionate colleagues dedicated to delivering effective humanitarian assistance worldwide.
• We offer an attractive compensation package (refer to the Terms and Conditions section of this vacancy announcement).

JOB TITLE : Youth in Work Programme Policy Officer

UNIT / DIVISION : Climate and Resilience Service (PPGR) - Programme Policy and Guidance (PPG) Division HQ

DUTY STATION : Rome, Italy, with frequent missions to the field

DURATION : 11 months

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT :

WFP is partnering with the Mastercard Foundation (MCF) for a five-year, 130 million USD partnership titled 'Strengthening food systems to promote increased value chain employment opportunities for youth' (Youth in Work). This initiative aims to enhance local food systems, making them more efficient, sustainable, and inclusive for youth, especially young women, in eight countries across East Africa, Southern Africa, and West Africa.

The program adopts an integrated value chain approach, focusing on improving employment opportunities, increasing income for smallholder farmers, reducing post-harvest losses, and enhancing inclusiveness and efficiency within agricultural value chains.

The partnership supports access to finance and innovative digital solutions to strengthen actors in these value chains.

A Programme Coordination Team (PCT) was established to support delivery, facilitate integration within country strategies, build synergies, and maintain continuous dialogue with the Foundation's PanAfrican team. The program emphasizes evidence-based learning through monitoring, documentation, and sharing of results and best practices.

Purpose of the consultancy :

The consultant will be part of the HQ/RB Programme Coordination Team, providing technical support in areas such as market access, innovative financing, youth & women employment in agriculture, reporting, knowledge management, and communications related to the Youth in Work Programme. The consultant will operate under the supervision of the Global Programme Coordinator.