Programme Policy Officer

WFP

Team Leadership & Coordination

• Lead, oversee, and coordinate all OIM/PR activities, ensuring standard and consistent information for WFP operations and results to facilitate informed and timely decision-making at all levels.

• Supervise, coach, and mentor the OIM/PR team, providing guidance, oversight, and quality assurance of deliverables.

• Act as the focal point for OIM/PR within the Country Office, representing the team in internal and external fora.

Reporting & Information Management

• Lead and coordinate external and internal reporting, including donor, cluster, government, Sitreps, Country Briefs, Executive Briefs, Transfer Reports, and ad hoc materials.

• Oversee preparation of the Annual Country Report (ACR) and development of thematic factsheets and information products across cross-functional teams, ensuring quality and coherence with input from relevant units.

• Drive innovation and continuous improvement in information management, including regular review of OIM/PR products and SOPs.

• Support emergency response and Operational Task Forces (OTFs), ensuring timely and accurate reporting to Regional Office and HQ.

• Respond to regular and ad hoc information requests from Regional Office, and Headquarters.

Systems, Processes & Quality Assurance

• Lead the development, implementation, and assurance of defined quality standards in all OIM/PR processes and products, including mapping information products, reorienting information flow, and defining timelines.

• Contribute to the development of systems and tools that support effective OIM, performance reporting, and inter-agency information management in line with WFP and UN policies and practices.

• Identify and contribute to corporate performance reporting improvements.

Capacity Strengthening & Collaboration

• Enhance the capacity of WFP staff and partners to effectively manage operational information and reporting through the design and delivery of relevant OIM/PR training.

• Collaborate with counterparts in other UN agencies and internally within WFP to ensure consistency in humanitarian information and to complement WFP analysis and information management.

• Collate and disseminate political and humanitarian analysis relevant to WFP s operations and donor policies, trends, and preferences.

Programme Cycle Management

• Support the drafting, review, and update of the Country Strategic Plan (CSP), ensuring timely and accurate inputs from relevant units.

• Coordinate and provide inputs for Country Office budget revisions, ensuring alignment with operational needs and WFP guidelines.

• Assist in compiling and analyzing data to inform CSP and budget processes.

• Maintain records and share updates on CSP and budget revision processes with relevant stakeholders.

Coordination of programme evidence

• Coordinate with the PMLE (Planning, Monitoring, Learning, and Evaluation) and VAM teams to support programme-related evidence generation, including data collection, analysis, and reporting to inform decision-making and programme design.

• Follow up on the implementation of CSP evaluation recommendations, ensuring timely tracking, documentation, and reporting of progress to relevant stakeholders.

• Document lessons learned and best practices for sharing knowledge within WFP and with partners.

Other

• Perform other related duties as required.