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ABOUT WFP

Assisting more than 160 million people in 123 countries and territories each year, the World Food Program (WFP) is the leading humanitarian organization saving lives and changing lives, delivering food assistance in emergencies partnering with governments, and providing common services that allow the entire humanitarian community to save lives in emergencies and build the resilience of food insecure people and communities. As the international community has committed to end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition by 2030, one in nine people worldwide still do not have enough to eat. Food and food-related assistance lie at the heart of the struggle to break the cycle of hunger and poverty. WFP Turkiye provides humanitarian assistance to nearly 1.6 million vulnerable persons in 2023, in the form of in-kind and cash-based transfers. Our beneficiaries remain at the very heart of everything we do in Turkiye. 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.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

JOB TITLE: Programme Policy Officer (VAM)
TYPE  AND LEVEL OF CONTRACT: Fixed Term – NOA
UNIT/DIVISON: RAM
DUTY STATION:  Ankara – Turkiye
DURATION: One year

TYPE OF VA: Internal and External

DATE OF OPENING: 22 MARCH 2024

DATE OF CLOSING:  5 APRIL 2024

WHY TO WORK IN WFP

SAVING & CHANGING LIVES ❤
Make a difference, and the world will notice.
We are driven by our mission to fight world hunger and feed people’s dreams of a brighter future.

GLOBAL COMMUNITY 🌍
Build bridges that unite people across the world.
Being part of a global, diverse, and multicultural community like WFP, will continuously expose you to new ideas and perspectives.
How we deliver our mission in a deep respect for personal and cultural differences and close collaboration between every member of our global team, will certainly enrich your experience and knowledge on so many levels.

UNLIMITED POSSIBILITIES 💡
Unlock possibilities you never thought you’d find.
WFP goes anywhere it is needed and does whatever it takes to get the job done.

LIFE-CHANGING EXPERIENCE ⭐
Reach beyond yourself and discover your true potential.
WFP offers the kind of life-changing experiences you’re unlikely to find in many other organizations.
Join us to make a difference.

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ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT

Türkiye hosts the highest number of refugees in the world – 3.7 million people. Around 63,000 of the most vulnerable of them live in eight camps in the southeast, while the majority live in cities and villages throughout the country. The Government of Türkiye has demonstrated leadership and generosity in hosting this large number for close to a decade. Since June 2014, a temporary protection regime has granted Syrian refugees access to basic services such as healthcare and education. Asylum seekers from other countries continue to benefit from International Protection status. WFP re-established a presence in Türkiye in 2012, in response to the Syria crisis and transitioned its programmes from basic needs assistance to livelihoods support as the needs of the target population evolved over time. WFP Türkiye’s Country Strategic Plan (CSP 2023-2025) seeks to continue assisting refugees in camps, provide services to humanitarian and development partners, and implement sustainable livelihood programming to build the self-reliance of vulnerable Turks and refugees alike. The CSP has been revised to integrate the recovery efforts following the devastating earthquakes of February 2023, focusing on restoring and revitalising the food value chain in the earthquake-affected regions.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

Within the assigned unit and delegated authority, the incumbent will be responsible for the following duties:

1. Contribute to the development of VAM projects and activities, plans, and processes, ensuring alignment with wider WFP policies and guidance.
2. Support the development of systems and tools for the monitoring and assessment of assistance needs in line with innovative methodologies and best practices.
3. Compile, process, and analyze primary and secondary data to support evidence generation and to inform operational and strategic decision-making including transfer value decisions.
4. Oversee and coordinate data gathering and monitoring systems and synthesize various sources of data to understand broader trends, issues, and challenges.
5. Prepare timely reports related to programme monitoring, food security, vulnerability, essential needs, and/or market assessments including price monitoring.
6. Liaise, work, and exchange information with internal and external counterparts to monitor ongoing projects ensuring effective collaboration, timeliness, and efficiency and highlighting potential risks to project delivery.
7. Support the capacity building of WFP staff, partners, and national government to conduct vulnerability analysis to effectively inform preparedness and response activities.
8. Take responsibility for integrating protection and gender perspectives in all areas of work, to ensure equal participation of women and men.
9. Support implementation of RAM information management system.
10. Support quality control of RAM outputs.
11. Support the dissemination of RAM products (oral, written, visual) to influence the design of WFP programming and broader policy and advocacy efforts.
12. Support with logistics and administration required for RAM activities, including liaising with local partners, government, and other external actors.
13. Support other RAM activities as required.

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education: Advanced University degree in Economics, Food Security, Statistics, Data Science, Public Health/Nutrition, Geography or other related field, or First University degree with additional years of related work experience and/or training/courses.

Experience: 

1. At least 1 year of postgraduate professional experience in a field related to food security analysis, vulnerability analysis, targeting, information management, essential needs assessment, and humanitarian and developmental thematic assessments.
2. Prior experience in synthesizing information, writing reports, and producing other information/communication outputs.
3. Demonstrated proficiency and prior experience in the development and use of several research methods.

Knowledge and Skills 

1. Demonstrated ability in data analysis and synthesis of multiple data sources.
2. Advanced written and oral communication skills including the ability to communicate technical results to non-technical audiences in English and Turkish.
3. Strong organizational skills, including the ability to manage many tasks simultaneously.
4. Ability to identify opportunities to be creative in own work and to help the team be more innovative and accurate in their respective tasks and areas of work.
5. Capable of monitoring the field team’s deliverables and providing feedback to ensure outcomes are delivered consistently and accurately.
6. Proven ability in survey design and data visualization.
7. Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office and expertise in at least one statistical package (SPSS, Stata, SAS, or other).
8. Basic GIS skills are preferred. Knowledge of data collection (KoBo/ODK/MODA) and data visualization (Tableau etc.) platforms is desirable.

Language: Fluency (level C) in English and Turkish language is required.

DESIRED EXPERIENCES FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROLE

• Experience working in a multi-cultural environment is considered an asset.
• Previous experience in humanitarian and/or development and/or emergency contexts is an asset.
• Demonstrated proficiency in the use of several statistical tools and methods for food security analysis.
• Developed practical expertise in food security analysis and mapping by participating in multiple assessments in countries, including the design, data collection and analysis.
• Demonstrated technical knowledge and understanding of WFP vulnerability mapping systems and emergency assessment standards.

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FUNCTIONAL CAPABILITIES

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Final WFP celebrates and embraces diversity. It is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all its employees. It encourages qualified candidates to apply irrespective of race, color, national origin, ethnic or social background, genetic information, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, HIV status, or disability.

Qualified Female candidates and Individuals with disabilities are especially encouraged to apply.
WFP is committed to an accessible, inclusive recruitment process. Please contact us at global.inclusion@wfp.org to advise us of any disability-related reasonable accommodation or accessibility requests you may have. A member of the reasonable accommodation team will contact you to discuss your needs. This email is only to be used for any disability-related accessibility requirements, and not for sending the application itself. Due to the volume of applications, any applications or CVs sent through this email address will not be considered as a formal application and will not receive a reply from WFP.

WFP has a zero-tolerance approach to conduct such as fraud, sexual exploitation, abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority, and discrimination. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to WFP’s standards of conduct and will therefore undergo rigorous background verification internally or through third parties. Selected candidates will also be required to provide additional information as part of the verification exercise. Misrepresentation of information provided during the recruitment process may lead to disqualification or termination of employment.

WFP will not request payment at any stage of the recruitment process including at the offer stage. Any payment requests should be refused and reported to local law enforcement authorities for appropriate action.